Underwater Moonlight

~ Release by The Soft Boys (see all versions of this release, 9 available)

Annotation

45th Anniversary reissue
Mastered and cut from the original master tapes by John Baldwin at Infrasonic Sound
20-page booklet including rare photographs & liner notes by David Fricke and Robyn Hitchcock
Includes original version of "Old Pervert", not the "Disco" version that has appeared on every release since the UK original.

Annotation last modified on 2026-01-01 13:09 UTC.

Tracklist

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1I Wanna Destroy You
engineer and producer:
Pat Collier
recorded at:
Alaska Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1980-01 until 1980-06)
recording of:
I Wanna Destroy You (from 1980-01 until 1980-06)
lyricist and composer:
Robyn Hitchcock
writer:
Otis Fagg
publisher:
Complete Music Ltd.
52:53
2Kingdom of Love
engineer:
James Morgan (UK recording engineer)
producer:
Pat Collier
recorded at:
James Morgan Studio in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1980-02)
recording of:
Kingdom of Love (in 1980-02)
writer:
Robyn Hitchcock
54:11
3Positive Vibrations
engineer:
James Morgan (UK recording engineer)
producer:
Pat Collier
guest sitar:
Andy King (US bass player) (in 1980-02)
recorded at:
James Morgan Studio in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1980-02)
recording of:
Positive Vibrations (in 1980-02)
writer:
Robyn Hitchcock
3:11
4I Got the Hots
producer:
Mike Kemp (Keyboard player) and The Soft Boys (English rock band)
recorded at:
Spaceward Studios in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1979-06)
recording of:
I Got the Hots (in 1979-06)
writer:
Robyn Hitchcock
54:46
5Insanely Jealous
engineer:
James Morgan (UK recording engineer)
producer:
Pat Collier
bass guitar [bass]:
Robyn Hitchcock (in 1980-02)
guest violin:
Gerry Hale (in 1980-02)
recorded at:
James Morgan Studio in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1980-02)
recording of:
Insanely Jealous (in 1980-02)
lyricist and composer:
Robyn Hitchcock
3.54:15
6Tonight
engineer:
James Morgan (UK recording engineer)
producer:
Pat Collier
recorded at:
James Morgan Studio in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1980-02)
recording of:
Tonight (in 1980-02)
lyricist and composer:
Robyn Hitchcock
43:44
7You’ll Have to Go Sideways
bass guitar [bass] and synthesizer:
Kimberley Rew
recording of:
You’ll Have to Go Sideways
writer:
Robyn Hitchcock and Kimberley Rew
2:58
8Old Pervert
engineer and producer:
Pat Collier
recorded at:
Alaska Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1980-01 until 1980-06)
recording of:
Old Pervert (from 1980-01 until 1980-06)
writer:
Robyn Hitchcock, Kimberley Rew, Matthew Seligman and Morris Windsor (The Soft Boys, Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians, Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3)
3:57
9The Queen of Eyes
engineer:
James Morgan (UK recording engineer)
producer:
Pat Collier
recorded at:
James Morgan Studio in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1980-02)
recording of:
Queen of Eyes (in 1980-02)
lyricist and composer:
Robyn Hitchcock
publisher:
Complete Music Ltd.
4.52:01
10Underwater Moonlight
engineer:
James Morgan (UK recording engineer)
producer:
Pat Collier
guest violin:
Gerry Hale (in 1980-02)
recorded at:
James Morgan Studio in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1980-02)
recording of:
Underwater Moonlight (in 1980-02)
writer:
Robyn Hitchcock
4.54:21

Credits

Release

mastering:John Baldwin (engineer)
bass:Robyn Hitchcock
Kimberley Rew
Matthew Seligman
drums (drum set):Morris Windsor (The Soft Boys, Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians, Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3)
guitar:Robyn Hitchcock
Kimberley Rew
vocal:Robyn Hitchcock
Kimberley Rew
Morris Windsor (The Soft Boys, Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians, Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/34777454 [info]

Release group

part of:Music Genre Tree (canonical album list from musicgenretree.org – one representative release per genre)
Paste: The 50 Best Post‐Punk Albums (by Josh Jackson 2016‐07‐13) (number: 45) (order: 45)
Paste: The 50 Best New Wave Albums (number: 46) (order: 46)
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2005 edition) (number: 458) (order: 459)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/50152 [info]
other databases:https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/the_soft_boys/underwater_moonlight/ [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000845522 [info]
Wikidata:Q684063 [info]