I Wanna Go Backwards

~ Release by Robyn Hitchcock (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Annotation

The tracklist for "Eye" reflects the running order of the vinyl. "Clean Steve" and "Raining Twilight Coast" are flipped both on sleeve and label vs. what is on the wax.

Annotation last modified on 2015-03-28 15:52 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl: Black Snake Dîamonḑ Röle
#TitleRatingLength
1The Man Who Invented Himself
bass, guitar [lead guitar], piano and lead vocals:
Robyn Hitchcock
drums (drum set):
Morris Windsor (The Soft Boys, Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians, Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3)
saxophone:
Gary Barnacle
recording of:
The Man Who Invented Himself
lyricist and composer:
Robyn Hitchcock
42:53
2Brenda’s Iron Sledge
bass:
Matthew Seligman
drums (drum set):
Vince Ely
guitar [lead guitar] and lead vocals:
Robyn Hitchcock
recording of:
Brenda’s Iron Sledge
lyricist and composer:
Robyn Hitchcock
4.52:52
3Do Policemen Sing?
bass:
Matthew Seligman
drums (drum set):
Vince Ely
guitar:
Kimberley Rew
guitar [lead guitar] and lead vocals:
Robyn Hitchcock
recording of:
Do Policemen Sing?
lyricist and composer:
Robyn Hitchcock
43:32
4The Lizard
bass:
Matthew Seligman
drums (drum set):
Vince Ely
guitar:
Kimberley Rew
guitar [lead guitar] and lead vocals:
Robyn Hitchcock
recording of:
The Lizard
lyricist and composer:
Robyn Hitchcock
44:58
5Meat
bass:
Robyn Hitchcock and Matthew Seligman
drums (drum set) and background vocals:
Morris Windsor (The Soft Boys, Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians, Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3)
guitar:
Knox (founder of The Vibrators)
guitar [lead guitar], piano and lead vocals:
Robyn Hitchcock
recording of:
Meat
lyricist and composer:
Robyn Hitchcock
32:58
6Acid Bird
bass, guitar [lead guitar] and lead vocals:
Robyn Hitchcock
drums (drum set) and background vocals:
Morris Windsor (The Soft Boys, Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians, Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3)
recording of:
Acid Bird
lyricist and composer:
Robyn Hitchcock
44:36
7I Watch the Cars
bass:
Matthew Seligman
drums (drum set):
Vince Ely
guitar:
Kimberley Rew
guitar [lead guitar] and lead vocals:
Robyn Hitchcock
recording of:
I Watch the Cars
lyricist and composer:
Robyn Hitchcock
42:19
8Out of the Picture
bass:
Matthew Seligman
drums (drum set):
Morris Windsor (The Soft Boys, Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians, Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3)
guitar:
Knox (founder of The Vibrators)
guitar [lead guitar] and lead vocals:
Robyn Hitchcock
recording of:
Out of the Picture
lyricist and composer:
Robyn Hitchcock
43:37
9City of Shame
bass:
Matthew Seligman
drums (drum set):
Morris Windsor (The Soft Boys, Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians, Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3)
guitar:
Kimberley Rew
guitar [lead guitar] and lead vocals:
Robyn Hitchcock
recording of:
City of Shame
lyricist and composer:
Robyn Hitchcock
43:14
10Love
bass, guitar [lead guitar], piano and lead vocals:
Robyn Hitchcock
bass [overbass]:
Matthew Seligman
drums (drum set):
Morris Windsor (The Soft Boys, Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians, Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3)
synthesizer [ocean]:
Thomas Dolby
background vocals:
Robb Appleton (Production music composer and harmonica player) and Howie Gilbert
recording of:
Love
lyricist and composer:
Robyn Hitchcock
4:27
2▶12" Vinyl: I Often Dream of Trains
3▶12" Vinyl: Eye
4▶12" Vinyl: While Thatcher Mauled Britain: Demos ’81–’90 (disc 1)
5▶12" Vinyl: While Thatcher Mauled Britain: Demos ’81–’90 (disc 2)
6▶12" Vinyl: While Thatcher Mauled Britain: Demos ’81–’90 (disc 3)
7▶12" Vinyl: While Thatcher Mauled Britain: Demos ’81–’90 (disc 4)
8▶12" Vinyl: While Thatcher Mauled Britain: Demos ’81–’90 (disc 5)

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Wikipedia:en: I Wanna Go Backwards [info]
Wikidata:Q5979372 [info]