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
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)
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1She Reached for a Light
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1984 until 1987)
recording engineer:
Chris Cox (UK bassist and singer/songwriter)
producer:
Rick Gershon (record company executive), Robyn Hitchcock and Jim Neill
guitar:
Robyn Hitchcock (from 1984 until 1987)
vocals:
Robyn Hitchcock (from 1984 until 1987)
recording of:
She Reached for a Light
writer:
Robyn Hitchcock
2:36
2August Hair
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1984 until 1987)
recording engineer:
Chris Cox (UK bassist and singer/songwriter)
producer:
Rick Gershon (record company executive), Robyn Hitchcock and Jim Neill
guitar:
Robyn Hitchcock (from 1984 until 1987)
vocals:
Robyn Hitchcock (from 1984 until 1987)
recording of:
August Hair
writer:
Robyn Hitchcock
3:53
3Take Your Knife out of My Back
recording of:
Take Your Knife out of My Back
writer:
Robyn Hitchcock
3:00
4Fiend Before the Shrine
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1984 until 1987)
recording engineer:
Chris Cox (UK bassist and singer/songwriter)
producer:
Rick Gershon (record company executive), Robyn Hitchcock and Jim Neill
guitar:
Robyn Hitchcock (from 1984 until 1987)
vocals:
Robyn Hitchcock (from 1984 until 1987)
recording of:
Fiend Before the Shrine
writer:
Robyn Hitchcock
2:00
5Raymond Chandler Evening
recording of:
Raymond Chandler Evening
lyricist and composer:
Robyn Hitchcock
1:53
6Birdshead
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1984 until 1987)
recording engineer:
Chris Cox (UK bassist and singer/songwriter)
producer:
Rick Gershon (record company executive), Robyn Hitchcock and Jim Neill
double bass and background vocals:
Chris Cox (UK bassist and singer/songwriter) (from 1984 until 1987)
guitar:
Robyn Hitchcock (from 1984 until 1987)
vocals:
Robyn Hitchcock (from 1984 until 1987)
recording of:
Birdshead
writer:
Robyn Hitchcock
2:50
7Victorian Squid
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1984 until 1987)
recording engineer:
Chris Cox (UK bassist and singer/songwriter)
producer:
Rick Gershon (record company executive), Robyn Hitchcock and Jim Neill
guitar:
Robyn Hitchcock (from 1984 until 1987)
vocals:
Robyn Hitchcock (from 1984 until 1987)
recording of:
Victorian Squid
writer:
Robyn Hitchcock
2:26
8You’ve Got
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1984 until 1987)
recording engineer:
Chris Cox (UK bassist and singer/songwriter)
producer:
Rick Gershon (record company executive), Robyn Hitchcock and Jim Neill
guitar:
Robyn Hitchcock (from 1984 until 1987)
vocals:
Robyn Hitchcock (from 1984 until 1987)
recording of:
You’ve Got
writer:
Robyn Hitchcock
4:04
9Captain Dry
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1984 until 1987)
recording engineer:
Chris Cox (UK bassist and singer/songwriter)
producer:
Rick Gershon (record company executive), Robyn Hitchcock and Jim Neill
double bass:
Chris Cox (UK bassist and singer/songwriter) (from 1984 until 1987)
guitar:
Robyn Hitchcock (from 1984 until 1987)
vocals:
Robyn Hitchcock (from 1984 until 1987)
recording of:
Captain Dry
writer:
Robyn Hitchcock
2:47
10Raining Twilight Coast
recording of:
Raining Twilight Coast
lyricist and composer:
Robyn Hitchcock
publisher:
August 23rd and Bug Music (music publishing)
4:35
11Point It at Gran
recording engineer:
Chris Cox (UK bassist and singer/songwriter) (in 1985-04)
producer:
Chris Cox (UK bassist and singer/songwriter) and Robyn Hitchcock
guitar:
Robyn Hitchcock (in 1985-04)
vocals:
Robyn Hitchcock (in 1985-04)
recording of:
Point It at Gran (in 1985-04)
writer:
Robyn Hitchcock
1:58
12Vegetable Friend
recording engineer:
Chris Cox (UK bassist and singer/songwriter) (in 1985-04)
producer:
Chris Cox (UK bassist and singer/songwriter) and Robyn Hitchcock
guitar:
Robyn Hitchcock (in 1985-04)
vocals:
Robyn Hitchcock (in 1985-04)
recording of:
Vegetable Friend (in 1985-04)
writer:
Robyn Hitchcock
2:10
13Flesh Number 1
producer:
Pat Collier, Robyn Hitchcock, Andy Metcalfe (The Soft Boys, Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians) and Morris Windsor (The Soft Boys, Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians, Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3)
bass and keyboard:
Andy Metcalfe (The Soft Boys, Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians)
drums (drum set):
Morris Windsor (The Soft Boys, Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians, Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3)
guest 12 string guitar:
Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist)
guitar:
Robyn Hitchcock
guest background vocals:
Glenn Tilbrook
vocals:
Robyn Hitchcock
recording of:
Flesh Number One (Beatle Dennis) (in 1988)
2:39
14Surgery
recording of:
Surgery
writer:
Robyn Hitchcock
2:38
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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