Robyn Hitchcock - Luminous Groove (2008)

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Artist: Robyn Hitchcock
Title: Luminous Groove
Year Of Release: 2008
Label: Yep Roc Records
Genre: Alternative Rock, New Wave
Quality: FLAC (tracks+.cue, log)
Total Time: 5:36:42
Total Size: 2.38 GB
WebSite: Album Preview

Tracklist:

Disc One: Fegmania!

01. Egyptian Cream (3:32)
02. Another Bubble (2:46)
03. I'm Only You (4:28)
04. My Wife & My Dead Wife (4:19)
05. Goodnight I Say (3:13)
06. The Man With the Lightbulb Head (3:04)
07. Insect Mother (1:54)
08. Strawberry Mind (2:50)
09. Glass (3:05)
10. The Fly (3:50)
11. Heaven (4:03)
12. The Bells of Rhymney (0:46)
13. Some Body (3:30)
14. Heaven [live 1992] (3:20)
15. The Pit of Souls (Pts. I-IV) (4:55)
16. The Drowning Church (9:59)
17. The Man With the Lightbulb Head [instrumental] (3:12)
18. Lady Obvious (2:52)
19. Untitled (3:21)

Disc Two: Gotta Let This Hen Out

01. Sometimes I Wish I Was a Pretty Girl (2:09)
02. Kingdom of Love (4:12)
03. Acid Bird (4:47)
04. The Cars She Used to Drive (2:54)
05. My Wife & My Dead Wife (4:01)
06. Brenda's Iron Sledge (3:07)
07. The Fly (3:42)
08. Only the Stones Remain (2:39)
09. Egyptian Cream (3:32)
10. Leppo & the Jooves (4:55)
11. America (4:18)
12. Heaven (3:54)
13. Listening to the Higsons (3:08)
14. The Face of Death (3:27)
15. If You Were a Priest (2:37)
16. Freeze (3:56)
17. I'm Only You (6:26)
18. Unsettled (3:50)
19. Egyptian Cream (4:26)

Disc Three: Element of Light

01. If You Were a Priest (3:01)
02. Winchester (5:00)
03. Somewhere Apart (2:49)
04. Ted, Woody and Junior (2:53)
05. The President (4:18)
06. Raymond Chandler Evening (2:14)
07. Bass (3:02)
08. Airscape (5:11)
09. Never Stop Bleeding (2:47)
10. Lady Waters & the Hooded One (5:45)
11. The Black Crow Knows (3:34)
12. The Crawling (3:21)
13. The Leopard (4:21)
14. Tell Me About Your Drugs (2:42)
15. Sprinkling Dots (1:08)
16. Upside Down Church Blues (2:53)
17. Into It (2:13)
18. Neck (2:07)
19. Bass [demo] (4:03)
20. Lady Waters & the Hooded One [mix 1] (5:31)

Disc Four: Bad Case of History Disc 1

01. Bad Case of History (3:25)
02. In Agony of Pleasure (2:23)
03. Poisonous Angel (3:30)
04. Live Man Die (3:43)
05. Furry Baby (3:40)
06. Evil Guy (2:53)
07. Hanging Out With Dad (4:00)
08. Wild Mountain Thyme (3:18)
09. Ivy Alone (3:52)
10. I Am Not Me (3:09)
11. Surfer Ghost (4:46)
12. Beautiful Queen (5:23)
13. Testosterone Blues (3:57)
14. Zipper in My Spine (1:47)
15. Lost Tribes (6:31)

Disc Five: Bad Case of History Disc 2

01. Child of the Universe (4:36)
02. Freeze (5:41)
03. Veins of the Queen (3:36)
04. The Ruling Class (2:59)
05. So You Think You're in Love (2:29)
06. Driving Aloud (3:58)
07. Wax Doll (5:08)
08. The Living Years (3:19)
09. Eight Miles High (4:36)
10. Chimes of Freedom (3:46)
11. Railway Shoes (3:29)
12. Arms of Love (4:03)
13. The Moon Inside (4:40)
14. Globe of Frogs (5:48)
15. Vegetation & Dimes (4:26)
16. Wafflehead (4:17)
17. The Wreck of the Arthur Lee (3:44)

The second in a series of Robyn Hitchcock retrospective box sets from Yep Roc, the five-disc ''Luminous Groove'' box set shines a light on Robyn's rock & roll renaissance with the Egyptians. In 1985 Robyn's newest group, with ex-Soft Boys Andy Metcalfe and Morris Windsor plus keyboardist Roger Jackson, marked the next stage in the career of one of popular music's most unique creators. ''Fegmania!'' is a return to band format, showcasing the new outfit through sonic tapestries around Hitchcock's signature skittered melodies and private lyrics. On ''Element of Light,'' The Egyptians glide between regal pop and driving psychedelia, resulting in one of the most deliberate and nuanced rock records of the decade. ''Gotta Let This Hen Out!'' captures a blazing live set by the Egyptians from London's Marquee club in early 1985. The band blasts through new and old Hitchcock classics, effortlessly blending the show into what amounts to a live best-of collection and reminding fans that Robyn's legend is built as much on loud guitars as it is on eerie metaphors and jagged melodies. All three albums contain new bonus tracks exclusive to ''Luminous Groove.'' In addition to these three seminal albums, the set also includes two exclusive bonus discs entitled ''Bad Case of History'' which features previously unreleased studio recordings, including the final 1994 sessions, and a CD of unheard live material. Just as with Yep Roc's first box set collection ''I Wanna Go Backwards,'' the curation of ''Fegmania!,'' ''Element of Light,'' and ''Gotta Let This Hen Out!'' into one box set encapsulates a critical portion of the creative life of Britain's Mad Hatter of pop and further illuminates Hitchcock's gloriously mysterious ''Luminous Groove.'' ''Luminous Groove'' is also available as an eight-LP vinyl set.

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