I Wanna Go Backwards

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Copyright: © 2007 Robyn Hitchcock
℗ 2007 Robyn Hitchcock

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Tracklist

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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
2:38
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
3:56
3Take Your Knife Out of My Back
recording of:
Take Your Knife out of My Back
writer:
Robyn Hitchcock
3:03
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
2:03
5Raymond Chandler Evening
recording of:
Raymond Chandler Evening
lyricist and composer:
Robyn Hitchcock
1:56
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
2:52
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
2:29
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
4:06
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
2:50
10Raining Twilight Coast (demo)
recording of:
Raining Twilight Coast
lyricist and composer:
Robyn Hitchcock
publisher:
August 23rd and Bug Music (music publishing)
4:36
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
2:00
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
2:13
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)
2:42
14Surgery
recording of:
Surgery
writer:
Robyn Hitchcock
2:40
15I Got a Message for You
recording engineer:
Chris Cox (UK bassist and singer/songwriter) (in 1985-04)
producer:
Chris Cox (UK bassist and singer/songwriter) and Robyn Hitchcock
double bass [upright bass]:
Chris Cox (UK bassist and singer/songwriter) (in 1985-04)
guitar:
Robyn Hitchcock (in 1985-04)
vocals:
Robyn Hitchcock (in 1985-04)
recording of:
I Got a Message for You (in 1985-04)
writer:
Robyn Hitchcock
43:06
16If I Could Look
recording of:
If I Could Look
writer:
Robyn Hitchcock
1:12
17Parachutes & Jellyfish
3:05
18Queen Elvis (demo)
demo recording of:
Queen Elvis
lyricist and composer:
Robyn Hitchcock
4:39
19Nothing
recording of:
Nothing
writer:
Robyn Hitchcock
2:47
20Stranded in the Future
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1981)
recording engineer:
James Smith (UK guitarist/engineer, often works with Robyn Hitchcock)
producer:
Rick Gershon (record company executive), Robyn Hitchcock and Jim Neill
guitar:
Robyn Hitchcock (in 1981)
vocals:
Robyn Hitchcock (in 1981)
recording of:
Stranded in the Future
writer:
Robyn Hitchcock
3:22
21Melting Arthur
3:13
22The Abandoned Brain
recording of:
The Abandonded Brain
writer:
Robyn Hitchcock
3:30
23You’re So Repulsive
3:32
24Opiatrescence
3:54
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