Robyn Hitchcock - I Wanna Go Backwards
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Free Music Review: Uncorrected personality defects in full view for Hitchcock fans on remastered classic albums with bonus tracks & 2 CD bonus disc
Hit: 4 Stars
Robyn Hitchcock may be a bizarre songwriter but he sure can get to the heart of what makes us human. His influences include Syd Barrett, John Lennon coupled with his own unique surreal songwriting sensibilities to provide us with a unique perspective on life, love and, of course, death.
This collection features his albums "Black Snake Diamond Role"(1984), "I Often Dream of Trains"(1981), "Eye"(1990)and features a compilation that collects rare singles, b-sides, demos, live tracks some of which have appeared on "You and Oblivion" and "Invisible Hitchcock" among other compilations/albums. Featuring some different bonus tracks. If you have the previous Rhino reissues do you need this? While it's not probably essential, it is nice to have. The bonus tracks are resequenced to different albums from the previous ones and there are some new rarities that show up as well.
Each CD in this box set replicates the original sleeve artwork gatefold sleeve (I don't seem to remember all of these being in gatefolds to begin with)with lyrics (and in some cases notes on the original release)in one section and the CD in the other. Unfortunately, they have no inner plastic sleeve to protect them from scratching but otherwise the artwork and materials are top notch.
Sound quality is extremely good as well. I couldn't find any remastering credits for the albums except for "Britain" and can only assume that Donal Whelan and Charlie Francis did the whole set. This is a terrific choice for fans of Hitchcock, Barrett and late 60's fans of Lennon (as well as fans of The Soft Boys). Since some of Hitchcock's original CD releases didn't always have the best mastering (for example my Glass Fish release of "Invisible Hitchcock" has never sounded all that great to me), fans will appreciate the remastering here.
Free Music Review: Excellent, But Sample First
Hit: 4 Stars
I totally love this so far (I loved Eye & Dream Of Trains, and liked Black Diamond much before getting this), but be warned - much of the "unreleased" stuff has actually been put out. It has heavy overlap with Invisible Hitchcock and with You & Oblivion.
That said, the sound is much improved over the cruddy old CDs much of this has been on to date and is worth it just for that.
(and no knock on Amazon, but you can buy it from Yep Roc direct cheaper plus get all the the MP3s free right away when you do - just sayin.)
Free Music Review: Lots of great music, but incomplete and worthless for long-time fans
Hit: 2 Stars
This 5CD set should contain everything associated with Hitchcock's Black Snake Diamond Role, I Often Dream of Trains, and Eye. It should be a one-stop shop for those fans who are looking to upgrade or gather all stray tracks. But: beware that the horn mix of "The Man Who Invented Himself" is absent from Black Snake or the bonus discs. The horn mix was the sole version of the song included on various official editions of Black Snake. While the "zinc pear" mix (included here) is also esstential, the horn mix is the version that many fans know and love. It should--without question--be included as a bonus track. Also missing: "Mellow Together," which was included on several official editions of I Often Dream of Trains. Without these two familiar, historic tracks, the set has no value for long-time fans. New fans should be aware that, while they will be getting a ton of great tunes on I Wanna Go Backwards, they are getting an incomplete history.
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