1. Lal Hitchcock
2. Robyn Hitchcock & The Venus 3

Contents.Background 'Respect' was the group's fourth and final studio album under contract to A&M, and Hitchcock's last record with the Egyptians. The album contains ten Hitchcock originals.The album has a Hitchcock oil painting on its front cover entitled 'Red Lemon Days', which was the original title for the album. The release includes a Hitchcock written short story, 'Moose Mark and the Prince of Cones', in its inlay.The album was written and recorded in the period following the death of Hitchcock's father, and several songs reflect this explicitly, particularly the opening track.Recording The album was recorded on a mobile recording unit at Hitchcock's then home in on the. Hitchcock explained the decision by saying, 'I've never really cared much for going in and recording in the studio, so it seemed like the easiest solution was to have the studio come to record with us.' The band rehearsed at the house over the summer and then when it came time to record, the group and their respective wives, family and friends all stayed at the house while production took place. Most of the recording was done in the living room, where the furniture had been removed and carpets pulled up. The kitchen was chosen for the vocals because of its good acoustics.Hitchcock has said that he does not like the record.

Although he thinks the songs are good he was not happy with the end result. He partly blames this on how unsettled his life was at that time, saying: 'I was. At a bit of a fault line in my life. I was going back and forth across the Atlantic all the time, and wasn’t really properly focused on how it came out.'

The extended time it took to record the album meant that he lost focus and since then has made a point of making records in short two- or three-day bursts.

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival, 6 October 2012Background informationBorn( 1953-03-03) 3 March 1953 (age 66), EnglandGenres,Occupation(s)Musician, actorInstrumentsVocals, guitar, piano, harmonica, bassLabelsAssociated actsWebsiteRobyn Rowan Hitchcock (born 3 March 1953) is an English. While primarily a vocalist and guitarist, he also plays harmonica, piano, and bass guitar.After reaching prominence in the late 1970s with, Hitchcock launched a prolific solo career. His musical and lyrical styles have been influenced by,. Hitchcock's lyrics tend to include, comedic elements, characterisations of English eccentrics, and melancholy depictions of everyday life.He has recorded for two major American labels (, then ) over the course of the 1980s and 1990s, and was the subject of a live performance/documentary film ( ) by major motion picture director in 1998, but despite this, mainstream success has been limited. He has earned strong critical reviews over a steady stream of album releases and live performances, and a 'cult following' for his songs.

Contents.Career The Soft Boys to the Egyptians (1972–1993) Hitchcock was educated at, where he was a 'groovy and alternative' friend of. While at art school in London around 1972, Hitchcock was a member of the college band the Beetles. In 1974 he moved to, where he did some busking, and joined a series of local bands: B.B.

Blackberry and the Swelterettes, the Worst Fears, and Maureen and the Meatpackers. His next group, Dennis and the Experts, became the band in Cambridge in 1976, recording their first EP, 'Give It to the Soft Boys', at Spaceward studios, Cambridge, in 1977. After recording (1979) and (1980) the group broke up in 1981.Hitchcock released his solo debut, in 1981, which included instrumental backing by several former Soft Boys. He followed it in 1982 with the generally critically maligned. Following his solo acoustic album in 1984, he formed a new band, The Egyptians, comprising former members of the Soft Boys ( and Morris Windsor, supplemented at first by early keyboardist Roger Jackson), resulting in their 1985 debut, which featured typically surrealist Hitchcock songs such as 'My Wife and My Dead Wife' and 'The Man with the Lightbulb Head.' (A live album, was released at the end of that year.) Their popularity grew with the 1986 album and they were subsequently signed to in the U.S.

The album, released in 1988, further expanded their reach, as the single 'Balloon Man' became a and MTV hit, followed in 1989 by 'Madonna of the Wasps' from their album. In 1989 they also teamed up with of and of, playing two gigs as, mostly covers.

The Crosses also had their cover of ' included on a tribute album, though Hitchcock always alluded to the version when performing it live with the Egyptians.At the beginning of 1990, Hitchcock took a break from the Egyptians and A&M Records to release another solo acoustic album, then resumed with the band's release in 1991. 1993's, influenced a great deal by his father's death, marked the last Egyptians release and the end of his association with.The Soft Boys reunions (1994–2006) Early in 1994, after disbanding the Egyptians, Hitchcock embarked on a short reunion tour with the Soft Boys. His work received a slight boost in 1995 when his back catalogue (including both solo releases and Egyptians albums) were re-packaged and re-issued in the United States by the respected label. For the rest of the decade he continued recording and performing as a solo artist, releasing several albums on Records, such as 1996's (which featured the contributions of violinist and guitarist ), and the soundtrack from the -directed concert film in 1998. The 1999 release, also on Warner, featured cameos from Southern California-based musicians and, both of whom often shared the stage with Hitchcock when he played Los Angeles nightclub. An album of outtakes from the Sophia sessions called, released on Hitchcock's own label, followed, and his subsequent albums appeared on a variety of independent labels.In 1999 he authorised a book about him written by Italian underground writer Luca Ferrari, edited in December 2000 in Italian-English with the title (Stampa Alternativa, Rome 2000): a long 'in the raw' interview about life, death, religion, music and passions that portraits the musician as very human and real.

Included also some of his paintings and for the first time his father Raymond's old ones.In 2001 Hitchcock reunited and toured with, bassist Matthew Seligman, and Morris Windsor for the Soft Boys' re-release of their best-known album, 1980's Underwater Moonlight. The following year they recorded and released a new album, Nextdoorland, which was accompanied by a short album of outtakes, Side Three. The reunion was short-lived.The 2002 double album Robyn Sings comprised of songs, including a live re-creation (performed in 1996) of Dylan's so-called Live at the Royal Albert Hall 1966 concert. Hitchcock celebrated his 50th birthday in 2003 with a concert at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London at which his then-new solo acoustic album was given away as a gift to all those attending, and an original poem of his was read by actor. American standard of perfection 2010 edition of encyclopedia book.

He continued collaborating with a series of different musicians, as on the album, which was recorded with country/folk duo (and longtime Hitchcock fans). The Soft Boys re-formed again in 2006 to perform a live concert of Syd Barrett-era Pink Floyd covers in London, benefiting.The Venus 3 to present (2002–).

Hitchcock at in 2010In 2006 was released with the Venus 3, a band which consisted of longtime friends and collaborators 's and ' frontman, as well as 's (by then also R.E.M.' S full-time drummer). The song 'Cause It's Love (Saint Parallelogram)' was written with of.In 2007, he was the subject of a documentary directed by John Edginton, shown on the U.S. Sundance Channel and in the UK on BBC Four (and later released on DVD). 'Food, sex and death are all corridors to life if you like. You need sex to get you here, you need food to keep you here and you need death to get you out and they’re the entry and exit signs.' The filmmaker eavesdrops on Hitchcock at work on his latest collection of songs with contributors including, former bassist,.

The film culminates with Hitchcock and the band taking the songs on the road in America. A live EP with The Venus 3, was released in conjunction with the documentary. The film also includes candid interviews with Hitchcock, who reveals much about the source of his work: 'At heart I'm a frightened angry person. That's probably why my stuff isn't totally insubstantial. I'm constantly, deep down inside, in a kind of rage.' Late in 2007, Hitchcock's music was again re-packaged and re-released in the U.S., as began an extensive reissue campaign with three early solo releases and a double-CD compilation of rarities, which would be available separately or as part of a new boxed set release,.In 2008, that boxed set was followed up with, a boxed set of three early Egyptians releases and two further discs of rarities.

In 2009, the electro-pop artist and remixer released an EP featuring Hitchcock called 'Surround Him With Love', while Hitchcock released an entirely separate new album, with the Venus 3. At the end of the year, a live album called documented the late-2008 onstage re-creation of his acclaimed 1984 acoustic album (a limited-edition deluxe version also included the materials to construct a kind of moving-image generator called a ).In 2009, Hitchcock contributed to ', performing the short instrumental solo 'An Interlude.' Also in 2009, Hitchcock provided the score for the film Women in Trouble, a feminist/exploitation 'chick flick'.Concurrent with the redesign of his official website in early 2010, Hitchcock began to offer a series of 'Phantom 45s' as downloads, each '45' being two newly recorded songs that would initially be offered as a free download. He also released the album, containing new material partially based on the 'Sex, Food, Death' sessions shown in the 2007 documentary, but mainly featuring the Venus 3. In 2011, he released, an album of songs written in Norway, and released physically only in that country. Hitchcock was chosen by of to perform 'I Often Dream of Trains' at the festival, to be curated by Mangum in March 2012 in Minehead, England.

The album (working title: File Under Pop) was released on on 5 March 2013. The label also released his subsequent record, on 26 August 2014.April 2015 saw Robyn Hitchcock team up with to release a limited Record Store Day 7' single 'Follow Your Money,' backed with a stripped back cover of 's 'Moving Pictures.' The pair subsequently toured, releasing another 7' single double A side with the songs 'Love Is A Drag' and 'Life Is Change,' produced by 's.In 2017, Hitchcock released his eponymous album. Working with as co-producer, the album saw a return to a full band sound after his previous release, with guest appearances from and.Personal life Hitchcock was born in, London, England, son of novelist (writer of ). He was educated at. And Trinity College, Cambridge from where he was sent down, failing to graduate.Hitchcock writes short stories, paints (often in a whimsical, style), and draws in a cartoon-strip style.

His album covers often make use of his paintings or drawings, and the liner notes sometimes include a short story. His live concerts include story-telling, in the form of imaginative and surreal ad-libbed monologues in his lyrical style.Hitchcock collaborated with director in 1998 for a live concert and film, and later appeared in Demme's 2004 remake of, in which he played double agent Laurent Tokar. He also appeared in Demme's in 2008, singing and playing guitar in the wedding-party band.In September 2008 Hitchcock joined the Disko Bay Cape Farewell expedition to the West Coast of Greenland. Is a UK-based arts organisation that brings artists, scientists and communicators together to instigate a cultural response to climate change. ^ Trager, Oliver (4 December 1997). Simon and Schuster. Hitchcock developed a sizable cult following on the heels of the critical acclaim he received in the mid-1980s for his highly poetic, if somewhat obscure, songs.

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