Robyn Hitchcock

Robyn Hitchcock.

Robyn Hitchcock (born March 3, 1953 in Paddington, London ) is an English singer-songwriter.

He began his career in 1976 in Cambridge with the band The Soft Boys . After this band split up in 1981 (short-term reunion in 2002), Robyn Hitchcock began a solo career. Under the name Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians , however, he continued his collaboration with former members of the Soft Boys. He also performed in a duo with Annie Barbazza .

Robyn Hitchcock's musical style, which is largely influenced by artists such as Bob Dylan , Syd Barrett and John Lennon , combines elements from folk , psychedelic rock and new wave . Bands like REM and Psychedelic Furs are in turn influenced by Robyn Hitchcock.

Discography

With the soft boys

• Give It To The Soft Boys (EP) (1977)
• A Can of Bees (LP) (1979)
• Underwater Moonlight (LP) (1980)
• Near the Soft Boys (EP) (1980)
• Two Halves for the Price of One (LP) (1981)
• Invisible Hits (LP) (1983) (reissued as CD 1992)
• Live at the Portland Arms (1983)
• Wading Through a Ventilator (EP) (1984)
• Raw Cuts (CD EP) (1989)
• 1976-81 (2 CD) (1993)
• Underwater Moonlight ... And How It Got There (2 CD) (2001)
• Nextdoorland (CD) (2002)

Solo and with the Egyptians

• Black Snake Diamond Role , 1981
• Groovy Decay , 1982
• I Often Dream of Trains , 1984
• Fegmania! , 1985
• Gotta Let This Hen Out! , 1985
• Groovy Decoy , 1985
• Eaten By Her Own Dinner , 1986
• Element of Light , 1986
• Invisible Hitchcock , 1986
• Globe of Frogs , 1988
• Queen Elvis , 1989
• Eye , 1990
• Perspex Island , 1991
• Live Death , 1992
• Respect , 1993
• The Kershaw Sessions , 1994
• You & Oblivion , 1995
• Gravy Deco , 1995
• Moss Elixir , 1996
• Mossy Liquor , 1996
• Greatest Hits , 1996
• Uncorrected Personality Traits , 1997
• Live at the Cambridge Folk Festival , 1998
• Storefront Hitchcock , 1998
• Jewels for Sophia , 1999
• A Star for Bram , 2000
• Robyn Sings , 2002
• Luxor , 2003
• Spooked , 2004
• Obliteration Pie , 2005
• This is the BBC (live recordings) , 2006
• Sex, Food, Death and Tarantulas , 2007
• Shadow Cat , 2008
• I Often Dream Of Trains In New York , 2009
• Love from London , 2013
• There Goes The Ice , 2013
• The Man Upstairs , 2014
• Robyn Hitchcock , 2017

With The Venus 3

• Olé! Tarantula , 2006
• Goodnight Oslo , 2009
• Propellor Time , 2010

Guest appearances

• The Werewolf of London from Midnight Rags , 1979
• Live in Italy by Paul Roland , 1990

Web links

• Robyn Hitchcock in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Robyn Hitchcock at Allmusic (English)
• The Museum of Robyn Hitchcock (Official Website)