Robyn Hitchcock - Invisible Hitchcock (1995)

Originally issued in 1986 on Glass Fish in the UK and Relativity in the US, the album offers a fascinating glimpse into Hitchcock’s prolific creative output of the early 1980s.
“Invisible Hitchcock” gathers outtakes and demos that were recorded during the fertile period that produced several of his most beloved albums: Black Snake Diamond Röle (1981), Groovy Decay (1982), I Often Dream of Trains (1984), Fegmania! (1985), and Gotta Let This Hen Out (1985).
Reflecting on this era, Hitchcock notes that the rise of home recording technology, such as the Portastudio, allowed him to create “reasonably good tapes” of his self-described “primitive” compositions. He describes feeling humorously out of sync with the prevailing New Romantic scene, stating, “I felt more comfortable clutching radishes outside a garden shed than trying to hang out in the Club for Heroes.”

Tracklist
01. All I Wanna Do Is Fall In Love (3:47)
02. Give Me A Spanner, Ralph (2:37)
03. A Skull, A Suitcase, And A Long Red Bottle Of Wine (4:59)
04. It's A Mystic Trip (2:57)
05. My Favourite Buildings (3:13)
06. Falling Leaves (4:25)
07. Eaten By Her Own Dinner (4:26)
08. The Pit Of Souls (Country Version) (5:57)
09. Trash (2:52)
10. Mr. Deadly (4:14)
11. Star Of Hairs (3:16)
12. Message Of Dark (3:52)
13. Vegetable Friend (2:12)
14. I Got A Message For You (3:06)
15. Point It At Gran (2:03)
16. The Abandonded Brain (2:54)
17. Let There Be More Darkness (2:58)
18. Blues In A (3:27)

Bonus Selections

19. Listening To The Higsons[bonus] (2:46)
20. Dr. Sticky[bonus] (3:39)