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YEP ROC RECORDS BEGINS ROBYN HITCHCOCK REISSUE SERIESBOX SET OF THREE CLASSICS ALONG WITH NEVER-BEFORE-RELEASED B-SIDES TO BE RELEASED OCTOBER 30, 2007Yep Roc Records is proud to announce the release of Robyn Hitchcock’s “I WANNA GO BACKWARDS” box set on October 30, 2007. “I WANNA GO BACKWARDS” encompasses expanded editions of three of Hitchcock's best-loved 80s albums, “Black Snake Diamond Role,” “I Often Dream of Trains” and “Eye,” along with “While Thatcher Mauled Britain Part 1 & 2,” a newly compiled two-disc collection of b-sides, outtakes and home demo recordings, many of them previously unreleased. All of the individual albums feature bonus tracks and enhanced liner notes, including Hitchcock's personal reminiscences on “Black Snake” and “While Thatcher,” an extract from a novel in progress on “Trains” and several pieces of original poetry on “Eye,” along with previously unpublished photos and Hitchcock cartoons.In addition to the exclusive CD box set packaging, Yep Roc will also release all three records individually in their expanded, enhanced new editions. “I Wanna Go Backwards” will also be released as an eight-record vinyl box set version complete with original LP artwork. Additionally, Yep Roc is making another long-out-of-print early Hitchcock album, 1982's “Groovy Decay,” available exclusively as a digital download.About working on the reissue series, Hitchcock states: “Your younger self is always faster and less subtle. I would sing some of the songs differently now, but on the whole they sound fine. As I've said before, age 50 isn't better or worse than age 30 for an artist: you're just leaning in from a different angle.”Over the past three decades, Hitchcock has built a large and distinctive body of work that's established him as one of rock's most respected and beloved iconoclasts. The prolific English singer/songwriter/guitarist's vivid surrealist songcraft has won him an uncommonly devoted international fan base, and created an ongoing demand for rare and unreleased Hitchcock material. Meanwhile, many of the artist's most popular and influential albums have fallen out of print and become difficult for fans to obtain, changing hands for hefty sums on the collectors' market.The release of “I Wanna Go Backwards” coincides with a recent career resurgence during which Hitchcock has released the acclaimed albums Spooked and Ole! Tarantula, and become the subject of the recent Sundance Channel documentary Sex, Food, Death…& Insects.The release of “I Wanna Go Backwards” offers the definitive retrospective of Robyn Hitchcock's '80s solo output, documenting a crucial period of this one-of-a-kind creative force. The second box, tentatively titled “Bad Case of History,” is due early 2008. It will feature all Robyn Hitchcock and The Egyptians records: “Fegmania,” “Gotta Let This Hen Out,” “Element of Light” and an alternate/outtake collection called “Dynasty.”Sign up for Robyn Hitchcock's mailing list Email:

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Member Since: 12/28/2005
Band Website: robynhitchcock.com
Band Members: Robyn Hitchcock
Peter Buck
Scott McCaughey
Bill Rieflin
Record Label: Yep Roc Records
Type of Label: Indie

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Box Set 2 - RELEASE DATE CHANGED!

Robyn Hitchcock's second box set entitled Luminous Groove, [which includes 2 discs of previously unreleased songs] will now be available August 5, 2008.
Posted by Robyn Hitchcock on Thu, 15 May 2008 04:24:00 PST

Box Set 2

Robyn Hitchcock has ANOTHER box set coming to you: Luminous Groove. The Luminous Groove box set includes 2 discs of previously unreleased songs entitled "Bad Case of History" and will be available Jul...
Posted by Robyn Hitchcock on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 02:34:00 PST

New Robyn Hitchcock DVD In Stores March 25th!

Robyn Hitchcock: Sex, Food, Death...And Insects.This March, Robyn Hitchcock and A&E Home Video, will release an original documentary capturing the initmacy of Robyn at his London home as well as his l...
Posted by Robyn Hitchcock on Thu, 07 Feb 2008 02:22:00 PST

*Robyn Hitchcocks Stolen Guitar - TORONTO*

Robyn Hitchcock's Stolen Guitar...Fender American Standard Telecaster Serial (x)13939732. Color is close to a sky blue. Stolen from car in Toronto. Please contact Robyn's Tour Manager Brian Orloff if...
Posted by Robyn Hitchcock on Tue, 27 Nov 2007 09:21:00 PST

Ltd. Ed. Tees designed by Robyn Hitchcock are available now!

Yep Roc is excited to announce a series of four t-shirts featuring original designs by Robyn Hitchcock. These shirts will be available exclusively at Robyn Hitchcock concerts and in the Yep Roc Web Sh...
Posted by Robyn Hitchcock on Tue, 20 Nov 2007 09:15:00 PST

Cooking With Rockstars

Check out Robyn on "Cooking With Rockstars"!!http://cookingwithrockstars.com/artist/robyn-hit chcock-part-1
Posted by Robyn Hitchcock on Thu, 15 Nov 2007 09:17:00 PST

Grab my Gydget and spread the Hitchcock love!

If you're a big Robyn Hitchcock fan, click on "Grab it", and you can post my gydget on your page, which will help spread info on upcoming tour dates, news, videos and more! ...
Posted by Robyn Hitchcock on Thu, 08 Nov 2007 10:18:00 PST

I Wanna Go Backwards Box Set Street Date has been moved to Nov. 13

I Wanna Go Backwards Box Set Street Date has been moved to Nov. 13Info on the box set below...
Posted by Robyn Hitchcock on Wed, 07 Nov 2007 10:24:00 PST

"I Wanna Go Backwards" Hitchcock Boxset to release Oct 30!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEYEP ROC RECORDS BEGINS ROBYN HITCHCOCK REISSUE SERIESBOX SET OF THREE CLASSICS ALONG WITH NEVER-BEFORE-RELEASED B-SIDES TO BE RELEASED OCTOBER 30, 2007Yep Roc Records is proud to ...
Posted by Robyn Hitchcock on Tue, 25 Sep 2007 02:17:00 PST

"Sex, Food, Death & Insects" Documentary scrrening at Atlantic Film Festival in Halifax!

Hello all agencies of Robyn Hitchcock - whether now or in the hereafter -The documentary - "Sex, Food, Death, & Insects" - is screening as part of the Atlantic Film festival in Halifax, Nova Scotia o...
Posted by Robyn Hitchcock on Fri, 31 Aug 2007 01:37:00 PST