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Robyn Hitchcock - I Often Dream Of Trains (1984) Expanded Remastered 1995

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Robyn Hitchcock - I Often Dream Of Trains (1984) Expanded Remastered 1995

Robyn Hitchcock - I Often Dream Of Trains (1984) Expanded Remastered 1995
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 373 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 165 Mb | Scans included
Label: Sequel Records | # RSACD 821 | Time: 01:08:44
Psychedelic Folk, Psychedelic Rock, Acoustic

After the debacle that was the making of 1982's Groovy Decay, Robyn Hitchcock briefly retired from music, and when he returned it was with an album that offered a thoroughly uncompromised vision of Hitchcock's imagination. Released in 1984, I Often Dream of Trains was a primarily acoustic set with Hitchcock handling nearly all the instruments and vocals by himself; the tone is spare compared to the full-on rock & roll of his recordings with the Soft Boys or his solo debut, Black Snake Diamond Role, but the curious beauty of Hitchcock's melodies is every bit as striking in these stripped-down sessions, and the surreal imagery of "Flavour of Night," "Trams of Old London," and the title song comes to vivid and enchanting life. Hitchcock's off-kilter wit has rarely been as effective as it is on this album; the jaunty harmonies of "Uncorrected Personality Traits" are the ideal complement for the song's psychobabble, "Sounds Great When You're Dead" manages to be funny and a bit disturbing at once, and the drunken campfire singalong of "Ye Sleeping Knights of Jesus" was joyously sloppy enough to inspire a cover by the Replacements. There's a slightly ramshackle quality to these recordings, but Hitchcock was rarely in more uniformly fine form as a songwriter, and there is a consistency of tone to the disc that makes it all the more effective, drawing listeners into a curious world of its own and allowing them to explore the surroundings and their quiet splendor. And Hitchcock has rarely recorded a song as luminously gorgeous as "Autumn Is Your Last Chance." Hitchcock would pick up his electric guitar and reunite with his band the Egyptians in 1985, releasing two fine albums in one year, but I Often Dream of Trains was a simple and marvelously effective return to action that's all the more winning for its subdued, tentative tone.

Review by Mark Deming, Allmusic.com

Robyn Hitchcock - I Often Dream Of Trains (1984) Expanded Remastered 1995



Tracklist:

01. Nocturne (Prelude) (01:42)
02. Sometimes I Wish I Was A Pretty Girl (01:59)
03. Cathedral (03:43)
04. Uncorrected Personality Traits (01:45)
05. Sounds Great When You're Dead (03:23)
06. Flavour Of Night (02:58)
07. Ye Sleeping Knights Of Jesus (04:02)
08. Mellow Together (01:55)
09. Winter Love (02:40)
10. The Bones In The Ground (03:08)
11. My Favourite Buildings (02:50)
12. I Used To Say I Love You (04:34)
13. This Could Be The Day (02:47)
14. Trams Of Old London (03:31)
15. Furry Green Atom Bowl (03:18)
16. Heartful Of Leaves (02:30)
17. Autumn Is Your Last Chance (03:33)
18. I Often Dream Of Trains (02:28)
19. Nocturne (Demise) (01:52)

Bonus Selections (Previously Unissued Demos):
20. Ye Sleeping Knights Of Jesus (04:14)
21. Sometimes I Wish I Was A Pretty Girl (01:56)
22. Catherdral (03:53)
23. Mellow Together (02:00)
24. The Bones In The Ground (01:52)


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Robyn Hitchcock / I Often Dream Of Trains [Bonus Tracks]

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DR13 0.00 dB -14.83 dB 3:09 10-The Bones In The Ground
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DR11 -1.37 dB -15.46 dB 2:28 18-I Often Dream Of Trains
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Official DR value: DR11

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Robyn Hitchcock - I Often Dream Of Trains (1984) Expanded Remastered 1995

Robyn Hitchcock - I Often Dream Of Trains (1984) Expanded Remastered 1995

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