| Artist |
Robyn Hitchcock |
| Album Title: |
Eye |
| Album Cover: |
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| Primary Genre |
Alternative & Punk: Indie |
| Format |
CD |
| Released |
00/00/1990 |
| Label |
Twin Tone Records Inc. |
| Catalog No |
TTR 89175-2 |
| Bar Code No |
0 3505-89175-2 9 |
| Packaging |
Jewelcase |
| Tracks |
| 1.
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Cynthia Mask (4:37)
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| 2.
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Certainly Clickot (2:14)
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| 3.
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Queen Elvis (4:23)
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| 4.
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Flesh Cartoons (4:22)
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| 5.
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Chinese Water Python (2:12)
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| 6.
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Executioner (3:44)
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| 7.
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Linctus House (5:15)
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| 8.
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Sweet Ghost Of Light (3:09)
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| 9.
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College Of Ice (3:41)
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| 10.
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Transparent Lover (3:36)
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| 11.
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Beautiful Girl (2:14)
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| 12.
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Raining Twilight Coast (4:39)
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| 13.
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Clean Steve (3:52)
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| 14.
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Agony Of Pleasure (2:26)
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| 15.
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Glass Hotel (3:28)
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| 16.
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Satellite (1:45)
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| 17.
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Aquarium (4:22)
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| 18.
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Queen Elvis II (4:22)
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| Date Acquired |
03/28/1990 |
| Personal Rating |
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| Acquired from |
Roadrunner Records |
| Purchase Price |
14.00 |
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Notes |
Notes:
©℗ 1990 A&M Records
Manufactured and marketed by Twin/Tone Records Inc. under license for A&M Records Inc.
Distributed in the US by Rough Trade Inc.
Recorded at Hyde Street Studios San Francisco 1988 89 except 'College Of Ice' recorded at Unstable Sounds
Credits:
Engineer – Wendy Bardsley (tracks: 1 to 8, 10 to 18)
Photography By – Cynthia L Hunt
Companies, etc.:
Manufactured By – Twin/Tone Records Inc.
Marketed By – Twin/Tone Records Inc.
Licensed From – A&M Records, Inc.
Distributed By – Rough Trade Inc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – A&M Records
Copyright © – A&M Records
Made By – Disctronics H – 14012-1
Recorded At – Hyde Street Studios
Recorded At – Unstable Sounds
Mixed At – Hyde Street Studios
Barcode and other Identifiers:
Barcode (Text): 0 3505-89175-2 9
Barcode (String): 035058917529
Matrix / Runout: TTR89175 MADE BY DISCTRONICS (H) W.O. 14012-1
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Analyzed Folder: Robyn Hitchcock - Eye_dr.txt
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DR Peak RMS Filename
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DR13 -0.63 dB -16.74 dB 01 - Cynthia Mask.aif
DR14 -0.98 dB -18.12 dB 02 - Certainly Clickot.aif
DR13 -1.88 dB -18.00 dB 03 - Queen Elvis.aif
DR13 -2.40 dB -17.74 dB 04 - Flesh Cartoons.aif
DR12 -2.10 dB -17.88 dB 05 - Chinese Water Python.aif
DR10 -0.09 dB -15.50 dB 06 - Executioner.aif
DR13 -3.60 dB -20.41 dB 07 - Linctus House.aif
DR11 -4.74 dB -20.05 dB 08 - Sweet Ghost Of Light.aif
DR12 -5.97 dB -20.18 dB 09 - College Of Ice.aif
DR10 -3.04 dB -17.44 dB 10 - Transparent Lover.aif
DR13 +0.00 dB -15.32 dB 11 - Beautiful Girl.aif
DR14 -0.56 dB -20.25 dB 12 - Raining Twilight Coast.aif
DR12 -1.24 dB -14.31 dB 13 - Clean Steve.aif
DR12 -1.24 dB -15.52 dB 14 - Agony Of Pleasure.aif
DR15 -0.84 dB -21.07 dB 15 - Glass Hotel.aif
DR13 -0.11 dB -15.34 dB 16 - Satellite.aif
DR13 -4.97 dB -22.38 dB 17 - Aquarium.aif
DR14 -0.86 dB -20.28 dB 18 - Queen Elvis II.aif
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Number of Files: 18
Official DR Value: DR13
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| Reviews |
All Music Guide Review:
Review by Mark Deming
Six years after his superb I Often Dream of Trains, Robyn Hitchcock returned to the acoustic format of that album with Eye, and while the surfaces of the two albums are similar and Eye was eagerly embraced by fans, the tone of the two discs is considerably different. I Often Dream of Trains was a collection of songs written as Hitchcock was slowly returning to a career in music after a two-year layoff, and there's a striking if subtle power in the occasional tentative moments and understated tone. Eye, on the other hand, is a far more confident album, and Hitchcock's performances boast a precision that befits a musician who had been recording and touring at a steady clip for the past six years, especially in his splendid guitar work. The surreal whimsy of I Often Dream of Trains also takes a backseat on Eye, replaced by the relative clarity of "Cynthia Mask," an idiosyncratic but unblinking condemnation of Britain's failings during World War II, "Raining Twilight Coast," a point-of-view profile of various emotional hurts, and "Queen Elvis," a meditation on the effects of fame; the most Eye can offer in the way of humor is "Clean Steve" and "Certainly Clickot." But if Eye isn't the understated masterpiece I Often Dream of Trains was, it's Hitchcock's most consistent and satisfying album of the '80s; the songs are intelligent, effective and don't rely on his eccentricities to work, while the melodies are winning and his vocals are beautifully modulated. While Eye lacks Hitchcock's exciting electric guitar work, it's still the best representation of his music from a period when he made plenty of good records but few great ones.
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