Invisible Hitchcock (Outtakes and Demos)

~ Release by Robyn Hitchcock (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Annotation

Credits from Bandcamp

Please see individual tracks as these were recorded over many years, with many different players

Annotation last modified on 2026-07-27 08:04 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1All I Wanna Do Is Fall in Love
producer:
Matthew Seligman
bass:
Matthew Seligman (in 1981-02)
drums (drum set):
Vince Ely (in 1981-02)
guitar:
Robyn Hitchcock (in 1981-02)
vocals:
Robyn Hitchcock (in 1981-02)
recorded at:
Music Works Studio in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1981-02)
recording of:
All I Wanna Do Is Fall in Love (in 1981-02)
writer:
Robyn Hitchcock
43:49
2Give Me a Spanner, Ralph
producer:
Pat Collier
guitar:
Robyn Hitchcock (in 1980-06)
harmonica:
Robb Appleton (Production music composer and harmonica player) (in 1980-06)
vocals:
Robyn Hitchcock (in 1980-06)
recorded at:
The Barge in Twickenham, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1980-06)
recording of:
Give Me a Spanner, Ralph (in 1980-06)
writer:
Robyn Hitchcock
32:40
3A Skull, a Suitcase, and a Long Red Bottle of Wine
producer:
Pat Collier
bass:
Matthew Seligman (in 1980-06)
drums (drum set):
Morris Windsor (The Soft Boys, Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians, Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3) (in 1980-06)
guitar:
Robyn Hitchcock (in 1980-06)
harmonica:
Robb Appleton (Production music composer and harmonica player) (in 1980-06)
keyboard:
Thomas Robertson (in 1980-06)
vocals:
Robyn Hitchcock (in 1980-06)
recorded at:
The Barge in Twickenham, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1980-06)
recording of:
A Skull, a Suitcase, and a Long Red Bottle of Wine (in 1980-06)
writer:
Robyn Hitchcock
45:01
4It's a Mystic Trip
producer:
Pat Collier
bass:
Matthew Seligman (in 1980-11)
drums (drum set):
Morris Windsor (The Soft Boys, Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians, Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3) (in 1980-11)
guitar:
Robyn Hitchcock (in 1980-11)
vocals:
Robyn Hitchcock (in 1980-11)
recorded at:
Alaska Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1980-11)
recording of:
It’s a Mystic Trip (in 1980-11)
writer:
Robyn Hitchcock
42:58
5My Favourite Buildings
producer:
Pat Collier
guitar:
Robyn Hitchcock (in 1980-06)
harmonica:
Robb Appleton (Production music composer and harmonica player) (in 1980-06)
vocals:
Robyn Hitchcock (in 1980-06)
recorded at:
The Barge in Twickenham, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1980-06)
recording of:
My Favourite Buildings (in 1980-06)
lyricist and composer:
Robyn Hitchcock
3:16
6Falling Leaves
producer:
Robyn Hitchcock and Andy Metcalfe (The Soft Boys, Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians)
bass:
Andy Metcalfe (The Soft Boys, Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians) (in 1984-11)
drums (drum set):
Morris Windsor (The Soft Boys, Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians, Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3) (in 1984-11)
guitar:
Robyn Hitchcock (in 1984-11)
wind instruments [horns]:
James Fletcher (saxophone) (in 1984-11)
background vocals:
Andy Metcalfe (The Soft Boys, Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians) (in 1984-11) and Morris Windsor (The Soft Boys, Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians, Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3) (in 1984-11)
vocals:
Robyn Hitchcock (in 1984-11)
recorded at:
Alaska Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1984-11)
recording of:
Falling Leaves (in 1984-11)
writer:
Robyn Hitchcock
4:25
7Eaten by Her Own Dinner
engineer:
Iain O’Higgins
accordion:
Andy Metcalfe (The Soft Boys, Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians) (in 1981-11)
bass:
Chris Thompson (bass player for the Screaming Blue Messiahs) (in 1981-11)
drums (drum set):
John Kingham (in 1981-11)
guitar:
Bill Carter (guitarist and singer with the Screaming Blue Messiahs) (in 1981-11) and Robyn Hitchcock (in 1981-11)
vocals:
Robyn Hitchcock (in 1981-11)
recorded at:
Alaska Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1981-11)
recording of:
Eaten by Her Own Dinner (in 1981-11)
writer:
Robyn Hitchcock
4:28
8The Pit of Souls (country version)
producer:
Robyn Hitchcock, James A Smith (UK guitarist/engineer, often works with Robyn Hitchcock) and Simon Kunath
bass, keyboard and other instruments [paper bag]:
Robyn Hitchcock (in 1983-05)
congas:
Justin Grimaldi (in 1983-05)
guitar:
Robyn Hitchcock (in 1983-05) and James A Smith (UK guitarist/engineer, often works with Robyn Hitchcock) (in 1983-05)
other instruments [Fisher-Price activity centre]:
James A Smith (UK guitarist/engineer, often works with Robyn Hitchcock) (in 1983-05)
other instruments [rain, leaves, owls]:
Simon Kunath (in 1983-05)
vocals:
Robyn Hitchcock (in 1983-05)
recording of:
The Pit of Souls (in 1983-05)
writer:
Robyn Hitchcock
5:59
9Trash
bass and guitar:
Robyn Hitchcock (in 1983-05)
drums (drum set):
James A Smith (UK guitarist/engineer, often works with Robyn Hitchcock) (in 1983-05)
vocals:
Robyn Hitchcock (in 1983-05)
recording of:
Trash (in 1983-05)
writer:
Robyn Hitchcock
2:53
10Mr Deadly
producer:
Matthew Seligman
guitar and Moog [Source Moog keyboard]:
Robyn Hitchcock (in 1983-04)
vocals:
Robyn Hitchcock (in 1983-04)
recording of:
Mr. Deadly (in 1983-04)
writer:
Robyn Hitchcock
4:17
11Star of Hairs
drums (drum set):
John Kingham (in 1984-05)
guitar:
Robyn Hitchcock (in 1984-05)
piano:
Andy Metcalfe (The Soft Boys, Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians) (in 1984-05)
vocals:
Robyn Hitchcock (in 1984-05)
recorded at:
Alaska Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1984-05)
recording of:
Star of Hairs (in 1984-05)
writer:
Robyn Hitchcock
3:19
12Messages of Dark
guitar:
Robyn Hitchcock (in 1983-04)
Moog [Source Moog keyboard]:
Robyn Hitchcock (in 1983-04) and Matthew Seligman (in 1983-04)
vocals:
Robyn Hitchcock (in 1983-04)
recording of:
Messages of Dark (in 1983-04)
writer:
Robyn Hitchcock
3:53
13Vegetable Friend
recording engineer:
Chris Cox (UK bassist and singer/songwriter) (in 1985-04)
producer:
Chris Cox (UK bassist and singer/songwriter) and Robyn Hitchcock
guitar:
Robyn Hitchcock (in 1985-04)
vocals:
Robyn Hitchcock (in 1985-04)
recording of:
Vegetable Friend (in 1985-04)
writer:
Robyn Hitchcock
2:12
14I Got a Message for You
recording engineer:
Chris Cox (UK bassist and singer/songwriter) (in 1985-04)
producer:
Chris Cox (UK bassist and singer/songwriter) and Robyn Hitchcock
double bass [upright bass]:
Chris Cox (UK bassist and singer/songwriter) (in 1985-04)
guitar:
Robyn Hitchcock (in 1985-04)
vocals:
Robyn Hitchcock (in 1985-04)
recording of:
I Got a Message for You (in 1985-04)
writer:
Robyn Hitchcock
43:06
15Point It at Gran
recording engineer:
Chris Cox (UK bassist and singer/songwriter) (in 1985-04)
producer:
Chris Cox (UK bassist and singer/songwriter) and Robyn Hitchcock
guitar:
Robyn Hitchcock (in 1985-04)
vocals:
Robyn Hitchcock (in 1985-04)
recording of:
Point It at Gran (in 1985-04)
writer:
Robyn Hitchcock
2:03
16The Abandoned Brain
guitar and keyboard:
Robyn Hitchcock (in 1986-07)
vocals:
Robyn Hitchcock (in 1986-07)
recorded at:
Alaska Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1986-07)
recording of:
The Abandonded Brain (in 1986-07)
writer:
Robyn Hitchcock
2:55
17Let There Be More Darkness
bass and spoken vocals [narration]:
Robyn Hitchcock
guitar:
Robyn Hitchcock and Simon Kunath
other instruments [radio]:
Simon Kunath
percussion:
Justin Grimaldi
demo recording of:
Let There Be More Darkness
writer:
Robyn Hitchcock
42:58
18Blues in A
guitar:
Robyn Hitchcock (in 1981-11)
vocals:
Robyn Hitchcock (in 1981-11)
recording of:
Blues in A (in 1981-11)
writer:
Robyn Hitchcock
3:26
19Dr. Sticky
recording of:
Dr. Sticky
writer:
Robyn Hitchcock
3:37
20Listening to the Higsons
demo recording of:
Listening to The Higsons
lyricist and composer:
Robyn Hitchcock
2:47