Perspex Island

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Perspex Island
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Studio album by
Robyn Hitchcock and The Egyptians
Released1991
Genre Alternative rock
Label Go! Discs
Producer Paul Fox
Robyn Hitchcock chronology
Eye
(1990)		Perspex Island
(1991)		 Respect
(1993)

Perspex Island is the ninth studio album by English musician Robyn Hitchcock and his fifth with backing band, The Egyptians, released on Go! Discs in 1991.

Contents

The group's third under their contract to A&M Records, it contains eleven Hitchcock originals. It was recorded in Los Angeles in 1991, and features guest appearances by Hitchcock fans Michael Stipe and Peter Buck of R.E.M. The associated single "So You Think You're in Love" peaked #1 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart in the U.S. [1]

The album carries a Hitchcock oil painting on its front cover, depicting the mythological figure Thoth, which The Egyptians had once used as a group logo.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Chicago Tribune Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Entertainment Weekly B+ [4]
NME 5/10 [5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [6]
Select 4/5 [7]

Perspex Island received generally positive reviews, though it was not as well-received as many of Hitchcock's other albums. Stewart Mason's review for AllMusic stated the "glossy sound doesn't obscure the typically high quality of Hitchcock's songs, and there are times... where the two complement each other perfectly". [2] In a 1991 review for Entertainment Weekly , Gina Arnold wrote that "Longtime fans... may find they miss Hitchcock's impenetrable surreal lyrics, which always seemed to mask deep and moving insights", though she named "Ultra Unbelievable Love" and "Earthly Paradise" as highlights. [4]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Robyn Hitchcock.

  1. "Oceanside" – 3:48
  2. "So You Think You're in Love" – 2:34
  3. "Birds in Perspex" – 3:54
  4. "Ultra Unbelievable Love" – 3:49
  5. "Vegetation and Dimes" – 4:58
  6. "Lysander" – 4:36
  7. "Child of the Universe" – 4:21
  8. "She Doesn't Exist" – 4:25
  9. "Ride" – 5:04
  10. "If You Go Away" – 4:55
  11. "Earthly Paradise" – 6:34

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References

  1. ↑ Lanham, Tom (22 September 1991), "Robyn's Stark Fantasy World", San Francisco Chronicle, archived from the original on 21 July 2011, retrieved 5 July 2007
  2. 1 2 Mason, Stewart. "Perspex Island – Robyn Hitchcock / Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians". AllMusic . Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  3. ↑ Kot, Greg (8 August 1991). "Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians: Perspex Island (A&M)". Chicago Tribune . Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  4. 1 2 Arnold, Gina (9 August 1991). "Perspex Island". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  5. ↑ Quantick, David (2 November 1991). "Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians: Perspex Island". NME . p. 33.
  6. ↑ Considine, J. D. (2004). "Robyn Hitchcock". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp.  378–380. ISBN   0-7432-0169-8.
  7. ↑ Maier, Dan (December 1991). "Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians: Perspex Island". Select . No. 18. p. 69.
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