Propellor Time

Propellor Time
Studio album by Robyn Hitchcock & The Venus 3
Released	22 March 2010 (2010-03-22)
Recorded	2009
Genre	Folk pop
Label	Yep Roc
Robyn Hitchcock & The Venus 3 chronology
Goodnight Oslo (2009) Propellor Time (2010) Tromsø, Kaptein (2011)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Classic Rock	[1]
AllMusic	[2]

Propellor Time is the seventeenth studio album by Robyn Hitchcock, the third and last recorded with The Venus 3 (Peter Buck of R.E.M., Scott McCaughey of Young Fresh Fellows and Bill Rieflin of Ministry and R.E.M.). It was released in 2010 via Yep Roc.

Additionally, an array of guest musicians collaborated with Hitchcock on Propellor Time; selected tracks feature contributions (some dating back to the Olé! Tarantula era) from John Paul Jones, Johnny Marr, Nick Lowe, and former Soft Boy/Egyptian bandmate Morris Windsor.

Different versions of "The Afterlight", "Luckiness" and "Sickie Boy" had appeared on previous releases.

Outtakes from the Propellor Time recording sessions are available on tracks 2, 5, 6 and 12 of the 2010 Hitchcock rarities compilation, Trolley Bus 2.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Robyn Hitchcock, except where noted

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Star of Venus"		4:21
2.	"The Afterlight"		3:51
3.	"Luckiness"		3:13
4.	"Ordinary Millionaire"	music by Johnny Marr	3:52
5.	"John in the Air"		2:56
6.	"Propellor Time"	music by Peter Buck	5:13
7.	"Primitive"		3:42
8.	"Sickie Boy"		3:59
9.	"Born on the Wind"		5:15
10.	"Evolove"		3:58

Personnel

Robyn Hitchcock & The Venus 3

• Robyn Hitchcock – lead vocals, guitar, harmonica, keyboards
• Peter Buck  – 12-string electric guitar, 6-string acoustic guitar
• Scott McCaughey  – bass, vocals
• Bill Rieflin  – drums

Additional Musicians

• Chris Ballew  – guitar, backing vocals, piano
• Charlie Francis – keyboards, mellotrons
• John Paul Jones  – mandolin
• Nick Lowe  – backing vocals
• Neil MacColl – banjo
• Johnny Marr  – guitar
• Kate St John  – oboe, treated accordion
• Morris Windsor – backing vocals
• Ruby Wright – musical saw

References

1. Terry Staunton Classic Rock, April 2010, Issue 143.
2. AllMusic review

External links

1. Propellor Time robynhitchcock.com