Sealed ROBYN HITCHCOCK – GROOVY DECAY 1981 LP SOFT BOYS Punk STEVE HILLAGE Gong
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Don't let the slightly LIVED IN cover fool you because the vinyl is PRISTINE MINT !!! BE THE FIRST TO LISTEN
The Soft Boys Biography
by Denise Sullivan
The Soft Boys have turned out to be one of the most influential bands in shaping contemporary alternative music, though few are completely familiar with the quirky group's legacy. Formed in Cambridge, England in 1976 on the heels of the punk revolution, the Soft Boys eschewed the three-chord nihilism of punk and opted for a crude version of psychedelic/folk-rock that was well on its way out of fashion, but oddly, just on the cusp of a resurgence.
Robyn Hitchcock recruited Cambridge musicians Morris Windsor on drums, Andy Metcalfe on bass, and guitarist Alan Davies, and recorded Give It to the Soft Boys in Hitchcock's living room in 1976. Davies was soon replaced by guitarist Kimberley Rew. The band released a single, "(I Want to Be An) Anglepoise Lamp," followed by the Can of Bees album in 1979
While recording the follow-up, Metcalfe left the band and was replaced by Matthew Seligman. The new lineup started fresh and recorded Underwater Moonlight, the album that found them trading psychedelic jams for a more straight-ahead jangle pop-guitar rock sound. The LP has become extremely influential in the guitar rock canon; the Replacements, R.E.M., and the L.A. Paisley Underground scene all claimed it as a prime influence. The album launched a thousand bands, but it turned out to be the Soft Boys' swan song. Two more recordings were released posthumously: the 2 Halfs for the Price of One EP in 1981, and some early sessions compiled on Invisible Hits in 1983. The first EP was re-released in 1984 as Wading Through a Ventilator.
Windsor and Metcalfe began to collaborate with Hitchcock again in 1984 as the Egyptians, while Seligman became an in-demand session musician and Rew went on to form Katrina & the Waves. Hitchcock has had a prolific post-Soft Boys recording career, sticking to the unusual style he's forged and finessed since 1976, with many albums to his credit. Matthew Seligman died on April 17, 2020 due to complications from the COVID-19 virus; he was 64 years old.
Pressed on white vinyl.
Tracks A6 and B6 were to be included as bonus tracks not found on the original 1982 release. However, instead of "It Was the Night" appearing as track B6 (as listed), the actual song that plays is a repeat of "America".
Robyn Hitchcock – Groovy Decay
Label: Albion Records – ALLP 4.00008 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, White Country: Germany Released: 1985 Genre: Rock Style: Folk Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Indie Rock A1Nightride To Trinidad 3:29 A2
Fifty Two Stations 4:02 A3
Young People Scream 2:58 A4
Rain 4:45 A5
America 4:40 A6
How Do You Work This Thing 2:22 B1
Cars She Used To Drive 3:05 B2
Grooving On An Inner Plane 4:53 B3
St. Petersburg 2:46 B4
When I Was A Kid 3:59 B5
Midnight Fish Written-By – Discovert*, Hitchcock* 3:25 B6
It Was The Night 4:36
- Copyright © – Line Music GmbH – ALLP 4.00008
- Distributed By – Intercord Record Service – ALLP 4.00008
- Lacquer Cut At – Ham Audio – ALLP 4.00008
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Albion Records Ltd. – ALLP 4.00008
- Marketed By – Line Music GmbH – ALLP 4.00008
- Distributed By – Line Music GmbH – ALLP 4.00008
- Bass – Sara Lee
- Design [Sleeve] – Ken Ansell, Robyn Hitchcock
- Drums – Rod Johnson
- Engineer – Nick Cook
- Guitar, Vocals – Robyn Hitchcock
- Lacquer Cut By – HA*
- Other [Special Assistance] – James A. Smith, Richard Bishop (2)
- Photography By – Gavin Cochrane
- Producer – Steve Hillage
- Remix – Peter Wooliscroft*
- Saxophone – Anthony Thistlethwaite
- Trumpet [Uncredited] – Chris Cox (4) (tracks: A5)
- Written-By [Except Where Noted] – Hitchcock*
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