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.
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 listingedit
All tracks composed by Robyn Hitchcock.
"Oceanside" – 3:48
"So You Think You're in Love" – 2:34
"Birds in Perspex" – 3:54
"Ultra Unbelievable Love" – 3:49
"Vegetation and Dimes" – 4:58
"Lysander" – 4:36
"Child of the Universe" – 4:21
"She Doesn't Exist" – 4:25
"Ride" – 5:04
"If You Go Away" – 4:55
"Earthly Paradise" – 6:34
Referencesedit
^Lanham, Tom (22 September 1991), , San Francisco Chronicle, archived from the original on 21 July 2011, retrieved 5 July 2007
^ abMason, Stewart. "Perspex Island – Robyn Hitchcock / Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
^Kot, Greg (8 August 1991). "Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians: Perspex Island (A&M)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
^Maier, Dan (December 1991). "Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians: Perspex Island". Select. No. 18. p. 69.
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perspex, island, ninth, studio, album, english, musician, robyn, hitchcock, fifth, with, backing, band, egyptians, released, discs, 1991, studio, album, robyn, hitchcock, egyptiansreleased1991genrealternative, rocklabelgo, discsproducerpaul, foxrobyn, hitchcoc. 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 Perspex IslandStudio album by Robyn Hitchcock and The EgyptiansReleased1991GenreAlternative rockLabelGo DiscsProducerPaul FoxRobyn Hitchcock chronologyEye 1990 Perspex Island 1991 Respect 1993 The group s third under their contract to A amp 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 editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 2 Chicago Tribune nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 3 Entertainment WeeklyB 4 NME5 10 5 The Rolling Stone Album Guide nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 6 Select4 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 editAll tracks composed by Robyn Hitchcock Oceanside 3 48 So You Think You re in Love 2 34 Birds in Perspex 3 54 Ultra Unbelievable Love 3 49 Vegetation and Dimes 4 58 Lysander 4 36 Child of the Universe 4 21 She Doesn t Exist 4 25 Ride 5 04 If You Go Away 4 55 Earthly Paradise 6 34References edit 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 a b Mason Stewart Perspex Island Robyn Hitchcock Robyn Hitchcock amp the Egyptians AllMusic Retrieved 8 January 2018 Kot Greg 8 August 1991 Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians Perspex Island A amp M Chicago Tribune Retrieved 8 January 2018 a b Arnold Gina 9 August 1991 Perspex Island Entertainment Weekly Retrieved 8 January 2018 Quantick David 2 November 1991 Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians Perspex Island NME p 33 Considine J D 2004 Robyn Hitchcock In Brackett Nathan Hoard Christian eds The New Rolling Stone Album Guide 4th ed Simon amp Schuster pp 378 380 ISBN 0 7432 0169 8 Maier Dan December 1991 Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians Perspex Island Select No 18 p 69 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Perspex Island amp oldid 1131754841, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
