Promo, Compilation, Bootleg, Video, & Session Discography

PROMOTIONAL RELEASES(incomplete):

Relativity Records 1986:
Exploding In Silence - 12" vinyl, plain black sleeve (commercial version was picture disc)

From Element Of Light, Relativity 1987:
"If You Were A Priest" b/w "Somewhere Apart" - vinyl only in plain black sleeve)

From Globe Of Frogs, A&M 1988:
"Globe Of Frogs (electric version)" b/w "The Ghost Ship"- on green vinyl only, picture sleeve)
"Flesh Number One (Beetle Dennis)" b/w "Legalized Murder"- on blue vinyl only, picture sleeve)
"Balloon Man" (both sides) - 12" vinyl in plain black sleeve and 7" with picture sleeve & generic A&M sleeve
"Balloon Man" b/w "Globe Of Frogs (electric version)" - 7" with/ picture sleeve, promo & commercial copies
"Balloon Man," "Globe Of Frogs (electric)" "The Ghost Ship" (also released commercially on CD3 and later on standard CD5)

From Queen Elvis, A&M 1989:
"Madonna Of The Wasps" b/w "Spoken Word intro One Long Pair Of Eyes," "More Than This" (live from McCabes in Santa Monica, CA 7/30/88) - CD and 12" purple vinyl with/ picture sleeve
"Madonna Of The Wasps" (edit & LP versions) - CD in clear jewel box, purple CD graphics
"One Long Pair Of Eye"s b/w "The Ghost In You" (live at McCabes 7/30/88), "Freeze (shatter mix)" - CD and 12" red vinyl
"One Long Pair Of Eyes" (edit & LP versions) - CD in clear jewel box, green CD graphics
Robyn Hitchcock Interview w/ Deidre O' Donoghue - 12" vinyl only

From Perspex Island, A&M 1991:
"So You Think You're In Love" b/w "Watch Your Intelligence" - 12" vinyl with picture sleeve
"So You Think You're In Love" - single track CD in picture sleeve
"Dark Green Energy" b/w "Ultra Unbelievable Love," "Ride (demo version)" - 12" vinyl with picture sleeve
"Ultra Unbelievable Love," "Dark Green Energy" - CD in picture sleeve
"Oceanside" b/w "Fair Play," "Linden Arden Stole The Highlights," "One Long Pair Of Eyes" (all live from McCabes - Santa Monica, CA 5/5/91) - 12" vinyl with picture sleeve
"Oceanside" - single track CD in picture sleeve

From Respect,A&M 1992:
"The Yip Song," "The Live-In Years," "Bright Fresh Flower" - CD in gatefold picture sleeve
"Driving Aloud (Radio Storm)," "Allright Yeah" - CD in gatefold picture sleeve
"Driving Aloud (Radio Storm)" - single track CD in different picture sleeve than above

A&M, 1992
Live Death, 12" EP, recorded live at First Avenue (Minneapolis), The Ritz (NYC), and McCabe's (Santa Monica, CA)

Rhino, 1994
Catalog Sampler, 30-track CD of selections from their reissues

From Moss Elixir, Warner Brothers 1996:
Moss Elixir, advance release - CD in a cardboard sleeve with a drawing by Robyn
Beautiful Queen, LP track plus RH solo live performance of Dylan's "Royal Albert Hall" concert - CD in cardboard sleeve performance of Dylan's famous concert
Radio Sampler – 4 song CD released in Germany by Warner Brothers

From Storefront Hitchcock, Warner Brothers, 1998:
Storefront Hitchcock, advance release - CD in a cardboard sleeve with sticker of cover image and info

From Jewels For Sophia, Warner Brothers, 1999:
Rare Jewels, four song CD EP, 1999

PROMO VARIOUS ARTIST COMPILATIONS (incomplete):

Pave The Earth (A&M)- 17 track CD multi-artist compilation includes "Birdshead" live from McCabes.

If We Give You this CD Will You Be Our Best Friend? (A&M/US only, 1991). Includes "So You Think You're In Love" and "Watch Your Intelligence."

Twin/Tone Catalog Sampler (Restless/US, 1992). Includes "Satelite" from Eye.

Always The Bridesmaid (US, 1993). Includes "Arms Of Love" from Respect.

South By Southwest Live Vol. Two - 14 track CD multi-artist live compilation, includes an unlisted bonus track of a spoken word piece entitled "Moose Mark and The Prince Of Cones" recorded live in Austin.

Stereo-Phonic Pop Culture - 1996 multi-artist compilation CD given away with copies of Pop Culture Press Magazine from Austin. Includes a live version of Lou Reed's "Caroline Says" from CBC-FM, Vancouver, Canada.

SXSW Live Volume 5 - 1998 34-track 2CD multi-artist live compilation, includes "Madonna Of The Wasps" live in Austin in 1997. Robyn's name is misspelled on the sleeve.

COMMERCIAL VARIOUS ARTIST COMPILATIONS (incomplete):

Between Today And Tomorrow (Midnight Music/UK, 1986). Includes "Song No. 4" and "Egyptian Cream."

Read My Lips: New Music That Leaves You Speechless (A&M/Holland, 1989). Includes "Madonna Of The Wasps" and "Veins Of the Queen."

Time Between (Imaginary Records/UK, 1989). Various artists performing songs of the Byrds. Nigel & The Crosses play "Wild Mountain Thyme."

Alvin Lives In Leeds (Midnight Music, 1990). Assembled to aid the anti-poll tax fund. All artists play songs from the '70s. Robyn & Andy Metcalfe perform "Kung Fu Fighting."

Best of Mountain Stage, Volume Two (Blue Plate Music/US, 1991). "Arms Of Love" with Deni Bonet on violin.

Succour: The Terrascope Benefit Album (Ptolemaic Terrascope/UK, 1996). "She Was Sinister But She Was Happy" (previously unreleased early version).

Succour: The Terrascope Benefit Album (Ptolemaic Terrascope/UK, 1996). "She Was Sinister But She Was Happy" (previously unreleased early version).

Listen to What The Man Said: Popular Artists Pay TributeTo The Music of Paul McCartney, (Oglio Records, 2001). Robyn and the other Soft Boys play "Let Me Roll It"

Ernie: Songs of Ernest Noyes Brookings (Gadfly Records, 2001). Robyn, accompanied by the band Bangalore perform "Book" music by Robyn and lyrics being by octogenarian poet Brookings.

BOOTLEG RELEASES (incomplete):

The Soft Boys: The Day They Ate Brick (Polarad, 1987). Tracks from the legendary Radar demos.

The Soft Boys: 1980 Rehearsals (Black Snake Records). 7" blue vinyl in lousy sleeve. Tracks: "Look Into Your Mirror " (live), "I Wanna Destroy You" (demo), "Unknown Track," "Like A Real Smoothie."

The Soft Boys (Black Snake Records, 1986). 7" red vinyl in poor quality sleeve. Features 2 live tracks ("Give ItTo The Soft Boys" and "Heartbreak Hotel") and 2 outtakes from 1978 ("Which Of Us Is Me" and "Salamander").

Robyn Hitchcock Live, November, 1986. 7" green vinyl in sub-standard sleeve. Tracks: "Rain," "Eight Miles High," "Book Of Love," "Calvary Cross."

The Man Who Invented Himself (Greek "Best Of" LP, 1986). A dodgy compilation in a great sleeve. All tracks were taped from various LPs and are: "Brenda's Iron Sledge," "The Lizard," "Acid Bird," "Dancing On God's Thumb," "Eaten By Her Own Dinner," "The Man With The Lightbulb Head," "This Could Be The Day," "Egyptian Cream," "Fifty-Two Stations," "The Rain," "Heaven," "Young People Scream," "Cathedral America."

The Soft Boys: A Tin Of Crabs (Crabs Moon Records, 1987). 7" in exemplary sleeve. Tracks: "Sacred Crab," "School Dinner blues," "Have A Heart Betty," "Rock 'n' Roll Toilet," all of which are from A Can Of Bees and were left off other versions.

More Songs About Churches And Fish (Churches & Fish, 1987). 7" in a fine sleeve utilizing a cartoon of Robyn's and including a discography. The tracks were derived from CD-only bonus selections and are: "The Leopard," "The Black Crow Knows," "I Used To Say I Love You," "Mellow Together"

A Soft Boy No More (Blue Lake Records). A live LP recorded in Atlanta in 1985 with The Egyptians.

The Hooded One (Feg You Records, 1988). Live LP recorded in Washington in 1986 with The Egyptians. Great sleeve, so-so sound.

Bingo Hand Job. Robyn played at both of these shows at the Borderline in 1991. The LP and CD of the second show (15 March 1991) includes only "Listening To The Higsons," with Robyn's Billy Bragg's and Peter Holsapple's solo parts appearing only on the tapes. "Higsons" was performed by the entire "cast" of BHJ on the 15th only. The Egyptians played on the first night; only Robyn and Morris played on the second night.

Invisible History. A 1994 CD release of outtakes, live tracks and rarities.

Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians: Stand Back, Dennis! Recorded in Athens, Georgia, 1988, and featuring an appearance by Peter Buck. There are also a couple solo live radio performances from 1989.

Inflatable Hitchcock (no label, circa 2000) Two discs, recorded live at Fletcher's, Baltimore, MD, 27 October, 1999

Inflatable Hitchcock 2 (no label, circa 2000) Two discs, recorded live at Maxwell's, Hoboken, NJ, 2 November, 1999

VIDEOS:

Gotta Let ThisHen Out! (Jettisounds, 1985). Most tracks live from the Marquee, and also includes some promo videos. There are a couple Jettisound compilation videos which feature bits of "Hen."

Brenda Of The Lightbulb Eyes (A&M/US only, 1990). Promo videos, includes: "One Long Pair Of Eyes," "Madonna Of The Wasps," "Balloon Man," "Raymond Chandler Evening," "Brenda's Iron Sledge," "I Often Dream Of Trains," "The Man With The Lightbulb Head."

"Queen Elvis"/"Beautiful Girl" (A&M, promo only). "Queen Elvis is Version II.

NOTE: There is a video called Underground USA Volume 4 (Castle Hendring Videos), which lists Robyn on the box, but he is NOT included on the tape.

GUEST APPEARANCES BY ROBYN (incomplete):

Guitar on Tunnel Into Summer CD by Kimberley Rew (Gadfly Records, 2000)

Guitar and background vocals on the song "Straight From the Heart" Western Electric CD, band led by Sid Griffin (Gadfly, 2000)

Spoken monologue on the song "Your Day Will Come" on Let The War Against Music Begin by The Minus Five (Hollywood Records, 2001)

Spoken answer to the question "What Does the Milennium Mean to You?" on the CD Millennium Thoughts (Chrome Dreams, 1999).