November, 1982
TECHNICAL INFORMATION:
These are a random selection of songs from various session over the past year. "Eaten By Her Own Dinner" was recorded in November '81 and represents my most recent attempt to work in a recording studio -- my ideal sound would be on a cassette machine in Green Park underground. The accordion was added at Bill Carter's suggestion. "Listening To The Higsons" was taped by Matthew Seligman on a portastudio in a barn in Sussex, not far from where Dennis Healey lives, on a full moon. Your stereo may need a new needle but the vocal sound is intentional. At the beginning of the song I play a wok (Chinese cooking utensil) 1/3 full of water, tipped through an angle of 40 degrees to vary the pitching. Using my left forearm to cradle it against my chest, I struck it repeatedly with a wooden spoon. the last track, "Dr. Sticky" was spontaneously recorded at Smithsound, and hasn't been tampered with before or since. This song is not a dig at anybody: it is a celebration of fact, much like the Falklands victory parades. James approximated the rhythm I was playing on the guitar with the drum machine, and added some percussion of his own. James, incidentally, is going to be an ostrich.
Luthor Paisley
November 1982
"Eaten By Her Own Dinner"
Recorded on 8-track at Alaska; Engineer -- Ian O'Higgins
Robyn Hitchcock -- Guitar, Vocal; Bill Carter -- Guitar
Chris Thompson -- Bass; John Kingham -- Drums; Andy Metcalfe -- Accordion
"Listening To The Higsons"
Recorded on 4-track cassette (see above) June '82
Robyn Hitchcock -- 12-string guitars, Wok & Vocal
Drum machine programmed by Vince Ely
"Dr. Sticky"
Recorded on stereo Revox at 15ips by James A. Smith Dec '81 at Smithsound UK
Robyn Hitchcock -- Guitar & Vocal; Drums by machine, controller -- James
1982 Midnight Music (Records) Ltd. 58 Islip Manor Raod, Northolt, Middlesex, UB5 SEA.
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