I Wanna Go Backwards

I Wanna Go Backwards
Compilation album by Robyn Hitchcock
Released November 13, 2007
Genre Rock
Label Yep Roc Records
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I Wanna Go Backwards is a Robyn Hitchcock box set released in 2007 on Yep Roc Records. The set contains reissues of three of Hitchcock's albums, each with bonus tracks, and also a two-disc rarities set, While Thatcher Mauled Britain. The set consists of five CDs, and was also released as a limited edition of eight vinyl LPs.

Disc 1 — Black Snake Dîamond Röle

The first disc of the set consists of Hitchcock's first album, Black Snake Dîamond Röle, originally released in 1981. Tracks 1-10 comprise the original album, and tracks 11-18 are bonus tracks.

  1. The Man Who Invented Himself
  2. Brenda's Iron Sledge
  3. Do Policemen Sing?
  4. The Lizard
  5. Meat
  6. Acid Bird
  7. I Watch The Cars
  8. Out Of The Picture
  9. City Of Shame
  10. Love
  11. All I Wanna Do Is Fall In Love
  12. A Skull, A Suitcase & A Long Red Bottle Of Wine
  13. It Was The Night
  14. I Watch The Cars No. 2
  15. Give Me A Spanner Ralph
  16. It's A Mystic Trip
  17. Grooving On A Inner Plane
  18. Happy The Golden Prince

Disc 2 — I Often Dream of Trains

The second disc contains Hitchcock's third album, I Often Dream of Trains, originally released in 1984. Tracks 1-14 comprise the original album, and tracks 15-24 are bonus tracks.

  1. Nocturne (prelude)
  2. Sometimes I Wish I Was A Pretty Girl
  3. Cathedral
  4. Uncorrected Personality Traits
  5. Sounds Great When You're Dead
  6. Flavour Of Light
  7. Ye Sleeping Nights Of Jesus
  8. This Could Be The Day
  9. Trams Of Old London
  10. Furry Green Atom Bowl
  11. Heart Full Of Leaves
  12. Autumn Is Your Last Chance
  13. I Often Dream Of Trains
  14. Nocturne (Demise)
  15. Winter Love
  16. The Bones In The Ground
  17. My Favourite Buildings
  18. I Used To Say I Love You
  19. Chant/Aether
  20. Heart Full Of Leaves (Alternate)
  21. I Often Dream Of Trains (Demo)
  22. Not Even A Nurse
  23. Slow Chant/That's Fantastic Mother Church
  24. Traveller's Fare

Disc 3 — Eye

The third disc contains Hitchcock's 1990 album, Eye. Tracks 1-17 comprise the original CD version of the album, and tracks 18-21 are bonus tracks. The original CD release also contained a track called "College of Ice", which is instead included on disc 5 of I Wanna Go Backwards.

  1. Cynthia Mask
  2. Certainly Cliquot
  3. Queen Elvis
  4. Flesh Cartoons
  5. Chinese Water Python
  6. Executioner
  7. Linctus House
  8. Sweet Ghost Of Light
  9. Transparent Lover
  10. Beautiful Girl
  11. Clean Steve
  12. Raining Twilight Coast
  13. Agony Of Pleasure
  14. Glass Hotel
  15. Satellite
  16. Aquarium
  17. Queen Elvis II
  18. Century
  19. Shimmering Distant Love
  20. Lovers Turn To Skulls
  21. The Beauty Of Earl's Court

Disc 4 — While Thatcher Mauled Britain

Disc 4 is a rarities disc compiled for this set.

  1. She Reached For A light
  2. August Hair
  3. Take Your Knife Out Of My Back
  4. Fiend Before The Shrine
  5. Raymond Chandler Evening
  6. Birdshead
  7. Victorian Squid
  8. You've Got
  9. Captain Dry
  10. Raining Twilight Coast (Demo)
  11. Point It At Gran
  12. Vegetable Friend
  13. Flesh Number 1
  14. Surgery
  15. I Got A Message For You
  16. If I Could Look
  17. Parachutes & Jellyfish
  18. Queen Elvis (Demo)
  19. Nothing
  20. Stranded In The Future
  21. Melting Arthur
  22. The Abandoned Brain
  23. You're So Repulsive
  24. Opiatrescence

Disc 5 — While Thatcher Mauled Britain

Disc 5 is a second disc of rarities compiled for this set.

  1. September Cones
  2. Lovely Golden Villains
  3. Dr Sticky (live)
  4. Toadboy
  5. Trash
  6. Pit Of Souls (Country Version)
  7. Mr Deadly
  8. Let There Be More Darkness
  9. Listening To The Higsons
  10. College Of Ice
  11. My Favourite Buildings (Demo)
  12. Lightplug
  13. Sleeping Knights Of Jesus (Demo)
  14. Insect Mother
  15. I Wanna Go Backwards

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