Robyn Hitchcock - Acoustic Covers, Volume 2: 1991-1995

If you've been following my many Robyn Hitchcock postings here, you'll know that I generally post two kinds of albums for him: non-album tracks, and acoustic versions of his full band studio albums. But there's a third kind, which is albums containing nothing but acoustic cover versions. I have a whole bunch of those to post, but I've posted so many of the other two as I chronologically work my way through his long career that this is only the second acoustic covers album here.

Hitchcock has great taste in his covers, in my opinion. On this collection alone, he covers Bob Dylan (twice), Roxy Music, R.E.M., the Beatles (three times!), Richard Thompson, John Lennon, the Kinks, the Velvet Underground, and Pink Floyd. Classic songs by classic artists. Hitchcock isn't a fantastic singer, but he makes each song his own, and it's neat to hear these songs in all acoustic versions.

For most of these, the sound quality is excellent, but for a few songs, it's merely good. If that's an issue for you, you might want to remove those songs. The sound quality in this series generally gets better as it gets closer to current day.

Here's a list of the original artists for each song:

01 Linden Arden Stole the Highlights - Van Morrison
02 Nightfall - Incredible String Band
03 Day-O (The Banana Boat Song) (Acappella Version) - traditional / Harry Belafonte
04 Eight Miles High - Byrds
05 I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine - Bob Dylan
06 Visions of Johanna - Bob Dylan
07 Take a Chance with Me - Roxy Music
08 Man on the Moon - R.E.M.
09 Mrs. Robinson - Simon and Garfunkel
10 Stuck in the Middle with You - Stealer's Wheel
11 Sittin' on Top of the World (Solo Electric Version) - Mississippi Shieks
12 Yer Blues - Beatles
13 The Calvary Cross - Richard and Linda Thompson

Here's the usual song list:

01 Linden Arden Stole the Highlights (Robyn Hitchcock)
02 Nightfall (Robyn Hitchcock)
03 Day-O [The Banana Boat Song] [Acappella Version] (Robyn Hitchcock)
04 Eight Miles High [Acoustic Band Version] (Robyn Hitchcock)
05 I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine (Robyn Hitchcock)
06 Visions of Johanna (Robyn Hitchcock)
07 Take a Chance with Me (Robyn Hitchcock)
08 Man on the Moon (Robyn Hitchcock & Mike Mills)
09 Mrs. Robinson (Robyn Hitchcock & Mike Mills)
10 Stuck in the Middle with You (Robyn Hitchcock & Mike Mills)
11 Sittin' on Top of the World [Solo Electric Version] (Robyn Hitchcock)
12 Yer Blues (Robyn Hitchcock)
13 The Calvary Cross (Robyn Hitchcock)
14 Desolation Row (Robyn Hitchcock)

The Rattlin' Bog (Robyn Hitchcock)

https://www.upload.ee/files/15271927/RobynH_1991-1995_AcousticCoversVolume2_atse.zip.html

I made the cover based on a photo from 1995.