"I 'spect you wish my skin was made of glass, so you could see what I'm digesting.   But the feeling's mutual, and there are a lot more of you than there are of me."  --Robyn Hitchcock, live at the Knitting Factory, NYC, March 1997

the ongoing tribute to the music of Robyn Hitchcock Now in our 15th year! 1994-2008 Glass Flesh Volume 3 has been released!

Reviews - Releases - MySpace - Tracklist - Order now! (plus! special deal on purchasing all 3 volumes!)

What is GLASS FLESH?

Glass Flesh is a world-wide Robyn Hitchcock tribute project that has seen the creation of multiple cassette and professional CD releases. Participants have included such indie darlings as singer-songwriter Vic Chesnutt and members of the beloved "Elephant 6" collective - including members of such groups as the Decemberists, Elf Power, Marshmallow Coast and others.

What is GLASS FLESH 3? It's our third CD release (The first was in 1996 and the second was in 2001.) This one is an extremely limited edition home made CD-R. All 30 copies of this release have been sold! Thanks for your interest. You can hear samples of all of the three discs at MySpace. Advantages of the CD-R over downloading the MP3s only: Plays in any CD player or computer You have a physical backup of the music on disc Very nifty and clever artwork and design by Hipgnomis Numbered limited edition disc is highly collectible Higher sound quality on many tracks

This is the tracklisting, with links to find out more about these fine musical artists.

1 Flesh Number One (Beatle Dennis) - Hope Chest
A cheerful rendition, featuring a little Roxy Music music at the end.

2 Raining Twilight Coast - Jen Bernard
Beautiful and spare live track from the Robyn tribute gig in Portland, OR in 2000. [mp3]

3 Chinese Bones - Mark Gloster
Mark the Shark does it again with a powerful and well rendered track, his third for the Glass Flesh endeavor.

4 Knife - Dolph Chaney
Some flat out cool sound collages make this cut a winner - indeed, better than the original.

5 A Happy Bird is a Filthy Bird - The Love Tree
Again, I'd rate this above the original recording.

6 Luminous Rose - 4 Elements
It's the song many RH fans love to hate, but what a beautiful interpretation with a string section and female vocals.

7 Old Pervert - Smelly Tongues
The other live track on this disc, it's a kick down the doors barn burner.

8 Do Policemen Sing - Centralux
Brilliant take on a classic Hitchcock tune - faithful, yet creative.

9 The Pigworker - Ryan Conners
A sort of BBC Radiophonic Workshop influence graces this early song - unexpected and stylistically inventive.

10 When I Was Dead - 50 Cent Haircut
A smoky country and western flavor infuses what some have called the best Robyn Hitchcock cover they've ever heard. [mp3]

11 Veins of the Queen - Yarn
Deep and complex; highly listenable and catchy. [mp3]

12 Never Stop Bleeding - Lamps
The breathwork will leave you breathless.

13 Creatures of Light - Monkey Typing Pool
Epic take on this little known track released only on flexidisc in the dark days of the early 90s.

14 Birdshead - Skates & Rays
Fun and energy-packed tune bursts from your speakers.

15 Give it to the Soft Boys - The X-mans
Spiffy version with rainstick features (as far as I know) the only father-daughter team to record a Hitchcock song.

16 The Man Who Invented Himself - Adam Leonard
An infectious folk drone version of this great Syd Barrett tribute from Black Snake Diamond Role.

17 If You Were a Priest - The Cogs
Sweet and short post-punk confection. [mp3]

18 The Man with the Lightbulb Head - Gareth Davies
Faithful and fun right down to the evil laugh!

19 Only the Stones Remain - Number Nine Line
NoNL venture into eastern-mysticism-inspired trance music - no survivors. (Except Stonehenge).

20 So You Think You're in Love - Canadian Invasion
Slow and savory, it gets under your skin in a good way.

Previous Releases of GLASS FLESH

The Second CD (2001)
is known as Glass Flesh 2

The First CD (1996)
you can read about the first CD on the venerable fegmania.org, cornerstone of Robyn content on the web.

The Cassettes (1994-5)
There's a legacy site dedicated to the Cassettes on the venerable fegmania.org as well.

Purchase the CDs (now with PayPal!) Here is the order form.

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