Propellor Time

Propellor Time is the seventeenth studio album by Robyn Hitchcock, the third and last recorded with The Venus 3 (Peter Buck of R.E.M., Scott McCaughey of Young Fresh Fellows and Bill Rieflin of Ministry and R.E.M.). It was released in 2010 via Yep Roc.

Propellor Time
Studio album by
Robyn Hitchcock & The Venus 3
ReleasedMarch 22, 2010 (2010-03-22)
Recorded2009
GenreFolk pop
LabelYep Roc
Robyn Hitchcock & The Venus 3 chronology
Goodnight Oslo
(2009)		 Propellor Time
(2010)		 Tromsø, Kaptein
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Classic Rock[1]
AllMusic[2]

Additionally, an array of guest musicians collaborated with Hitchcock on Propellor Time; selected tracks feature contributions (some dating back to the Olé! Tarantula era) from John Paul Jones, Johnny Marr, Nick Lowe, and former Soft Boy/Egyptian bandmate Morris Windsor.

Different versions of "The Afterlight", "Luckiness" and "Sickie Boy" had appeared on previous releases.

Outtakes from the Propellor Time recording sessions are available on tracks 2, 5, 6 and 12 of the 2010 Hitchcock rarities compilation, Trolley Bus 2.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Robyn Hitchcock, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Star of Venus" 4:21
2."The Afterlight" 3:51
3."Luckiness" 3:13
4."Ordinary Millionaire"music by Johnny Marr3:52
5."John in the Air" 2:56
6."Propellor Time"music by Peter Buck5:13
7."Primitive" 3:42
8."Sickie Boy" 3:59
9."Born on the Wind" 5:15
10."Evolove" 3:58

Personnel

Robyn Hitchcock & The Venus 3

Additional Musicians

References
  1. Terry Staunton Classic Rock, April 2010, Issue 143.
  2. AllMusic review
  1. Propellor Time robynhitchcock.com
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