I'll resume posting again (assuming I'm still alive) on the 27th with the following 1987 songs from A Bad Case of History: If there is any Robyn Hitchcock Christmas song let me know and I'll put it up on the 23rd, otherwise, there will be no entries between the 23rd and the 27th. So on the fourth of January (Monday) I'll begin with songs from Queen Elvis. I have a feeling this album could prove to be a little divisive. I know that for a lot of our American friends it's hugely important as it opened a portal to the RH canon, but for me it was simply the latest album, albeit a hotly anticipated one.

Obviously signing to a major label was a huge step for the band in terms of potential earnings and exposure but I think they tried a little too hard to fulfil A&M's remit rather than sticking to Robyn's usual uncompromising off-kilter-or-nothing policy.