- psychedelic folk, alternative rock
- 39 min
- 14 tracks
- Midnight Music
I Often Dream of Trains is the third album by Robyn Hitchcock, released in 1984. It is Hitchcock's first acoustic-based album.
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Character-led, spare, intimate and contemplative.
- character-ledplot-driven
- sparerichly built
- intimateepic
- contemplativerelentless
- resolvedopen-ended
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Tracks
- A1Nocturne (Prelude)1:36
- A2Sometimes I Wish I Was a Pretty Girl1:56
- A3Cathedral3:40
- A4Uncorrected Personality Traits1:43
- A5Sounds Great When You’re Dead3:20
- A6Flavour of Night2:55
- A7Ye Sleeping Knights of Jesus3:59
- B1This Could Be the Day2:44
- B2Trams of Old London3:27
- B3Furry Green Atom Bowl3:15
- B4Heart Full of Leaves2:28
- B5Autumn Is Your Last Chance3:29
- B6I Often Dream of Trains2:25
- B7Nocturne (Demise)1:52
14 tracks, 39 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Robyn Hitchcock
- Label
- Midnight Music
- Released
- 1984
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- GB
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