''Queen Elvis'' is the seventh
studio album
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by English musician
Robyn Hitchcock, released on
A&M Records in 1989. It is his fourth studio album to be released with his band
The Egyptians
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.
Having signed to A&M in 1988, this second set for the label was unreleased in Hitchcock's home country the UK. The album's cover depicts Hitchcock in a
red telephone box, illuminated from the inside. Tracks 11 and 12 below are remixes of 2 album tracks ("Veins of the Queen" and "Freeze"), and were included on the original A&M US CD release.
The track "Queen Elvis" appears on his next album, ''
Eye
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'', with a second version "Queen Elvis II" available as a bonus track.
Track listing
All songs written by Robyn Hitchcock.
# "Madonna of the Wasps" – 3:05
# "The Devils Coachman" – 2:33
# "Wax Doll" – 4:12
# "Knife" – 3:24
# "Swirling" – 3:38
# "One Long Pair of Eyes" – 4:57
# "Veins of the Queen" – 3:24
# "Freeze" – 4:46
# "Autumn Sea" – 4:23
# "Superman" – 3:48
# "Veins of the Queen" (Royal mix) – 4:00
# "Freeze" (Shatter mix) – 4:16
Charts
References
Robyn Hitchcock albums
1989 albums
A&M Records albums
Albums produced by Robyn Hitchcock
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