''Mid-Eighties'' is a 1993 compilation album by

Robert Wyatt Robert Wyatt (born Robert Wyatt-Ellidge, 28 January 1945) is an English retired musician. A founding member of the influential Canterbury scene bands Soft Machine and Matching Mole, he was initially a kit drummer and singer before becoming para ...

that contains various tracks from that period, including the whole of his 1985 album ''

Old Rottenhat ''Old Rottenhat'' is the fourth studio album by Robert Wyatt. It was released in November 1985, and in 1993 it was reissued in its entirety as part of the CD '' Mid-Eighties''. The album was produced and performed solo by Wyatt, and is dedicated ...

'', and his 1984 EP ''Work in Progress''. It is issued by

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and

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and distributed by

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Track listing

#"Yolanda" – 4:12 #"Te Recuerdo Amanda" (

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) – 3:33 #" Biko" (

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) – 4:38 #"Amber and the Amberines" – 4:11 #"

Memories of You "Memories of You" is a popular song about nostalgia with lyrics written by Andy Razaf and music composed by Eubie Blake and published in 1930. Song history The song was introduced by singer Minto Cato in the Broadway show '' Lew Leslie's Bl ...

" (

Andy Razaf Andy Razaf (born Andriamanantena Paul Razafinkarefo; December 16, 1895 – February 3, 1973) was the American lyricist of such well-known songs as " Ain't Misbehavin'" and " Honeysuckle Rose". He was also a composer, poet and vocalist. Biograph ...

Eubie Blake James Hubert "Eubie" Blake (February 7, 1887 – February 12, 1983) was an American pianist and composer of ragtime, jazz, and popular music. Blake began his career in 1912, and during World War I he worked in partnership with the singer, drum ...

) – 2:58 # 'Round Midnight" (

Thelonious Monk Thelonious Sphere Monk ( October 10, 1917 – February 17, 1982) was an American Jazz piano, jazz pianist and composer. He had a unique improvisational style and made numerous contributions to the Jazz standard, standard jazz repertoire, includ ...

Bernie Hanighen Bernard D. Hanighen (April 27, 1908 in Omaha, Nebraska – October 19, 1976 in New York City, New York) was an American songwriter and record producer, best known for " When a Woman Loves a Man", and writing lyrics to the jazz composition " 'Ro ...

) – 4:09 #"Pigs" – 2:39 #"Chairman Mao" – 6:15 #"Alliance" – 4:24 #"The United States of Amnesia" – 5:51 #"East Timor" – 2:53 #"Speechless" – 3:37 #"The Age of Self" – 2:50 #"Vandalusia" – 2:43 #"The British Road" – 6:48 #"Mass Medium" – 4:17 #"Gharbzadegi" – 8:24 #"P.L.A." – 2:05 #"Alfie and Robert Sail Off Into the Sunset" – 1:40 (

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track based on

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' "You're Wondering Now") Tracks 1–4 were originally released as ''Work in Progress''. Tracks 9–18 comprise the whole album ''

'' in the original order, all selections from which were written by Wyatt.

External links

Allmusic review
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