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- Element of Light
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Robyn Hitchcock
Released 1986

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The Can Opener [*]
02:25
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songs

- 1
- If You Were a Priest
- 02:58
- 144 plays

- 2
- Winchester
- 04:59
- 135 plays

- 3
- Somewhere Apart
- 02:48
- 116 plays

- 4
- Ted, Woody and Junior
- 02:51
- 105 plays

- 5
- The President
- 04:16
- 320 plays

- 6
- Raymond Chandler Evening
- 02:13
- 239 plays

- 7
- Bass
- 03:00
- 170 plays

- 8
- Airscape
- 05:08
- 126 plays

- 9
- Never Stop Bleeding
- 02:46
- 123 plays

- 10
- Lady Waters and the Hooded One
- 05:36
- 113 plays

- 11
- The Black Crow Knows
- 03:33
- 87 plays

- 12
- The Crawling
- 03:19
- 123 plays

- 13
- The Leopard
- 04:19
- 97 plays

- 14
- Tell Me About Your Drugs
- 02:41
- 122 plays

- 15
- The Can Opener [*]
- 02:25
- 63 plays

- 16
- Raymond Chandler Evening [#][*][Demo Version]
- 01:54
- 63 plays

- 17
- The President [#][*][Demo Version]
- 03:45
- 54 plays

- 18
- If You Were a Priest [#/*/demo version]
- 02:45
- 42 plays

- 19
- Airscape [Live][#][*]
- 04:47
- 45 plays

- 20
- The Leopard [#][*][Demo Version]
- 05:13
- 43 plays

album review

Element of Light, Hitchcock's second studio album with the Egyptians, remains one of his finest moments and offers a convincing argument for his talents as a pop craftsman. Using John Lennon's work for Revolver and The Beatles as a template, Hitchcock wrote an elegant set of songs for Element of Light, songs that contained all of his cryptic lyrical sensibilities, yet featured more refined melodies and song structures. The Egyptians play with a subtle grace, moving between the stately "Winchester" and light psychedelia of "If You Were a Priest" to the bracing attack of "Tell Me About Your Drugs" with ease. While it sacrifices some of the edgy tension of Hitchcock's earlier work, Element of Light is his most melodic and eerily beautiful record. [In 2008, Yep Roc released a new edition of Element of Light which included the original album re-mastered, six bonus cuts (four of which had never seen the light of day) and expanded packaging.] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide