Recorded live in London in 1985, GOTTA LET THIS HEN OUT! found a fully revitalised Robyn Hitchcock rolling along swimmingly with a band just beginning a long and fruitful roll. One previous studio album with the Egyptians, FEGMANIA! announced them in name, but the intervening time spent touring brought them to a cohesion in spirit as well. Hitchcock draws from his Soft Boys catalogue ("Kingdom Of Love", "Only The Stones Remain", and "Leppo And The Jooves") as well as each of his own solo releases.
Notably, the band brings spark and power to "The Cars She Used To Drive" and "America" which had first appeared on GROOVY DECAY, the album which had so demoralised Hitchcock that he took a sabbatical from the music business. It's rare for a band to record a live album this early in their career. Hearing these results, however, it's apparent that Robyn Hitchcock and The Egyptians did the right thing.|

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