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Olé! Tarantula Studio album by Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Released October 3, 2006 Recorded 2006 Genre Folk pop Label Yep Roc Producer Kurt Bloch Professional reviews 
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Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 chronology Spooked
(2004)Olé! Tarantula
(2006)Goodnight Oslo
(2009)Olé! Tarantula is a 2006 album by Robyn Hitchcock, recorded with Peter Buck of R.E.M., Scott McCaughey of Young Fresh Fellows, and Bill Rieflin of Ministry, who are billed collectively as The Venus 3. It was recorded in Seattle, Washington.
The album contains ten original compositions, continuing largely in the vein of Hichcock's Spooked, which was also made in close collaboration with other musicians.
Of the tracks, "Adventure Rocket Ship" was pulled for a single and released with an animated promotional video. Several other tracks including "Olé Tarantula" and "(A Man's Gotta Know His Limitations) Briggs" had been in Hitchcock's live act for some time prior to this release. ("Briggs" had already seen light of day on Obliteration Pie.) The track "N.Y. Doll" is a eulogy of sorts to Arthur Kane, the New York Dolls bassist who had recently died.
Other guest musicians include former Soft Boys Morris Windsor and Kimberley Rew.
The cover image and internal cartoons are drawn by Hitchcock.
Track list
All tracks written by Hitchcock, except where stated
- "Adventure Rocket Ship" – 2:50
- "Underground Sun" – 3:57
- "Museum of Sex" – 4:00
- "Belltown Ramble" – 6:15
- "Olé! Tarantula" - 3:51
- "(A Man's Gotta Know His Limitations) Briggs" – 5:34
- "Red Locust Frenzy" – 3:00
- "'Cause It's Love (Saint Parallelogram)" (Lyrics: Hitchcock, Music: Hitchcock/Andy Partridge) – 3:23
- "The Authority Box" – 4:13
- "N.Y. Doll" – 3:45
External links
Solo albums Black Snake Diamond Röle • Groovy Decay • I Often Dream of Trains • Eye • Moss Elixir • Jewels for Sophia • Luxor • Spooked • Tromsø, Kapteinwith The Egyptians with The Venus 3 Olé! Tarantula • Goodnight Oslo • Propellor TimeLive albums Gotta Let This Hen Out! • Give It To The Thoth Boys - Live Oddities • The Kershaw Sessions • Storefront Hitchcock • Storefront Hitchcock L.P. • Live at the Cambridge Folk Festival • Robyn Sings • This is the BBC • Sex, Food, Death... and Tarantulas • I Often Dream of Trains in New YorkCompilations Groovy Decoy • Invisible Hitchcock • Gravy Deco • You & Oblivion • Mossy Liquor • A Star for Bram • Obliteration Pie • I Wanna Go Backwards • Shadow Cat • Luminous GrooveBest-ofs Categories:- Robyn Hitchcock albums
- 2006 albums
- Yep Roc Records albums
- 2000s folk album stubs
- 2000s pop album stubs
- Being There Magazine
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