Preorder Robyn Hitchcock's new album, 1967, on limited edition pink colored vinyl or place an order for a hardback edition of his recent memoir of the same name, and then make plans to join us in the record shop for a special instore performance and signing on Wednesday, September 18th. At 4:00 PM that day Hitchcock will perform a short, intimate set in celebration of the release of the 1967 album, and will then sign records and his book for attendees. Hitchcock is in Nashville to participate in AmericanaFest 2024 Conference & Music Festival and will be sitting down for a conversation with Holly George-Warren at the conference on Friday, 9/20.

All who place orders for the album & book for local, store pickup will receive a wristband. Wristbands are required for those 13+ and guarantee entrance to our event. You can read more about our upcoming performance and signing by Robyn Hitchcock on our site. here.

Robyn Hitchcock is a rock’n’roll surrealist. Born in London in 1953, he describes his songs as “paintings you can listen to”. As much a child of Dali, De Chirico and JG Ballard as of his 1960s musical heroes, he is a master of the absurd, reveling in the beauty of the unexpected. His first band The Soft Boys (1976 – 1981) has remained an influential art-rock touchstone for generations of musicians.

His latest album, 1967: Vacations In The Past is a loving acoustic tribute to his favourite year in rock music, featuring songs written by Jimi Hendrix, Ray Davies and Syd Barrett amongst others. The album serves as a companion piece to Hitchcock's memoir. Published this summer, 1967: How I Got There and Why I Never Left explores how that pivotal slice of time tastes to a bright, obsessive-compulsive boy who is shipped off to a hothouse academic boarding school as he reaches the age of thirteen—just as Bob Dylan’s Highway 61 Revisited starts to bite, and the Beatles’s Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band explodes.

When he arrives in January 1966, Robyn Hitchcock is still a boy pining for the comforts of home and his family’s loving au pair, Teresa. By December 1967, he’s mutated into a 6’2″ tall rabid Bob Dylan fan, whose two ambitions in life are to get really high and fly to Nashville.

In between—as the hippie revolution blossoms in the world outside—Hitchcock adjusts to the hierarchical, homoerotic world of Winchester, threading a path through teachers with arrested development, some oafish peers, and a sullen old maid—a very English freak show. On the way he befriends a cadre of bat-winged teenage prodigies and meets their local guru, the young Brian Eno.

At the end of 1967,all the ingredients are in place that will make Robyn Hitchcock a songwriter for life. But then again, does 1967 ever really end?

1967 is available to order here as a hardback book and pink colored vinyl LP. All orders placed for local, store pickup include a signing wristband.

PLEASE PLACE EVENT ORDERS (WITH WRISTBANDS) FOR LOCAL, STORE PICKUP. DO NOT PAY FOR SHIPPING - PLEASE SELECT LOCAL, STORE PICKUP.

~ This is an in person signing event, not for mail order. ~

Orders are limited to two per format, per customer / household—one wristband per album / book purchased—allowing for up to four people to receive wristbands per order placed. Wristbands are free with purchase for all local, store pickup orders. Wristbands are non-transferable. (Wristbands are not required for those 12 & under if attending with a wristband-holding adult.)

Preorders for local, store pickup may be picked up at Grimey’s.

*Please be certain your total does not include a shipping charge before checking out to ensure you have selected local, store pickup. Preorders placed for mail order will not include a wristband for our event.

All who preorder​ 1967 for local, store pickup in advance of September 18th will receive an email with preorder pickup and signing event details. Meanwhile please reach out to us if you have any questions about our event or preorder: grimeys.records (at) gmail.com.

**Preorders for store pickup will be held for three months after the event date. Please pick up your 1967 preorder no later than December 18th.