| Old Rottenhat | ||||
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| Released | November 1985 | |||
| Recorded | 1984–1985 | |||
| Studio | West 3 Studios, Acton, London; Acre Lane Studios, Brixton, London | |||
| Genre | Canterbury scene, art rock | |||
| Length | 43:49 | |||
| Label | Rough Trade | |||
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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 to Michael Bettaney, a UK MI5 intelligence officer who in 1984 was convicted for acting as an agent-in-place for the Soviet Union.[1]