1993 studio album by Julian Cope
The Skellington Chronicles is the tenth solo album by Julian Cope , released in June 1993 on Cope's own Ma-Gog label. It contains the previously released 1989 album Skellington and its sequel Skellington 2 , released here for the first time. Skellington 2 was, like its predecessor, recorded in just two days on April 21–22, 1993.
The Skellington Chronicles was re-released as Ye Skellington Chronicles in 1999 with one song removed from the track listing and two bonus tracks.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Julian Cope , except where noted
Skellington 1 No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Doomed" 3:38 2. "Beaver" 2:27 3. "Me and Jimmy Jones" 1:27 4. "Robert Mitchum" Cope, Ian McCulloch 2:39 5. "Out of My Mind on Dope and Speed" 3:26 6. "Don't Crash Here" 0:56 7. "Everything Playing at Once" 1:29 8. "Little Donkey" 2:41 9. "Great White Wonder" 2:10 10. "Incredibly Ugly Girl" 3:01 11. "No How, No Why, No Way, No Where, No When" 1:56 12. "Commin' Soon" 2:16
Skellington 2 No. Title Writer(s) Length 13. "Electrical Stormgirl" 1:48 14. "Poppins" 1:36 15. "Skip" 1:29 16. "I've Got My T.V. and My Pills" 1:37 17. "The Angel and the Fellatress" 3:54 18. "Waco-Pops" 1:35 19. "Common Land at Water's Edge" 2:27 20. "Scud-U-Like" 0:44 21. "Grimreaper Is a Krautrocker" Cope, Rooster Cosby, Donald Ross Skinner 8:29 22. "American Tragedy" 1:17 23. "Wayland's Smithy Has Wings" 1:31 24. "Madonna Baglady Blues" 4:38 25. "London Underground" 1:59 Total length: 61:36
Ye Skellington Chronicles (1999, Head Heritage)
Skellington 1 No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Doomed" 3:38 2. "Beaver" 2:27 3. "Me and Jimmy Jones" 1:27 4. "Robert Mitchum" Cope, McCulloch 2:39 5. "Out of My Mind on Dope and Speed" 3:26 6. "Don't Crash Here" 0:56 7. "Everything Playing at Once" 1:29 8. "Little Donkey" 2:41 9. "Great White Wonder" 2:10 10. "Incredibly Ugly Girl" 3:01 11. "No How, No Why, No Way, No Where, No When" 1:56 12. "Commin' Soon" 2:16
Skellington 2 No. Title Length 13. "Electrical Stormgirl" 1:48 14. "Poppins" 1:36 15. "Skip" 1:29 16. "I've Got My T.V. and My Pills" 1:37 17. "The Angel and the Fellatress" 3:54 18. "Waco-Pops" 1:35 19. "Common Land at Water's Edge" 2:27 20. "Scud-U-Like" 0:44 21. "American Tragedy" 1:17 22. "Wayland's Smithy Has Wings" 1:31 23. "Madonna Baglady Blues" 4:38 24. "London Underground" 1:59
Bonus tracks No. Title Length 25. "Skellington Anti-Polltax Live in Lambeth, England (Medley)" 5:01 26. "Trampolene" (hidden track ) 6:52 Total length: 65:00
Notes
"Skellington Anti-Polltax Live in Lambeth, England (Medley)" was recorded at Brixton Fridge , May 1990.
The track "Grimreaper Is a Krautrocker" from The Skellington Chronicles is not included on Ye Skellington Chronicles .
Personnel
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.
Skellington 1
Julian Cope - vocals, acoustic guitar (also performed pseudonymously as "Double DeHarrison" playing piano and organ)
Donald Ross Skinner - electric guitar, piano, organ
Mark "Rooster" Cosby - drums, percussion, horns
Hugo Nicolson - horns
Skellington 2
Julian Cope - vocals, guitar, bass
Donald Ross Skinner - keyboards, guitar, bass on "Poppins", drums on "Skip" and "The Angel and the Fellatress"
Mark "Rooster" Cosby - drums, saxophone, guitar on "Poppins"
Luke Tunney - trumpet
Shaun Harvey - keyboards on "Grimreaper Is a Krautrocker"
Technical
Julian Cope - producer, director, design
Donald Ross Skinner - compiling, editing
Mark "Rooster" Cosby - co-director
Hugo Nicolson - engineer, mixing
Shaun Harvey - engineer, mixing
Rob Carter - design, artwork
Lisa Bennett - design
Donato Cinicolo - photography
Cally Callomon - photography
References
Collins, Andrew. "Skellington Chronicles review ". Select . Retrieved on 19 March 2018.
Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music: Concise (5th ed.). Omnibus Press . ISBN 9780857125958 . Retrieved 19 March 2018.
Head Heritage - Story of the Drude Headheritage.co.uk. Retrieved 19 March 2018
Head Heritage - Discography Headheritage.co.uk. Retrieved 19 March 2018
The Skellington Chronicles/Ye Skellington Chronicles (CD liner notes). Julian Cope . Ma-Gog/Head Heritage . 1993/1999.{{cite AV media notes }}
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