The Skellington Chronicles

The Skellington Chronicles
The Skellington Chronicles
Studio album by Julian Cope
Released	June 1993
Recorded	April 1989, London; April 21–22, 1993, London
Genre	Rock, folk rock, neo-psychedelia
Length	61:36
Label	Ma-Gog
Producer	Julian Cope
Julian Cope chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[2]
Select	^[1]

The Skellington Chronicles is the tenth solo album by Julian Cope, released in June 1993 on Cope's own Ma-Gog label.^[3] It contains the previously released 1989 album Skellington and its sequel Skellington 2, released here for the first time.^[4] 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.^[5]

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}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

External links

[1] Collins, Andrew. "Skellington Chronicles review". Select. Retrieved on 19 March 2018.

[2] Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music: Concise (5th ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958. Retrieved 19 March 2018.

[3] Head Heritage - Story of the Drude Headheritage.co.uk. Retrieved 19 March 2018

[4] Head Heritage - Discography Headheritage.co.uk. Retrieved 19 March 2018

[LN-5] The Skellington Chronicles/Ye Skellington Chronicles (CD liner notes). Julian Cope. Ma-Gog/Head Heritage. 1993/1999.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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