Skellington (album)

For the band of the same name, see Skellington (band). For the character in The Nightmare Before Christmas, see Jack Skellington.

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Released in 1989, Skellington was Julian Cope's fifth solo album and first appeared on the independent Zippo Records label, despite Cope still being signed to Island Records. Recorded in just two days, the sound was extremely skeletal, mainly acoustic, and sparsely orchestrated by long term Cope cohorts Rooster Cosby (percussion, brass) and Donald Ross Skinner (organ, piano, keyboards). When Island Records insisted that the album was illegal and should be withdrawn due to their contract with Cope, the artist refused and defiantly released yet another similar album Droolian just two months later. Eventually, the Island directors relented, and both records were allowed to continue in production. Skellington was later expanded with the addition of a sequel Skellington 2: He's Back ... and this time it's personal, and re-released as Ye Skellington Chronicles (1993).

Track listing

All tracks composed by Julian Cope

1. "Doomed"
2. "Beaver"
3. "Me and Jimmy Jones"
4. "Robert Mitchum"
5. "Out of My Mind on Dope and Speed"
6. "Don't Crash Here"
7. "Everything Playing at Once"
8. "Little Donkey"
9. "Great White Wonder"
10. "Incredibly Ugly Girl"
11. "No How, No Why, No Way, No Where, No When"
12. "Comin' Soon"

Personnel

• Julian Cope - vocals, guitar, piano, organ
• Rooster Cosby - drums, percussion, brass
• Donald Ross Skinner - organ, piano
• Donato Cinicolo - photography