The Skellington Chronicles
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
''Ye Skellington Chronicles'' (1999, Head Heritage)
; Notes- "Skellington Anti-Polltax Live in Lambeth, England " 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 '
- Donald Ross Skinner - electric guitar, piano, organ
- Mark "Rooster" Cosby - drums, percussion, horns
- Hugo Nicolson - horns
- 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"
- 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