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Part of Island Records' often-handy "An Introduction To" series, 1999's Leper Skin: An Introduction to Julian Cope only covers Julian Cope's 1986 to 1992 output, from "World Shut Your Mouth" (the hard-rocking, stomping 1986 single, not the 1984 album of the same title) to Jehovahkill. (For anomaly's sake, the Teardrop Explodes' "Books" is thrown in as well.) This limits its appeal somewhat, as these are the four albums that the average Julian Cope fan is most likely to have and there are no rare or unreleased tracks to be found here. It's also a bit odd to listen to in one go, since this era includes both his most commercial music ("Trampoline," "Charlotte Anne") and some of his strangest (just about everything from Jehovahkill, a Krautrock-influenced rant against organized religion and for ancient Druidic earth worship). It's not even a particularly good collection, as it's missing the transcendent "Beautiful Love," the centerpiece track from 1991's career high point, Peggy Suicide. Leper Skin might be OK for the curious newbie -- it does have "World Shut Your Mouth," arguably Cope's best song ever -- but Peggy Suicide remains the most representative starting point.
© Stewart Mason /TiVo
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ED STASIUM, Producer - Julian Cope, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - James Eller, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - George Shilling, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Warne Livesey, Producer, Mixer, Additional Producer, StudioPersonnel - Donald Ross Skinner, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Double De Harrison, Organ, Clavichord, AssociatedPerformer - Felix Kendall, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Whitten, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1987 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
ED STASIUM, Producer - Julian Cope, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - James Eller, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - George Shilling, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Donald Ross Skinner, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Double De Harrison, Organ, Clavichord, AssociatedPerformer - Felix Kendall, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Whitten, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1987 Universal-Island Records Ltd.
Julian Cope, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - James Eller, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - George Shilling, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Warne Livesey, Producer - Donald Ross Skinner, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Double De Harrison, Organ, Clavichord, AssociatedPerformer - Felix Kendall, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Whitten, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1987 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Julian Cope, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tessa Niles, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - James Eller, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - George Shilling, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Warne Livesey, Producer - Donald Ross Skinner, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dee Lewis, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Double De Harrison, Organ, Clavichord, AssociatedPerformer - Felix Kendall, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Whitten, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Crockford, Organ, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1987 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Julian Cope, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - James Eller, ComposerLyricist - Donald Ross Skinner, ComposerLyricist - Double De Harrison, Producer - Christopher John Whitten, Composer
℗ 1986 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Julian Cope, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Ian Mcculloch, ComposerLyricist - Donald Ross Skinner, Producer
℗ 1988 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
David Palmer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Hugh Padgham, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Julian Cope, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - James Eller, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - RON FAIR, Producer, Organ, Percussion, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Donald Ross Skinner, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Double De Harrison, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Rooster Cosby, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Double DeHarrison, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Croydon, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Hugoth Nicholson, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gorby Butterworth, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1988 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Julian Cope, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - RON FAIR, Producer
℗ 1988 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Tony Harris, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Bran, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Tipler, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Julian Cope, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Hugo Nicolson, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Donald Ross Skinner, Producer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ingmar Kiang, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Joyce, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1991 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Julian Cope, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Hugo Nicolson, Mixer, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Donald Ross Skinner, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Shaun Harvey, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Corkitt, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Cosby, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1992 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Julian Cope, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Hugo Nicolson, Mixer, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Donald Ross Skinner, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Shaun Harvey, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Corkitt, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Cosby, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Nicolson, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1992 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Tony Harris, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Bran, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Tipler, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Julian Cope, Guitar, Vocals, Synthesizer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Hugo Nicolson, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Donald Ross Skinner, Producer, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Ingmar Kiang, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Cosby, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - J.D. Hassinger, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1991 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Tony Harris, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Bran, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Tipler, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Julian Cope, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Michael Watts, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Hugo Nicolson, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Donald Ross Skinner, Producer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ingmar Kiang, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Cosby, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1991 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Julian Cope, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Hugo Nicolson, Mixer, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Donald Ross Skinner, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Shaun Harvey, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Corkitt, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Cosby, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1992 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Tony Harris, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Bran, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Tipler, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Julian Cope, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Samples, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Michael Watts, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Hugo Nicolson, Mixer, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - RON FAIR, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Donald Ross Skinner, Bass Guitar, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Ingmar Kiang, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Cosby, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Levett, Cello, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1991 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Album review
Part of Island Records' often-handy "An Introduction To" series, 1999's Leper Skin: An Introduction to Julian Cope only covers Julian Cope's 1986 to 1992 output, from "World Shut Your Mouth" (the hard-rocking, stomping 1986 single, not the 1984 album of the same title) to Jehovahkill. (For anomaly's sake, the Teardrop Explodes' "Books" is thrown in as well.) This limits its appeal somewhat, as these are the four albums that the average Julian Cope fan is most likely to have and there are no rare or unreleased tracks to be found here. It's also a bit odd to listen to in one go, since this era includes both his most commercial music ("Trampoline," "Charlotte Anne") and some of his strangest (just about everything from Jehovahkill, a Krautrock-influenced rant against organized religion and for ancient Druidic earth worship). It's not even a particularly good collection, as it's missing the transcendent "Beautiful Love," the centerpiece track from 1991's career high point, Peggy Suicide. Leper Skin might be OK for the curious newbie -- it does have "World Shut Your Mouth," arguably Cope's best song ever -- but Peggy Suicide remains the most representative starting point.
© Stewart Mason /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 01:09:21
- Main artists: Julian Cope
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Universal-Island Records Ltd.
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 1999 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited This Compilation ℗ 1999 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
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