Skylarking

Tracklist

• CD 1: 2016 Stereo Mixes / Bonus 2016 Mixes
• 1
  Summer’s Cauldron
  3:20
• 2
  Grass
  3:06
• 3
  The Meeting Place
  3:15
• 4
  That’s Really Super Supergirl
  3:23
• 5
  Ballet for a Rainy Day
  3:06
• 6
  1000 Umbrellas
  3:29
• 7
  Season Cycle
  3:30
• 8
  Earn Enough for Us
  2:57
• 9
  Big Day
  3:33
• 10
  Another Satellite
  4:26
• 11
  Mermaid Smiled
  2:29
• 12
  The Man Who Sailed Around His Soul
  3:27
• 13
  Dear God
  3:39
• 14
  Dying
  2:35
• 15
  Sacrificial Bonfire
  3:49
• 16
  Extrovert
  3:40
• 17
  Let’s Make a Den
  2:19
• 18
  The Troubles
  3:30
• 19
  Little Lighthouse
  3:22
• Blu-ray 2
• 1
  Summer’s Cauldron (5.1 mix)
  3:22
• 2
  Grass (5.1 mix)
  3:07
• 3
  The Meeting Place (5.1 mix)
  3:14
• 4
  That’s Really Super Supergirl (5.1 mix)
  3:23
• 5
  Ballet for a Rainy Day (5.1 mix)
  2:51
• 6
  1000 Umbrellas (5.1 mix)
  3:44
• 7
  Season Cycle (5.1 mix)
  3:31
• 8
  Earn Enough for Us (5.1 mix)
  2:58
• 9
  Big Day (5.1 mix)
  3:32
• 10
  Another Satellite (5.1 mix)
  4:26
• 11
  Mermaid Smiled (5.1 mix)
  2:29
• 12
  The Man Who Sailed Around His Soul (5.1 mix)
  3:26
• 13
  Dear God (5.1 mix)
  3:39
• 14
  Dying (5.1 mix)
  2:35
• 15
  Sacrificial Bonfire (5.1 mix)
  3:48
• 16
  Summer’s Cauldron (2016 stereo mix)
  3:22
• 17
  Grass (2016 stereo mix)
  3:07
• 18
  The Meeting Place (2016 stereo mix)
  3:14
• 19
  That’s Really Super Supergirl (2016 stereo mix)
  3:23
• 20
  Ballet for a Rainy Day (2016 stereo mix)
  2:51
• 21
  1000 Umbrellas (2016 stereo mix)
  3:44
• 22
  Season Cycle (2016 stereo mix)
  3:31
• 23
  Earn Enough for Us (2016 stereo mix)
  2:58
• 24
  Big Day (2016 stereo mix)
  3:32
• 25
  Another Satellite (2016 stereo mix)
  4:26
• 26
  Mermaid Smiled (2016 stereo mix)
  2:29
• 27
  The Man Who Sailed Around His Soul (2016 stereo mix)
  3:26
• 28
  Dear God (2016 stereo mix)
  3:39
• 29
  Dying (2016 stereo mix)
  2:35
• 30
  Sacrificial Bonfire (2016 stereo mix)
  3:48
• 31
  Extrovert (5.1 mix)
  3:43
• 32
  Let's Make a Den (5.1 mix)
  2:19
• 33
  The Troubles (5.1 mix)
  3:31
• 34
  Little Lighthouse (5.1 mix)
  3:21
• 35
  Extrovert (2016 stereo mix)
  3:43
• 36
  Let's Make a Den (2016 stereo mix)
  2:19
• 37
  The Troubles (2016 stereo mix)
  3:31
• 38
  Little Lighthouse (2016 stereo mix)
  3:21
• 39
  Summer’s Cauldron (original stereo mix)
  3:22
  4.0 ★
• 40
  Grass (original stereo mix)
  3:05
  4.5 ★
• 41
  The Meeting Place (original stereo mix)
  3:14
  4.5 ★
• 42
  That’s Really Super Supergirl (original stereo mix)
  3:20
  3.5 ★
• 43
  Ballet for a Rainy Day (original stereo mix)
  2:50
  3.5 ★
• 44
  1000 Umbrellas (original stereo mix)
  3:44
  3.0 ★
• 45
  Season Cycle (original stereo mix)
  3:21
  4.0 ★
• 46
  Earn Enough for Us (original stereo mix)
  2:54
  3.5 ★
• 47
  Big Day (original stereo mix)
  3:32
  3.0 ★
• 48
  Another Satellite (original stereo mix)
  4:15
  3.5 ★
• 49
  Mermaid Smiled (original stereo mix)
  2:26
• 50
  The Man Who Sailed Around His Soul (original stereo mix)
  3:24
  2.0 ★
• 51
  Dying (original stereo mix)
  2:31
• 52
  Sacrificial Bonfire (original stereo mix)
  3:49
  3.0 ★
• 53
  Dear God (original stereo mix)
  3:42
  4.5 ★
• 54
  Extrovert (original stereo mix)
  3:36
• 55
  Summer’s Cauldron (original stereo - corrected polarity)
  3:21
  4.0 ★
• 56
  Grass (original stereo - corrected polarity)
  3:04
  4.5 ★
• 57
  The Meeting Place (original stereo - corrected polarity)
  3:12
  4.5 ★
• 58
  That’s Really Super Supergirl (original stereo - corrected polarity)
  3:20
  3.5 ★
• 59
  Ballet for a Rainy Day (original stereo - corrected polarity)
  3:05
• 60
  1000 Umbrellas (original stereo - corrected polarity)
  3:29
• 61
  Season Cycle (original stereo - corrected polarity)
  3:19
  4.0 ★
• 62
  Earn Enough for Us (original stereo - corrected polarity)
  2:55
  3.5 ★
• 63
  Big Day (original stereo - corrected polarity)
  3:31
  3.0 ★
• 64
  Another Satellite (original stereo - corrected polarity)
  4:15
  3.5 ★
• 65
  Mermaid Smiled (original stereo - corrected polarity)
  2:25
• 66
  The Man Who Sailed Around His Soul (original stereo - corrected polarity)
  3:23
  2.0 ★
• 67
  Dear God (original stereo - corrected polarity)
  3:33
  5.0 ★
• 68
  Dying (original stereo - corrected polarity)
  2:26
  2.0 ★
• 69
  Sacrificial Bonfire (original stereo - corrected polarity)
  3:44
  3.0 ★
• 70
  Summer’s Cauldron (demo / work tape)
  5:36
• 71
  Grass (original demo / work tape)
  2:54
• 72
  The Meeting Place (demo / work tape)
  4:38
• 73
  That’s Really Super Supergirl (demo / work tape)
  3:41
• 74
  Ballet for a Rainy Day (demo / work tape)
  3:12
• 75
  1000 Umbrellas (demo / work tape)
  4:30
• 76
  Season Cycle (demo / work tape)
  4:52
• 77
  Earn Enough for Us (demo / work tape)
  3:03
• 78
  Big Day (demo / work tape)
  4:28
• 79
  Another Satellite (demo / work tape)
  5:11
• 80
  Mermaid Smiled (demo / work tape)
  2:27
• 81
  The Man Who Sailed Around His Soul (demo / work tape)
  2:55
• 82
  Dear God (demo / work tape)
  4:07
• 83
  Dying (demo / work tape)
  2:39
• 84
  Sacrificial Bonfire (demo / work tape)
  3:34
• 85
  1000 Umbrellas (early acoustic run through)
  1:42
• 86
  Season Cycle (early sketch)
  1:59
• 87
  Another Satellite (early sketch)
  2:31
• 88
  Summer's Cauldron (early version)
  2:33
• 89
  Earn Enough for Us (early version)
  3:10
• 90
  Ballet for a Rainy Day (early version)
  1:53
• 91
  Dear God (early 'skiffle' version)
  0:59
• 92
  Mermaid Smiled (explanation version)
  1:05
• 93
  Let's Make a Den (early idea)
  1:54
• 94
  Let's Make a Den (demo)
  2:25
• 95
  Little Lighthouse (early version)
  1:53
• 96
  Little Lighthouse (intro section)
  0:30
• 97
  Little Lighthouse (demo)
  5:15
• 98
  Terrorism (early idea)
  1:35
• 99
  Terrorism (demo)
  3:20
• 100
  Extrovert (demo)
  3:39
• 101
  The Troubles (demo)
  3:17
• 102
  Lumpen Splendour (demo)
  0:52
• 103
  Ra Ra for Red Rocking Horse (rehearsal at Dave's)
  2:10
• 104
  Ra Ra for Red Rocking Horse (demo)
  3:43
• 105
  When We Get to England (demo)
  2:16
• 106
  Shaking Skin House (demo)
  4:24
• 107
  Obscene Procession (demo)
  4:14
• 108
  Across the Antheap (demo)
  2:48
• 109
  Halley's Comet (work tape)
  2:37
• 110
  Find the Fox (work tape)
  2:38
• 111
  Summer’s Cauldron (instrumental mix)
  3:22
• 112
  Grass (instrumental mix)
  3:07
• 113
  The Meeting Place (instrumental mix)
  3:14
• 114
  That’s Really Super Supergirl (instrumental mix)
  3:23
• 115
  Ballet for a Rainy Day (instrumental mix)
  2:51
• 116
  1000 Umbrellas (instrumental mix)
  3:44
• 117
  Season Cycle (instrumental mix)
  3:31
• 118
  Earn Enough for Us (instrumental mix)
  2:58
• 119
  Big Day (instrumental mix)
  3:32
• 120
  Another Satellite (instrumental mix)
  4:26
• 121
  Mermaid Smiled (instrumental mix)
  2:29
• 122
  The Man Who Sailed Around His Soul (instrumental mix)
  3:26
• 123
  Dear God (instrumental mix)
  3:39
• 124
  Dying (instrumental mix)
  2:35
• 125
  Sacrificial Bonfire (instrumental mix)
  3:48
• 126
  Extrovert (instrumental mix)
  3:40
• 127
  Let's Make a Den (instrumental mix)
  2:20
• 128
  The Troubles (instrumental mix)
  3:29
• 129
  Little Lighthouse (instrumental mix)
  3:22
• 130
  Grass
  2:56
• 131
  Dear God
  3:51

More by XTC

Apple Box

Apple Box 2006

Apple Venus, Volume 2: Wasp Star

Apple Venus, Volume 2: Wasp Star 2000

Apple Venus, Volume 1

Apple Venus, Volume 1 1999

Fossil Fuel: The XTC Singles 1977–92

Fossil Fuel: The XTC Singles 1977–92 1996

This Is Not the New Album

This Is Not the New Album 1992

Nonsuch

Nonsuch 1992

Release credits

• Andy Partridge
  lead vocals [39, 42-46, 48-50, 53, 55, 58-62, 64-66]
• Colin Moulding
  bass guitar [50, 66], finger snaps [50, 66], lead vocals [40-41, 47, 52, 56-57, 63, 68-69]
• Dave Gregory
  electric guitar [50, 66], piano [50, 66], strings [44, 53, 60]
• Dick Bright
  guest [44, 60], violin [44, 60]
• Ian Cooper
  mastering [53, 68]
• James Mingo Lewis
  bongos [50, 66], guest [49-50, 50, 65-66, 66], percussion [49-50, 65-66]
• Jasmine Veillette
  guest [53]
• John Tenney
  guest [44, 60], violin [44, 60]
• Prairie Prince
  drums (drum set) [39, 41-43, 45-50, 52, 55, 57-59, 61-66, 69], guest [39, 41-43, 45-50, 52, 55, 57-59, 61-66, 69]
• Todd Rundgren
  engineer [39-50, 52-53, 55-66, 69], guest [39-40, 42, 55-56, 58], melodica [39, 55], producer [39-50, 52-66, 69], synthesizer [40, 42, 56, 58]

Issues

• 

  S
  (Combined release view)
• 

  S
  Skylarking

  CD
  27 October 1986
• S
  Skylarking

  Cassette
  27 October 1986
• 

  S
  Skylarking

  12" Vinyl
  27 October 1986
• 

  S
  Skylarking

  CD
  27 October 1986
• S
  Skylarking

  12" Vinyl
  21 November 1986
• S
  Skylarking

  CD
  21 November 1986
• 

  S
  Skylarking

  12" Vinyl (Specialty Records pressing)
  8 December 1986
• 

  S
  Skylarking

  Cassette
  8 December 1986
• 

  S
  Skylarking

  12" Vinyl (Allied pressing)
  1986
• 

  S
  Skylarking

  CD
  1986
• 

  S
  Skylarking

  CD
  1986
• 

  S
  Skylarking

  CD
  1986
• 

  S
  Skylarking

  CD
  1986
• S
  Skylarking

  12" Vinyl (Specialty Records pressing, reissue)
  1986
• 

  S
  Skylarking

  CD (DIDX 1881 on disc face, glass mastered at DADC – DIDX 1881)
  1986
• S
  Skylarking

  Cassette
  23 March 1987
• S
  Skylarking

  12" Vinyl
  1987
• S
  Skylarking

  12" Vinyl
  9 March 1988
• S
  Skylarking

  Cassette
  9 March 1988
• S
  Skylarking

  CD
  9 March 1988
• S
  Skylarking

  CD
  1 March 1989
• S
  Skylarking

  CD
  1 April 1992
• 

  S
  Skylarking

  CD
  15 November 1994
• S
  Skylarking

  CD
  16 May 2001
• 

  S
  Skylarking

  CD (2001 remaster)
  11 June 2001
• 

  S
  Skylarking

  CD
  14 May 2002
• 

  S
  Skylarking

  2x 12" Vinyl
  22 November 2010
• 

  S
  Skylarking

  2x 12" Vinyl
  22 November 2010
• S
  Skylarking

  CD
  2013
• 

  S
  Skylarking

  CD (corrected polarity edition)
  22 April 2014
• 

  S
  Skylarking

  Blu-ray, CD (the surround sound series)
  14 October 2016
• 

  S
  Skylarking

  2x 12" Vinyl, CD
  2016
• 

  S
  Skylarking

  12" Vinyl
  28 September 2018
• 

  S
  Skylarking

  Blu-ray, CD
  27 September 2024
• 

  S
  Skylarking

  Digital Media
• 

  S
  Skylarking

  Digital Media (remastered)
• Show all issues (36)