Fantastic Spikes Through Balloon

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Fantastic Spikes Through Balloon
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Studio album by
Skeleton Key
ReleasedMarch 25, 1997 (1997-03-25)
Length34:30
Label Capitol Records
Producer Skeleton Key, Dave Sardy, Eli Janney
Skeleton Key chronology
Skeleton Key EP
(1996)		Fantastic Spikes Through Balloon
(1997)		 Obtainium
(2002)
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Fantastic Spikes Through Balloon is the debut studio album by the American rock band Skeleton Key, released in March 1997 on Capitol Records. It was co-produced by the band with Dave Sardy, except "All the Things I've Lost" and "Big Teeth" produced by the band and Eli Janney, and "The Needle Never Ends" produced by the band only. The original album contains 11 songs, with 4 more songs released only on the Japanese edition. In 1998, a two-disc edition of the album was released in the United States, with the second disc containing alternative versions and remixes by DJ Spooky, Mark Linkous, JG Thirlwell and Dan the Automator.

Contents

The packaging was designed by Stefan Sagmeister and features photographs by Tom Schierlitz. It was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Recording Package. [3]

Track listing

  1. "Watch the Fat Man Swing" – 3:27
  2. "Wide Open" – 2:36
  3. "Nod Off" – 3:19
  4. "All the Things I've Lost" – 2:55
  5. "The Only Useful Word" – 3:57
  6. "The World's Most Famous Undertaker" – 3:05
  7. "Vomit Ascot" – 1:53
  8. "Dear Reader" – 3:16
  9. "Scratch" – 2:37
  10. "Big Teeth" – 3:36
  11. "The Needle Never Ends" – 3:56

Japanese edition bonus tracks

  2. "Solitaire" – 3:18
  3. "You Might Drown" – 2:12
  4. "Hoboerotica" – 1:22
  5. "The Spreading Stain" – 3:36

Disc 2 (special edition)

  2. "You Might Drown (Transistor Remix)" – 4:27
  3. "All The Things I've Lost (Fast Version)" – 4:06
  4. "Wide Open (DJ Spooky's Full Spectrum Mix)" – 5:32
  5. "Nod Off" – 3:57
  6. "Dear Reader" – 5:11
  7. "Skeletons" – 5:01
  8. "The Needle Never Ends" – 4:06
  9. "Big Teeth" – 3:56
  10. "Dear Reader (Unwonted Mix)" – 3:25
  11. "Spreading Stain" – 5:13
  12. "You Might Drown (Drum & Bass Remix)" – 5:45
  13. "All The Things I've Lost (Slow Version)" – 3:52
  14. "Nod Off (Version 1)" – 2:50

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ Griggs, Tim. "Fantastic Spikes Through Balloon". AllMusic.com. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
  2. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Skeleton Key". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
  3. ↑ Shipley, Al (April 6, 2017). "The Busy, Nasty Racket of Skeleton Key's 'Fantastic Spikes Through Balloon' 20 Years Later". Vice . Retrieved September 7, 2023.
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