Scullion (album)

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Scullion
Album Scullion cover.jpg
Original cover painting by Pat Musick and designed by himself and Syd Bluett.
Studio album by
Released1979 (1979)
RecordedWindmill Studios, Dublin
Keystone Studios, Dublin
Genre Folk
Length40:05
LanguageEnglish
Label Mulligan
Producer P.J. Curtis
Scullion chronology
Scullion
(1979)
Balance and Control
(1980)
Singles from Scullion
  1. "Peelo"
    Released: 1979
  2. "The Cat She Went A Hunting"
    Released: 1979
  3. "The Fruitsmelling Shop"
    Released: 1979

Scullion is the first studio album by Irish band Scullion. It was released in 1979 by Mulligan Music and produced by P.J. Curtis. [1]

Contents

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleLyricsMusicLead vocalsLength
1."The Cat She Went A Hunting" Sonny Condell CondellCondell3:27
2."Educo" Philip King KingKing2:34
3."The Fruitsmelling Shop" (lyrics excerpted by Sonny Condell from the 10th episode, "The Wandering Rocks", of the James Joyce's Ulysses novel)CondellCondellCondell3:02
4."Flight of the Pretenders" Greg Boland Instrumental 2:17
5."I Am Stretched On Your Grave" (lyrics translated by Frank O'Connor from the 18th century Irish poem "Ta Me Sinte ar do Thuama") Frank O'Connor KingKing5:02
6."John The Baptist" John Martyn MartynKing3:24
Total length:19:46
Side two
No.TitleLyricsMusicLead vocalsLength
7."Living Blind"CondellCondellCondell2:51
8."Domes" Gabriel Rosenstock KingKing3:05
9."The Kilkenny Miners"CondellCondellCondell3:43
10."Word About Colour" / "Fonn Mail" (recorded and mixed at Keystones Studios, Dublin) Julie Driscoll / n/aDriscoll / Peter BrowneKing / n/a1:55 / 1:55
11."Peelo"CondellCondellCondell3:14
12."Cold River"CondellCondellCondell3:36
Total length:20:19

Personnel

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
Ireland 1979Mulligan Music stereo LP LUN 037

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References

  1. "Philip King pays tribute to former bandmate Greg Boland". RTÉ . 24 August 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2023.