Scullion (album)

Scullion

Original cover painting by Pat Musick and designed by himself and Syd Bluett.
Studio album by Scullion
Released 1979
Recorded Windmill Studios, Dublin
Keystone Studios, Dublin
Genre Folk
Length 40:05
Language English
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.

Track listing

Side one
No. TitleLyricsMusicLead vocals Length
1. "The Cat She Went A Hunting"  Sonny CondellCondellCondell 3:27
2. "Educo"  Philip KingKingKing 2:34
3. "The Fruit Smelling Shop" (lyrics excerpted by Sonny Condell from the 10th episode, "The Wandering Rocks", of the James Joyce's Ulysses novel)CondellCondellCondell 3:02
4. "Flight of the Pretenders"   Greg BolandInstrumental 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'ConnorKingKing 5:02
6. "John The Baptist"  John MartynMartynKing 3:24
Total length:
 19:46
Side two
No. TitleLyricsMusicLead vocals Length
7. "Living Blind"  CondellCondellCondell 2:51
8. "Domes"  Gabriel RosenstockKingKing 3:05
9. "The Kilkenny Miners"  CondellCondellCondell 3:43
10. "Word About Colour" / "Fonn Mail" (recorded and mixed at Keystones Studios, Dublin)Julie Driscoll / n/aDriscoll / Peter BrowneKing / n/a 1:55 / 1:55
11. "Peelo"  CondellCondellCondell 3:14
12. "Cold River"  CondellCondellCondell 3:36
Total length:
 20:19

Personnel

Scullion
Additional musicians
Production
  • Philip Begley – engineering
  • Paul Thomas, Steve Morris – engineering assistants
  • Andrew Boland – engineering on "Word About Colour" and "Fonn Mail"
  • Pat Musick – cover painting, sleeve design
  • Syd Bluett – sleeve design

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
Ireland 1979 Mulligan Music stereo LP LUN 037