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1986 studio album by Peter Hammill
Skin
Studio album by Peter Hammill
ReleasedMarch 1986
Recorded1985
StudioSofa Sound and The Wool Hall
GenreArt rock
LabelFoundry
ProducerPeter Hammill
Peter Hammill chronology
The Margin
(1985) 		Skin
(1986) 		And Close As This
(1986)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic
Melody Maker(bent on success)
Vox(challenging)

Skin is the 14th studio album by Peter Hammill, originally released on vinyl on Foundry Records in 1986 and later re-released on CD on Virgin Records. It was also released on CD by DaTE (a division of Line Music GmbH).

The album was notable for spawning a Peter Hammill single, "Painting by Numbers", which appeared on both 7" and 12" formats. It was the 11th (and until now last) single by Hammill. The B-side was the non-album track "You Hit Me Where I Live". This track later appeared on the Virgin CD release of the album. As usual, none of these releases entered the UK charts. The DaTE CD release included two extra tracks, the aforementioned "You Hit Me Where I Live" plus "Painting by Numbers" (Extended Version).

The album sees Hammill employing the Yamaha DX7, the first commercially successful digital synthesiser, an instrument which was typical for the sound of the 1980s and which he plays until today. He also made use of an Emu Drumulator drum machine.

Track listing

All songs by Peter Hammill, except where indicated.

  1. "Skin"
  2. "After the Show"
  3. "Painting by Numbers"
  4. "Shell"
  5. "All Said and Done"
  6. "A Perfect Date"
  7. "Four Pails" (Chris Judge Smith, Max Hutchinson)
  8. "Now Lover"

Personnel

Technical

  • Peter Hammill – recording engineer (Sofa Sound)
  • Coach, Neil Perry, Stephen Street – recording engineers, mixing (The Wool Hall, near Bath)
  • Paul Ridout – engineer, cover art
  • Arun Chakraverty – original mastering

References

  1. "allmusic ((( Skin > Review )))". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 3 September 2010.
  2. "Peter Hammill Concerts". www.couchnoise.com. Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2010.
  3. Vox review
  4. ^ "allmusic ((( Skin > Credits )))". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 3 September 2010.

External links

  • Lyrics on Hammill's Sofa Sound website
Peter Hammill
Studio albums
Live albums
Singles
  • "Red Shift" (1973)
  • "Birthday Special" (1975)
  • "Crying Wolf" (1977)
  • "If I Could" (1978)
  • "The Polaroid" (1979)
  • "My Experience" (1981)
  • "Paradox Drive" (1982)
  • "Film Noir" (1983)
  • "Just Good Friends" (1985)
  • "Painting by Numbers" (1986)
  • A Fix on the Mix (1992) ‎(CD, EP)
Live videos
  • In the Passionskirche (1992)
  • Live at Rockpalast - Hamburg 1981 (2016)
Compilation albums
  • Vision (1978)
  • The Love Songs (1984)
  • The Essential Collection (1986)
  • The Storm (Before the Calm) (1993)
  • The Calm (After the Storm) (1993)
  • Offensichtlich Goldfisch (1993)
  • After the Show - A Collection (1996)
  • Past Go: Collected (1996)
  • The Thin Man Sings Ballads (2002)
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