Skin (Peter Hammill album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Skin
Type = Album
Artist = Peter Hammill


Released = 1986
Recorded =
Genre = Art rock
Length =
Label = Foundry
Producer =
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|2.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:zx3m968o3epc link]
*Melody Maker (bent on success) [http://www.couchnoise.com/articles/1986-MM.htm link]
*Vox (challenging) [http://www.couchnoise.com/articles/1986-MM.htm link]
Last album = "The Margin"
(1985)
This album = "Skin"
(1986)
Next album = "And Close As This"
(1986)

"Skin" is an 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 that rare thing, a Peter Hammill single: "Painting by Numbers" appeared on both 7" and 12" formats. 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.

#"Skin"
#"After the Show"
#"Painting by Numbers"
#"Shell"
#"All Said and Done"
#"A Perfect Date"
#"Four Pails" (Chris Judge Smith, Max Hutchinson)
#"Now Lover"