''Back to Skull'' is an EP released by American

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in 1994. The EP was issued contemporaneously with the band's 1994 album '' John Henry''. Artwork for the EP was done by

Mike Mills Michael Edward Mills (born December 17, 1958) is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer, and composer who was a founding member of the alternative rock band R.E.M. Though known primarily as the bass guitarist and backing vocalist of R.E.M., hi ...

Track listing

All songs written by

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Snail Shell The gastropod shell is part of the body of a gastropod or snail, a kind of mollusc. The shell is an exoskeleton, which protects from predators, mechanical damage, and dehydration, but also serves for muscle attachment and calcium storage. Some ...

" – 3:21 #"Ondine" – 2:31 #"She Was a Hotel Detective" – 3:21 #"Mrs. Train" – 3:00 #"Snail Dust" – 3:38 ;Notes *"She Was a Hotel Detective" is a sequel to the song of similar name from the band's debut album. *"Snail Dust" is a remix of "Snail Shell" by

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Personnel

;They Might Be Giants *

John Linnell John Sidney Linnell ( ; born June 12, 1959) is an American musician, known primarily as one half of the Brooklyn-based alternative rock band They Might Be Giants with John Flansburgh, which was formed in 1982. In addition to singing and songwri ...

– keyboards, vocals *

John Flansburgh John Conant Flansburgh (born May 6, 1960) is an American musician. He is half of the long-standing Brooklyn, New York-based alternative rock duo They Might Be Giants with John Linnell, for which he writes, sings, and plays rhythm guitar. Common ...

– guitar, vocals * Brian Doherty – drums *

Tony Maimone Tony Maimone (born September 27, 1952) is a bassist, producer, and recording engineer, who lives in Brooklyn, New York. He was a member of Pere Ubu from the mid-1970s to the early 1990s, often playing with drummer Scott Krauss. The duo were dubbe ...

– bass guitar (tracks 1, 5) *

Graham Maby Graham Maby (born 1 September 1952), is an English bass guitar player. He has recorded and toured with Joe Jackson since his first album, appearing on most of Jackson's albums and tours. He has continued to record and tour with Jackson even w ...

– bass guitar (tracks 2, 4) ;Technical * Paul Fox – co-producer (tracks 1, 5) *They Might Be Giants – co-producers (tracks 1–5) *Ed Thacker – engineer (track 1), mixing (track 1) *

Pat Dillett Patrick “Pat” Dillett is a 4 x Grammy winning New York based record producer, mixer & sound engineer. He is known for his working relationships with David Byrne, Nile Rodgers, and Thomas Bartlett a/k/a Doveman. He has worked with notabl ...

– co-producer (tracks 2–4), engineer (tracks 2–4), mixing (tracks 2–4) *

The Dust Brothers The Dust Brothers are a pair of songwriters and producers consisting of E.Z. Mike ( Michael Simpson) and King Gizmo ( John King). They are famous for the sample-based music they produced in the 1980s and 1990s, and specifically for their work on ...

– remixing (track 5), engineers (track 5) * Scott Hull – mastering *

– art direction, design *Michael Halsband – photography

References

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Back to Skull ''Back to Skull'' is an EP released by American alternative rock group They Might Be Giants in 1994. The EP was issued contemporaneously with the band's 1994 album '' John Henry''. Artwork for the EP was done by Mike Mills. Track listing All son ...

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