For those who might be interested, Richard Moore, who has already put together two comprehensive collections of Peter Skellern's recordings, thus rescuing Skellernites or Skellernatics like me from the frustration of earlier random collections, is doing it once more for Happy Endings, the album of the TV series for which Skellern wrote the songs and in which he appeared.
The songs were issued on LP at the time - that's the image which adorns the top of this post - but the forthcoming CD expands that compilation - and judging by Mr Moore's earlier CD releases it is likely to be in top-notch sound, and comes, moreover, with the approval of the Skellern family. There are only a few days left so hurry, if you're interested. It's great that someone has taken the time to put together the kind of release which major companies obviously don't think will be cost-effective.
I must admit I'm not that familiar with Happy Endings, having only
sampled it briefly on youtube but it's surely worth taking a punt if you
like Peter Skellern's work, as the chance to get such a CD might not
come round again. Prices begin at £13 for a CD with UK postage, though it's more if you want a credit on the disc (why?) or if you want a copy of one of Mr Moore's earlier Skellern collections thrown in (makes more sense to me). You can find fuller details about the different pledging options and see a short video of extracts from the TV series on the kickstarter website here:
Other posts about Peter Skellern:
If - and the thing is, I suppose, remotely possible - you are new to this blog I've written two posts about Peter Skellern, one forever unfinished piece devoted to his music in general entitled Not Without a Fan:
And the other specifically about the wall-to-wall frolicking of the Decca album Holding My Own, entitled Music for Pleasure:
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