In contrast to the multiple overdubs, 1980s pop stylings and army of backing singers used on My Nation Underground, Skellingtons sound was extremely skeletal, mainly acoustic, and sparsely orchestrated by Cope in association with his two main collaborators - Donald Ross Skinner (organ, piano, keyboards) and Rooster Cosby (percussion, brass).
Julian Cope included a song called ""Wayland's Smithy Has Wings"" on his 1992 album The Skellington Chronicles.
In the mid-90s Zero dubbed the character of Jack Skellington and sang the songs in the Italian release of Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas.