Description
The title refers to a type of bird (skylark), as well as the Royal Navy term “skylarking”, which means “fooling around”. It became one of XTC’s best-known albums and is generally regarded as their finest work. Skylarking was originally issued without the track “Dear God”. After 1987, “Mermaid Smiled” was removed and “Dear God” was inserted. This release is the earlier without “Dear God”.