It was released by Rarefaction in 1997 in the United States on audio CD and CD-ROM for Macintosh and Windows 95 PCs.

[1] Skeleton Crew was an American experimental rock and jazz group formed in 1982.

[2] Although the group disbanded in 1986, Frith and Cora collaborated again in The Netherlands in 1995 as Skeleton Crew to record Etymology.

[3] Frith later used Cora's cello samples on Etymology in "Traffic Continues II: Gusto", an extended piece Frith composed for Ensemble Modern on their 2000 album, Traffic Continues.

[6] Recorded at Koeinverhuurbdrijf Studio, Purmerland, The Netherlands in 1995 Source: Etymology liner notes,[3] Fred Frith discography.