eelman records© wellington new zealand

Still from the Hulamen Video - 'Beer & Skittles' 1982
Photographer - Mark Robinson

Set Design - Debra Bustin
Mask Construction - Debra Bustin

The character 'EELMAN' created by Andrew Clouston -
Saxophone player for the Hulamen

Amongst the EELman collective were a number of visual artists who were vital to the overall aesthetic. The bright cartoonish sleeve of Beer and Skittles established a 'look' that would carry through to the end of the Eel-days. The surreal illustration on the front was by Tim Bollinger, whose work would also ornament the Daylights' A Bop In The Ocean album. Andrew Clouston, creator of the EELMAN persona and logo, decorated the back cover with cartoon characters including the EELMAN himself. Crucial to the Pelicans' presentation was Debra Bustin, who painted the sleeves of their two discs (Krazy Legs won Best Cover Design in the New Zealand Music Awards), created lavish stage sets with sculpted trees and three-dimensional backdrops, and directed the power-packed 'Krazy Legs' video.