Boy, Man & Soldier: Skids 1978-1981 5-Disc Deluxe CD

With their breakthrough hit Into The Valley in 1979, Dunfermline, Scotlands premier export Skids quickly rose to become one of the most respected and popular bands to emerge from the UK punk and new wave era. Founding members Richard Jobson vocals and Stuart Adamson guitars were a dynamic combination up front Adamson went on to even greater commercial success when he later founded Big Country while the bands tight, taut sound was grounded by the William Simpson on bass and first Tom Kellichan and later Mike Baillie on drums.Into The Valley had actually come on the heels of a trio of cultappeal early singles Charles, Sweet Suburbia, and The Saints Are Coming, all considered classics today, while its success saw chart follow ups with the likes of Animation, Masquerade, Working For The Yankee Dollar, Circus Games and Goodbye Civilian. Always considered up there with the greatest among their peers The Jam, Siouxsie And The Banshees, and The Stranglers, for example both singles and albums showcased an intelligence and literate sensibility as well as musical innovation and awesome power. On stage they were simply dynamite.The 5disc Boy, Man amp Soldier Skids 1978 1981 collection brings together the vast majority of the Skids recorded output from the glory years 1978 1981. It includes the albums Scared To Dance, both the original mix of Days In Europa and its 1980 remix version, The Absolute Game and Joy plus all of the bands nonalbum singles, in their edited single forms, along with Bsides and single and 12 edits..Beautifully presented in 7X7 Super Deluxe packaging, Boy, Man and Soldier comes fully illustrated with original sleeve art from the era married to a new design by Phillip Marshall and original cover shot by Virginia Turbett.Also available Land, Sea amp Sky Skids Singles 19781981. 1LP Blue Vinyl