Boy, Man & Soldier: Skids 1978-1981

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With their breakthrough hit ‘Into the Valley’ in 1979, Dunfermline, Scotland’s 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 band’s tight, taut sound was grounded by William Simpson on bass and first Tom Kellichan and later Mike Baillie on drums. This 5-disc collection brings together the vast majority of 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 band’s non-album singles, in their edited single forms, along with B-sides and single and 12-inch edits. Beautifully presented in 7’x7′ Super Deluxe packaging, ‘Boy, Man & 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.