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  • Boy, Man & Soldier: Skids 1978-1981 - 1
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Skids

Boy, Man & Soldier: Skids 1978-1981

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Released: 3rd October 2025. 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.

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    • Details

      Released:
      3rd October 2025
      Category:
      Rock/Pop, Punk/New Wave
      Format:
      CD Box Set
      Barcode:
      740155745233

    • Description

      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.

    • Track listing

      Disc 1

      Track name
      Artist
      Length
      1.Into the Valley
      Skids
      3.19
      2.Scared to Dance
      Skids
      3.17
      3.Of One Skin
      Skids
      2.24
      4.Dossier (Of Fallibility)
      Skids
      3.31
      5.Melancholy Soldier
      Skids
      3.02
      6.Hope and Glory
      Skids
      3.17
      7.The Saints Are Coming
      Skids
      2.38
      8.Six Times
      Skids
      2.1
      9.Calling the Tune
      Skids
      4.03
      10.Integral Plot
      Skids
      2.39
      11.Charles (Re-recorded Version)
      Skids
      2.48
      12.Scale
      Skids
      4.43
      13.Charles (Original 1978 Version)
      Skids
      2.35
      14.Reasons
      Skids
      2.08
      15.Test Tube Babies
      Skids
      2.04
      16.Sweet Suburbia
      Skids
      2.32
      17.Open Sound
      Skids
      1.53
      18.Night and Day
      Skids
      2.39
      19.Contusion
      Skids
      2.43
      20.TV Stars (Live at the Marquee Club)
      Skids
      2.08

      Disc 2

      Track name
      Artist
      Length
      1.Animation
      Skids
      4.5
      2.Charade
      Skids
      4.02
      3.Dulce Et Decorum Est (Pro Patria Mori)
      Skids
      4.07
      4.Pros and Cons
      Skids
      3.2
      5.Home of the Saved
      Skids
      5.07
      6.Working for the Yankee Dollar
      Skids
      4.55
      7.The Olympian
      Skids
      3.31
      8.Thanatos
      Skids
      4.07
      9.A Day in Europa
      Skids
      3.03
      10.Peaceful Times
      Skids
      5.05
      11.Masquerade
      Skids
      2.47
      12.Out of Town
      Skids
      4.09
      13.Another Emotion
      Skids
      3.01
      14.Aftermath Dub
      Skids
      2.59
      15.Grey Parade
      Skids
      4.38

      Disc 3

      Track name
      Artist
      Length
      1.Animation (Remix)
      Skids
      4.32
      2.Charade
      Skids
      4.02
      3.Dulce Et Decorum Est (Pro Patria Mori) [remix]
      Skids
      4.41
      4.The Olympian (Remix)
      Skids
      3.28
      5.Home of the Saved (Remix)
      Skids
      4.43
      6.Working for the Yankee Dollar (Remix)
      Skids
      3.39
      7.Thanatos (Remix)
      Skids
      4
      8.Masquerade (Remix)
      Skids
      2.45
      9.A Day in Europa (Remix)
      Skids
      2.58
      10.Peaceful Times (Remix)
      Skids
      5.04
      11.Vanguard's Crusade
      Skids
      4.39
      12.Working for the Yankee Dollar (Live from the Hammersmith Odeon)
      Skids
      5
      13.Monkey McGuire Meets Speccy Potter Behind Lochore Institute
      Skids
      2.53

      Disc 4

      Track name
      Artist
      Length
      1.Circus Games
      Skids
      3.52
      2.Out of Town
      Skids
      4.09
      3.Goodbye Civilian
      Skids
      4.18
      4.The Children Saw the Shame
      Skids
      3.42
      5.A Woman in Winter
      Skids
      5.55
      6.Hurry On Boys
      Skids
      3.43
      7.Happy to Be With You
      Skids
      3.37
      8.The Devil's Decade
      Skids
      5.33
      9.One Decree
      Skids
      3.26
      10.Arena
      Skids
      5.29
      11.Goodbye Civilian (Single Version)
      Skids
      3.3
      12.A Woman in Winter (Single Version)
      Skids
      4.04
      13.An Incident in Algiers
      Skids
      3.24
      14.Grievance
      Skids
      3.23
      15.Strength Through Joy
      Skids
      1.5
      16.Filming in Africa
      Skids
      3.42
      17.A Man for All Seasons
      Skids
      1.5
      18.Snakes and Ladders
      Skids
      3.59
      19.Surgical Triumph
      Skids
      2.04
      20.The Bell Jar
      Skids
      2.53

      Disc 5

      Track name
      Artist
      Length
      1.Blood and Soil
      Skids
      4.01
      2.A Challenge (The Wanderer)
      Skids
      6.12
      3.Men of Mercy
      Skids
      1.12
      4.A Memory
      Skids
      5.17
      5.Iona
      Skids
      6.54
      6.In Fear of Fire
      Skids
      0.43
      7.Brothers
      Skids
      3.14
      8.And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda
      Skids
      5.32
      9.The Men of the Fall
      Skids
      6.15
      10.The Sound of Retreat
      Skids
      3.08
      11.Fields
      Skids
      4.32
      12.Iona (7\" Mix)
      Skids
      5.07
      13.Blood and Soil (7\" Mix)
      Skids
      3.12
      14.Brave Man (7\" Mix)
      Skids
      3.38
      15.Fields (7\" Mix)
      Skids
      3.32
      16.Brave Man (12\" Mix)
      Skids
      6.43

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