Truly one of the greatest British bands to come out of the 1976/1977 musical rupture that was Punk, Dunfermline's Skids went on to demonstrate they had so much more to them than many of their contemporaries. Always a tight and powerful musical powerhouse they enjoyed a string of classic chart hits between 1978 and 1979 ('Into the Valley', 'Masquerade', 'Working for the Yankee Dollar', etc). Following this, they surprised and delighted fans and critics alike with 1980's ambitious and experimental third album outing 'The Absolute Game'. The album was also the first to feature new bassist Russell Webb and his inclusion, along with the contribution of new producer Mick Glossop, made for an accomplished and progressive evolution. Initial copies of 'The Absolute Game' came with the free mini-album 'Strength Through Joy' an experimental mini-album that blended world music influences and atmospheric and ambient sounds that perfectly fitted 1980's Peter Gabriel/Talking Heads/'Scary Monsters' Bowie zeitgeist. For this stunning 2LP vinyl reissue, 'The Absolute Game', and 'Strength Through Joy', have been remastered from the source tapes, thereby correcting previous problems with the album's tape transfers. The work was undertaken by respected audio engineer George Shilling (previous credits include Blur, Teenage Fanclub, Bernard Butler, Oasis, Primal Scream).

*Please note, due to the nature of production, product colouring may differ slightly from the image.

Disc 1

Track name

Artist

1.Circus Games

The Skids

2.Out of Town

The Skids

3.Goodbye Civilian

The Skids

4.The Children Saw the Shame

The Skids

5.A Woman in Winter

The Skids

6.Hurry On Boys

The Skids

7.Happy to Be With You

The Skids

8.The Devil's Decade

The Skids

9.One Decree

The Skids

10.Arena

The Skids

Disc 2

Track name

Artist

1.An Incident in Algiers

The Skids

2.Grievance

The Skids

3.Strength Through Joy

The Skids

4.Filming Africa

The Skids

5.A Man for All Seasons

The Skids

6.Snakes and Ladders

The Skids

7.Surgical Triumph

The Skids

8.The Bell Jar

The Skids

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