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Conference marvin::uk_music

Title:The UK Music Conference
Notice:Welcome (back) to UK_MUSIC on node MARVIN.
Moderator:RDGENG::CROOK
Created:Mon Mar 28 1988
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1381
Total number of notes:39269

792.0. "The Skids" by WELMTS::GREENB (That's what they'd have you believe) Mon Jan 21 1991 16:27

    Last night I was listening to some stuff by the Skids. does anyone have
    any idea how many albums they released, what they were, etc? I was
    pretty impressed with what I heard, especially one live track which
    Richard Jobson introduced as a political number; this turned out to be
    a fast riff with a list of Coronation Street characters chanted over
    the top (and I mean, over the top).
    
    Something like.......
    
    derderderderderderderder     Annie Walker
    derderderderderderderder     Eddie Yates
    derderderderderderderder     Albert Tatlock! Albert Tatlock! Albert
    Tatlock!
    
    etc.
    
    In their way, they seemed to be more than just a punk band, some of the
    stuff was quite adventurous.
    
    Thanks for any info.
    
    Bob
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792.1AlbumsXSTACY::PATTISONA rolling stone gets the wormMon Jan 21 1991 19:1024
    Bob..

    The track you heard was "TV stars", its the flip-side of "Into the Valley".
    Unfortunately you won't get it on an album, unless its added on a CD.

    The albums I know of are, in order of release, -

    Scared to Dance - First, includes Into the Valley, Charles. Recommended. 

    Days in Europa - This was released twice with different re-mixes, not much
    		     difference between them though, except theres a song 
    		     missing from one of them. Includes Masquerade.

    Absolute Game - Included a free (throwaway) album. Several singles on this
    		    album, none of which were big hits.. however I still like
    		    this one the most. 

    Joy - I think either Stuart Adamson or Richard Jobson or both had left by 
          this time, at any rate it was a flop)

    D���
792.2WELMTS::GREENBThat's what they'd have you believeTue Jan 22 1991 08:225
    Thanks, Dave. I always liked 'The Saints Are Coming' as well; is this
    on one of the albums?
    
    Bob
792.3And DunfermlineAYOU30::PAULCSnowflakes on eyelashes...Tue Jan 22 1991 08:354
   I've also seen a sort of greatest hits compilation called "Dunfermline".
   Might be worth checking out.

   �Paul�
792.4YupXSTACY::PATTISONA rolling stone gets the wormTue Jan 22 1991 09:577
    >> Thanks, Dave. I always liked 'The Saints Are Coming' as well; is this
    >> on one of the albums?
    
    On "Scared to Dance". 

    D���
792.5FORTY2::ETHERIDGETue Jan 22 1991 09:577
	I picked up the greatest hits album and I think its called "Fanfare"
	Its got all the well known ones on it and all for under a fiver.

	What prompted me to look for it was seeing that Maxell advert and 
	remembering all the decent stuff they had done.

	Eck.
792.6Ahoy AhoyMIACT::RANKINETue Jan 22 1991 12:039
    Wow this has got me going now...
    Was their 1st single 'Charles' ????  I seem to remember the opening
    line being 'charles got a job in a factory'. Looks like Ill have to go
    through all the old singles soon to jog my memory.
    Isnt Jobson now working in TV after his poetry phase and being on the
    Ford Granada advert ?? Still, he was a hell of a good footballer, the
    bruise may have gone but I still remember playing against him.
    Paul
792.7len see a styMINDER::TURNERIThe stars read, 'COKE IS IT'Thu Jan 24 1991 15:4523
    
    That bloody maxell advert has cost me a fortune.
    I heard it and had to go out and get it.
    I didnt want a compilation album, I wanted the single.
    So I went down to collectors records in Manchester.
    Did they have it ??
    Yeah, They had it. Unfortunately they had tons of other stuff that I
    owned at one stage but lost over the years. Swapping an autographed 12"
    copy of "Where have all the bootboys gone" by slaughter and the dogs
    for 20 Embassy number one for example.
    So what have I been doing recently. Buying it all back.
    
    Into the Valley..........Skids
    Smash It Up..............Damned
    Sound of the Suburbs.....Members
    Teenage Kicks............Undertones
    Destination Venus........Rezillos
    
    It has probably cost me as much to buy those five singles today as it
    did to buy all my records in total back then...
    Hate that bloody advert.
    
    Ian T.
792.8Skids on 45EUSEBE::STURTFri Jan 25 1991 09:0614

I always found that The Skids were a suberb singles band
but seemed to lack the stamina to produce equally good LPs.
Check out "Sweet Suburbia", which must be the second single
and was originally on white vinyl. "The Saints are Coming" was
originally released on a 4-track EP, which is also well worth
investigating.

You can occasionally hear Jobbo trying, and failing, to be an
interesting radio journalist on Radio 4's Loose Ends on Saturday
mornings.

Ed
792.9WELMTS::GREENBIt's me birthday!Fri Jan 25 1991 11:344
    I used to have that 4-track ep, what a cracker it was too. Like so much
    other stuff of that era, it 'went missing' at a party one night.
    
    Bob
792.10SkidmarxEUSEBE::STURTFri Jan 25 1991 12:3911

Bob,

I have a 12" and a 7" of that EP (I think), but it might be difficult
getting one of them to you 'cos I live in Paris. 

Did you realize that the Skids were originally called the Skidmarks? Pretty
tasteless, n'est-ce pas?

Ed
792.11RUTILE::MACFADYENI wish I was himMon Jan 28 1991 12:3311
>                      <<< Note 792.6 by MIACT::RANKINE >>>
>
>    Isnt Jobson now working in TV after his poetry phase and being on the
>    Ford Granada advert ??
    
    Regularly to be seen being hip and trendy on Thames TV's London life
    programme, 01 (which used to be called 01 For London until BT spoiled
    the reference).
    
    
    Rod