Sunday, October 5, 2025

Into the valley (Skids) (LP 3784)

Skids Fanfare (Vinyl, Virgin Records, 1982)  *** 

Genre: Rock. alt-rock, punk, new-wave

Places I remember: Chaldon Books and Records

Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: Into the Valley

Gear costume: TV Stars, Of One Skin

They loom large in his legend (The Album Collection playlists): Part 1Part 2Part 3Part 4Part 5Part 6

Active compensatory factors: I don't usually add compilations to this collection compendium, but I do need to make an exception for Scottish band Skids. Fanfare cherry picks all of their best moments.

The big draw for me is Stuart Adamson on guitar. This is where he honed his craft before Big Country. He's raw, feral almost, and unfettered in this punk setting. R.I.P.

Where do they all belong? Those early Skids albums do the business - there's nothing on Fanfare from their fourth and final album (Joy).

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