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
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 1; Part 2; Part 3; Part 4; Part 5; Part 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.
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).
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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