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Skids
Scottish punk rock/new wave band
Formed in 1977
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Skids are a Scottish punk rock and new wave band, formed in Dunfermline in 1977 by Stuart Adamson (guitar, keyboards, percussion and backing vocals), William Simpson (bass guitar and backing vocals), Thomas Kellichan (drums) and Richard Jobson (vocals, guitar and keyboards). Their biggest successes were the 1979 single "Into the Valley" and the 1980 album The Absolute Game. In 2016, the band announced a 40th-anniversary tour of the UK with their original singer Richard Jobson.
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The Skids est un groupe de punk rock et new wave britannique, originaire de Dunfermline, dans le Fife and Kinross, en Écosse. Formé en 1977 par Stuart Adamson (guitare, chœurs, clavier, percussions), William Simpson (basse, chœurs), Thomas Kellichan (batterie) et Richard Jobson (voix, guitare, clavier) et séparé en 1982, ils connurent le succès principalement avec le single Into the Valley en 1979.
Le groupe s'est reformé une première fois entre 2007 et 2010. Il est de nouveau en activité depuis 2016.
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Discography
Albums
- 1979 Scared to Dance
- 1979 Days in Europa
- 1980 The Absolute Game
- 1981 Joy
- 1984 Strength Through Joy
- 2018 Burning Cities
- 2019 Peaceful Times
- 2023 Destination Düsseldorf
EPs
- 1978 Wide Open
- 2009 1978‐05‐16: John Peel Session
- 2009 1978‐08‐29: John Peel Session
- 2010 1979‐02‐19: John Peel Session
- 1979-04-30: John Peel Session
- 1980-09-01: John Peel Session
Singles
- 1978 Charles
- 1978 Sweet Suburbia
- 1979 Masquerade
- 1979 Into the Valley
- 1979 Charade
- 1979 Working for the Yankee Dollar
- 1980 Animation
- 1980 The Olympian / Ten Feet Tall
- 1980 Circus Games
- 1980 Goodbye Civilian
- 1980 Woman in Winter
- 1981 Iona
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- 1981 Fields
- 1992 The Skids vs. The Ruts
