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Line-Up Ex-Members Albums Singles Various Refers
THE SKIDS
Dunfermline, Scotland, GB
*  1977+  2/1982

Line-Up (1982):

Richard Jobson - voc,g
Russell Webb - g,voc
Paul Wishart - sax,fl
Bruce Watson - g

Former Members:

Stuart Adamson (g,voc, 1977-5/81)
Bill Simpson (bg, 1977-79)
Tom Kellichan (ds, 1977-79); Rusty Egan (ds, 1979); Mike Baillie (ds, 1979-81); Kenny Hyslop (ds, 1981)

Albums Discography:

#TitleRelease DateLabelTypeUKUSA
1.Scared To Dance23.02.1979Virgin19
2.Days In Europa10/1979 Virgin32
3.The Absolute Game19.09.1980Virgin9
4.Joy20.11.1981Virgin
5.Fanfare02.07.1982Virgin
6.Dunfermline1987 Virgin
7.BBC Radio 1 Live In Concert2/1992 Windsong
8.Sweet Suburbia - The Best Of The Skids1/1995 Virgin
9.The Greatest Hits Of Big Country And The Skids - The Best Of Stuart Adamson
& Big Country		04.06.2002UMTV71
10.Saints Are Coming: The Best of the Skids16.01.2007EMI
11.Masquerade Masquerade; The Skids Live26.02.2007EMI
12.The Singles Collection 1978-198101.11.2011Ais
13.Virgin Years30.10.2015
14.Burning Cities1/2018 Nobad28
15.Destination Dusseldorf6/2023 Last Night From Glasgow36

Singles Discography:

#SP/EP TitleRelease DateLabelUKUSA
1.Charles / Reasons / Test-Tube Babies3/1978 No-Bad
2.Sweet Suburbia / Open Sound08.09.1978Virgin70
3.Wide Open EP
(The Saints Are Coming / Of One Skin / Confusion / Night And Day)		27.10.1978Virgin48
4.Into The Valley / T.V. Stars2/1979 Virgin10
5.Masquerade / Out Of Town
7"(2) + Another Emotion / Aftermath Dub		18.05.1979Virgin12
6.Charade / Grey Parade21.09.1979Virgin26
7.Working For The Yankee Dollar / Vanguard's Crusade
7"(2) + All The Young Dudes / Hymns From A Haunted Ballroom		16.11.1979Virgin20
8.Animation / Pros And Cons22.02.1980Virgin56
9.Circus Games / One Decree7/1980 Virgin28
10.Goodbye Civilian / Monkey McGuire Meets Specky Potter Behind The Lochore Institute03.10.1980Virgin52
11.A Woman In Winter / Working For The Yankee Dollar (live)11/1980 Virgin49
12.Fields / Brave Man14.08.1981Virgin
13.Iona / Blood And Spoil06.11.1981Virgin
14.Into The Valley / Masquerade / Scared To Dance / Working For The Yankee Dollar06.05.1983Virgin
15.Into The Valley / Babylon's Burning
CD + Working For The Yankee Dollar/In A Rut
& The Ruts		02.03.1992Virgin

Various:

Compilation Appearances:

"Into The Valley" on compilation "Teenage Kicks" (4.4.05)

reunited 2007

Press References:

Melody Maker
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
19783609.09.197818Singlessingle review
19784128.10.197816Singlessingle review
19784204.11.19783News
19784418.11.197857Caught In The Actgig review
1979427.01.19794News
1979727.02.197929Albumsalbum review
19791919.05.197932Singlessingle review
19793622.09.197929Singlessingle review
19794127.10.197930Albumsalbum review
19794317.11.197925Singlessingle review
1980609.02.19804News
1980823.02.198024Singlessingle review
1980901.03.19803News
19802716.08.198025interview
19802823.08.19804News
19803404.10.198019Singlessingle review
19803404.10.198028Albumsalbum review
19803404.10.198047Caught In The Actgig review
19804229.11.198023interview
1981821.02.198129Caught In The Actgig review
19812305.06.19813Fast Forward
19813315.08.198114Singlessingle review
19814507.11.198114Singlessingle review
19814721.11.198124Albumsalbum review
1982820.02.19823Fast Forward
19822626.06.19824Fast Forward
19822703.07.198216Albumsalbum review
19831907.05.198323Singlessingle review
19953319.08.19959A.W.O.L.