Published 01/12/2011LAST FEW REMAINING ITEMS LEFT! – less than a handful of these DVDs left, have you got yours? THESE WILL NOT BE REDONE, this is the last of these stock items left to buy directly from Richard Jobson
The Skids Live 2010 DVD is now available as a special offer and discounted price.
The Special Edition DVD with Promo CD is available to buy direct from Richard Jobson and is now only £12 including postage and packaging.
The Skids Live 2010 DVD is Region 2 PAL (UK) so this disc may not be suitable for playing in other countries and is not a multi-region or region free disc.
You DO NOT need a Paypal account to order, Paypal will accept all major credit cards and debit cards.
Make sure you put your email address in correctly as confirmation of your order will be emailed to you. ====================================
The Skids Live 2010 DVD contains the following tracks: Animation, Of One Skin, Melancholy Soldiers, Thanatos, Yankee Dollar, The Saints Are Coming, Scared To Dance, Charles, The Olympian, Hurry On Boys, Charade, A Woman In Winter, Circus Games, Masquerade, Into The Valley, Fields.
The DVD also includes interviews with Richard and also footage from the Fifer Festival 2010
Published 30/11/2011
The Skids Singles Collection 1978-1981
DOUBLE CD in Deluxe Clamshell Box with Booklet which includes liner notes for each track plus the original sleeve.
PRICE: £12.99 INCLUDING delivery in the UK
£13.99 inc delivery to Europe
£14.99 inc delivery to Rest Of World
Includes the UK Top Ten smash “Into The Valley” plus the Top 20 “Masquerade” and “Working For The Yankee Dollar” – ten hit singles in total so this really is a”Best Of The Skids”.
CLICK HERE TO ORDER
TRACK LISTING:
DISC 1
1. CHARLES
2. REASONS
3. TEST-TUBE BABIES
4. SWEET SUBURBIA
5. OPEN SOUND
6. THE SAINTS ARE COMING
7. OF ONE SKIN
8. NIGHT AND DAY
9. CONTUSION
10. INTO THE VALLEY
11. T.V.STARS (Live)
12. MASQUERADE
13. OUT OF TOWN
14. ANOTHER EMOTION
15. AFTERMATH DUB
16. CHARADE
17. GREY PARADE
DISC 2
1. WORKING FOR THE YANKEE DOLLAR
2. VANGUARD’S CRUSADE
3. ALL THE YOUNG DUDES
4. HYMNS FROM A HAUNTED BALLROOM
5. ANIMATION
6. PROS AND CONS
7. CIRCUS GAMES
8. ONE DECREE
9. GOODBYE CIVILIAN
10. MONKEY McGUIRE MEETS SPECKY POTTERBEHIND LOCHORE INSTITUTE
11. WOMAN IN WINTER
12. WORKING FOR THE YANKEE DOLLAR (Live)
13. FIELDS
14. BRAVE MAN
15. IONA
16. BLOOD AND SOIL
Published 07/11/2011
Unlike normal Christmas sales that happen in December when people are busy buying family gifts and silly amounts of food, Captain Oi are having a NOVEMBER SALE!
This gives people a chance to either get some Christmas presents early or treat themselves before the festive season bleeds them dry!!
All single CDs (including DigiPaks) are £6.99 including Delivery to the UK (£1 postage for Europe and £2 postage for Rest Of The World)
This means that the current deals are available for THE SKIDS faithful:
SCARED TO DANCE – http://shop.captainoi.com/shopexd.asp?id=153 – £6.99 inc UK DELIVERY
DAYS IN EUROPA – http://shop.captainoi.com/shopexd.asp?id=152 – £6.99 inc UK DELIVERY
THE ABSOLUTE GAME – http://shop.captainoi.com/shopexd.asp?id=154 – £6.99 inc UK DELIVERY
More news about The Singles Collection soon….
Published 04/10/2011The Stuart Adamson Memorial Bench now has its home next to the lilly pond in Pittencrieff Park, Dunfermline.
For those who couldnt make the dedication ceremony a fans video is now available to view online.
Fans travelled from Germany, Ireland and from across the UK so see the bench being unveiled on Saturday 24th September 2011.
A huge thanks goes out to Gwenda Matthews , Colin Gourlay, Allan ( Smid ) Smith , Jamie Davidosn , Fife Council , Contemporary Arts Dunfermline , PJ Molloys , Promotional Impressions , family , friends and the fans.
T-shirts are also available for anyone who wishes to buy one and £2 from each sale will go towards The Mary Leishman Foundation , many thanks to Mike at Promotional Impressions for this.
Published 18/09/2011
A new program by STV in partnership with The Scottish Sun and Real Radio is due to be aired later this year.
Scotlands Greatest Album will feature 3 tracks from 70s’, 80s’, 90s’ and the 00s’ the 3 winning tracks from each decade will then make the album.
Vewers will get the chance to interactively vote and choose track from the shortlist.
Among the 70s’ category will be Into The Valley, so Skids fans can tune in and vote!
I have been speaking to some of the production team over the last few weeks and the program will also have a lot of interviews and guests on the show, including Bill Simpson who was recently asked to do an quick interview and chat about Into The Valley and its iconic bassline.
The program is initially schedule to be aired at the beginning of October.
You can read the article and more about this programme on the STV website by clicking here, there is also a Facebook page where you can get involved in the big debate! More details and official statements to follow soon…
Published 12/09/2011
There is now a new Facebook group for the Skids recently set up after the last one misteriously vanished into the depths of deep internet space!
Joining the group is easy, simply visit the group page and look for the link near the top right hand side which will let you ask to join the group.
Once you have joined you can also add your Facebook friends to the group by clicking the “Add friends to group” link again near the top right hand side.
CLICK HERE FOR THE SKIDS FACEBOOK GROUP
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