Skids: Days in Europa 1979 LP

Skottilaisen punk/new wave -bändin Eurooppa-paatosta nykynäkökulmasta hieman kyseenalaisesti. Virgin UK-painos.

Profile:
Scottish punk band.

Formed in Dunfermline in 1977 by Richard Jobson (vocals), Stuart Adamson (guitar), William Simpson (bass) and Tom Kellichan (drums).

Rusty Egan replaced Tom Kellichan in 1979. William Simpson departed after the recording of the second album, following differences about the musical direction Egan and their producer Bill Nelson wanted to take. As a result the line-up changed with Russell Webb (bass) and Mike Baillie (drums) joining Jobson and Adamson. Adamson left in 1981 to form Big Country. Following Adamson's departure, the band disbanded. They reformed in 2017.

Skids – Days In Europa
Skids - Days In Europa album cover
Label:
Virgin – V 2138
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album
Country:
UK
Released:
Oct 12, 1979
Genre:
Rock
Style:
New Wave, Punk
Tracklist


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A1 Animation
A2 Charade
A3 Dulce Et Decorum Est (Pro Patria Mori)
Written-By [Poem Used As Lyrics] – Wilfred Owen
Written-By [Poem Used As Lyrics] – Wilfred Owen
A4 Pros And Cons
A5 Home Of The Saved
B1 Working For The Yankee Dollar
B2 The Olympian
B3 Thanatos
B4 A Day In Europa
B5 Peaceful Times
Companies, etc.
Recorded At – Rockfield Studios
Phonographic Copyright ? – Virgin Records Ltd.
Copyright © – Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
Mastered At – CBS Studios, London
Pressed By – CBS Pressing Plant, Aston Clinton
Credits
Bass – William Simpson*
Design [Illustration] – Mick Brownfield
Design [Sleeve] – Pearce Marchbank
Drums – Rusty Egan
Engineer – Ted Sharp
Keyboards – Bill Nelson
Mastered By – TY*
Photography By – Brian Cooke (2)
Producer – Bill Nelson
Synthesizer, Vocals, Guitar – Stuart Adamson
Vocals – Richard Jobson
Written-By – Jobson* (tracks: A1 to B2, B4, B5), Adamson*
Notes
Initial copies with £3.99 hype sticker showing catalogue number and "Europa" Skids Logo.

Issued with a printed 4 page insert with lyrics and band pictures.

The poem is called "Dulce Et Decorum Est", the title is the last line of the poem which translates from the Latin into "it is sweet and noble to die for your country".

Recorded at Rockfield Studios, Wales

Two down six to go
Dedicated to the ghosts of futility
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout (Side A - Variant 1): V-2138-A1 TY-CBS
Matrix / Runout (Side B - Variant 1): V-2138-B1 TY-CBS
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched, Variant 2): V-2138·A2 TY-CBS
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched, Variant 2): V-2138-B1 TY-CBS
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Stamped, Variant 3): ?
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched, Variant 3): V-2138-B2 TY-CBS
Matrix / Runout (Side A - Variant 4): V-2138-A1 TY-CBS
Matrix / Runout (Side B - Variant 4): V.2138.B-2 TY-CBS