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dave202
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A band I used to go and see on a yearly basis were The Skids. Does anyone have a link to their 'Joy' album? I can't find it anywhere, and although it's not great, it does have an old friend Billy on backing vocals. Also, any live stuff? I saw them at Dundee University which was transmitted on Radio One and must be kicking around. Would also love to hear again the live version they did of 'Sloop John B/Into The Valley.' Sounds wrong but I remember it as being so right.

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Not one of my favourites but they had a few great tunes.

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Thanks for the link. True they weren't the best, but they were fairly local and that kind of made each tour an 'event' in this part of the world.

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dave202 wrote:A band I used to go and see on a yearly basis were The Skids. Does anyone have a link to their 'Joy' album? I can't find it anywhere, and although it's not great, it does have an old friend Billy on backing vocals. Also, any live stuff? I saw them at Dundee University which was transmitted on Radio One and must be kicking around. Would also love to hear again the live version they did of 'Sloop John B/Into The Valley.' Sounds wrong but I remember it as being so right.
I have the following :

Tiffany's, Edinburgh 28-03-78
Edingburgh Meadows 03-06-78
Eric's, Liverpool 17-03-79
City Hall, Newcastle 29-10-79
Dundee University 03-12-80
Chelsea, London 02-02-81
Billy Sloan Session, Radio Clyde 01-07-07

BBC Sessions (all)
Scared To Dance Demos
BBC Live in concert - Paris Thetre, London 10-03-79

Fans of the band should check this site out : http://www.the-skids.com/
Days In Europa & The Absolute Game demos
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