Wednesday 16 June 2021

THE SKIDS & THE VAPORS join together for a special one-off concert.

 


The Skids formed in 1977 in their home town of Dunfermline, Scotland by Richard Jobson, Stuart Adamson, Bill Simpson, & Tom Kellichan. After releasing an independent single the band were played by John Peel, supported The Clash in concert and then were signed to Virgin Records in 1978. Their first singles were Sweet Surburbia, The Saints are Coming and Into the Valley - the latter reaching the UK Top Ten in early 1979.

 

Their seminal debut album Scared to Dance came out in 1979 which was quickly followed by two chart singles - Masquerade and Working for the Yankee Dollar. Both singles were taken from the Bill Nelson produced second album Days in Europa. The album also featured new member Rusty Egan of Rich Kids & Visage fame after the departure of Tom Kellichan. The band released two more albums The Absolute Game (1980) and Joy (1981) before splitting.

 

The Vapors are a new wave band who formed in 1978. Discovered by Bruce Foxton of The Jam (who went on to be their co-manager with John Weller), The Vapors released the classic singles Turning Japanese, News At Ten, Jimmie Jones, Prisoners, Waiting for the Weekend, Spiders and two LP's Magnets and New Clear Days before splitting in 1982.

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