JOY - SKIDS

CATALOGUE LPV2217/TCV2217
FORMAT LP/MC
LABEL VIRGIN
RELEASE DATE NOVEMBER 1981
SLEEVE DESIGN Ray Smith
 
CURRENT VALUE £5- £8
  TRACK LISTING WRITERS PRODUCER
  A CHALLENGE (THE WANDERER) Jobson/Webb Russell Webb
  MEN OF MERCY Jobson/Webb Russell Webb
  A MEMORY Jobson/Webb Russell Webb
  IN FEAR OF FIRE Jobson/Webb Russell Webb
  BROTHERS Jobson/Webb Russell Webb
  AND THE BAND PLAYED WALTZING MATILDA Trad. lyric:Eric Bogle Russell Webb
  FIELDS Jobson/Webb Russell Webb
 

Virginia had already worked with Richard Jobson for his solo material so it was only natural that she was drafted in for the reactivation of The Skids.

Virginia's contribution on this album included playing flute on the track Fields and as part of the soprano choir on the rest of the tracks listed above.

Fields was also released as a single.

Amongst the familiar names also working on the album were Russell Webb - who both produced and performed on the album - and Nicky Holland who provided vocals as part of the Contralto choir.

Recorded at Britannia Row Studios, August and September 1981.

 

Other artists who worked on the album included Mike Oldfield and Billy MacKenzie.