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PRE-ORDER: The Skids "Joy" LP (Crimson Vinyl) [Import]

PRE-ORDER: The Skids "Joy" LP (Crimson Vinyl) [Import]

$37.99 USD
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THIS IS A PRE-ORDER: We expect this to ship on or around JANUARY 29th, 2027. Any items that are ordered with this will be held until they can all ship together. If you need certain items faster please order them separately.

First vinyl reissue for the last of the classic-era Skids albums One of the best British bands to come out of the 1976 / 1977 musical rupture that was punk, Dunfermline's Skids went on to demonstrate they had so much more to them than some of their contemporaries. Always a tight and powerful musical powerhouse they enjoyed a string of vibrant chart hits between 1978 and 1979, while their studio albums 'Scared To Dance', Days In Europa' and 'The Absolute Game' had shown a band unafraid to take on experimental sounds and unusual arrangements. 'Joy', the last Skids studio album recorded for Virgin Records, was mostly completed after guitarist and co-songwriter Stuart Adamson had left to form Big Country. The results as unveiled on 'Joy' relied a lot less on layered guitar sounds and instead embraced the band's Scottish heritage. Throughout 'Joy' are bagpipes, choral sounds, and experimental instrumentation, making for a distinctly Celtic-pastoral vibe. Singles taken from 'Joy' include 'Iona' - which marked the last appearance Adamson made on a Skids recording before Big Country, as well as a contribution from label mate Mike Oldfield on keyboards - and 'Fields' - which featured up and coming art-poppers and fellow Scots The Associates. Until a CD reissue in 2016, 'Joy' had not been available since it's original release. This new edition, pressed on crimson vinyl with restored original artwork, is the first reissue on the format since at least 1984.

Track List:

1 Blood and Soil
2 A Challenge (The Wanderer)
3 Men of Mercy
4 A Memory
5 Iona
6 In Fear of Fire
7 Brothers
8 And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda
9 The Men of the Fall
10 The Sound of Retreat (Instrumental)
11 Fields

street date 1/29/2027

Shipping, Local Pick Up, Returns & Cancellations Policies.

SHIPPING:

We ship Monday through Friday. Orders typically ship within 24-72 hours. Tracking is sent to the email you provide at check out and may take a few days to become active.

Any items ordered with Pre-Orders will be held until they can all ship together. If you need in stock items faster please order them seperately.

LOCAL PICK UP POLICY:

Due to a large amount of unclaimed local pick ups over the years we have updated our policy. Any orders that remain unclaimed after 90 days from the initial "ready for pick up" notification will be considered abandoned and returned to our system without refund. If you are having issues picking up your order within this time frame please contact us via orders@1234gorecords.com. If you need your order shipped we can easily do so for an added shipping fee.

RETURNS:

Returns are only accepted on damaged or defective items. Return requests must be made within 7 days of delivery. Please save the original packaging.

If you own a Crosley, Victrola or any other lower end turntable that has no ability to adjust the weight of the tone arm and are experiencing skipping on a new record please try the "Penny Trick". Simply place a penny on the top of the cartidge and it should provide enough weight to resolve your issues. While a great entry to the world of vinyl we do recommend upgrading to a turntable with a tone arm that can be adjusted as this issue will randomly occur. We do not take returns in these cases.

Resellers: If you are buying from us for resale we honestly don't mind. However, please don't panic if something you bought suddenly isn't flipable for more money and then try to return stuff to us because you feel like you made a bad investment choice. Despite our outsized reputation we're a small shop, not amazon. Absorbing these costs adds up on places like ours. Plus a little patience always tends to pay off.

CANCELLATIONS:

Due to an increasing number of payment processors no longer returning transaction fees to sellers on cancelled orders and rising labor costs any orders or pre-orders that need to be cancelled before shipment will be assessed a 5% cancellation/restocking fee on the order total including shipping and any other taxes or fees associated with the order.

Thank you for your understanding.

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