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PRE-ORDER: The Skids "Days In Europa (Remix)" LP (Chartreuse Vinyl) [Import]

PRE-ORDER: The Skids "Days In Europa (Remix)" LP (Chartreuse 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 time on vinyl since 1980 for this stunning Skids curio 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 and their debut album 1979's 'Scared To Dance' is rightly recognised as a landmark of the era. It's follow up, 'Days In Europa' arrived hot on the heels of chart success but had a complex lifespan. In it's first incarnation, it had been issued with a sleeve that drew criticism from some quarters and there were misgivings, too, from their label over the album's mix. Within a year of it's release Virgin Records withdrew 'Days In Europa' Mark I and commissioned a new, punchier mix for most of it's tracks. Step forward, up-and-coming Canadian Bruce Fairburn with a brief to bring out the best in Bill Nelson's original production. For 'Days In Europa (1980 Mix)' 1979 single 'Working For The Yankee Dollar' was completely rerecorded and standalone hit 'Masquerade' added to the tracklist - joining 'Yankee', 'Animation' and 'Charade' to make the album a four-hit powerhouse. Meanwhile the sleeve image was replaced with a new painting. The resulting '1980 version' thereby found it's way into numerous Skids fans' collections, rivalling Mark I in their affections ever since. Since the early-80s, however, 'Days In Europa (1980 Mix)' has remained on ice. Included on CD in 2025's 5CD Demon / Edsel set 'Boy, Man & Soldier', 2027 sees it's first reissue on vinyl since at least 1984. Comes in complete, restored 1980 sleeve artwork and is pressed on chartreuse green vinyl.

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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