{"product_id":"the-absolute-game","title":"THE ABSOLUTE GAME","description":"\u003cp\u003eTruly one of the greatest 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 many of their contemporaries. Always a tight and powerful musical powerhouse they enjoyed a string of classic chart hits between 1978 and 1979 (‘Into The Valley’, ‘Masquerade’, ‘Working For The Yankee Dollar’ etc).\u003cbr\u003eFollowing this, they surprised and delighted fans and critics alike with 1980’s ambitious and experimental third album outing ‘The Absolute Game’. The album was also the first to feature feature new bassist Russell Webb and his inclusion, along with the contribution of new producer Mick Glossop, made for an accomplished and progressive evolution.\u003cbr\u003eFor this stunning 2LP vinyl reissue, ‘The Absolute Game’, and ‘Strength Through Joy’, have been remastered from the source tapes, thereby correcting previous problems with the album’s tape transfers. The work was undertaken by respected audio engineer George Shilling (previous credits include Blur, Teenage Fanclub, Bernard Butler, Oasis, Primal Scream). Blue stone translucent vinyl.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eLimited to 1000 copies\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eDue out on October 17th 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Skids","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":59173138432348,"sku":null,"price":35.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0999\/7153\/1100\/files\/SkidsGame-LP-3dStickerPack.jpg?v=1789633493","url":"https:\/\/rokerrecords.co.uk\/products\/the-absolute-game","provider":"Roker Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}