Double CD compilation by the seminal post-punk group. Initially active between 1979 and 1987, 23 Skidoo released a series of genre-defining records fusing post-punk, dub, industrial, world and hip-hop styles. In 2000 the group returned with a self-titled album, 23 Skidoo, and remain hugely influential.
Disc one is a compilation covering 1980 to 1986, and includes the full 12" versions of Skidoo's signature singles such as Last Words, Coup, Language and Assassin, as well as key album tracks, and both sides of rare debut Ethics from 1980. The second disc gathers together 17 tracks recorded by the group during the 1990s, and was originally released on the band's own Ronin label in 2002.
Digitally remastered, most of the tracks and mixes on this double CD set are exclusive, and are not repeated on the other 23 Skidoo CDs in LTM's reissue program. The booklet also features a detailed history of the group, with contributions from Skidoo members past and present.