Discographyupdated on the
25th of october 2005
2005 LTM Reissues
LYCEUM + SINGLES LTMCD 2442
Newly remastered for CD, Lyceum + Singles runs for 66 minutes, features 20
tracks and includes liner notes by Alistair Fitchett. Stand-out tracks on the
1989 mini album Lyceum include It's Only Obvious, the punk-rock rush of Caveman
and the minor chord gem Blue Light. Among the pick of the twelve bonus cuts are
Tiny Words, Yawn and the anti-Poll Tax protest song Defy The Law. Also included
are both sides of the rare 7" single released on Bob Stanley's Caff label.
Full tracklist: It's Only Obvious, A Place Called Home, Caveman, The
York Song, Carrole-Anne, Hold On, Blue Light, If You Can't Find Love, I've Got
a Habit, Apologies, Give Me Some Peppermint Freedom, Defy the Law, Underneath
the Window Underneath the Sink, Tiny Words, Walter, What Will We Do Next, As
Time Goes By, Yawn, An Ill Wind that Blows, All Those Things.
Reviews: "Exemplary reissue of
Postcard-pretty twangle" (Uncut, 10/05); "Another fountainhead
of unqualified greatness" (Melody Maker, 1990); "splendid -
8/10" (NME, 1989); "Apologies is a lost jangly pop gem, and
even more interesting is Yawn, where the group begins to understand space and
atmosphere" (Leonard's Lair, 9/05); "It's Only Obvious is a
winsome, old skool indie-pop rush of a thing featuring the first flush chorus
'who needs tomorrow?'" (Whisperin' & Hollerin', 10/05)
UNHOLY SOUL + SINGLES LTMCD 2445
Also remastered for CD, Unholy Soul + Singles runs for 70 minutes, boasts 20
tracks (including nine bonus cuts) as well as more liner notes by Alistair
Fitchett. Stand-out tracks on the 1991 album Unholy Soul include Dirty
Clothing, Bringing you the Love, The Sadness of Sex Pt 1 and the
should-have-been single Peaches. Among the pick of the bonus cuts are the
singles Something for the Longing and Bemused, Confused and Bedraggled. Full
tracklist: Me and the Black and White Dream, Women Priests and Addicts,
Bringing You the Love, Frank De Salvo, Long Drawn Sunday Night, Peaches, Dirty Clothing,
Moon Lullaby, Coloured Stone, The Sadness of Sex (Pt 1), Waiting for the Storm,
You Know I'm Fine, Bemused, Confused and Bedraggled, Pelican Blonde, Tropical
Fishbowl, How Does That Feel, Sigh, Something for the Longing, Farewell Dear
Bonnie, On a Sunday.
Reviews: "Ecstatic and blanched,
the Orchids' career runs oddly parallel to that of Bobby Gillespie, but without
the ruthless historical revisionism" (Uncut, 10/05); "A
beautiful album - timeless melodies for sure" (Melody Maker, 1991)
STRIVING FOR THE LAZY PERFECTION + SINGLES
LTMCD 2451
This remastered and expanded edition of SFTLP runs for 67 minutes (18 tracks)
and includes yet more liner notes by Alistair Fitchett. Originally released in
1994, stand-out tracks on SFTLP include Obsession No
7”/CDS
· Sha-La-
· I've Got A Habit - 1988 on Sarah Records - SARAH 002
· Underneath The Window, Underneath The Sink - 1988 on Sarah Records -
SARAH 011
· What Will We Do Next - Sep 1989 on Sarah Records - SARAH 023
· Somethings For The Longing - Feb 1990 on Sarah Records - SARAH 029
· An I'll Wind That Blows - 1990 on Caff Corporation - CAFF 11
10"/12"/Mini/EPs
· Lyceum (10'') 4.Sep 1989 on Sarah Records - SARAH 401
· Lyceum (CD) 1989 on Midnight Music
· Penetration EP (12") Feb 1991 on Sarah Records - SARAH 042
· Thaumaturgy EP (7"+CDS) Sep 1992 on Sarah Records - SARAH 066
Full length albums (12"/CD)
· Unholy Soul (LP+CD) May 1991 on Sarah Records - SARAH 605
· Epicurean (LP+CD) Aug 1992 on Sarah Records - SARAH 611
· Striving For The Lazy Perfection (LP+CD) Jan 1994 on Sarah Records -
SARAH 617
On compilations:
· Spare a thought (K7) 1987 on Porrit's Hill Records Phew1 – "Here
comes my train"
· Everlasting - A Tape Compilation (K7) &ndash 1989 on Rhythm - BAIT 1 &ndash &ldquoAn Ill
Wind That Blows"
· Shadow Factory &ndash LP - 1989 on Sarah Records &ndash
SARAH587 - "Underneath The Window, Underneath The Sink" - "Give Me Some Peppermint Freedom" -
"Tiny Words" &ndash "Apologies"
· Grimsby Fishmarket 4 Norrkoeping 0 (K7) - 1990 on Records From
The Cookie Noise Tower &ndash &ldquoAnd When I Wake Up"
· Temple Cloud &ndash LP &ndash 1990 on Sarah Records &ndash
SARAH376 &ndash "Yawn"
· Air Balloon Road &ndash CD &ndash 1990 on Sarah Records
&ndash SARAH545 - "It's Only Obvious" - "Underneath The
Window, Underneath The Sink" - "Blue Light"
· Glass Arcade &ndash LP+CD &ndash 1991 on Sarah Records
&ndash SARAH501 - "Farewell, Dear Bonnie" - "Something For
The Longing"
· Fountain Island &ndash LP+CD &ndash 1992 on Sarah Records
&ndash SARAH583 - "Tropical Fishbowl"
· EEC Punk Rock Mountain: A Sarah Bootleg live compilation (LP/CD) on
Fierce Records - Fright 056, 7/92
- "Bemused, Confused And Bedraggled" - "Peaches"
· Engine Common LP+CD 1994 on Sarah Records SARAH628 -
"Thaumaturgy" - "I Was Just Dreaming"
· Waaaah Single No.3
- Jun 1994 on Waaaaaah - BULL 7-0 - Orchids / Bouquet / Crystal Garden Striving
For The Lazy Perfection
· There and Back Again Lane &ndash 1995 on Sarah Records &ndash
SARAH100 &ndash ''Peaches''
Peel Sessions (RIP)
08/04/1990
·
TX - 08/05/1990
·
Producer - Dale Griffin
·
Engineer - Mike Walter
·
Studio - Maida Vale 3
TRACKLIST
·
Dirty Clothing
·
Frank Desalvo
·
And When I Wake Up
·
Caveman
LINE
UP
·
James Hackett (Vocals, Acoustic Guitar)
·
Matthew Drummond (Guitar)
·
John Scally (Guitar)
·
Chris Quinn (Drums)
24/02/1994
·
TX - 09/04/1994
·
Producer - Chris Maclean
·
Engineer - Chrissie Boucher
·
Studio - Maida Vale 4
TRACKLIST
·
The Searching
·
Patience Is Mine
·
Waiting Seems Vain
·
A Living Ken And Barbie (Back To Basics Mix)
LINE
UP
·
John Scally (Guitar)
·
Matthew Drummond (Guitar)
·
Ronnie Borland (Bass)
·
James Hackett (Acoustic guitar, Vocals)
·
Chris Quinn (Drums)
Special thanx to www.twee.net , http://home.clara.net/koogy/sarah/index.htm , http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/johnpeel/artists/t/theorchids/, Andreas, Jean-Bernard.