Orange Juice- Postcard Singles (1980-81), You Can't Hide Your Love Forever (1982), Texas Fever (1984), The Orange Juice (1984)

When I started Burning Aquarium almost three years ago with the idea of sharing music that I thought had been overlooked by posterity Orange Juice were one of my main inspirations.
In many ways Orange Juice drew the blueprint for the Independent music of the 80's and 90's.
These records have all been featured on Burning Aquarium before.

Postcard singles(1980-81)

http://d01.megashares.com/dl/DOHvuFr/ORANGE JUICE postcard.rar

You Can't Hide Your Love Forever (1982)

http://d01.megashares.com/dl/15kbMQ8/Orange Juice You Can't Hide Your Love Forever.rar

 

Texas Fever (1984)

http://d01.megashares.com/dl/u6Bkuie/Orange Juice- Texas Fever.rar

The Orange Juice (1984)

http://d01.megashares.com/dl/i3wBXSd/Orange Juice- The Orange Juice.rar

Orange Juice- You Can't Hide Your Love Forever (1982)

One of my very favourite Lps of all time, consistently in my ever changing list. Hugely influential on all 'indie' music, and four years before C86. Wistfully lyrical, gorgeous fractured funk. These qualities might just emerge from this rip of a rather worn old vinyl.

Mona- I think it was you who was looking for The Orange Juice- there's a big selection here:
http://killingmoonmusic.blogspot.com/2011/05/orange-juice-coals-to-newcastle-2010.html

And a contemporary article from Zig Zag courtesy of Highlander here: http://cactusmouthinformer.blogspot.com/2011/09/zig-zag-feb-1982-orange-juice-general.html

Orange Juice- Texas Fever (1984)

First posted a rather ropey mp3 of this gem in the early days of Burning Aquarium. Here's a vinyl rip @320. This is for Tom, who requested it whilst it was in the pile of rediscovered vinyls I was considering ripping, for Mona, who originally asked for it back in April last year (my first ever request) and for the 200 plus people who downloaded the inferior version.

Felicity- Orange Juice, The Wedding Present, James Kirk...

felicity
• noun (pl. felicities) 1 complete happiness. 2 the ability to express oneself appropriately. 3 a felicitous feature of a work of literature or art.
— ORIGIN Latin felicitas, from felix ‘happy’.
Oxford English Dictionary

Back in the eighties when I was trying to make the transition from conventional poetry to songwriting (ha!) this song was very important to me, and I still love it.

Three versions here:
Orange Juice- from the LP You Can’t Hide Your Love Forever (1982)
The Wedding Present- from the LP Tommy (recorded for Peel Session in 1986)
James Kirk from the LP You Can Make It If You Boogie (2003)
James Kirk wrote the song. He left Orange Juice in 1982 and became a chiropodist.

Orange Juice-Texas Fever (1984)

Happy days at Burning Aquarium- this is our first post in response to a reader request. Keep them coming and we’ll do our best to fulfil your requirements.
Last month’s post of Postcard era Orange Juice singles has proved hugely popular.
3 years on and in many respects Orange Juice were a very different band, with Two UK top 40 LP’s and a top ten single under their belts. Great as their work for Postcard was, Orange Juice were by now more musically polished , and the use of more sophisticated production saw the band revealing their soulful side. The first five tracks on this mini LP were produced by Dennis Bovell, a reggae producer who had earlier made forays into punk with The Slits and also produced The Pop Group.
Line up:
Edwyn Collins – guitar, vocals
Malcolm Ross – guitar, vocals, keyboards
David McClymont – bass guitar, keyboards
Zeke Manyika – drums, vocals, percussion

Orange Juice- Postcard Singles (1980-1981)

Before signing to Polydor and recording their first LP, You Can’t Hide Your Love Forever (1982), Scottish Indie darlings Orange Juice released these 4 singles on Glasgow’s Postcard Records. I’ve included Wan Light here; it was scheduled as Postcard single (81-6), but never released.

Line up:
Edwyn Collins– guitar / vocals.
James Kirk – guitar / vocals.
David McClymont – bass guitar.
Steven Daly – drums / percussion.


Falling And Laughing / Moscow / Moscow Olympics
7" Postcard 80-1- February 1980
Most issued with 'Felicity (live)' 7" flexidisc

Blue Boy / Lovesick- August 1980
7" Postcard 80-2

Simply Thrilled Honey / Breakfast Time
7" Postcard 80-6- November 1980

Poor Old Soul / Poor Old Soul Pt. 2
7" Postcard 81-2- March 1981

Wan Light 7" Postcard 81 6-May 1981