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The Blue Orchids
A Darker Bloom: The Blue Orchids Collection
Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock

Track Listings (19) - Disc #1
1. Disney Boys - The Blue Orchids, Baines
2. The Flood - The Blue Orchids, Bramah
3. Work - The Blue Orchids, Bramah
4. The House That Faded Out - The Blue Orchids, Bramah
5. Sun Connection - The Blue Orchids, Baines
6. Wait - The Blue Orchids, Bramah
7. Dumb Magician - The Blue Orchids, Bramah
8. Low Profile - The Blue Orchids, Bramah
9. No Looking Back - The Blue Orchids, Baines
10. Bad Education - The Blue Orchids, Baines
11. A Year With No Head - The Blue Orchids, Bramah
12. Tighten My Belt - The Blue Orchids, Baines
13. Agents of Chance - The Blue Orchids, Bramah
14. Conscience - The Blue Orchids, Baines
15. Release - The Blue Orchids, Baines
16. The Long Night Out - The Blue Orchids, Bramah
17. Sleepy Town - The Blue Orchids, Bramah
18. Diamond Age - The Blue Orchids, Bramah
19. Out of Sight - The Blue Orchids, Bramah

CD Details

All Artists: The Blue Orchids
Title: A Darker Bloom: The Blue Orchids Collection
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Cherry Red
Release Date: 11/8/2004
Album Type: Import
Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock
Styles: Hardcore & Punk, Indie & Lo-Fi, New Wave & Post-Punk
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 5013929120327, 766488393026

Synopsis

Product Description

A keenly awaited re-press for this definitive collection of the highly acclaimed combo, Blue Orchids, and features their material that was originally released on the Rough Trade label. The Blue Orchids were formed by two members of The Fall and went on to produce more mainstream and melodic pop songs than that made by their previous employers. The band enjoyed widespread UK indie chart success with a high profile in the serious music press. The CD booklet includes liner notes written by band members Una Baines and Martin Bramah and ex Fall member and UK Radio 1 DJ, Marc Riley. Also included is a complete discography of the band incorporating some of the band's original sleeves which are now rare items.

CD Reviews

Wished I could have

felipe echevarria | Loveland, CO | 01/17/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"In 1983 I was backpacking around England, and was heavily into the newer music of the time, especially bands
like Joy Division. I had, on a whim for more, always more, previously purchased The Greatest Hit (Money Mountain) by the Blue Orchids at Wax Trax on Colfax Avenue in Denver. I must tell you that the record (which contains most of the songs from Darker Bloom) is an absolute delight. Deeply soulful, honest to the brim, and sparkling. It reminds me somewhat of The Fall's work, including the singing of Mark
E. Smith, their vocalist, but it's not so...circus like. Indeed, a couple members of The Fall played with the Blue Orchids. It's just a beautiful work that made me want to see them when I toured London. They were to play one night, the night I had run out of money and was waiting for a wire from the folks. I was also exhausted from a day's travels, and the hostel had a curfew. Wished I could have..."