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The legendary Orange Juice are getting back together for the first time in 26 years to receive a top music award.
The band will get together next month to be honoured by Nordoff-Robbins Scotland.
It will be an emotional reunion after singer Edwyn Collins almost died from a brain haemorrhage in 2005.
The charity raises money to fund music therapists and Edwyn benefited from Nordoff-Robbins' painstaking work during his long road to recovery.
Edwyn, 49, said: "I'm very flattered. It's all part of the renaissance of Orange Juice. I have fond memories of the band and am looking forward to seeing them all again."
The original Orange Juice line-up - Edwyn, bassist David McClymont, guitarist James Kirk and drummer Steven Daly - formed in 1979. (More from the Sunday Mail)
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7" single
Belgium 1981
Les Disques du Crépuscule
3:01 Sorry For Laughing
4:16 Revelation
I really have to invest more time in this blog as I have so much to add to it. Problem is; I don't have enough spare time right now as I'm also very busy working on other projects. Anyhow, today's post is just some artwork from one of the singles Josef K released on the belgian label, Les Disques Du Crépuscule. You can see the artwork for the other single by the band released on the label here.
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sound of young scotland josef k japanese forms postcard records orange juice fire engines
sound of young scotland josef k japanese forms postcard records orange juice fire engines
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supreme international editions
For today, we have an interesting entry from übercoffee freak djmark1972 to the Sound of Young Scotland pool at Flickr. Here's what he has to say about his post.
"Coffee and Orange Juice. Nobody does the happy/melancholy pop thing quite like the Scottish. Orange Juice would eventually be known best for this song, this compilation features their early stuff from their days on Postcard Records. Good jangly lo-fi, post-punk that points in the direction of the more polished pop sounds that would come from them a bit later."
"Nearly thirty years since he first rose to prominence in Josef K, Paul Haig releases his tenth solo album. Mining the electonica that has characterised much of his solo career, this album -as it's title suggests - focuses on what happens when you go out, in a world of violence, CCTV and crowded nightclubs. "(read more at: 17 seconds)
rhythm of life
Fire Engines
Lubricate Your Living Room
Pop Aural ACC 001
1980
The original vinyl edition. Still in my collection. Still in mint condition.
Fire Engines 2007 UK
From their first John Peel session. Issued to commemorate the 25th anniversary of its first broadcast.
Thanks to nmarie.
Hi. Back after what seems like a very, very long time indeed. My relocation problems still aren't all sorted out but things are shaping up much better than a few weeks ago. As soon as possible I'll be updating SOYS on a much more regular basis.
In the meantime, todays post features the new CD reissue of the Fire Engines' Hungry Beat compilation. Another pic of this release can be found at the Sound of Young Scotland flickr page alongside a whole host of other great images.
fire engines
hungry beat
acute records 2007
act009
(CD front cover detail with sticker)
unreleased 'Sorry For Laughing' album which should have been issued by Postcard way back in 1980. Supreme International Editions was a label which was run by former Josef K manager, Alan Cambell -who also handled Paul Haig's solo career for a couple of years in the 80s. The label also released the band's 'Young & Stupid' album. Frankly, I don't know much about this label or any of the other stuff released on it. A quick search on the web didn't bring up much information I'm afraid. It's also a bit sad that official sites like josef k.net haven't been updated in a long time. Anyhow, if you want to know what Paul Haig's up to nowadays you can check out his page at myspace.sound of young scotland josef k japanese formspostcard records An excellent addition to the Sound of Young Scotland group at flickr.
Oh my good gawd' s comment on this: "Unlistenable but fabulous" is a bit of a contradiction though.
Getting away from Postcard for a wee bit (I'll be back with more later), Sound of Young Scotland continues with one of the better but least known artists of the 1980s. Well, he may have been quite well known to some but I don't remember Paul Haig being a huge success. Saleswise, I mean. Anyhow, following the Josef K split and the departure from Postcard, Paul Haig found refuge at the Brussels-based, superhip-label: Les Disques du Crépescule. Label where Josef K had already released two singles ( 'The Farewell Single' and 'Sorry For Laughing') and where Haig would go on to release a fair amount of singles, EPs and albums throughout the 80s and 90s. Although it's a cover of a Sly Stone song, 'Running Away' is my favourite release by the man on this label. I don't have the 7" single (great artwork and special thanks to 4mediafactory for the above image) but I do have the 12" EP version. The disc was in fact issued with three different sleeves. You can check out the artwork for my 12" here and here. Other artwork for this release can be seen here.
paul haig - buy
josef k - buy
The 'A Mattress of Wire' single, like some the earlier limited-edition releases, also featured original artwork. A move away from the previous generic 'cowboy' and 'kilties' type sleeves. The 'drumming kitten' logo remains a permanent fixture appearing both on the back of the sleeve and on the yellow 'tartan' label.
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aztec camera 
Haven't heard or bought anything by aztec camera ever since.
images © japanese forms
sound of young scotland @ flickr
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While packing some things the other day -I'm relocating soon- I came across an old notebook in which I used to write lists and references of discs that I wanted to acquire. Inside this, I found some cuttings from long-binned copies of the NME.-I've no idea when this one was printed but I imagine it was in the early 90s or thereabouts. The cuttings were mostly lists that the magazine published of the ten most sought after / best releases by various bands or labels. There were Sonic Youth and Suicide lists among others and, amazingly, the one above featuring Postcard Records. Back then, I had marked the discs that I had in the list -correcting an error for the 'Simply Thrilled Honey' catalogue number- and, in my atrocius handwriting, added below the cat. N°, the title, and band name for Josef K's 'It's Kinda Funny' single that wasn't included in the list. In all, just a bit of paper but a nice little addition to the blog.
