Edwyn Collins (by Harry Papadopoulos)

Edwyn Collins
Orange Juice








image: ©Harry Papadopoulos

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orange juice : two hearts together 7"

orange juice
two hearts together / hokoyo
polydor records (1982)
posp 470

7" single version

As promised in the previous post here's a photo of the 7" version of Orange Juice's "Two Hearts Together" single.

Image : ©japanese forms

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orange juice : two hearts together / hokoyo 10" single

photo : david crausby  (all rights reserved © david crausby 2012)

orange juice

two hearts together / hokoyo

polydor records (1982)

pospt 470

This post features the cover of the 10-inch version of Orange Juice's excellent "Two Hearts Together" recording. This was their second release for Polydor but on the band's own imprint label; Holden Caulfield Universal - named after the hero of "Catcher in the Rye". You can catch a glimpse of the 7-inch version here -I'll post a copy of this photo later. Same artwork was used for both formats.

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postcard records : 80-2

image: ©japanese forms

orange juice
love sick / blue boy
postcard records (1980)
80-2

first presing with hand-coloured, fold-out poster sleeve and blue labels
(see reissue version here)

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postcard records badge(s)

This post is in reply to a recent comment (about this badge) made by a visitor... A visitor (Brian Hull?) who correctly pointed out that the badge in the above link was neither an original nor an "official" Postcard Records one. So here are a couple of examples of the original, official badges. One with a black background and one with a blue background. The black one is still intact, and in mint condition, whereas the blue has unfortunately developed some sort of stain... I imagine some rainwater infiltrated it when I wore it (for years) on my denim, Levis jacket back in the day. Unlike the denim jacket, which wouldn't possibly fit me nowadays, I've kept these badges for what must now be at least 30 years. Authentic and true artefacts of the wonderful but too short Postcard era. japanese forms

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the vaselines : sex with an X

image: ©japanese forms.

the vaselines : sex with an X
45 rpm single / sub pop (2010)
sp 901

photo: wattie cheung
design: jeff kleinsmith

Sorry, folks but I've been severly neglecting this blog and have not been updating it enough. I really must take some time out and post and update more often. Anyhow, post featured here involves the latest single by The Vaselines -who also released an album with the same title: Sex With An X, on SubPop late last year. I must admit that I wouldn't have bought this if I hadn't come across it in a small independent record store the other day; a store that opened (hip, hip hooray!) just a few weeks ago apparently and that I'd never been to. Sounds like the usual Vaselines stuff of yesteryear to me... Which doesn't mean that it's bad but I rather tend to steer clear of bands that reform decades after breaking up. For followers, fans and faithful only. That's why I bought it; I suppose. Nice cover art. japanese forms

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postcard records tribute (flyer)

image ©japanese forms

Flyer for a Postcard Records Tribute Night held at Mono (Glasgow) in October 2007.

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Arab Strap - Dream Sequence 7" single

Arab Strap
dream sequence / dead air 
Chemikal Underground - 2005
CHEM081 
Image: ©japanese forms 2010

The third-last official release by Arab Strap on Chemikal Underground in 2005. Another great track from the fabulous album: The Last Romance; an album more upbeat, as the band put it, but, like the tracks on this single, yet more tunes dealing in some of the darker aspects of relationships. Comes in a similar sleeve to the Speed-Date 45 with matching graphics and typeface. Artwork by Rik Lee. (japanese forms)


Chemikal Underground will be releasing a comprehensive box-set of all their early material sometime in April 2010. See here for more details.

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Arab Strap - Speed-Date 7" EP

Arab Strap 
speed date (filthy version) / preface: set the scene / the girl i loved before i fucked 
Chemikal Underground - 2005
CHEM086
Image: ©japanese forms 2010

Antepenultimate official release from what was one of my favourite Scottish indie bands of fairly recent years. Arab Strap saw the light of day in 1995 and almost immediately became one of the most influential bands on the late 1990s Glasgow music scene. Over the ten-year period that Aidan Moffat and Malcolm Middleton played together, before finally splitting in 2006 to go there separate ways, the band released numerous songs that were no more than a celebration of a sexually empty, drug-and alcohol-dependent life. Indeed, right from the start and throughout their career a lot of their lyrics were sung not only in their native Scots tongue but continued to focus exclusively on drink, drugs and sexual misery. They were brilliant ! Now, as solo performers, both continue to make some fine discs that are certainly worth checking out. This ep, like most of what they released, is an absolute gem and a must have for any fan of the band. Artwork by Rik Lee. More Arab Strap stuff up soon. (japanese forms)
Chemikal Underground will be releasing a comprehensive box-set of all their early material sometime in April 2010. See here for more details.

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Love Sick / Blue Boy - CD version

Orange Juice
Love Sick / Blue Boy
Postcard DUBH 934 CD
Postcard Records (1993)

Image ©japanese forms

During Postcard Records' brief revival in the early 90s the label managed to reissue, on CD, the Love Sick / Blue Boy single by Orange Juice . Like the vinyl version issued at the same time it has the same original, coloured, Sharon Acker atwork. Would have been nice if they had done this with all the original Postcard singles. Maybe one day they'll issue a nice box-set, huh?

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