Blue Orchids are a British Post-punk band formed in Manchester, England in 1979, when Martin Bramah decided to quit the The Fall having recorded that band's debut album Live At The Witch Trials. Bramah teamed up with keyboardist Una Baines, also an ex-Fall member, guitarist Rick Goldstraw, bassist Steve Toyne and drummer Joe Kin. Punk poet John Cooper Clark christened them Blue Orchids. This page is about the City of Manchester in England. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Post punk generally refers to the particularly fertile and creative period following the initial punk rock explosion. During the first wave of punk, roughly spanning 1976-1983, bands such as The Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Ramones and The Damned began to challenge the current styles and conventions of rock... See also: 1978 in music, other events of 1979, 1980 in music, 1970s in music and the list of years in music // Stevie Wonder uses Compact Disc technology in recording his album Journey through the Secret Life of Plants. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Rough Trade Records is an independent record label based in London, England. ... Cherry Red is a London based independent record label. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Post punk generally refers to the particularly fertile and creative period following the initial punk rock explosion. During the first wave of punk, roughly spanning 1976-1983, bands such as The Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Ramones and The Damned began to challenge the current styles and conventions of rock... This page is about the City of Manchester in England. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II  -  Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification  -  by Athelstan 967  Area... Martin Bramah (born 1957) is a British musician best known as a founder member of both The Fall and Blue Orchids. ... The Fall are a British rock music group, formed in Manchester in 1976, and named after Albert Camuss novel. ... Live at the Witch Trials is the debut album by The Fall, first released 16th March 1979. ... Una Baines (born April 1957 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) was best known as the keyboard player in the first line-up of British post-punk/new wave band The Fall. ... John Cooper Clarke (born January 25, 1949) is a performance poet from Salford, Greater Manchester , England. ...

They signed to Rough Trade Records, and in November 1980 they released their debut single, a double A side, "The Flood / Disney Boys". Later in February 1981 they released their second single "Work". Not long after this release Toyne and Kin left the group. Rough Trade Records is an independent record label based in London, England. ...

Toby Toman, an ex-member of The Durutti Column joined on drums and Goldstraw switched over to bass. This new line-up recorded a debut album called The Greatest Hit (Money Mountain), which went on to sell 10,000 copies. See Durruti Column for the anarchist column during the Spanish Civil War. ...

The group toured with Nico, former member of The Velvet Underground, serving as both backing group and support act. Rick Goldstraw decided to continue touring with Nico, so a new bassist called Mark Hellyer was recruited as a replacement. For the prequel to Ico, see Shadow of the Colossus. ... This article is about the American rock band. ...

The group's next record was the Agents Of Change EP in 1982. After parting company with Rough Trade at the end of the year the group split up.

Bramah and Baines briefly returned in 1985 with the single "Sleepy Town" and then split up again. After this Martin Bramah and Una Baines ceased working together. Bramah then formed a new group with ex-Fall drummer Karl Burns called Thirst. They only released one record, the Riding the Times EP in 1987. Karl Burns is a British musician probably best known as drummer for The Fall throughout most incarnations of the band in the 1970s, 80s and 90s. ...

In 1989 Bramah briefly returned to The Fall and appeared on the Extricate album. The reunion with Mark E. Smith was never going to last, and Bramah was sacked from the group whilst on a tour of Australia in 1990. Extricate is a 1990 album by the post punk band the Fall. ... Mark E. Smith (born 5 March 1957) is the lead singer, lyricist, frontman, and sole consistent member of The Fall, a renowned and idiosyncratic offshoot from the UK post-punk/new wave music scenes. ...

In 1991 Bramah returned with a new incarnation of Blue Orchids which featured ex-Smiths guitarist Craig Gannon. Their first release was a single called "Diamond Age", later in 1992 they released the Secret City EP and a compilation album called A View From The City. A second album was recorded in 1993, but would remain unreleased for ten years. Bramah decided to split the group again in 1995. Craig Gannon (born on 30 July 1966), is a British guitar player, best known for being the second guitarist in The Smiths in 1986. ...

In 2002 a compilation album called A Darker Bloom was released on the Cherry Red label. This release had sleeve notes written by Bramah's former colleague in The Fall, Marc Riley. Cherry Red is a London based independent record label. ... Marc Lard Riley is a musician, alternative rock critic and DJ on BBC 6 Music where he presents Rocket Science on Saturday afternoons and Mint on Sunday evenings. ...

2003 saw the group release/reissue three albums on the LTM label. The shelved album from 1993 was finally released under the title of The Sleeper. Released almost simultaneously was a compilation album called From Severe To Serene, which featured the group's two John Peel sessions, live tracks and the contents of the Riding the Times EP. At the end of the year the group's debut album The Greatest Hit (Money Mountain) was finally given a long overdue CD release. Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ...

In 2004 the LTM label released a brand new Blue Orchids album called Mystic Bud. This release contained a surprising cover version of "Sugar, Sugar" by The Archies. Sugar, Sugar was a 1969 hit song, supposedly by fictional characters The Archies, actually the product of a group of studio musicians managed by Don Kirschner, with vocals by Ron Dante. ... The Archies, ca. ...

Founder member Rick Goldstraw returned for the mini album Slum-Cavern-Jest! in 2005. This release featured a cover version of the Fred Neil song "Green Rocky Road". Fred Neil (March 16, 1936 – July 7, 2001) was an important American blues and folk singer and songwriter in the 1960s and early 1970s. ...

In 2007 a previously unreleased live recording from 1981 was made available as the download only album Blue Orchids Bomb Manchester.

Personnel

• Martin Bramah - vocals, guitar (1979-present)
• Una Baines - keyboards, vocals (1979-85)
• Rick Goldstraw - guitar & bass guitar (1979-82, 2004-present)
• Steve Toyne - bass (1979-81)
• Ian Rogers A.K.A. Joe Kin - drums (1979-81)
• Toby Toman - drums (1981-82)
• Mark Hellyer - bass (1982)
• Nick Marshall - drums (1985)
• Craig Gannon - guitar (1990-91)
• Martin Hennin - bass (1990-92)
• Richard Harrison - drums (1990-92)
• Mick Routledge - keyboards (1991-92)
• Adrian White - drums (1993-95)
• Stuart Kennedy - bass (1993-95, 2004)
• Alastair "Baz" Murphy - organ, keyboards (1993-95, 2004)
• Charlotte Bill - flute (2004)
• Bud Umu - drums (2004)
• Steph - drums (2005)

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Discography

Albums

• The Greatest Hit (Money Mountain) (1982)
• The Sleeper (2003)
• Mystic Bud (2004)
• Slum-Cavern-Jest! (2005)

Compilation Albums

• A View From The City (1992)
• A Darker Bloom (2002)
• From Severe To Serene (2003)

Live Album

• Blue Orchids Bomb Manchester (2007)

Singles / EPs

• The Flood / Disney Boys (1980)
• Work / The House That Faded Out (1981)
• Agents Of Change EP (1982)
• Sleepy Town / Thirst (1985)
• Riding The Times EP (by Thirst) (1987)
• Diamond Age / Moth (1991)
• Secret City EP (1992)

External links

• Official Site