Orange Juice was a post punk band founded in the Glasgow suburb of Bearsden as the Nu-Sonics in 1976, becoming Orange Juice in 1979. The group is perhaps best known for the hitRip It Up, which reached number 8 on the UK singles chart in February 1983, the band's only UK Top 40 hit.


History

The original line up was:

Edwyn Collins – guitar, vocals, songwriting
James Kirk – guitar, vocals, songwriting
David McClymont – bass
Steven Daly – drums

The band's first appearance was on April 20, 1979 at the Victoria Cafe at the Glasgow School of Art. The band released their first singles on Postcard Records.

They signed to Polydor Records for their first album You Can't Hide Your Love Forever. However, internal tensions led to this first version of the band breaking up, and for their subsequent albums the core line up was:

Edwyn Collins – guitar, vocals, songwriting
Malcolm Ross – guitar, vocals, songwriting
David McClymont – bass
Zeke Manyika – drums, vocals, songwriting

In an radio interview in 2005, Edwyn Collins said he felt unwell, but blamed the nausea and vertigo to food poisoning. Two days later he was admitted to intensive care in London's Royal Free Hospital after apparently suffering a major cerebral hemorrhage, he later underwent an operation, reportedly after suffering a second hemorrhage. The procedure was successful, and in late 2007, he will be releasing his sixth solo album.


Discography

Singles

1980 -Falling and Laughing, Simply Thrilled Honey, and Blue Boy
1981 -Poor Old Soul, Wan Light and L.O.V.E....Love
1982 -Felicity, Two Hearts Together and Can't Help Myself
1983 -Rip It Up andFlesh of My Flesh
1984 -Bridge,What Presence andLean Period

Albums


1982 - You Can't Hide Your Love Forever and Rip It Up
1984 - Texas Fever,The Orange Juice andIn a Nutshell
1992 - The Esteemed - The Very Best of Orange Juice and Ostrich
Churchyard
1993 - The Heather's on Fire
2005 - The Glasgow School