The Blue Orchids
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Stephen
April 24th 2017
Played music from the heart. The keyboards could have been louder in the mix or it would have been five stars....
Middlesbrough, United Kingdom@Westgarth Social Club
About The Blue Orchids
1.
For the English girl group, see The Orchids.
2.
The Blue Orchids were formed in 1979 in Manchester, England by Martin Bramah and Una Baines, both formerly of The Fall. They were joined by Rick Goldstraw, guitar, Steve Toyne on bass and Joe Kin on drums. With this line up, they recorded the singles "The Flood" and "Work" for rough trade records.
The group underwent a series of personnel changes before the release of their album "The Greatest Hit (Money Mountain" (1981), which faetured Bramah, Baines (keyboards), Goldstraw (now on bass) and Toby Toman on drums. This line up also released an ep, "Agents of Change" in 1982.
The group split up at the end of 1982 but Bramah and Baines reunited briefly in 1985 to record a single "Sleepy Town" before splitting again.
It wasn't until 1991 that Bramah relaunched a new version of the Blue Orchids which included ex Smiths musician, Craig Gannon on guitar. This group recorded an unreleased album before splitting in 1995.
In 2002, a compilation album called "A Darker Bloom" was released and in 2003, the band releaesed its back-catalog, including the unreleased 1993 album, now titled "The Sleeper".
In 2004, Bramah recorded a brand new Blue Orchids album "Mystic Bud" and in 2005, Goldstraw rejoined the group for the mini album "Slum-Cavern-Jest".
A live album "Blue Orchids Bomb Manchester" was released in 2007.
Martin Bramah is currently pursuing a solo career.
For the English girl group, see The Orchids.
2.
The Blue Orchids were formed in 1979 in Manchester, England by Martin Bramah and Una Baines, both formerly of The Fall. They were joined by Rick Goldstraw, guitar, Steve Toyne on bass and Joe Kin on drums. With this line up, they recorded the singles "The Flood" and "Work" for rough trade records.
The group underwent a series of personnel changes before the release of their album "The Greatest Hit (Money Mountain" (1981), which faetured Bramah, Baines (keyboards), Goldstraw (now on bass) and Toby Toman on drums. This line up also released an ep, "Agents of Change" in 1982.
The group split up at the end of 1982 but Bramah and Baines reunited briefly in 1985 to record a single "Sleepy Town" before splitting again.
It wasn't until 1991 that Bramah relaunched a new version of the Blue Orchids which included ex Smiths musician, Craig Gannon on guitar. This group recorded an unreleased album before splitting in 1995.
In 2002, a compilation album called "A Darker Bloom" was released and in 2003, the band releaesed its back-catalog, including the unreleased 1993 album, now titled "The Sleeper".
In 2004, Bramah recorded a brand new Blue Orchids album "Mystic Bud" and in 2005, Goldstraw rejoined the group for the mini album "Slum-Cavern-Jest".
A live album "Blue Orchids Bomb Manchester" was released in 2007.
Martin Bramah is currently pursuing a solo career.
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Genres:
Post Punk, Punk
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Concerts and tour dates
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MAY
20
2022
Halifax, United Kingdom
The Grayston Unity
I Was There
MAR
18
2022
Halifax, United Kingdom
The Grayston Unity
I Was There
SEP
17
2017
London, United Kingdom
The Lexington
I Was There
SEP
14
2017
Manchester, United Kingdom
Gullivers
I Was There
MAY
07
2017
York, United Kingdom
New York Club Working Men's Club
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MAY
06
2017
Dundee, United Kingdom
Beat Generator Live
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Fan Reviews
Stephen
April 24th 2017
Played music from the heart. The keyboards could have been louder in the mix or it would have been five stars....
Middlesbrough, United Kingdom@Westgarth Social Club
About The Blue Orchids
1.
For the English girl group, see The Orchids.
2.
The Blue Orchids were formed in 1979 in Manchester, England by Martin Bramah and Una Baines, both formerly of The Fall. They were joined by Rick Goldstraw, guitar, Steve Toyne on bass and Joe Kin on drums. With this line up, they recorded the singles "The Flood" and "Work" for rough trade records.
The group underwent a series of personnel changes before the release of their album "The Greatest Hit (Money Mountain" (1981), which faetured Bramah, Baines (keyboards), Goldstraw (now on bass) and Toby Toman on drums. This line up also released an ep, "Agents of Change" in 1982.
The group split up at the end of 1982 but Bramah and Baines reunited briefly in 1985 to record a single "Sleepy Town" before splitting again.
It wasn't until 1991 that Bramah relaunched a new version of the Blue Orchids which included ex Smiths musician, Craig Gannon on guitar. This group recorded an unreleased album before splitting in 1995.
In 2002, a compilation album called "A Darker Bloom" was released and in 2003, the band releaesed its back-catalog, including the unreleased 1993 album, now titled "The Sleeper".
In 2004, Bramah recorded a brand new Blue Orchids album "Mystic Bud" and in 2005, Goldstraw rejoined the group for the mini album "Slum-Cavern-Jest".
A live album "Blue Orchids Bomb Manchester" was released in 2007.
Martin Bramah is currently pursuing a solo career.
For the English girl group, see The Orchids.
2.
The Blue Orchids were formed in 1979 in Manchester, England by Martin Bramah and Una Baines, both formerly of The Fall. They were joined by Rick Goldstraw, guitar, Steve Toyne on bass and Joe Kin on drums. With this line up, they recorded the singles "The Flood" and "Work" for rough trade records.
The group underwent a series of personnel changes before the release of their album "The Greatest Hit (Money Mountain" (1981), which faetured Bramah, Baines (keyboards), Goldstraw (now on bass) and Toby Toman on drums. This line up also released an ep, "Agents of Change" in 1982.
The group split up at the end of 1982 but Bramah and Baines reunited briefly in 1985 to record a single "Sleepy Town" before splitting again.
It wasn't until 1991 that Bramah relaunched a new version of the Blue Orchids which included ex Smiths musician, Craig Gannon on guitar. This group recorded an unreleased album before splitting in 1995.
In 2002, a compilation album called "A Darker Bloom" was released and in 2003, the band releaesed its back-catalog, including the unreleased 1993 album, now titled "The Sleeper".
In 2004, Bramah recorded a brand new Blue Orchids album "Mystic Bud" and in 2005, Goldstraw rejoined the group for the mini album "Slum-Cavern-Jest".
A live album "Blue Orchids Bomb Manchester" was released in 2007.
Martin Bramah is currently pursuing a solo career.
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Genres:
Post Punk, Punk
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