Thaumaturgy and other singles, 1988-1992

by The Orchids

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1.	I've Got A Habit 02:32	buy track
2.	Give Me Some Peppermint Freedom 02:56	buy track
3.	Apologies 03:50	buy track
4.	Defy The Law 01:50	buy track
5.	Underneath The Window, Underneath The Sink 03:01	buy track
6.	Tiny Words 03:45	buy track
7.	Walter 02:00	buy track
8.	What Will We Do Next? 02:53	buy track
9.	As Time Goes By 02:36	buy track
10.	Yawn 07:23	buy track
11.	Something For The Longing 05:26	buy track
12.	Farewell, Dear Bonnie 03:36	buy track
13.	On A Sunday 03:19	buy track
14.	Bemused, Confused and Bedraggled 03:25	buy track
15.	Pelican Blonde 04:08	buy track
16.	Tropical Fishbowl 02:53	buy track
17.	How Does That Feel? 03:25	buy track
18.	Sigh 04:44	buy track
19.	Thaumaturgy 04:05	buy track
20.	I Was Just Dreaming 03:29	buy track
21.	Between Sleeping And Waking 03:07	buy track

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All the tracks from the six singles/EPs The Orchids released on Sarah Records, from the youthful exuberant clatter of I've Got A Habit ("I'm drinking Irn Bru and I'm thinking of you") to the magical, multilayered majesty of Thaumaturgy... via Defy The Law's angry anti-poll-tax politics ("Your logic and compassion I can't begin to see..."), Something For The Longing's volcanic chorus, the soft, delicate beauty of Underneath The Window, Underneath The Sink ("I didn't know things like you just come and go...") and the looping, hypnotic, drifting drumless wistfulness of Tropical Fishbowl ("Are you the girl who stands in the rain, are you the girl who calls out my name, are you the sunshine in my veins...").

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released January 1, 1992

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The Orchids Glasgow, UK

The Orchids – John Scally, Chris Quinn, James Hackett, Matthew Drummond and James Moody –formed in Penilee, a south-western suburb of Glasgow, in 1985. Their first release, From This Day, was a flexidisc on the Sha-la-la label; this was followed by 6 singles and 3 albums on Sarah Records. The band reformed in 2004 and went on to release albums on the Siesta, Pebble and Acuarela labels. ... more

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