Name: Magpie Heights
Brand: Blue Orchids

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

LP-PICI-0056

Colour

Black

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Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

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Format detail

Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2024-01-19

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Redeye

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

798234005921

Total Cap

Black LP

CD-PICI-0056

798234005938

Artist

Blue Orchids

Genre US

Rock-Pop

Label US

Tiny Global Productions

Blue Orchids is a Manchester postpunk group formed by Martin Bramah and Una Baines. Both members were previously part of the influential band The Fall. With their unique sound and creative approach, Blue Orchids have made a significant impact on the music scene.
Known for their distinctive style, Blue Orchids' music combines elements of postpunk with experimental sounds, creating a truly captivating listening experience. Their songs are filled with thought-provoking lyrics and powerful melodies that resonate with audiences.
With an impressive discography spanning several decades, Blue Orchids continue to push boundaries and evolve as artists. Their contributions to the music industry have solidified their status as pioneers in the genre, earning them a dedicated fan base worldwide.

Newest Listed Items

Martin Bramah, lead guitarist in The Fall, was the final original musician to leave the band and inarguably the most important factor in the band's original sound. His hazy psychedelic vision featured which so readily on The Fall's debut, Live At The Witch Trials, continued through his work with Blue Orchids with fellow Fall castaways Una Baines and Rick Goldstraw). Initial releases rose to notoriety with two caustic and intense 7" singles, The Flood and Work, along with their more varied, indie chart-topping debut LP, The Greatest Hit (Money Mountain). Personal issues within the band made progress difficult. The EP Agents Of Change, introduced changes to their sound (in part due to their work with Nico). But after its release, Bramah sightings were elusive - a solo on an album by Una's band The Fates, a 12" single with mesmerising songs performed, oddly, in a sort of reggae style. A short second stint in The Fall. A series of archival and new releases started up in 2015: a new studio album, followed by another new album nearly every year thereafter. This year's debut release by HOUSE Of ALL, a 'side project' featuring four other former members of The Fall, was a hit within days of its announcement, in no small part to its immediacy - recorded in three days - and a healthy dollop of scandal...the spectre of retrospective threat to MES's hegemonic rule of The Fall. Magpie Heights is an unexpected addition to Bramah's canon. The Face Of Time harkens back to the psych-garage of The Magical Record Of Blue Orchids, As My Vision Cleared makes a case for Bramah's unique stylistic sense within the realm of lysergic folk balladry, a kind of dark glam in Tableau Vivant . . . and seven other wonders.

Magpie Heights

Music US

Discover Magpie Heights by Blue Orchids. Martin Bramah's hazy psychedelic vision shines through in this unique album on Tiny Global Productions. Vinyl records available.