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Edwyn Stephen Collins (born 23 August 1959) is a Scottish musician, producer and record label owner. Collins was the lead singer for the 1980s post-punk band Orange Juice , which he co-founded. After the group split in 1985, Collins started a solo career.
A Casual Introduction 1981/2001 is an album by Scottish musician Edwyn Collins. It is a collection of both his solo work and also work of Orange Juice, the band he fronted from 1979 to the mid-80s. The 'Intermediate Mix' of "Rip It Up" is a mixture of the original version and the 12" release, only available on this compilation.
Orange Juice had their origin in the Nu Sonics, formed by Edwyn Collins with college friend Alan Duncan (on bass) in 1976: the band was named after the affordable Burns nu-sonic guitar used by Collins. Two students in the year below them – Steven Daly and James Kirk, previously in punk band, The Machetes – were drafted into the band in 1977 ...
The song was recorded as part of the sessions for Orange Juice's second studio album and would go on to become the title track of said album. It marked a departure from their previous guitar-pop based material, instead utilising Chic style guitar-funk and a bubbling Roland TB-303 synthesiser bassline, becoming the first chart single to feature ...
Rip It Up is the second album by Scottish post-punk band Orange Juice, released in 1982. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It contains their hit song of the same name, which reached the Top 10. [ 4 ] The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die .
You Can't Hide Your Love Forever is the debut album by Scottish post-punk band Orange Juice, released in 1982 by Polydor. [5] The title was derived from a line in the song "Hi Dear," by Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers .
Soundtrack to the Edwyn Collins documentary film of the same name; ... Compilation of Collins' solo work along with Orange Juice; Down the Line – 12 Songs from 1989 ...
"Falling and Laughing" is the debut single by Scottish post-punk band Orange Juice. It was the first single released by the independent rock label Postcard Records. "Falling and Laughing" marked a new shift of the post-punk sound in general by using themes that were not normally used in the genre, such as love and innocence.