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One of the most prolific bands on Bristol, England's legendary indie pop label Sarah Records, the Orchids 

were also one of the label's most press-shy outfits. Formed in 1986 in Penilee, Scotland, a suburb of Glasgow, 

the Orchids took their initial inspiration from some of the city's better-known acts of the time, 

particularly Lloyd Cole and the Commotions (singer James Hackett sounded more than a little like 

Cole and was often derided in the U.K. press for that resemblance) and Primal Scream during that band's 

original '60s pop phase. Hackett, rhythm guitarist Matthew Drummond, lead guitarist John Scally, 

bassist James Moody, and drummer Chris Quinn fit neatly into the bowl haircut and anorak look 

of the British indie scene, and their songs, the sort of archetypal late-'80s U.K. guitar pop for 

which terms like "winsome," "jangly", and "twee" were invented, made them both new pop heroes f

or a certain audience and an easily dismissible target for others. 

Press reaction tended to be either laudatory or scathing, with very little in between

"LYCEUM"

Produced by Ian Carmichael

1989     10"     SARAH RECORDS     SARAH 401   

MADE IN ENGLAND    ORIGINAL PRESSING

LIMITED EDITION AS 10" VINYL

SINGLE COVER

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: none

LABEL: SARAH - BROWN LABEL - WHITE TEXT

Label Code: none

Catalog on cover: (rear) SARAH 401

Catalog on label (Side A only): SARAH 401

Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): SARAH 401 A1   MPO    "THANKS REG, BOB AND MICHAEL".

Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): SARAH 401 B1   MPO

On labels: (Side A): copyright control 1989  made in england

(Side B): lyceum

On Back Cover: All songs written by The Orchids

Recorded at Toad Hall Studios, Glasgow

Made in England

Distributed by Revolver/Cartel

from my records collection

tracklisting

Side A: IT'S ONLY OBVIOUS - A PLACE CALLED HOME

CAVEMAN - THE YORK SONG

Side B: CARROLE ANNE - HOLD ON

BLUE LIGHT - IF YOU CAN'T FIND LOVE

  grading

RECORD EX but (please, read above description)

SLEEVE NEAR EX but (please, see pictures and read above description)

Suddenly infused with a spirit of permanence and likely sensing a more hostile market to come, 

Sarah Records looked to the Orchids for the label's first full-length release. 

The band's inoffensive jangle pop roots and their avoidance of difficult timing schemes 

provided hardcore indie fans with something that was at once comfortable and skilled;

in fact, Lyceum could have been a lush Teenage Fanclub record 

if it hadn't focused so much on mid-'80s Johnny Marr-isms...(AllMusic)