''The Orange Juice'' is the third and final studio

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by Scottish

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band

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. It was released in 1984.The title was a tribute to The Velvet Underground's eponymous third album. The album was released with free 12" single versions of several tracks on the cassette version, and it sold mostly in this format. The album was re-released on CD in 1998 and again in 2014. Edwyn Collins used to dedicate the song "I Guess I'm Just a Little Too Sensitive" to

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on the tour promoting this album.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Edwyn Collins # "Lean Period" # "I Guess I'm Just a Little Too Sensitive" # "Burning Desire" # "Scaremonger" # "The Artisans" # "What Presence?!" # "Out for the Count" # "Get While the Gettings Good" # "All That Ever Mattered" # "Salmon Fishing in New York"

Personnel

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Edwyn Collins Edwyn Stephen Collins (born 23 August 1959) is a Scottish musician, producer and record label owner from Edinburgh, Scotland. Collins was the lead singer for the 1980s post-punk band Orange Juice, which he co-founded. After the group split in ...

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, synthesizer,

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Zeke Manyika Zeke Manyika (born 23 February 1955 Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland) is a drummer, vocalist and songwriter. Career Manyika was born in Zimbabwe, but has lived in Britain for most of his life. From 1982 to 1984 he was a member of the pop grou ...

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with: * Clare Kenny – bass * Dennis Bovell – keyboards *Johnny Britton – guitar

References

1984 albums The Orange Juice Polydor Records albums {{1980s-punk-album-stub