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Orange Juice was a Scottish Post Punk Band founded in the Middle Class Glasgow Suburb of Bearsden as the Nu-Sonics in 1976 , becoming Orange Juice in 1979 . The group is perhaps best known for the Hit "Rip It Up", which reached number 8 on the UK Singles Chart in February 1983, the band's only UK Top 40 hit. CAREER The original line up was:
The band's first official show was on April 20 , 1979 at the Victoria Cafe at the Glasgow School Of Art . The band released their first singles on Postcard Records , with these singles achieving legendary status in the UK Music Press . Simon Reynolds ascribes their status as music media darlings, as being due to the depression following the suicide of Ian Curtis of Joy Division - music Critic s and Indie music fans were looking for something "life-affirming" with a sense of Humour . They signed to Polydor Records for their first Album ''You Can't Hide Your Love Forever.'' However, internal tensions led to this first version of the band breaking up, and for their subsequent albums the core line up was:
Musically the band attempted to fuse vocal style. In general, the band was known for their love of Kitsch , Irony , and literate optimism. Despite this their only Top 40 hit, "Rip It Up" was achieved with the aid of the then-trendy Synthesizer - in fact it was the first hit song to use the Roland TB-303 , years later an essential component in Acid House music. {Link without Title} By 1984, reduced to a Duo of Collins and Manyika, they enlisted the talents of Reggae Record Producer Dennis Bovell to record their six track EP , ''Texas Fever''. While the group has long dispersed, members remain active in their separate and diverse fields (including Travel Writing ). At least two Greatest Hits albums are available. DISCOGRAPHY Singles
Original albums
Compilation albums
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