THE ORCHIDS - Lyceum (Reissue) - 2LP - Vinyl

2LP - Black Vinyl (2025 Reissue)

And in the words of Saint Etienne's Bob Stanley (Melody Maker, 1989):

“'Lyceum' is a fountainhead of unqualified greatness. It’s a strange, sad sound harking back to old school tunesmanship – Aztec Camera, ‘Rattlesnakes’, prime-time Felt – but the whole affair is permeated with a resonant, almost tearful quality. ‘Lyceum’ is reminiscent of Galaxie 500’s ‘Today’ in that it sounds like it cost less than a round of drinks to produce. But the lo fi sound merely enhances the misty glazed-pop sound and raises the hallelujah choruses to the forefront. Rather than drowning them in production mush. Don’t pass it by”.

Tracklist: 

Side A
1) It's Only Obvious
2) A Place Called Home
3) Caveman
4) The York Song

Side B
1) Carrole-Anne
2) Hold On
3) Blue Light
4) If You Can't Find Love

Side C
1) I've Got a Habit
2) Apologies
3) Give Me Some Peppermint Freedom
4) Defy the Law
5) Underneath the Window, Underneath the Sink

Side D
1) Tiny Words
2) Walter
3) What Will We Do Next?
4) As Time Goes By
5) Yawn