Desert Orchid

by Crazyhead

Desert Orchid cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1 October 1988
  • Label: Food
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 1:20:29
  • Community rating: 3.05/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The debut album by Leicester grebo band Crazyhead, 'Desert Orchid' is named for the celebrated racehorse of the period. Its singles 'Time Has Taken Its Toll on You' and 'Rags' present the band's noisy, humorous garage punk, the latter featuring backing vocals by PP Arnold and Katie Kissoon with the Phantom Horns.

Genres

Descriptors: noisy, guitars, party, accessible, retro

Tracklist

  1. In the Sun (2:14)
  2. Jack the Scissorman (2:23)
  3. Time Has Taken Its Toll on You (3:34)
  4. Have Love Will Travel (2:41)
  5. What Gives You the Idea You're so Amazing Baby? (3:01)
  6. I Don't Want That Kind of Love (3:48)
  7. Dragon City (3:21)
  8. Buy a Gun (3:50)
  9. Rags (2:57)
  10. Tower of Fire (3:26)
  11. Cardinal Phink (3:18)
  12. Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) (3:41)
  13. Out on a Limb (2:05)
  14. Down (3:27)
  15. Time Has Taken Its Toll on You - Extended Mix (5:43)
  16. Like Princes Do (3:25)
  17. (Here Comes) Johnny (2:07)
  18. Ballad of Baby Turpentine (1:54)
  19. Rags - 7" Mix (2:59)
  20. Rub the Buddah (4:06)
  21. Fortune Teller (2:57)
  22. Screaming Apple (1:59)
  23. Rags - Extended Mix (5:08)
  24. Baby Turpentine - Live (2:23)
  25. Snake Eyes - Live (1:43)
  26. (Here Comes) Johnny - Live (2:09)

Credits

  • Robert Morris - drums, percussion
  • Kev Reverb - guitar, piano, sitar, written-by
  • Fast Transatlantic Dick - lead guitar, percussion
  • Ian Anderson - vocals, written-by
  • Andy Cheeseman - management
  • Laurie Lewis - photography by [photos]
  • Mark Freegard - producer
  • Cenzo Townshend - producer [assisted by]
  • David Balfe - producer
  • Richard Berry - written-by
  • Richard Bell - written-by
  • Owen Davies - producer

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