The Orchids - Striving For The Lazy Perfection Album

Tracklist

1	A Kind Of Eden
2	Give A Little Honey Organ – IanVocals – Ronnie
3	Avignon Acoustic Guitar – Matthew
4	Lovechild
5	A Living Ken And Barbie
6	Beautiful Liar
7	Prayers To St. Jude Acoustic Guitar – JohnStrings – Ian
8	The Perfect Reprise Bongos – EdStrings – Ian
9	Between Sleeping And Waking Keyboards – James, John
10	I've Got To Wake Up To Tell You My Dreams Sampler [Vocal Samples] – Matthew
11	Obsession No. 1
12	Welcome To My Curious Heart Piano – Ian
13	The Searching
14	I Was Just Dreaming Keyboards – James
15	Striving For The Lazy Perfection Bongos – Ed

Versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
SARAH 617CD, Sarah 617CD	The Orchids	Striving For The Lazy Perfection ‎(CD, Album)	Sarah Records, Sarah Records	SARAH 617CD, Sarah 617CD	UK	1994
WDRU-029	The Orchids	Striving For The Lazy Perfection ‎(CD, Album)	Widely Distributed Records	WDRU-029	US	1994
SARAH 617	The Orchids	Striving For The Lazy Perfection ‎(LP, Album)	Sarah Records	SARAH 617	UK	1994
LTMCD 2451	The Orchids	Striving For The Lazy Perfection + Singles ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM)	LTM	LTMCD 2451	UK	2005

Credits

• Acoustic Guitar – Hackett (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 15)
• Bass – Ian (tracks: 5, 8, 9), Moody (tracks: 2, 6, 7, 10, 14, 15), Ronnie (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 11, 12)
• Drums – Chris (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 7, 10 to 12, 14)
• Guitar – John (tracks: 1 to 8, 10 to 12, 14, 15), Matthew (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 11, 14)
• Keyboards – Ian (tracks: 1 to 3, 5 to 8, 10, 12, 15)
• Producer – Ian Carmichael
• Programmed By – Ian (tracks: 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 13)
• Vocals – James, Pauline (tracks: 2, 6, 8, 10, 13)

Notes

Includes 2 additional bonus tracks for Japan.
Recorded at Toad Hall, Glasgow.

Barcodes

• Barcode (From Obi): 4988001408673

Companies

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Parco Co., Ltd.
• Distributed By – Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd.
• Licensed From – Sarah Records
• Licensed Through – Jade Music Co., Ltd.

Short intro

Striving for the Lazy Perfection is an album by The Orchids, released in 1994. It was the last release by the group before they split up the following year. Striving for The Lazy Perfection was the group's third album excluding the compilation Epicurean and its mixture of musical styles was heavily at odds with the usual perception of Sarah Records as a twee pop label. With the assistance of long-serving producer Ian Carmichael also a member of the dance music group One Dove, the group recorded an. These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not then work. Striving for the Lazy Perfection. The Orchids Band. Released January 1994. Striving for the Lazy Perfection Tracklist. Missing Lyrics. About Striving for the Lazy Perfection. Striving for the Lazy Perfection Q&A. More The Orchids Band albums. Unholy Soul. Striving for The Lazy Perfection - The Orchids 1993 Title track from the album released on Sarah Perfect Reprise The Orchids' third and final album for Sarah Records picks up where Unholy Soul left off, adding to the gorgeous guitar-led lyricism of their early releases myriad new ideas dreamt up in the studio or out on the dancefloor. The Orchids John Scally, Chris Quinn, James Hackett, Matthew Drummond and James Moody formed in Penilee, a south-western suburb of Glasgow, in 1985. Their first release, From This Day, was a flexidisc on the Sha-la-la label this was followed by 6 singles and 3 albums on Sarah Records. The band reformed in 2004 and went on to release albums on the Siesta, Pebble and Acuarela labels. The Orchids Yes, Please No Thanks. Restrictions apply. Skip to main content. Browse Music. The Orchids. eMU DEAL. SALE 40 Off. EMU PRICE: eMU. Striving For The Lazy Perfection. Please retry. Brilliant album by sometimes overlooked band on the now legendary Sarah Records. They are not afraid to try different styles, but what's amazing is in the hands of The Orchids, it's guaranteed to sound great. Some truly beautiful music with gorgeous vocals and some of very talented guitar pieces. They may be striving but I think they have pretty close to achieving perfection. This is one band you can always rely on to produce a great album and the best part is they are still around and still releasing great music. Read more. Have a free moment Play jigsaw puzzles for free Home. Striving for the Lazy Perfection, 1994. Striving for the Lazy Perfection, 03:56. A Kind of Eden, 04:15. Now playing: Survivor Eye of the Tiger. BIBA FM. 4 Non Blondes What's Up. Coldplay Hymn for the Weekend Seeb Remix. The Weeknd Tell Your Friends. Golden Oldies. 2010 Digitally Remastered. I Never Learn, Echos Have Hope. The Last Doo-Wop Album, Vol. Various artists