BEATFOR34 - ORANGE

ORANGE - Judy Over The Rainbow

First there was The GREEN TAMBOURINES - a band formed round the prodigious talents of RICK CORCORAN. They played some memorable gigs around London but their guitar pop was out of step & time with the Acid house, ecstasy driven scene of the early '90s and they split after 18 months.
Shortly after, Rick was offered some studio time based on demos he'd written but the deal involved having a band so he hastily formed ORANGE and this led to Chrysalis Records releasing an amazing EP called Judy Over The Rainbow b/w Disposable & Bed. Cool radio stations picked up on it and it got quite a lot of airplay. Deservedly so, because it was considered by all right thinking Pop fans as being one of the very best records of its kind to come from an English band for a long time. ORANGE also did a couple of radio sessions and played live a few times but internal stresses caused the band to fold shortly afterwards.
Weary of bands and big record labels, Rick went back to making demos helped out by old mates from The Green Tambourines, Tam Johnstone and Tim McTighe. Eventually a small Japanese label got to hear them and very astutely put out an album in 1996 under the name, THE ORGONE BOX. Unfortunately it was only released in Japan and even then it got precious little attention. Whether it was deleted fast or the label went bust is unclear but whatever, it went unnoticed in the big wide world, and Rick's astonishing talent remained unheard.


The Masterpsychopop

1. Judy Over The Rainbow
2. Disposable (See BEATFORELEVEN)
3. Bed
Chrysalis 1994 UK, 12chs5012.
Prod.: Dave Eringa,
All Tracks : Rick Corcoran

... Rick Corcoran penned and released a pulsating little pop-psych track under the name Orange, on UK Chrysalis Records titled "Judy Over the Rainbow" during 1994, and promptly disappeared from the scene for a bit. John Borack –Goldmine-.

...it's the ornate remake of Corcoran's baroque-pop Orange single, “Judy Over The Rainbow” that might make you hunt down a powdered wig in a costume shop and dye it day-glo orange. Jud Cost, Magnet

...Once upon a time in the UK — mid-'90s, to be precise — there was a combo called Orange that scored a minor radio hit with “Judy Over the Rainbow”. From this minor hit and the mind and talents of one Rick Corcoran came a stripped down version of this hit and 11 other pop/psych gems assembled collectively as The Orgone Box.... Gary Glauber, Popmatters


...Corcoran’s prior claim to fame was a critically acclaimed EP (Judy Over The Rainbow b/w Disposable & Bed) on Chrysalis Records in 1994 (at the ascent of Britpop) under the Orange moniker.... Kevin Mathews powerofpop.com

...Orange would have been up there with the Roses, Oasis et al and towered over the likes of Cast... Paul Johnson, Uncut

“Judy Over The Rainbow,” (an earlier version of this song was released as a single on Chrysalis Records by Corcoran's previous band, Orange ) which features cool, phased vocals, Revolver-esque guitar licks, and is catchy as all get out; and “Ticket With No Return,” a wonderful song that could have snuck onto Jon Brion's new album without anybody finding out. David Bash, Toast Magazine

...Rick Corcoran has already attained legendary status with the Judy Over The Rainbow single that he released on Chrysalis when he was in Orange.... Robin Wills, Bucketfull of Brains