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The Greatest Hit (Money Mountain)
Studio album by Blue Orchids
Released	1982 (1982)
Studio	Relentless Studios, Ancoats, Manchester
Genre	Post-punk neo-psychedelia
Label	Rough Trade
Producer	Blue Orchids, Tony Roberts
Blue Orchids chronology
The Greatest Hit (Money Mountain) (1982) From Severe to Serene (2002)

The Greatest Hit (Money Mountain) is the debut studio album by English post-punk band Blue Orchids, released in 1982 by Rough Trade Records.

It reached number 5 in the UK Indie Chart.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Trouser Press	favourable

Chicago Reader called the album "one of British postpunk's greatest moments".

Track listing

All tracks composed by Martin Bramah, Rick Goldstraw and Una Baines

1. "Sun Connection"
2. "Dumb Magician"
3. "Tighten My Belt"
4. "A Year with No Head"
5. "Hanging Man"
6. "Bad Education"
7. "Wait"
8. "No Looking Back"
9. "Low Profile"
10. "Mad as the Mist and Snow"

Personnel

Blue Orchids

• Martin Bramah - guitar, vocals
• Rick Goldstraw - guitar, bass
• Una Baines - keyboards
• Toby Toman - drums, percussion

with:

• The Super Reals - backing vocals

References

1. ^ Margasak, Peter (24 August 2015). "Listen to One of British Post-Punk's Greatest Moments | Bleader | Chicago Reader". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
2. ^ Robbins, Ira. "TrouserPress.com :: Blue Orchids". TrouserPress.com. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
3. Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1999. Cherry Red Books. ISBN 0-9517206-9-4.
4. "The Greatest Hit – The Blue Orchids | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 May 2016.

External links

• The Greatest Hit at Discogs (list of releases)

• 1982 debut albums
• Rough Trade Records albums
• Blue Orchids albums