It remains the holy grail. I know I’ll never own a copy – a fact confirmed a few years ago when I learned that even Edwyn Collins doesn’t have one in his collection, and both of us being canny Scotsmen will not entertain the asking price nowadays.
mp3: Orange Juice – Falling And Laughing (Postcard Records 80-1)
The fact everyone involved was appalled by the shamateurish way it ended up being recorded, with the loud bass drum pedal far too much to the fore, only adds to its charm.
Forty years ago? Jings, crivvens, help ma boab!*
JC
*a phrase beloved of a cartoon character in a Scottish newspaper. It is an exclamation of surprise, bewilderment and a gentle, playful cry for help all rolled into one saying. (I’ve added that to save Jonny asking what the hell it means….)
THE NEW VINYL VILLAIN 
Forty years is scary…. And thank you for the venacular which reminds me of my reading of The Broons and Oor Wullie in my Scottish childhood….. ;D
tapadh leat, a bhràthair!
***checks small box of flexi discs in the corner***
Yep, the fact that somehow, from somewhere I have the single as a group of mp3’s of decent fidelity is all I can ask and something that makes me happy.
Reminds me of the Pooh Sticks single…
I’ve got Falling and Laughing.
The Original Postcard version…
…On Tape