![]() ![]() We did a few gigs, playing tracks of Architecture & Morality and such, but we didn’t want to be a tribute band to ourselves for the rest of our lives. And then when you’re 46, they call you up and tell you to get your boots back on and play. We had hung up our microphones like we were old football players who hung up their boots. As McCluskey put it, “For a band that was past their sell-by date, a lot of young musicians were name-checking us. The band reunited only after they “had spent enough time part” and when a new generation of artists started to acknowledge the influence that OMD had on their own work. English Electric is the second album to feature OMD’s classic lineup – original members McCluskey, Humphreys, Martin Cooper and Malcolm Holmes – since 1986’s The Pacific Age. That left McCluskey, operating more or less as solo act, to put out three records under the OMD name in the Nineties. It was number one in France and Italy for three months!”ĭespite what some Americans might think, OMD has had a wildly prolific career before the original lineup disbanded in 1986. Details Select delivery location Only 1 left in stock - order soon. “They think of us as one-hit wonder! ‘Enola Gay’ sold five million records, but we couldn’t get arrested in America. Omd ( Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark ) - Organisation - Music CDs & Vinyl Pop 2718 FREE delivery January 10 - March 27. “The strange situation we find ourselves in with American audiences is that they know ‘If You Leave,’ but are hard-pressed to think of another song,” McCluskey said with a laugh. Their third album, the critically acclaimed Architecture & Morality, yielded three chart-topping singles and threw the band into international stardom, save for in the United States. Video: OMD Explore Suburbia in ‘Metroland’Īfter that one gig, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, better known as OMD, began to explode on England’s nascent New Wave scene, with their 1980 debut album hitting number 17 on the U.K. It was only at the end of 1978 that we dared ourselves to play the songs live.” “We were writing songs together in the back room of Paul ’s mom’s house and, quite frankly, our friends thought they were shit. ![]() “The whole of our career is one huge accident,” McCluskey continued. Humphreys ( tracks: A3 to A5, B1, B3 to B5) Notes Early (first) pressing. McCluskey ( tracks: A1 to B1, B3 to B5), P. “I’m still surprised that we had any career at all. Tracklist Hide Credits Credits Producer Chester Valentino ( tracks: A3, B2), Mike Howlett ( tracks: A1, A2, A4 to B1, B3 to B5), Orchestral Manoeuvres ( tracks: A1 to A3, A6 to B5) Written-By A. I have a hard time picking out favourites here, the whole thing is so intwined with my formative years, but maybe Enola Gay, Telegraph, Locomotion, Dreaming and. “It’s not bad going for a band that was only going to do one gig,” frontman Andy McCluskey told Rolling Stone recently. On Organisation the group worked with a producer for the first time, enlisting former Gong bass player Mike Howlett, while session musician Malcolm Holmes became the band's full-time drummer. On Tuesday, British synth-pop legends Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark are releasing English Electric, their 12th studio album. Organisation is the second studio album by English electronic band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), released on 24 October 1980 by Dindisc. ![]()
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