- Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (album)
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Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark Studio album by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark Released 22 April 1979 Recorded The Gramophone Suite, Liverpool, 1978-79 Genre Synthpop Length 37:42 Label DinDisc Producer Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark and Chester Valentino Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark chronology Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
(1979)Organisation
(1980)Singles from Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - "Electricity"
Released: 21 May 1979 - "Red Frame/White Light"
Released: 1 February 1980 - "Messages"
Released: 2 May 1980
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [1] Pitchfork Media (2003) [2] Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark is the self-titled debut album by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, released in 1979. The album peaked at number 27 in the UK Albums Chart.[3] "Electricity" and "Red Frame/White Light" were low charting singles taken from the album. A re-recorded version of "Messages" provided OMD with their first hit in the UK, reaching number 13.[4]
The album was remastered and re-released in 2003, with six bonus tracks.
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark is also the title of a 1981 compilation album of tracks from this album and Organisation, released only in the United States.
Contents
Track listing
All songs were written by Andy McCluskey and Paul Humphreys, except where noted.
Original release
Side one No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Bunker Soldiers" 2:50 2. "Almost" 3:40 3. "Mystereality" 2:42 4. "Electricity" 3:32 5. "The Messerschmitt Twins" 5:38 Side two No. Title Writer(s) Length 6. "Messages" 4:06 7. "Julia's Song" McCluskey, Humphreys, Julia Kneale 4:39 8. "Red Frame/White Light" 3:10 9. "Dancing (Instrumental)" 2:58 10. "Pretending To See The Future" 3:45 U.S. release (O.M.D.)
The U.S. version, released in 1981, collects material from the first two OMD albums, but retains the sleeve-art of the debut LP.
Side one No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Enola Gay" McCluskey 3:31 2. "2nd Thought" McCluskey 4:12 3. "Bunker Soldiers" 2:51 4. "Almost" 3:46 5. "Electricity" 3:32 6. "Statues" 4:08 Side two No. Title Writer(s) Length 7. "The Misunderstanding" 4:45 8. "Julia's Song" McCluskey, Humphreys, Julia Kneale 4:32 9. "Motion And Heart" 3:13 10. "Messages" 3:59 11. "Stanlow" 6:30 Remastered CD release with bonus tracks
Virgin / DIDCDR2
No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Bunker Soldiers" 2:54 2. "Almost" 3:44 3. "Mystereality" 2:45 4. "Electricity" 3:39 5. "The Messerschmitt Twins" 5:41 6. "Messages" 4:12 7. "Julia's Song" McCluskey, Humphreys, Julia Kneale 4:41 8. "Red Frame/White Light" 3:12 9. "Dancing (Instrumental)" 2:59 10. "Pretending to See the Future" 3:48 Bonus tracks No. Title Writer(s) Length 11. "Messages (Single version)" 4:46 12. "I Betray My Friends" 3:53 13. "Taking Sides Again (Instrumental)" 4:23 14. "Waiting for the Man" Lou Reed 3:00 15. "Electricity (Hannett/Cargo Studios Version)" 3:37 16. "Almost (Hannett/Cargo Studios Version)" 3:51 Notes
- There are many different versions of debut single "Electricity" and its B-side "Almost". On the remastered album two versions of both songs are present.
- The band chose to perform "Dancing" on The Old Grey Whistle Test in 1980, the song was never released as a single.
- "I Betray My Friends", "Taking Sides Again", and "Waiting for the Man" were B-sides to "Red Frame/White Light" and "Messages", and can also be found on the 2001 Navigation: The OMD B-Sides compilation. "Taking Sides Again" is an instrumental dub version of "Messages". "Waiting for the Man" is a cover of a Velvet Underground song, originally titled "I'm Waiting for the Man".
- A live version of "Pretending to See the Future" was released on a blue flexi disc included with the March 19-April 1 issue of Smash Hits magazine.
References
- ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r630003
- ^ http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/20576/Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark_Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark_Organisation
- ^ "Chart Stats - Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark". http://www.chartstats.com/albuminfo.php?id=4884. Retrieved 20 February 2009.
- ^ "Chart Stats - Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Messages". http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=8807. Retrieved 20 February 2009.
External links
Categories:- 1979 albums
- Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark albums
- Debut albums
- "Electricity"
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