Name: Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Brand: Virgin EMI (Universal UK)
SKU: 116601361
Price: 274 HKD
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Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

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Album: Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Bunker Soldiers	More Info...	0:03
2)	Almost	More Info...	0:03
3)	Mystereality	More Info...	0:02
4)	Electricity	More Info...	0:03
5)	The Messerschmitt Twins	More Info...	0:05
6)	Messages	More Info...	0:04
7)	Julia's Song	More Info...	0:04
8)	Red Frame/White Light	More Info...	0:03
9)	Dancing (Instrumental)	More Info...	0:03
10)	Pretending to See the Future	More Info...	0:03

Album: Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Bunker Soldiers	More Info...	0:03
2)	Almost	More Info...	0:03
3)	Mystereality	More Info...	0:02
4)	Electricity	More Info...	0:03
5)	The Messerschmitt Twins	More Info...	0:05
6)	Messages	More Info...	0:04
7)	Julia's Song	More Info...	0:04
8)	Red Frame/White Light	More Info...	0:03
9)	Dancing (Instrumental)	More Info...	0:03
10)	Pretending to See the Future	More Info...	0:03

Performer Notes

Full performer name: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark.
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark: Paul Humphreys (vocals, keyboards, percussion, electronic percussion, programming); Andy McCluskey (vocals, keyboards, bass, electronic percussion, programming).
Additional personnel: Dave Fairbairn (guitar); Martin Cooper (saxophone); Malcolm Holmes (percussion).
Includes liner notes by Paul Browne.
This 1980 debut by the duo of Andy McCluskey and Paul Humphreys is an important milestone in the history of synth-pop. Prior to ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK, synthesizer-based pop was either austere and/or deliberately unpleasant such as Kraftwerk or Throbbing Gristle, or novelty music the likes of M's "Pop Muzik."
This eponymous set was among the first by an almost entirely synthesizer-based band to focus on the creation of catchy, melodic pop songs. The tunes and lyrics are substantial, with the lovely "Julia's Song," and the semi-hit "Electricity," among the standouts. Other songs, like "The Messerschmitt Twins"--an early contender for the band name--and "Pretending To See the Future," are more atmospheric, but never formless. Although later OMD albums were more assured and technically complex, this is one of their best.