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Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (Remaster) (CD)

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DISC 1 for Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (Remaster) (CD) Album By Orchestral Manoeuvres In The D...
1   Bunker Soldiers
2   Almost
3   Mystereality
4   Electricity
5   Messerschmitt Twins, The
6   Messages
7   Julia's Song
8   Red Frame/White Light
9   Dancing
10   Pretending To See The Future
11   Messages - (single version, bonus track)
12   I Betray My Friends - (bonus track)
13   Taking Sides Again - (bonus track)
14   Waiting For The Man - (bonus track)
15   Electricity - (Hammett/Cargo Studios version, bonus track)
16   Almost - (Hannett/Cargo Studios version, bonus track)
 

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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.

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