Half Speed Abbey Road Remaster Vinyl reissue with die-cut 3D jacket and pull out orange inner card sleeve.
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark is the self-titled debut album by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, released in 1980. It peaked at #27 in the UK Albums Chart.
“Electricity” and “Red Frame/White Light” were charting singles taken from the record. A re-recorded version of “Messages” provided OMD with their first hit in the UK, reaching #13.
The album has nonetheless been named as one of the best electronic albums of the 1980s, and has been championed by major artists such as ZZ Top and Vince Clarke of Erasure (formerly chief songwriter of Depeche Mode, Yazoo and The Assembly).
SIDE A
A1. Bunker Soldiers
A2. Almost
A3. Mystereality
A4. Electricity
A5. The Messerschmitt Twins
SIDE B
B1. Messages
B2. Julia’s Song
B3. Red Frame/White Light
B4. Dancing
B5. Pretending To See The Future
