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system at the time, and that the band "had a sleeve that cost us so much to manufacture that for every record we sold we were barely earning pennies". Carol Wilson of Dindisc disputed this, saying the cost to the band for the sleeve was contractually fixed and that the label took the expense.
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wrote, "Orch Man's debut LP is one of the best of the year... How fine and different their melodies can be, how detailed and distinctive their song structures. It's much more varied and surprising, often exhilarating and always captivating, than dissenters claim this stuff can be."
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When I first started playing synthesizers it would have been people like The Human League; Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, their very first album; I was a big fan of Daniel Miller's work, as the Silicon Teens and as The Normal; and also of Fad
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A 1981 US compilation, also using the band's name as the title of the release, collects material from the first two OMD albums, and uses a differently coloured, non-die cut version of the sleeve-art from the debut LP.
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Dindisc scheduled the album for release in February 1980, allowing three weeks for recording under the supervision of manager Paul Collister. The included tracks were composed during the previous four years:
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Murphy guides you through his new New York dance-punk troupe's new album." ... "I was constantly listening to the 'Sweet Dreams'-era Eurythmics stuff and Bronski Beat and the first couple of OMD records.
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observed an emotional resonance that he felt was typically absent from synth-pop, while recommending the album for its "insidious rhythm and melody", and imagery that "will change at each play". In
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bands", while noting that they had "pulled off what is traditionally the biggest gamble in rock: playing totally engaging, satisfying music without the facility of the lead guitar". Red Starr of
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said, "An odd album from an odd duo, sometimes briskly clean synthesiser pop, sometimes strange and intriguing electronic excursions... Buy it and learn to love it."
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met with favourable reviews and became a seminal record of its era. The band expressed dissatisfaction with their production efforts on the album, although frontman
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readers voted the album the 71st-greatest of the decade, while the magazine's editorial staff ranked it 26th in the "Top 40 80s Debut Albums". Listeners of
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later came to appreciate its "naivety". It was remastered and re-released in 2003 with six bonus tracks, including the single version of "Messages".
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Much of the album's content centres around war themes, with OMD exploring "the lengths to which people would go in a situation beyond the norm". A
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s Scott Plagenhoef wrote that the record's "adventurous blend of drama and pathosβ€”and its nods toward the more rhythmic end of
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synth-pop style. Biographer Johnny Waller described the finished record as "basically a studio version of their live set".
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was hailed as a superior record within the contemporary synth-pop movement. In an enthusiastic review for
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sampled "Almost" for their track "Snakeblood" (without attribution), which appeared on the soundtrack of
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described the album as "a masterpiece of enchanting melodies, fascinating rhythms, and cherubic vocals".
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has appeared in recountings of 1980's finest records, as well as in various "Best of the '80s" lists;
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critic Nicola Meighan called it the first of "four vital, influential albums" from OMD, preceding
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tape. This release quotes slightly different running times, 17:36 and 18:23, respectively.
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recalled " on the bed, staring" at his poster of the album cover in the early 1980s.
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Rather than hire studio time to record the album, OMD co-founders Andy McCluskey and
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Wide, Steve (22 September 2020). "The artists: Orchestral Manoeuvers in the Dark".
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Paul Humphreys – keyboards, voice, percussion, electronic drums, drum programming.
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Sweet Dreams: From Club Culture to Style Culture, the Story of the New Romantics
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Andy McCluskey – voice, bass, keyboards, electronic drums, drum programming.
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as "a demonstration of stylish electro-pop" with "a knack for melodies and
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automation acolytes", and declared the album to have "far more depth" than
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Ludgate, Simon (1 March 1980). "Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark: OMD".
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named the "phenomenal" album as an inspiration, while physicist/musician
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Reibman, Greg (31 December 1980). "10 Favorite Albums in 1980 (no. 4)".
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The album was largely influenced by German electronic acts, including
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album, formed a band and learnt to play 'Electricity' and 'Messages'.
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Bell, Duncan (March 2003). "Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark: OMD".
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served as key musical influences on the album, which showcased OMD's
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Des Moines proclaimed OMD to be "the most inventive of all the new
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Thrills, Adrian (June 1980). "Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark".
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at concert venues. The record has also received endorsements from
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Electricity: OMD with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
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as "one of the key early British synth-based pop/rock albums".
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Miller, Paul (21 February 1994). "Meanwhile in the North...".
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Evans, Paul (2004). "Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark". In
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The group were dissatisfied with the production values of
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1980 studio album by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
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Dave Fairbairn – guitar on "Messages" and "Julia's Song"
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cited it as a major influence and a personal favourite.
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McCluskey stated that OMD did not fully understand the
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This interview originally ran as the cover feature of
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Moines, Des (1 March 1980). "Beyond the Lead Break".
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of tracks from this release and OMD's second album,
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Studio album
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Liverpool
Genre
Synth-pop
electropop
new wave
post-punk
Label
Dindisc
Producer
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Organisation
Singles
Electricity
Red Frame/White Light
Messages
electronic
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Dindisc
minimal
UK Albums Chart
Electricity
Red Frame/White Light
Messages
sleeper hit
Andy McCluskey
compilation album
Organisation

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