Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

Vinyl Records and Rare LPs:

	Architecture & Morality Used - LP - ARE 37721 1981 Original With 1D/1D Columbia New York Stampers. Glossy, Clean Vinyl Without Original Inner. Jacket VG++, Light Spots Of Wear. “If There Was A Clear High Point For OMD In Terms Of Balancing Relentless Experimentation And Seemingly Unstoppable Mainstream Success In The U.K., Architecture & Morality Is It. Again Combining Everything From Design And Presentation To Even The Title Into An Overall Artistic Effort, This Album Showed That OMD Was Arguably The First Liverpool Band Since The Later Beatles To Make Such A Sweeping, All-Bases-Covered Achievement -- More So Because OMD Owed Nothing To The Fab Four. All It Takes Is A Consideration Of The Three Smash Singles From The Album To See The Group In Full Flower. "Souvenir," Featuring Paul Humphreys In A Quiet But Still Warm And Beautiful Lead Role, Eases In On Haunting Semi-Vocal Sighs Before Settling Into Its Gentle, Sparkling Melody. The Mid-Song Instrumental Break, With Its Shifted Tempos And Further Wordless Calls, Is Especially Inspired. "Joan Of Arc," Meanwhile, Takes The Drama Of "Enola Gay" To New Heights; Again, Wordless Vocals Provide The Intro And Backing, While An Initially Quiet Melody Develops Into A Towering Heartbreaker, With Andy McCluskey And Band In Full Flight. If That Wasn't Enough, The Scenario Was Continued And Made Even More Epic With "Maid Of Orleans," Starting With A Quick-Cut Series Of Melancholic Drones And Shades Before A Punchy, Then Rolling Martial Beat Kicks In, With Malcolm Holmes And Technology In Perfect Combination. With Another Bravura McCluskey Lead And A Mock-Bagpipe Lead That's Easily More Entrancing Than The Real Thing, It's A Wrenching Ballad Like No Other Before It And Little Since. Any Number Of Other High Points Can Be Named, Such As The Opening, "The New Stone Age," With McCluskey's Emotional Fear Palpable Over A Rough Combination Of Nervous Electronic Pulses, Piercing Keyboard Parts, And Slightly Distorted Guitar. "She's Leaving" Achieves Its Own Polished Pop Perfection -- It Would Have Made An Inspired Choice For A Fourth Single If One Had Been Forthcoming -- While The Heartbreaking "Sealand" And "Georgia" Hint At Where OMD Would Go Next, With Dazzle Ships.” Ned Raggett, AMG. more
	Architecture & Morality Used Import - DID12 1981 Blue Cover UK Original. Tiny Corner Rub. Tiny Creasing On Spine. “If There Was A Clear High Point For OMD In Terms Of Balancing Relentless Experimentation And Seemingly Unstoppable Mainstream Success In The U.K., Architecture & Morality Is It. Again Combining Everything From Design And Presentation To Even The Title Into An Overall Artistic Effort, This Album Showed That OMD Was Arguably The First Liverpool Band Since The Later Beatles To Make Such A Sweeping, All-Bases-Covered Achievement -- More So Because OMD Owed Nothing To The Fab Four. All It Takes Is A Consideration Of The Three Smash Singles From The Album To See The Group In Full Flower. "Souvenir," Featuring Paul Humphreys In A Quiet But Still Warm And Beautiful Lead Role, Eases In On Haunting Semi-Vocal Sighs Before Settling Into Its Gentle, Sparkling Melody. The Mid-Song Instrumental Break, With Its Shifted Tempos And Further Wordless Calls, Is Especially Inspired. "Joan Of Arc," Meanwhile, Takes The Drama Of "Enola Gay" To New Heights; Again, Wordless Vocals Provide The Intro And Backing, While An Initially Quiet Melody Develops Into A Towering Heartbreaker, With Andy McCluskey And Band In Full Flight. If That Wasn't Enough, The Scenario Was Continued And Made Even More Epic With "Maid Of Orleans," Starting With A Quick-Cut Series Of Melancholic Drones And Shades Before A Punchy, Then Rolling Martial Beat Kicks In, With Malcolm Holmes And Technology In Perfect Combination. With Another Bravura McCluskey Lead And A Mock-Bagpipe Lead That's Easily More Entrancing Than The Real Thing, It's A Wrenching Ballad Like No Other Before It And Little Since. Any Number Of Other High Points Can Be Named, Such As The Opening, "The New Stone Age," With McCluskey's Emotional Fear Palpable Over A Rough Combination Of Nervous Electronic Pulses, Piercing Keyboard Parts, And Slightly Distorted Guitar. "She's Leaving" Achieves Its Own Polished Pop Perfection -- It Would Have Made An Inspired Choice For A Fourth Single If One Had Been Forthcoming -- While The Heartbreaking "Sealand" And "Georgia" Hint At Where OMD Would Go Next, With Dazzle Ships.” Ned Raggett, AMG. more
	Architecture & Morality Used - LP - ARE 37721 1981 US original Terre Haute pressing, still in shrink. Strong VG++ copy. Moderate wear along mouth opening edge & corner ding.“If There Was A Clear High Point For OMD In Terms Of Balancing Relentless Experimentation And Seemingly Unstoppable Mainstream Success In The U.K., Architecture & Morality Is It. Again Combining Everything From Design And Presentation To Even The Title Into An Overall Artistic Effort, This Album Showed That OMD Was Arguably The First Liverpool Band Since The Later Beatles To Make Such A Sweeping, All-Bases-Covered Achievement -- More So Because OMD Owed Nothing To The Fab Four. All It Takes Is A Consideration Of The Three Smash Singles From The Album To See The Group In Full Flower. "Souvenir," Featuring Paul Humphreys In A Quiet But Still Warm And Beautiful Lead Role, Eases In On Haunting Semi-Vocal Sighs Before Settling Into Its Gentle, Sparkling Melody. The Mid-Song Instrumental Break, With Its Shifted Tempos And Further Wordless Calls, Is Especially Inspired. "Joan Of Arc," Meanwhile, Takes The Drama Of "Enola Gay" To New Heights; Again, Wordless Vocals Provide The Intro And Backing, While An Initially Quiet Melody Develops Into A Towering Heartbreaker, With Andy McCluskey And Band In Full Flight. If That Wasn't Enough, The Scenario Was Continued And Made Even More Epic With "Maid Of Orleans," Starting With A Quick-Cut Series Of Melancholic Drones And Shades Before A Punchy, Then Rolling Martial Beat Kicks In, With Malcolm Holmes And Technology In Perfect Combination. With Another Bravura McCluskey Lead And A Mock-Bagpipe Lead That's Easily More Entrancing Than The Real Thing, It's A Wrenching Ballad Like No Other Before It And Little Since. Any Number Of Other High Points Can Be Named, Such As The Opening, "The New Stone Age," With McCluskey's Emotional Fear Palpable Over A Rough Combination Of Nervous Electronic Pulses, Piercing Keyboard Parts, And Slightly Distorted Guitar. "She's Leaving" Achieves Its Own Polished Pop Perfection -- It Would Have Made An Inspired Choice For A Fourth Single If One Had Been Forthcoming -- While The Heartbreaking "Sealand" And "Georgia" Hint At Where OMD Would Go Next, With Dazzle Ships.” Ned Raggett, AMG. more
	Best Of OMD New - LP - SP 5186 Sealed, Hard To Find 1988 First Pressing With Custom Song Hype Sticker On The Shrink Wrap. Includes The New Hit Single: "Dreaming." Small Saw Notch. more
	Crush Used - LP - SP 5077 1985 Original Still In Shrink Wrap With Custom Inner Sleeve. Saw Cut. Vinyl Appears Glossy, Unplayed. more
	Crush New - LP - SP 5077 Sealed 1985 Original. Small Saw Cut. more
	Crush New - LP - SP 5077 Sealed 1985 Original With Large Custom Hype Sticker On Shrink. more
	Crush New - LP - SP 5077 Sealed 1985 Original. more
	Dazzle Ships New - LP - 7 91006 1 Sealed 1988 USA Pressing. Small Saw Cut more
	Dazzle Ships Used - LP - BFE 38543 1983 US original, SRC press still in shrink with custom hype sticker. Light rubs to jacket mouth opening. "OMD's glistening run of top-flight singles and chart domination came to a temporary but dramatic halt with Dazzle Ships, the point where the band's pushing of boundaries reached their furthest limit. McCluskey, Humphreys, and company couldn't take many listeners with them, though, and it's little surprise why -- a couple of moments aside, Dazzle Ships is pop of the most fragmented kind, a concept album released in an era that had nothing to do with such conceits. On its own merits, though, it is dazzling indeed, a Kid A of its time that never received a comparative level of contemporary attention and appreciation. Indeed, Radiohead's own plunge into abstract electronics and meditations on biological and technological advances seems to be echoing the themes and construction of Dazzle Ships. What else can be said when hearing the album's lead single, the soaring "Genetic Engineering," with its Speak & Spell toy vocals and an opening sequence that also sounds like the inspiration for "Fitter, Happier," for instance? Why it wasn't a hit remains a mystery, but it and the equally enjoyable, energetic "Telegraph" and "Radio Waves" are definitely the poppiest moments on the album. Conceived around visions of cryptic Cold War tension, the rise of computers in everyday life, and European and global reference points -- time zone recordings and snippets of shortwave broadcasts -- Dazzle Ships beats Kraftwerk at their own game, science and the future turned into surprisingly warm, evocative songs or sudden stop-start instrumental fragments. "Dazzle Ships (Parts II, III, and VII)" itself captures the alien feeling of the album best, with its distanced, echoing noises and curious rhythms, sliding into the lovely "The Romance of the Telescope." "This Is Helena" works in everything from what sounds like heavily treated and flanged string arrangements to radio announcer samples, while "Silent Running" becomes another in the line of emotional, breathtaking OMD ballads, McCluskey's voice the gripping centerpiece." AMG - Ned Raggett. more
	Dazzle Ships Used - LP - BFE 38543 1983 US original, Pitman pressing. Nice VG+ copy, cover shows light ring wear. "OMD's glistening run of top-flight singles and chart domination came to a temporary but dramatic halt with Dazzle Ships, the point where the band's pushing of boundaries reached their furthest limit. McCluskey, Humphreys, and company couldn't take many listeners with them, though, and it's little surprise why -- a couple of moments aside, Dazzle Ships is pop of the most fragmented kind, a concept album released in an era that had nothing to do with such conceits. On its own merits, though, it is dazzling indeed, a Kid A of its time that never received a comparative level of contemporary attention and appreciation. Indeed, Radiohead's own plunge into abstract electronics and meditations on biological and technological advances seems to be echoing the themes and construction of Dazzle Ships. What else can be said when hearing the album's lead single, the soaring "Genetic Engineering," with its Speak & Spell toy vocals and an opening sequence that also sounds like the inspiration for "Fitter, Happier," for instance? Why it wasn't a hit remains a mystery, but it and the equally enjoyable, energetic "Telegraph" and "Radio Waves" are definitely the poppiest moments on the album. Conceived around visions of cryptic Cold War tension, the rise of computers in everyday life, and European and global reference points -- time zone recordings and snippets of shortwave broadcasts -- Dazzle Ships beats Kraftwerk at their own game, science and the future turned into surprisingly warm, evocative songs or sudden stop-start instrumental fragments. "Dazzle Ships (Parts II, III, and VII)" itself captures the alien feeling of the album best, with its distanced, echoing noises and curious rhythms, sliding into the lovely "The Romance of the Telescope." "This Is Helena" works in everything from what sounds like heavily treated and flanged string arrangements to radio announcer samples, while "Silent Running" becomes another in the line of emotional, breathtaking OMD ballads, McCluskey's voice the gripping centerpiece." AMG - Ned Raggett. more
	Dazzle Ships New - LP - V 2261 Sealed 1984 UK Die-Cut Cover Original. more
	In The Dark Used - LP - VIP 6953 Japanese Pressing With Obi Featuring An Unusual Die-Cut Cover. more
	Joan Of Arc / Romance Of The Telescope Used - 12 - DIN 36-12 Beautiful 1981 UK 45rpm 12 Inch Housed In A Picture Sleeve. Appears Unplayed. more
	Junk Culture Used - LP - V 2310 1984 First Edition UK Limited Release With Single Sided 45rpm 7 Inch. Limited Edition Hype Sticker Folded Over Mouth Of Jacket. Includes Custom Card Stock Inner Sleeve. “In Comparison To The Group's Late-'80s Work, When It Seemed Commercial Success Was All That Mattered, Junk Culture Exhibits All The Best Qualities Of OMD At Their Most Accessible -- Instantly Memorable Melodies And McCluskey's Distinct Singing Voice, Clever But Emotional Lyrics, And Fine Playing All Around. A String Of Winning Singles Didn't Hurt, To Be Sure; Indeed, Opening Number "Tesla Girls" Is Easily The Group's High Point When It Comes To Sheer Sprightly Pop, As Perfect A Tribute To Obvious OMD Inspirational Source Sparks As Any -- Witty Lines About Science And Romance Wedded To A Great Melody (Prefaced By A Brilliant, Hyperactive Intro). "Locomotion" Takes A Slightly Slower But Equally Entertaining Turn, Sneaking In A Bit Of Steel Drum To The Appropriately Chugging Rhythm And Letting The Guest Horn Section Take A Prominent Role, Its Sunny Blasts Offsetting The Deceptively Downcast Lines McCluskey Sings. Meanwhile, "Talking Loud And Clear" Ends The Record On A Reflective Note -- Cooper's Intra-Verse Sax Lines And Mock Harp Snaking Through The Quiet Groove Of The Song. As For The Remainder Of The Album, If There Are Hints Here And There Of The Less-Successful Late-'80s Period, At Other Points The More Adventurous Side Of The Band Steps Up. The Instrumental Title Track Smoothly Blends Reggae Rhythms With The Haunting Mock Choirs Familiar From Earlier Efforts, While The Elegiac, Humphreys-Sung "Never Turn Away" And McCluskey's "Hard Day" Both Make For Lower-Key Highlights.” Ned Raggett, AMG. more
	Junk Culture Used - LP - SP 6 5027 1984 Original With Custom Inner Sleeve. Small Nick On Spine. more
	Junk Culture New - LP - SP6-5027 Sealed 1984 Virgin Vinyl Original With Custom Inner Sleeve. “In Comparison To The Group's Late-'80s Work, When It Seemed Commercial Success Was All That Mattered, Junk Culture Exhibits All The Best Qualities Of OMD At Their Most Accessible -- Instantly Memorable Melodies And McCluskey's Distinct Singing Voice, Clever But Emotional Lyrics, And Fine Playing All Around. A String Of Winning Singles Didn't Hurt, To Be Sure; Indeed, Opening Number "Tesla Girls" Is Easily The Group's High Point When It Comes To Sheer Sprightly Pop, As Perfect A Tribute To Obvious OMD Inspirational Source Sparks As Any -- Witty Lines About Science And Romance Wedded To A Great Melody (Prefaced By A Brilliant, Hyperactive Intro). "Locomotion" Takes A Slightly Slower But Equally Entertaining Turn, Sneaking In A Bit Of Steel Drum To The Appropriately Chugging Rhythm And Letting The Guest Horn Section Take A Prominent Role, Its Sunny Blasts Offsetting The Deceptively Downcast Lines McCluskey Sings. Meanwhile, "Talking Loud And Clear" Ends The Record On A Reflective Note -- Cooper's Intra-Verse Sax Lines And Mock Harp Snaking Through The Quiet Groove Of The Song. As For The Remainder Of The Album, If There Are Hints Here And There Of The Less-Successful Late-'80s Period, At Other Points The More Adventurous Side Of The Band Steps Up. The Instrumental Title Track Smoothly Blends Reggae Rhythms With The Haunting Mock Choirs Familiar From Earlier Efforts, While The Elegiac, Humphreys-Sung "Never Turn Away" And McCluskey's "Hard Day" Both Make For Lower-Key Highlights.” Ned Raggett, AMG. more
	Junk Culture New - LP - SP 6 5027 Sealed 1984 Original With Custom Inner Sleeve. Slight Edge Fray Where Shrink Is Torn. more
	La Femme Accident Used Import - VSD811-12 Hard To Find 1985 Very Limited Edition UK 2x12" Housed In A Gatefold Cover. VG+ with stress markings, but plays well. Tracks Are "La Femme Accident (7" Version)," "Firegun," "La Femme Accident (12" Mix)," "Enola Gay" And "Locomotion (Live)." more
	Locomotion Used Import - VSS 660 Rare 1984 UK Die Cut 7" Picture Disc Housed In A Generic Clear 12" Sleeve With Custom Hype Sticker. Title Track B/W "Her Body In My Soul." more
	Maid Of New Orleans New - 12 - DIN 40-12 Sealed 1981 UK 3 Song 45rpm Housed In An Embossed Foil Cover. more
	Never Turn Away New - 12 - VS 727-12 Sealed Picture Sleeve 12 Inch. more
	O.M.D. Used - LP - FE 37411 1980 US Terre Haute Pressing. Compilation Of Tracks Taken From The Band's First Two LP's. Gold Promo Stamp On Rear Cover. Glossy Vinyl, One Very Light Crease Mark To Bottom Left Corner. more
	Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark Used - LP - DID 2 1980 Original In Beautiful Peter Saville-Designed Die-Cut Sleeve. Appears Unplayed. more
	Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark Used - LP - 90611 1987 Pressing Of Debut Album With Gold Promo Stamp On Front And Saw Cut. more
	Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark Used - LP - DID 2 1980 UK First Issue (Blue Die Cut Jacket, Orange Inner Sleeve) Of Their Self Titled Debut Album. Vinyl Appears Glossy. Light Rubbing On Bottom Seam. more
	Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark Used - LP - DID 2 1981 First Reissue Of The Original 1980 Release, Non Die-Cut Grey Sleeve With A 10x10 Pattern In Orange. Appears Glossy Unplayed. more
	Organisation Used - LP - DID 6 1980 Original. Appears Unplayed. “If OMD's Debut Album Showed The Band Could Succeed Just As Well On Full-Length Efforts As Singles, Organisation Upped The Ante Even Further, Situating The Band In The Enviable Position Of At Once Being Creative Innovators And Radio-Friendly Pop Giants. That Was Shown As Much By The Astounding Lead Track And Sole Single From The Album, "Enola Gay." Not Merely A Great Showcase For New Member Holmes, Whose Live-Wire Drumming Took The Core Electronic Beat As A Launching Point And Easily Outdid It, "Enola Gay" Is A Flat-Out Pop Classic — Clever, Heartfelt, Thrilling, And Confident, Not To Mention Catchy And Arranged Brilliantly. The Outrageous Use Of The Atomic Bomb Scenario — Especially Striking Given The Era's Nuclear War Fears — Informs The Seemingly Giddy Song With A Cut-To-The-Quick Fear And Melancholy, And The Result Is Captivating. Far From Being A One-Hit Wonder, Though, Organisation Is Packed With A Number Of Gems, Showing The Band's Reach And Ability Continuing To Increase. Holmes Slots Into The Band's Efforts Perfectly, Steering Away From Straightforward Time Structures While Never Losing The Core Dance Drive, Able To Play Both Powerfully And Subtly. Mccluskey's Singing, His Own Brand Of Sweetly Wounded Soul For A Different Age And Approach, Is Simply Wonderful — The Clattering Industrial Paranoia Of "The Misunderstanding" Results In Wrenching Wails, A Moody Cover Of "The More I See You" Results In A Deeper-Voiced Passion. Everything From The Winsome Claustrophobia Of "Vcl Xi" And The Gentle, Cool Flow On "Statues" To The Quirky Boulevardier Swing Of "Motion And Heart" Has A Part To Play. Meanwhile, Album Closer "Stanlow," Inspired By The Power Plant Where Mccluskey's Father Worked, Concluded Things On A Haunting Note, Murky Mechanical Beats And A Slow, Mournful Melody Leading The Beautiful Way.” – Ned Raggett, All Music Guide more
	Organisation New Import - OVED 147 Sealed 1986 UK Pressing Of OMD's Second Album. Slight Fraying Of Edges Inside Shrink. “If OMD's Debut Album Showed The Band Could Succeed Just As Well On Full-Length Efforts As Singles, Organisation Upped The Ante Even Further, Situating The Band In The Enviable Position Of At Once Being Creative Innovators And Radio-Friendly Pop Giants. That Was Shown As Much By The Astounding Lead Track And Sole Single From The Album, "Enola Gay." Not Merely A Great Showcase For New Member Holmes, Whose Live-Wire Drumming Took The Core Electronic Beat As A Launching Point And Easily Outdid It, "Enola Gay" Is A Flat-Out Pop Classic — Clever, Heartfelt, Thrilling, And Confident, Not To Mention Catchy And Arranged Brilliantly. The Outrageous Use Of The Atomic Bomb Scenario — Especially Striking Given The Era's Nuclear War Fears — Informs The Seemingly Giddy Song With A Cut-To-The-Quick Fear And Melancholy, And The Result Is Captivating. Far From Being A One-Hit Wonder, Though, Organisation Is Packed With A Number Of Gems, Showing The Band's Reach And Ability Continuing To Increase. Holmes Slots Into The Band's Efforts Perfectly, Steering Away From Straightforward Time Structures While Never Losing The Core Dance Drive, Able To Play Both Powerfully And Subtly. Mccluskey's Singing, His Own Brand Of Sweetly Wounded Soul For A Different Age And Approach, Is Simply Wonderful — The Clattering Industrial Paranoia Of "The Misunderstanding" Results In Wrenching Wails, A Moody Cover Of "The More I See You" Results In A Deeper-Voiced Passion. Everything From The Winsome Claustrophobia Of "Vcl Xi" And The Gentle, Cool Flow On "Statues" To The Quirky Boulevardier Swing Of "Motion And Heart" Has A Part To Play. Meanwhile, Album Closer "Stanlow," Inspired By The Power Plant Where Mccluskey's Father Worked, Concluded Things On A Haunting Note, Murky Mechanical Beats And A Slow, Mournful Melody Leading The Beautiful Way.” – Ned Raggett, All Music Guide more
	Pacific Age New - LP - SP 5144 Sealed 1986 original with hype sticker on the cover. Small, thin saw cut more
	Pacific Age Used - LP - SP 5144 1986 original. Pacific Age is the seventh studio album by the British band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, released in 1986. The album marked a change in the band's sound, featuring more pop-oriented synth hooks and lush arrangements. The record includes the hit singles "Forever Live and Die" and "We Love You," both of which charted in the UK top 20. The album's themes focus on the nuclear arms race and the potential for nuclear war, as well as the changing global political landscape. Despite its heavy subject matter, Pacific Age is an enjoyable and accessible album, showcasing OMD's ability to craft catchy pop songs with an underlying message. For fans of 80s synth-pop, Pacific Age is a must-listen. more
	Pacific Age Used - LP - SP 5144 1986 Original With Hype Sticker On The Cover And Custom Inner Sleeve. Gold Promo Stamp On Back Cover. Appears Glossy, Unplayed. more
	Red Frame, White Light / I Betray My Friends Used - 12 - DIN 6-12 1980 Two-Track 45rpm 12" Single In Picture Sleeve. Very Thin Sleeve Shows A Bit Of Wear. more
	Secrets Used - LP - SP-12161 1985 Original Specially Remixed Version. Manufactured At Electrosound Pressing, In Indiana. Corner Rubs And Some Light Creasing. more
	So In Love Used - 12 - VS 766-12 UK Picture Sleeve 12 Inch. more
	Stand Above Me Used - 12 - SPRO 12777 1993 White Label Promo 12" Single In Generic Black Die Cut Sleeve With Title Sticker. Includes Three Mixes Of Title Track (A 10 Minute Therapy Session Into Hyperlife Mix, 7" Mix And 12" Mix). more
	Sugar Tax New Import - V2648 Sealed 1991 Original. more
	Tesla Girls New - 12 - VS 705-12 Rare Picture Sleeve 12" - W / Garden City & Telegraph - Live Cuts. more