omd souvenier

first single
The second album Organisation (perhaps a reference to the band which preceded Kraftwerk, founded by Kraftwerk's original members Florian Schneider-Esleben and Ralf Hütter) followed later   more...that year, recorded as a 3 piece with Humphreys, McCluskey and Holmes. It was again produced by Howlett, and saw a rather moodier, dark feel. The album spawned the huge hit single "Enola Gay", named after the plane that dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima. The tour for this album saw a 4-piece band line-up, with saxophonist Martin Cooper (another Dalek I Love You alum) recruited for keyboard duties. Howlett then presided over the recording of a further hit single, "Souvenir", co-written by Cooper & Humphreys. It ushered in a striking lush choral electronic sound. The song also became OMD's biggest hit to date.  less

OMD

Dreaming promo

Another OMD classic, shhh... it's a secret

one of the first records I bought as a kid
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (often abbreviated to OMD) are a synth pop group whose founder members are originally from the Wirral Peninsula, UK. OMD record   more...for Virgin Records

As teenagers, Humphreys and McCluskey were involved in several unsigned Wirral Peninsula bands, including Equinox, Pegasus, and the short-lived Hitlerz Underpantz. McCluskey would usually sing and play bass guitar, whilst electronics enthusiast Humphreys initially began as a roadie, graduating to keyboards. The pair shared a love of electronic music, particularly Brian Eno and Kraftwerk.

By 1977, McCluskey & Humphreys put together seven-piece (three singers, two guitarists, bassist, drummer, and keyboard player) Wirral 'supergroup' The Id, whose line-up included drummer Malcolm Holmes and McCluskey's girlfriend Julia Kneale on vocals. The group began to gig regularly in the Merseyside area, performing original material (largely written by McCluskey and Humphreys). They had quite a following on the scene, and one of their tracks ("Julia's Song") was included on a compilation record of local bands called Street to Street. Meanwhile, Humphreys & McCluskey collaborated on a side-project called VCL XI (named after a valve from the diagram on the cover of Kraftwerk's Radio-Activity album), where they pursued their more bizarre electronic experiments, often working with tape collages, home-made kit-built synthesisers, and circuit-bent radios.
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Copyright. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

animals in the polish farm

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The song that charted OMD in the States...

Pandora's Box from the Sugar Tax LP; promo video shot in Los Angeles, California.

Promo for So In Love, the first single from "Crush" LP.

The greatest New Wave song ever written and performed!

OMD vs Sash - EnolaGay

SAILING THE SEAS

talking

Another song that's a gem, and a great promo video from the awesome "Architecture + Morality" album.

The remix of Enola Gay by Sash!

One of my favorite songs from OMD’s Architecture + Morality album

Their performance from URGH! - A Music War! Enjoy...

Michael and Pud singing... and a train..?

LEN AMSTERDAM SHOW SALUTE THE KING OF THE OMD'S