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Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (1977 - )

Group - United Kingdom

Releases (105)

Official

Album

  1. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark 22 Feb 1980
  2. Organisation 29 Jun 1980
  3. Architecture & Morality 06 Nov 1981 (as Orchestral Manœuvres in the Dark)
  4. Dazzle Ships 04 Mar 1983
  5. Junk Culture 30 Apr 1984
  6. Crush 17 Jun 1985 (as Orchestral Manœuvres in the Dark)
  7. The Pacific Age 1986
  8. Sugar Tax 07 May 1991
  9. Liberator 14 Jun 1993
  10. Universal 02 Sep 1996
  11. History of Modern 19 Sep 2010
  12. English Electric 05 Apr 2013 (as OMD)
  13. Organisation 04 Nov 2015
  14. The Punishment of Luxury 01 Sep 2017
  15. Bauhaus Staircase 27 Oct 2023 album
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Album - Compilation

  1. O.M.D. 1981 tracks from self-titled and Organisation
  2. The Best of OMD 1988
  3. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark / Organisation / Architecture & Morality 1990
  4. The OMD Singles 25 Sep 1998
  5. Navigation: The OMD B-Sides 14 May 2001
  6. The OMD Singles / Navigation – The OMD B‐Sides 2003
  7. Messages: Greatest Hits 29 Sep 2008
  8. The Punishment of Luxury: B Sides & Bonus Material 15 Dec 2017
  9. Souvenir 04 Oct 2019
  10. Architecture & Morality: The Singles 15 Oct 2021 (as Orchestral Manœuvres in the Dark)
  11. Junk Culture Demos and Rarities 20 Apr 2024
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Album - Live

  1. Live at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane Jul 1982
  2. Peel Sessions 1979–1983 24 Apr 2000
  3. Architecture & Morality & More 28 Apr 2008
  4. Live in Berlin 09 Sep 2011
  5. Access All Areas 05 Feb 2015
  6. Dazzle Ships Live at the Museum of Liverpool 25 Sep 2015
  7. Architecture & Morality / Dazzle Ships 09 May 2016
  8. Live at The Empire Theatre Liverpool. 04.11.19 Nov 2019
  9. Live at Eventim Hammersmith Apollo 20.11.19 Nov 2019
  10. Atmospherics & Greatest Hits (live at the Royal Albert Hall 2022) 28 Oct 2022
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Single

  1. Electricity 21 May 1979
  2. Red Frame/White Light 01 Feb 1980
  3. Messages 02 May 1980
  4. Enola Gay 26 Sep 1980
  5. Souvenir 04 Aug 1981
  6. Joan of Arc 09 Oct 1981
  7. Enola Gay / Souvenir 1981 "Super-Sound-Single"
  8. Maid of Orleans 15 Jan 1982
  9. She’s Leaving 1982
  10. Genetic Engineering 11 Feb 1983
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Promotion

Album - Compilation

  1. The Collection 1996
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Album - Interview

  1. Interchords: A Constructive Conversation with Paul Humphreys and Andy McCluskey 1982
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Bootleg

Album - Compilation

  1. Flip... The Other Side of OMD
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Relationships (14)

Members

  1. Malcolm Holmes (1979 - 1989) drums (drum set)
  2. David Hughes (Jan 1980 - Nov 1980) additional, background vocals, percussion, keyboard
  3. Martin Cooper (1980 - 1989)
  4. Michael Douglas (1981) electronic organ, synthesizer, piano
  5. Graham Weir (1984 - 1987) additional, keyboard, guitar, trombone
  6. Neil Weir (1984 - 1987) additional, bass, trumpet
  7. Stuart Kershaw (1990 - 2005) drums (drum set)
  8. Phil Coxon (1993 - 1994)
  9. Martin Cooper (2005)
  10. Malcolm Holmes (2005 - Jul 2013) drums (drum set)
  11. Stuart Kershaw (2015) drums (drum set)
  12. Paul Humphreys
  13. Andy McCluskey

Support By

  1. Maureen Humphreys

Recordings by (638)

  1. Electricity 3:31 (21 May 1979)
  2. Almost 3:46 (21 May 1979) Martin Hannet version
  3. Red Frame/White Light 3:11 (01 Feb 1980)
  4. I Betray My Friends 3:52 (01 Feb 1980)
  5. Dancing 2:59 (22 Feb 1980)
  6. Pretending to See the Future 3:46 (22 Feb 1980)
  7. Bunker Soldiers 2:53 (22 Feb 1980)
  8. Mystereality 2:45 (22 Feb 1980)
  9. The Messerschmitt Twins 5:41 (22 Feb 1980)
  10. Messages 4:12 (22 Feb 1980) original album version
  11. Julia’s Song 4:41 (22 Feb 1980) album version
  12. Taking Sides Again 4:22 (02 May 1980)
  13. Waiting for the Man 2:57 (02 May 1980)
  14. Introducing Radios 1:27 (29 Jun 1980)
  15. Distance Fades Between Us 3:44 (29 Jun 1980)
  16. Progress 2:57 (29 Jun 1980)
  17. Once When I Was Six 3:12 (29 Jun 1980)
  18. Enola Gay 3:31 (29 Jun 1980)
  19. 2nd Thought 4:15 (29 Jun 1980)
  20. VCL XI 3:50 (29 Jun 1980)
  21. Motion and Heart 3:17 (29 Jun 1980)
  22. Statues 4:27 (29 Jun 1980)
  23. The Misunderstanding 4:53 (29 Jun 1980)
  24. The More I See You 4:12 (29 Jun 1980)
  25. Promise 4:49 (29 Jun 1980)
  26. Stanlow 6:41 (29 Jun 1980)
  27. Annex 4:32 (26 Sep 1980)
  28. Pretending to See the Future (live version) ?:?? (19 Mar 1981)
  29. Souvenir 3:37 (04 Aug 1981)
  30. Extended Souvenir 4:16 (04 Aug 1981)
  31. Motion and Heart (Amazon version) 3:07 (04 Aug 1981)
  32. Sacred Heart 3:30 (04 Aug 1981)
  33. Joan of Arc 3:46 (09 Oct 1981)
  34. The Romance of the Telescope (unfinished) 3:17 (09 Oct 1981)
  35. Joan of Arc (Maid of Orleans) 4:11 (06 Nov 1981)
  36. The New Stone Age 3:19 (06 Nov 1981)
  37. Architecture and Morality 3:40 (06 Nov 1981)
  38. The Beginning and the End 3:44 (06 Nov 1981)
  39. She’s Leaving 3:28 (06 Nov 1981) album version
  40. Sealand 7:44 (06 Nov 1981)
  41. Georgia 3:22 (06 Nov 1981)
  42. Of All the Things We’ve Made 3:27 (15 Jan 1982)
  43. Navigation 3:27 (15 Jan 1982)
  44. Maid of Orleans 3:14 (Jul 1982) live, 1981-12-04: The Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London, UK
  45. New Stone Age 3:02 (Jul 1982) live, 1981-12-04: The Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London, UK
  46. Maid of Orleans (The Waltz Joan of Arc) 4:03 (1982)
  47. Maid of Orleans (The Waltz Joan of Arc) 4:09 (1982)
  48. Genetic Engineering (312mm version) 5:12 (11 Feb 1983)
  49. Genetic Engineering 3:37 (11 Feb 1983)
  50. 4‐Neu 3:33 (11 Feb 1983)
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On Recordings (50)

Engineered

  1. Of All the Things We’ve Made 3:27 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (15 Jan 1982)
  2. Genetic Engineering 3:37 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (11 Feb 1983)
  3. Telegraph 2:57 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (04 Mar 1983)
  4. Dazzle Ships, Parts II, III & VII 2:21 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (04 Mar 1983)
  5. Radio Waves 3:45 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (04 Mar 1983)

Produced

  1. Electricity 3:31 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (21 May 1979)
  2. Red Frame/White Light 3:11 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (01 Feb 1980) co
  3. I Betray My Friends 3:52 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (01 Feb 1980) co
  4. The Messerschmitt Twins 5:41 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (22 Feb 1980) co
  5. Messages 4:12 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (22 Feb 1980) co
  6. Mystereality 2:45 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (22 Feb 1980) co
  7. Bunker Soldiers 2:53 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (22 Feb 1980) co
  8. Dancing 2:59 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (22 Feb 1980) co
  9. Julia’s Song 4:41 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (22 Feb 1980) co
  10. Pretending to See the Future 3:46 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (22 Feb 1980) co
  11. Waiting for the Man 2:57 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (02 May 1980) co
  12. Taking Sides Again 4:22 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (02 May 1980) co
  13. Motion and Heart 3:17 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (29 Jun 1980)
  14. VCL XI 3:50 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (29 Jun 1980)
  15. Promise 4:49 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (29 Jun 1980)
  16. Distance Fades Between Us 3:44 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (29 Jun 1980)
  17. Once When I Was Six 3:12 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (29 Jun 1980)
  18. Introducing Radios 1:27 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (29 Jun 1980)
  19. Enola Gay 3:31 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (29 Jun 1980)
  20. 2nd Thought 4:15 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (29 Jun 1980)
  21. Statues 4:27 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (29 Jun 1980)
  22. The More I See You 4:12 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (29 Jun 1980)
  23. Stanlow 6:41 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (29 Jun 1980)
  24. Progress 2:57 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (29 Jun 1980)
  25. The Misunderstanding 4:53 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (29 Jun 1980)
  26. Annex 4:32 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (26 Sep 1980)
  27. Extended Souvenir 4:16 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (04 Aug 1981)
  28. Sacred Heart 3:30 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (04 Aug 1981)
  29. Motion and Heart (Amazon version) 3:07 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (04 Aug 1981)
  30. Joan of Arc 3:46 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (09 Oct 1981)
  31. Sealand 7:44 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (06 Nov 1981)
  32. Architecture and Morality 3:40 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (06 Nov 1981)
  33. She’s Leaving 3:28 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (06 Nov 1981)
  34. Joan of Arc (Maid of Orleans) 4:11 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (06 Nov 1981)
  35. The Beginning and the End 3:44 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (06 Nov 1981)
  36. The New Stone Age 3:19 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (06 Nov 1981)
  37. Georgia 3:22 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (06 Nov 1981)
  38. Of All the Things We’ve Made 3:27 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (15 Jan 1982)
  39. Navigation 3:27 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (15 Jan 1982)
  40. Maid of Orleans 3:14 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (Jul 1982)
  41. New Stone Age 3:02 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (Jul 1982)
  42. 4‐Neu 3:33 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (11 Feb 1983) co
  43. Genetic Engineering (312mm version) 5:12 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (11 Feb 1983) co
  44. Genetic Engineering 3:37 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (11 Feb 1983)
  45. International 4:25 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (04 Mar 1983)

Credited as (24)

  1. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
  2. OMD vs. Sash!
  3. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark vs. David Guetta & Joachim Garraud
  4. OMD
  5. Étienne Daho avec Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
  6. Orchestral Manoeuvres
  7. O M D
  8. OMD vs. David Guetta & Joachim Garraud
  9. O.M.D.
  10. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark with The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
  11. Orchestral Manoeuvres \\ Nash the Slash
  12. OMD (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark)
  13. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark feat. Taron Egerton & Hugh Jackman
  14. Orchestral Manœuvres in the Dark (OMD)
  15. Human League, Yazoo, OMD, Pet Shop Boys, Boy George, The Clash & The B‐52s
  16. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark curated by Blank & Jones
  17. Orchestral Manœuvres in the Dark
  18. Genesis / Japan / Can / Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
  19. Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
  20. O.M.D. vs Sash!
  21. Orchestral Manoevres In The Dark
  22. OMD with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
  23. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark featuring Etienne Daho
  24. OMD Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

Works (8)

Wrote

  1. Burning
  2. Her Body In My Soul
  3. Satellite
  4. Idea 1
  5. Helen of Troy
  6. Hard Day
  7. Junk Culture

Composed

  1. Gravity Never Failed

Events (28)

Main Performer At

  1. CD:UK
  2. XVII. Amphi Festival
  3. OMD at Cambridge Corn Exchange
  4. Top of the Pops #18.53
  5. Zeltfestival Ruhr 2018
  6. Zeltfestival Ruhr 2011
  7. OMD at Sheffield City Hall
  8. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark in Sheffield
  9. Summerfest 2016, Day 10: BMO Harris Pavilion with Miller Lite time
  10. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark in East Anglia
  11. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark in Wolverhampton
  12. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark in Aylesbury
  13. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark in Hanley
  14. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark in Bristol
  15. OMD at Filmnächte am Elbufer
  16. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark in London
  17. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark in Ipswich
  18. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark in Birmingham
  19. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark in Southampton
  20. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark in Reading
  21. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark in Guildford
  22. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark in Blackburn
  23. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark in Liverpool
  24. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark in Newcastle
  25. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark in Glasgow
  26. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark in Edinburgh
  27. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark in Manchester

Support Act At

  1. Music for the Masses Tour

Links (40)

Official Homepages

  1. http://www.omd.uk.com/

Other Databases

  1. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/orchestral_manoeuvres_in_the_dark
  2. https://imvdb.com/n/orchestral-manoeuvres-in-the-dark
  3. https://www.musik-sammler.de/artist/orchestral-manoeuvres-in-the-dark/
  4. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n91079542
  5. https://www.whosampled.com/Orchestral-Manoeuvres-In-The-Dark/
  6. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n91079542
  7. https://www.45cat.com/artist/orchestral-manoeuvres-in-the-dark
  8. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13905434r
  9. https://d-nb.info/gnd/10277684-2
  10. http://musicmoz.org/Bands_and_Artists/O/Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark/

Lyrics Page

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  2. https://genius.com/artists/Orchestral-manoeuvres-in-the-dark

Last.Fm

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Songkick

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Setlist.Fm

  1. https://www.setlist.fm/setlists/orchestral-manoeuvres-in-the-dark-73d6ba31.html

Bandsintown

  1. https://www.bandsintown.com/a/50641

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/9462

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000481057

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2024071/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/159434648

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q956500

Secondhandsongs

  1. https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/7196

Stream For Free

  1. https://open.spotify.com/artist/7wJ9NwdRWtN92NunmXuwBk
  2. https://www.deezer.com/artist/966

Purchase Music For Download

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  4. https://www.beatport.com/artist/orchestral-manoeuvres-in-the-dark/416348
  5. https://play.google.com/store/music/artist?id=A5layzfi5booikkhy73xrotdqea

Purchase Music For Mail-Order

  1. https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B000AQ2B24

Streaming Page

  1. https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/74157865
  2. https://tidal.com/artist/10923

Fan Pages

  1. http://www.omdweb.com/omdframe.htm
  2. http://www.germanmanoeuvres.com/

BBC Music

  1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/6d072aa8-c851-49c5-92f9-cbca05f4bed9

Online Communities

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Social Networking

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  2. https://twitter.com/OfficialOMD

Soundcloud

  1. https://soundcloud.com/orchestral-manoeuvres-in-the-dark