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OMD Up The Ante With DLX RM Of Breakthrough American Album “Crush” [pt. 2]
[…continued from last post] The rest of disc two offers a large [but not complete] sampling of the various B-sides and remixes that accompanied the original album release campaign but as usual, the devils [or in this case, the angels] … Continue reading
Posted in Core Collection, Mid-80s Malaise, Record Review
Tagged 1985, Crush, DLX RM, OMD, Stephen Hague
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OMD Up The Ante With DLX RM Of Breakthrough American Album “Crush” [pt. 1]
In 1985, OMD finally managed to gain a foothold in the American Top 40 with their single “So In Love,” which matched the Top 30 performance of the song in the UK charts almost to a number. Number 27 in … Continue reading
Posted in Core Collection, Mid-80s Malaise, Record Review
Tagged 1985, Crush, DLX RM, OMD, Stephen Hague
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OMD Tease “Crush” Deluxe Editions Coming In October
If this Monk had a nose full of nickels for every wag who has been crying out for a Deluxe Remaster of OMD‘s 1985 “Crush” album, I could retire from my labors right now. The tale of how their third … Continue reading
Posted in Core Collection, Mid-80s Malaise, Want List
Tagged 1985, 2025, Crush, DLX RM, OMD
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Record Store Day 2025 Dangles Bright, Shiny Musical Objects
It’s been such a whirlwind of activity that I only came to realize that Record Store Day was bearing down like a runaway freight train! It is happening in less than 48 hours and as always, we have to look … Continue reading
Posted in Record Store Day, Want List
Tagged 2025, a-ha, David Bowie, Dead Or Alive, Duran Duran, Elvis Costello, Graham Parker, Lou Reed, Nick Lowe, OMD, PIL, Suede, Talking Heads, The Colourfield, The Cure, The Hate Bombs, The Ramones, The Residents, Thompson Twins, Wall Of Voodoo, Wire
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OMD Announce A Very Different Kind Of Blu-Ray
So yesterday we were discussing the Dolby Atmos® attention being given to the late Imperial Period of the Simple Minds canon. Another former Virgin Records band that has also been active in the 21st century and carving out an extension … Continue reading
Posted in Core Collection, DVD, Want List
Tagged 2025, BAuhaus Staircase, Blu-Ray, DVD, OMD
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OMD’s Next Single “Look At You Now,” Hits All Three Formats while US Tour Dates For 2025 Manifest
So I got an email from the OMD mothership while I was in the throes of calamity about two weeks ago touting the third and final single from the “Bauhaus Staircase” album. As soon as I found some wi-fi, I … Continue reading
Posted in Core Collection, Tourdates, Want List
Tagged 12" remix, 2024, 7" singles, CD single, Colored Vinyl, OMD
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OMD’s “Architecture + Morality: The Singles” Casts A Fresh Eye On An Old Standard
I had posted on this disc in it’s pre-release/announcement phase. But that didn’t mean that I heard it until almost three years later! Sure, sure. I’m usually all over OMD material like white on rice, but in 2021 I was … Continue reading
Posted in Core Collection, Designed By Peter Saville, Record Review
Tagged 2021, Architecture + Morality, OMD
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