Tag Archives: OMD

Want List: OMD Reissue Debut Single 40 Years Later

Posted on September 4, 2019 by

OMD: Electricity UK clear 7″ [2019] Electricity [Chester Valentino/OMD version] Almost [Vince Clarke Remix] It seemed like only yesterday when OMD was releasing a BSOG® to celebrate their 40th anniversary. Well, I hope you pre-ordered one if you wanted it. … Continue reading →

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Steel Cage Match: Simple Minds VS OMD Boxed Sets Due October 4th!

Posted on August 20, 2019 by

Holy frijoles! You take a day off blogging to work extra hard, and all heck breaks loose with one’s favorite bands. Let’s discuss this in the order that I found out about it. Today both OMD and Simple Minds have … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Richard Houghton: OMD – Pretending To See The Future

Posted on June 12, 2019 by

This Day In Music Books | 2018 | 449 pp. While the OMD book shipped late last year, the time to read it had been scant this year and I only recently finished it! I took an immediate shine to … Continue reading →

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OMD Make Another Summer Shed Tour – This Time With B-52s + Berlin

Posted on May 24, 2019 by

The B-52s were very generous with the poster real estate here for their special guests – very classy, guys If you were paying attention to the comments on yesterday’s post, you knew that OMD were in Charlotte this summer. The … Continue reading →

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Wha…?! OMD To Helm U.S. “Dazzle Ships” Show + Panel at MOCA Tucson In Days!

Posted on January 8, 2019 by

Stop the [word]presses!! Reader Jordan is currently in Arizona and has discovered that OMD are set to visit The States in conjunction with the Museum Of Contemporary Art – Tucson’s “DAZZLED: OMD, MEMPHIS DESIGN, AND BEYOND” show that will run … Continue reading →

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30 Days: 30 Albums | Orchestral Manœuvres In The Dark – Access All Areas

Posted on September 30, 2018 by

This album was conspicuously absent during the OMD Rock G.P.A. as it was always the most peripheral release of the band. I included all of the self-released live albums by the group but not this one. This was a BBC … Continue reading →

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Rock GPA: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark [part 75]

Posted on June 22, 2018 by

[continued from last post] With their third modern album, OMD managed to debut on the UK album charts at an impressive #4 position. They cannily top loaded first week sales by running a Pledge Music presale which couldn’t have hurt … Continue reading →

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