Orchestral Manoeuvres In The DarkThe Best Of OMD

Label:

Virgin – OMD 1

Format:

Vinyl, LP, Album, Compilation, Gatefold

Country:

UK

Released:

Genre:

Electronic, Pop

Style:

Synth-pop, New Wave, Dance-pop

Tracklist

A1Electricity
EngineerChester Valentino
ProducerOMD*
A2Messages
EngineerLaurence Diana
ProducerMike Howlett, OMD*
A3Enola Gay
ProducerMike Howlett, OMD*
A4Souvenir
ProducerMike Howlett, OMD*
A5Joan Of Arc
EngineerBrian Tench, Howard Gray
ProducerOMD*, Richard Manwaring
A6Maid Of Orleans
EngineerBrian Tench, Howard Gray
ProducerOMD*, Richard Manwaring
A7Talking Loud And Clear
B1Tesla Girls
EngineerBrian Tench
ProducerBrian Tench, OMD*
B2Locomotion
B3So In Love
ProducerStephen Hague
B4Secret
ProducerStephen Hague
B5If You Leave
EngineerTom Lord-Alge
ProducerOMD*, Tom Lord-Alge
B6Forever Live And Die
EngineerTom Lord-Alge
Mixed ByTom Lord-Alge
ProducerStephen Hague
B7Dreaming
ProducerOMD*

Companies, etc.

  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Virgin Records Ltd.
  • Copyright ©Virgin Records Ltd.
  • Pressed ByEMI Records
  • Published ByDinsong Ltd.
  • Published ByVirgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
  • Published ByWarner Bros. Music Ltd.
  • Published ByCharisma Music Ltd.
  • Published ByFamous Chappell

Credits

Notes

Released in a gatefold sleeve with photos of the group members, plus images of the sleeves used for the release of the singles.

DRG Malago branded generic paper inner sleeve dated "2/88"

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (Text): 5 012981 245412
  • Matrix / Runout (Stamped runout, side A - Variant 1): OMD 1 A-4U-1-1-DD
  • Matrix / Runout (Stamped runout, side B - Variant 1): OMD 1 B-4U-1-3 D
  • Matrix / Runout (Stamped runout, side A - Variant 2): OMD 1 A-4U-1-1-DD
  • Matrix / Runout (Stamped runout, side B - Variant 2): OMD 1 B-5U-1-1 DD
  • Matrix / Runout (Stamped runout, side A - Variant 3): OMD 1 A-5U-1-2 D
  • Matrix / Runout (Stamped runout, side B - Variant 3): OMD 1 B-5U-1-2 D
  • Matrix / Runout (Stamped runout, side A - Variant 4): OMD 1 A-4U-1-1- 79 360 362 DD
  • Matrix / Runout (Stamped runout, side B - Variant 4): OMD 1 B-4U-1-2 76 360 633 D
  • Matrix / Runout (Stamped runout, side A - Variant 5): OMD 1 A-5U-1-1- DD
  • Matrix / Runout (Stamped runout, side B - Variant 5): OMD 1 B-4U-1-3 D

Other Versions (5 of 186)

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Title (Format)LabelCat#CountryYear
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The Best Of OMD (LP, Compilation, EMW Pressing)A&M Records, A&M RecordsSP 5186, SP-5186US1988
The Best Of OMD (CD, Compilation, Stereo)A&M Records, VirginCD 5186US1988
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The Best Of OMD (CD, Compilation, Stereo)Virgin, Virgin0777 7 86323 2 0, CDOMD 1Italy1988
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The Best Of OMD (Cassette, Compilation, Black Shell Rough Edges)VirginTCOMD 1UK1988
The Best Of OMD (LP, Compilation)Virgin124541France1988

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Reviews

  • sugarrichio's avatar
    sugarrichio
    Finally picked this up on vinyl. Always been a fan but never felt the need as I’ve owned all the albums and singles. Glad I did though as it’s a pleasure to listen to the singles chronologically. It’s a shame there’s some omissions, I’d like to have had Genetic Engineering and Telegraph on there, but I guess there just wasn’t the space on a single vinyl. If You Leave is a pleasant addition, one of their best and I’ve never understood why it failed to make the U.K. top 40 as a stand alone single. Good pressing and a great gatefold sleeve too.
    • greekpatra.1's avatar
      greekpatra.1
      η δισκοι που εκαναν δεν ειχαν επιτυχιες καθε δισκος ειχε απο 2 τραγουδια που αξιζαν αυτοσ εδω συγκεντρωσαν τα καλυτερα τους απο το 80 εως 88
      • jaimeconcha's avatar
        jaimeconcha
        The sound is really dynamic with a solid bass. For a 1988 release, it's a pretty pretty good sound. Totally recommended.
        • southpawgrammar's avatar
          Edited 4 years ago
          As was the case for a slew of geeky, pretentiously named keyboard music upstarts who took inspiration from all manner of highbrow subjects, ranging from science-fiction, historical figures to machinery and modern technology, OMD (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark) rose to prominence during a time when primitive electronic instruments still being paid for in weekly instalments made it possible to self-compose a hit single. In 1981, subsequent to their gradual emergence as Numan-esque post-punk offshoots, OMD reached their largest audience yet with "Architecture & Morality". Deeply resentful at not receiving significant critical acclaim for what they considered to be their most atmospheric, consistent and enriching accomplishment, OMD were compelled to greatly expand their capacity and embark on a rather ill-advised concept album devoid of the primarily commercial, amusing and digestible fare encompassing their debut and its follow-up. Upon being transferred to Virgin Records and failing to acquire further credibility by vainly cultivating the digital artifice pioneered years earlier by others more respected than they, OMD lost some of their fan support and were forced to capitulate to overwhelming demand for warmer, more conservative material. Once they had uniformly dispensed with their ideas of grandeur and equipped themselves with steadily romantic lyrical content, a degree of intermittent chart success was sustained for several years. Not until their immensely melodic, dreamy and evocative brand of synth-pop began surrendering to the dominant genre of dance-pop in the latter part of the decade did the once solid and prosperous partnership of Andy McCluskey and Paul Humphreys erode. McCluskey would continue on without Humphreys into the ‘90s, though both would fail in their separate endeavours to match the well-structured or high-quality collaborative efforts made at the height of their unlikely mainstream presence.

          A uniquely sophisticated by-product of pompous new wave minimalism as well as the eventual bloated excess, self-indulgence and garishness of the '80s in general, OMD were, for a short time at least, a remarkably mature and clean vocal and musical combination, and perhaps the one of the few intelligent electronic bands to productively reconcile the verse-chorus form and soaring melancholic pop songcraft of ABBA with the robotic chilliness and interlaced notional expressions of Kraftwerk. “The Best of OMD”, in its compact disc configuration, extends from their bright yet recondite early singles - “Electricity,” “Messages,” and “Enola Gay” - to superfluous 12’’ remixes of “We Love You” and “La Femme Accident” and all the slick highlights in between - “Souvenir,” “Secret,” “So In Love,” “If You Leave,” and “Forever (Live And Die)”. If one were to bypass their studio albums and decide on acquiring an adequate collection of the duo’s run of refined and instantly appealing singles, there is no better option than this mop-up, their last (and inarguably most durable) release of the ‘80s. Concentrating on their most distinctive, fervent and wistful compositions, only four of which were chart smashes, “The Best of OMD” abounds with an ethereal quality, leaving the listener utterly convinced that OMD were without a doubt the most interesting and crafty purveyors of mellow, catchy New Romantic-leaning synth-pop in an era crammed with such acts.

          Rating: 4.5/5
          • miguel.pacheco1910's avatar
            Gentlemen discogs, to inform you that this album the best of was also released in Peru in 1988. Greetings
            • zedmano's avatar
              zedmano
              Matrix OMD 1 4 - 4 U - 1 - 2
              OMD 1 3 - 5 U - 1 - 2

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