| The Best of OMD | ||||
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| Compilation album by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | ||||
| Released | 29 Feb 1988 (1988-02-29) [ane] | |||
| Recorded | 1979–1988 | |||
| Genre | Synthpop | |||
| Length | 53:54 (LP & cassette) 1:06:22 (CD, MiniDisc, and DCC) | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
| Producer | OMD Mike Howlett Richard Manwaring Rhett Davies Brian Tench Stephen Hague Tom Lord Alge | |||
| Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark chronology | ||||
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The Best of OMD is a compilation album by English language electronic band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Night (OMD), released in 1988; marking a decade since the band'southward beginnings.
The record substantially delineates the grouping'southward experimental early years from their popular-oriented later piece of work: side one features recordings from 1979 to 1984, while side 2 is drawn from the group's 1984–1988 efforts. It was a worldwide success, becoming a Meridian v hit across Europe and achieving 3x platinum sales in the United Kingdom and gold status in the United states.[two] "Dreaming" was released equally a single and made piffling impact on the UK charts, reaching No. 50, but information technology was a striking in the US (No. 16), Germany (No. 26) and S Africa (No. two).
Background [edit]
The version of "Electricity" used is the aforementioned every bit the one featured on their debut album (which itself is the band reworking Martin Hannett's original Factory version). The ring was originally going to utilize their very beginning version of this song, but found the drumming to be inferior and so settled for the remix of the rails instead. "Messages" is the more than popular 10" single version; "Tesla Girls" is a compilation version not previously released;[3] and "Talking Loud and Clear" is the 7" edited version.
The worldwide CD, MiniDisc and DCC versions of the album are resequenced and characteristic 4 actress tracks not present on the LP version: "Telegraph" (a unique mix found only on this release, differing from the album version and both 12" versions), "Genetic Engineering science", and 12" versions of "La Femme Accident" and "We Dearest You". The The states CD adds only the latter two 12" versions. The Australian version of the vinyl anthology replaces "Secret" with "Nosotros Dearest You lot", since that vocal had been a popular hit there. In that location was also a video compilation released with the promo videos of some of the songs featured on the album.
The Best of OMD was the grouping's final album release of the decade, effectively closing a chapter on their history as co-founder Paul Humphreys left the following yr. According to the band, they had no interest in releasing a hits compilation and did so in order to pay off seemingly inexplicable debts owed to Virgin Records.[4] [five]
Reception [edit]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [6] |
| Number One |  [seven] |
| Tom Hull – on the Spider web | A–[viii] |
| The Village Voice | B+[9] |
Max Bell of Number One wrote, "Every song seems to be a classic in its ain right... [The Best of OMD] is a timely reminder of just how good pop music can be."[7] Robert K. Oermann noted, "For years, OMD has been pumping out a steady stream of shimmering, shiny trip the light fantastic toe-pop singles, custom-made for those tardily nights spent bobbing and weaving to hypnotic rhythms. This [album] contains 14 perfect OMD sonic ripples."[ten] Detroit Gratis Printing critic Gary Graff referred to the compilation as a "stellar drove of singles".[11] In mid-1988, The Observer reported that The All-time of OMD was the 9th acknowledged CD anthology in U.k. for the beginning one-half of the year.[12]
In a retrospective review, Mike DeGagne of AllMusic highlighted the band's knack for strong hooks, and described The Best of OMD equally an "excellent compilation" from a grouping who "were responsible for some of the catchiest and brightest synth pop that the '80s had to offer".[half dozen] Trouser Printing called the tape "a concise recapitulation of the band's artistic development",[thirteen] while Quietus author Ian Wade dubbed it "one of the greatest singles collections e'er".[14]
Track listing [edit]
All songs written by OMD, except "Locomotion" written past OMD and Gordian Troeller, and "So in Love" written by OMD and Stephen Hague.
Vinyl LP and Music Cassette [edit]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Electricity" | Humphreys, McCluskey | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Night | 3:30 |
| 2. | "Messages" | Humphreys, McCluskey | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | iv:44 |
| 3. | "Enola Gay" | McCluskey | Organisation | 3:31 |
| 4. | "Gift" | Humphreys, Cooper | Compages & Morality | 3:34 |
| five. | "Joan of Arc" | McCluskey | Architecture & Morality | 3:47 |
| 6. | "Maid of Orleans" | McCluskey | Architecture & Morality | four:09 |
| seven. | "Talking Loud and Clear" | Humphreys, McCluskey, Cooper | Junk Culture | 3:53 |
| Total length: | 27:08 | |||
| No. | Championship | Writer(s) | Album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| i. | "Tesla Girls" | Humphreys, McCluskey | Junk Culture | iii:33 |
| 2. | "Locomotion" | Humphreys, McCluskey, Gordian Troeller | Junk Civilization | 3:53 |
| 3. | "Then in Dear" | Humphreys, McCluskey, Stephen Hague | Crush | 3:28 |
| 4. | "Secret" | Humphreys, McCluskey | Crush | iii:56 |
| 5. | "If You Leave" | Humphreys, McCluskey, Cooper | Pretty in Pink | four:28 |
| 6. | "(Forever) Live and Dice" | Humphreys, Weir, Weir | The Pacific Age | iii:34 |
| vii. | "Dreaming" | Humphreys, McCluskey | Previously unreleased | 3:54 |
| Total length: | 26:46 (53:54) | |||
Compact Disc, MiniDisc and Digital Meaty Cassette [edit]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Electricity" | Humphreys, McCluskey | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | 3:30 |
| 2. | "Messages" | Humphreys, McCluskey | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | 4:44 |
| iii. | "Enola Gay" | McCluskey | Organisation | iii:31 |
| four. | "Souvenir" | Humphreys, Cooper | Compages & Morality | 3:34 |
| 5. | "Joan of Arc" | McCluskey | Architecture & Morality | 3:47 |
| 6. | "Maid of Orleans" | McCluskey | Architecture & Morality | 4:09 |
| seven. | "Telegraph" | Humphreys, McCluskey | Dazzle Ships | 3:43 |
| 8. | "Tesla Girls" | Humphreys, McCluskey | Junk Civilisation | 3:33 |
| 9. | "Locomotion" | Humphreys, McCluskey, Troeller | Junk Culture | 3:53 |
| 10. | "Talking Loud and Clear" | Humphreys, McCluskey, Cooper | Junk Culture | 3:53 |
| 11. | "So in Love" | Humphreys, McCluskey, Hague | Crush | iii:28 |
| 12. | "Underground" | Humphreys, McCluskey | Beat out | iii:56 |
| 13. | "If You Leave" | Humphreys, McCluskey, Cooper | Pretty in Pinkish | four:28 |
| xiv. | "(Forever) Alive and Die" | Humphreys, Weir, Weir | The Pacific Historic period | 3:34 |
| 15. | "Dreaming" | Humphreys, McCluskey | Previously unreleased | 3:54 |
| 16. | "Genetic Engineering" | Humphreys, McCluskey | Dazzle Ships | 3:35 |
| 17. | "We Beloved You" (12" Version) | Humphreys, McCluskey, Hague | The Pacific Historic period | 6:14 |
| 18. | "La Femme Accident" (12" Version) | Humphreys, McCluskey | Crush | six:16 |
| Total length: | 1:06:22 | |||
VHS Video [edit]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| i. | "Electricity" | |
| two. | "Messages" | |
| three. | "Enola Gay" | |
| four. | "Gift" | |
| 5. | "Maid of Orleans" | |
| vi. | "Talking Loud and Clear" | |
| 7. | "Tesla Girls" | |
| 8. | "Locomotion" | |
| 9. | "So in Honey" | |
| 10. | "Secret" | |
| xi. | "If You Get out" | |
| 12. | "(Forever) Live and Die" | |
| 13. | "Dreaming" | |
| 14. | "Telegraph" | |
| 15. | "We Dear Y'all" | |
| xvi. | "La Femme Blow" |
Charts [edit]
Certifications [edit]
Release history [edit]
| Country | Date | Format | Label | Cat.no. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great britain | 1988 | LP | Virgin | OMD1 |
| Musicassette | TCOMD1 | |||
| Compact Disc | CD OMD | |||
| VHS | VVD247 | |||
| 1992 | DCC | 458604 | ||
| 1998 | MiniDisc | MD OMD1 |
Credits [edit]
- "Electricity" and "Dreaming" are produced by OMD.
- "Messages", "Enola Gay" and "Souvenir" are produced by OMD and Mike Howlett.
- "Joan of Arc" and "Maid of Orleans" are produced by OMD and Richard Manwaring.
- "Telegraph" and "Genetic Applied science" are produced past OMD and Rhett Davies.
- "Tesla Girls", "Locomotion" and "Talking Loud and Clear" are produced past OMD and Brian Tench.
- "So in Love", "Secret", "(Forever) Live and Die", "We Love You" and "La Femme Accident" are produced by Stephen Hague.
- "If You Leave" is produced by OMD and Tom Lord Alge.
References [edit]
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- ^ Wilson, Lois (thirty September 2019). "OMD". Tape Collector . Retrieved x June 2021.
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- ^ a b Bong, Max (12 March 1988). "Albums". Number One. p. 44.
- ^ Hull, Tom. "Stone (1980s): Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark". Tom Hull – on the Web . Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Consumer Guide: Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Nighttime". The Village Voice . Retrieved ane August 2014.
- ^ Oermann, Robert K (vii Apr 1988). "On the Record". Wausau Daily Herald. p. 34 (Focus: 11).
- ^ Graff, Gary (21 March 1988). "On the Records". Detroit Free Printing. p. eighteen (Sound Judgement: 3B).
- ^ Thompson, Sally (21 August 1988). "Half-Year Report: United kingdom Best Sellers". The Observer. p. 33.
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- ^ "Top 100 Albums of '88" (PDF). RPM. Vol. 49, no. ten. 24 Dec 1988. p. thirteen. ISSN 0315-5994.
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- ^ "1988 Year Cease Eurocharts – Meridian 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 6, no. 52/one. i January 1989. p. 31. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
- ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts – 1988" (in German). Offizielle Deutsche Charts. Retrieved 26 Dec 2020.
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External links [edit]
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