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TOTP: 18 April 1991

**Top of the Pops**

* Show: S28/E18
* Broadcast: Thursday, 18 April 1991, BBC One 7.00 pm (BBC page)
* Host: Jakki Brambles
* Song performed: Sailing on the Seven Seas (first studio performance - total of three for this single in 1991)
* Chart position: 19
* Line-up: Andy McCluskey (lead vocals), Abe Juckes (drums), Nigel Ipinson (keyboards), ... (keyboards)

* Playlist: (2) James – Sit Down (23) Cher – The Shoop Shoop Song (It’s In His Kiss) (video) **(19) Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – Sailing On The Seven Seas** (16) Black Box – Strike It Up (15) The Clash – Rock The Casbah (video) (18) The Mock Turtles – Can You Dig It? (22) Zucchero & Paul Young – Senza Una Donna (Without A Woman) (1) Chesney Hawkes – The One And Only (7) The Simpsons – Deep Deep Trouble (video) (and credits)

## Notes

* This was OMD's first Top of the pops appearance since 02 October 1986, albeit in a completely different line-up.
* It was the single's second week on the Top 40, although it had shot up from last week's no.36.
* Recording available on BBC TV Performances (DVD) (rel. 2019)
* Among the other acts in the Top 40 were Pet Shop Boys, The Shamen, Bananarama and ZZ Top.
* This episode was repeated on BBC Four 09 July 2021.

## See also

* TOTP: 02 May 1991
* TOTP: 25 December 1991
* Top of the Pops
Recordings: G

List of recordings released by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark beginning with the letter **G**.

### Garden City

**Written by**: OMD

**First release**: Tesla Girls 12"

**Versions**

* Single version (3.57)
	+ Produced by OMD

**Live**: none

**Notes**:

### Gas

**Written by**: Andy McCluskey (music), arr. Deborah Mollison

**First release**: The Energy Suite (2009)

**Notes**: Performed by The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

### Genetic Engineering

**Written by**: OMD

**First release**: 7"/12" single (1983)

**Versions**

* Peel session
	+ produced by Dale Griffin
* 7"/album version
* 312 mm (12") version
	+ produced by Rhett Davies & OMD

**Live**: 1983, 2015, 2016

**Notes**:

### Georgia

**Written by**: Humphreys/McCluskey

**First release**: *Architecture & Morality* (1981)

**Versions**

* Album version
	+ Produced by Richard Manwaring & OMD

**Live**: 1981, 1981, 2016

**Notes**: see also New Song (Georgia Demo)

### Ghost Star

**Written by**: OMD

**First release**: *The Punishment of Luxury (album)* (2017)

**Versions**

* Album version (6.18)
	+ Produced by OMD

**Live**: 2017, 2018

### Goddess of Love

**Written by**: OMD

**First release**: *The Pacific Age* (1986)

**Versions**

* Album version (4.29)
	+ Produced by Stephen Hague

### Gravity Never Failed

**Written by**: OMD

**First release**: Dreaming 12"/CDS (1988)

**Versions**

* Single version (3.27)
	+ Produced by OMD

**Notes**: recorded in 1981 during the "Architecture And Morality" sessions.

### Green

**Written by**: OMD/Kershaw

**First release**: *History of Modern* (2010)

**Versions**

* Album version (4.16)
	+ Produced by OMD

**Live**: 2010, 2011 (official release, 2019)

### Guitar Thrash

**Written by**: OMD

**First release**: *Unreleased Archive Vol I* (2019)

**Notes:** recorded 09-1982
Precision & Decay (demo)

**Precision & Decay [30-03-16]** is the title of a demo track that would later be released as Precision & Decay on the album *The Punishment of Luxury* in 2017. The parenthesised date suggests a recording date of 30 March 2016.

The demo was released on the demo disc of *The Punishment of Luxury (deluxe).*
Submarines

**Submarines** is the title of an OMD song first recorded during the *Architecture & Morality* sessions in 1981, although remained unreleased until 2021 when it was included on the *Architecture & Morality The Singles* release in 2021, forty years later.

The track is an instrumental and contains a keyboard riff and sounds which had first been heard as Unused 1 featured on the *Unreleased Archive Vol I* disc of the Souvenir box set released in 2019. This demo had been recorded in December 1980.
Simple Minds support tour (2009)

**Simple Minds support tour** was a short tour as 'very special guests' to Simple Minds who were promoting their *Graffitti Soul* album in late 2009.

## Line-up

* Andy McCluskey, Paul Humphreys, Malcolm Holmes, Martin Cooper

## Setlist

Mostly a 'hits' selection, although the band had chosen to open the set with a recording Dazzle Ships (Parts II, III & VII).

* Messages, Electricity, Forever Live and Die, She's Leaving, Souvenir, Joan of Arc, Maid of Orleans, Statues, Talking Loud and Clear, Walking on the Milky Way, Locomotion, ​​​Sailing on the Seven Seas, Enola Gay.
* Also: Andy & Paul perform Kraftwerk's Neon Lights with Simple Minds as their first encore (the song has been covered by both groups). From the simpleminds.org web page:
	+ *The arrival, and inspired selection, of **OMD** as support bolstered the gigs and the auditoriums were almost fully packed for both the starting act and the main event. **OMD** were never seen as a mere support, being described as "Special Guests", but there was the feeling of a commonality between both bands, reinforced by **Andy** and **Paul** returning for Simple Minds’ first encore and a duet of **Kraftwerk’s** Neon Lights."*

## Dates

all 2009, UK unless otherwise stated:

* 30 November: Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle
* 02 December: LG Arena, Birmingham
* 03 December: Men Arena, Manchester
* 05 December: Arean, Sheffield
* 06 December: CIA, Cardiff
* 07 December: Wembley Arena, London
* 09 December: O2 Arena, Dublin, Eire
* 10 December: Odyssey Arena, Belfast
* 11 December: SECC, Glasgow
* 12 December: Exhibition & Conference Centre, Aberdeen
Statues

Organisation, Side One, track 5

**Statues** is the title of an OMD song, written by McCluskey and first released on the album *Organisation* in 1980.

## Origins

AM:

> *The lyrics are about Ian Curtis and his death. “The way you moved” is because he danced similarly to me onstage in those days. Also Peter Saville had shown me the image of the funerary statues for the Closer album months before the release and that is where the title came from. -* Tim's Twitter Listening Party - Organisation, 2021
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## Recording

The song was recorded at Ridge Farm studios with Mike Howlett as producer. In line with the rest of the album, Statues features a dark and moody atmosphere with a quiet intro and slow fade-out, giving an appropriate closure to Side one of the original album. The lead vocal is sung by Andy McCluskey.

## Legacy

Statues has become a live favourite for both the group and fans. The song was selected as one of the album tracks to be performed with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra in 2018, and at the 40th anniversary Souvenir tour shows in 2019/2020 (following on immediately after a revised recording of Time Zones).

A slightly edited version appears on the *Hunting Venus - A Soundtrack To The 80s* album.

## Versions & availability

 album version edit (?)
 live versions
* *Architecture & Morality* (2007 re-issue, DVD)
* Live at the Hammersmith Odeon, London 10.05.1983 (2019)
* *Live With The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra* (2018)
* *Live at The Empire Theatre Liverpool. 04.11.19* (audio)
* *Live at Eventim Hammersmith Apollo 20.11.19* (audio)
* *Live from Your Sofa* (2020)
* *Atmospheric & Greatest Hits* (2022)
Night of the Proms

**Night of the Proms** is a series of concerts held annually in Belgium (since 1985), the Netherlands, Germany and Luxembourg. The concerts consist of pop music and popular classical music, often combined, and various well-known musicians and groups usually participate.

## Connections

* OMD participated in the Night of the Proms in 2006, 2008, 2009, 2014 & 2015.
* The performance on 01 December 2006 was the first time that McCluskey and Humphreys had performed togther as OMD since 1988.
The Punishment of Luxury tour (USA)

**The Punishment of Luxury tour (USA)**

Promotional tour for The Punishment of Luxury album during March and April 2018, taking in twenty-seven US dates.

*Previous tour*: The Punishment of Luxury tour (Europe Pt.2)

*Next tour:*

## Line-up

* Andy McCluskey
* Paul Humphreys
* Martin Cooper
* Stuart Kershaw

## Setlist

1. Art Eats Arts/La Mitrailleuse (intro)
2. Ghost Star
3. Isotype
4. Messages
5. Tesla Girls
6. History of Modern Part I
7. One More Time
8. Forever Live and Die
9. If You Leave
10. Souvenir
11. Joan of Arc
12. Maid of Orleans
13. Time Zones (new version)
14. Of All the Things We've Made
15. What Have We Done
16. So In Love
17. Locomotion
18. The Punishment of Luxury
19. Sailing on the Seven Seas
20. Enola Gay
21. Dreaming
22. Secret
23. Electricity

## Dates

1. 06 March: 9:30 Club, Washington, D.C.
2. 07 March: Theatre of Living Arts, Philadelphia, PA
3. 09 March: House of Blues, Boston MA
4. 10 March: Terminal 5, New York, NY
5. 12 March: Danforth Music Hall, Toronto, ON
6. 14 March: Majestic Theatre, Detroit, MI
7. 16 March: Vic Theatre, Chicago, IL
8. 17 March: Northern Lights Theater @ Potawatomi Hotel & Casino, Milwaukee, WI
9. 18 March: First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN
10. 20 March: Ogden Theatre, Denver, CO
11. 21 March: The Depot, Salt Lake City, UT
12. 21 March: Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, BC
13. 24 March: The Showbox at The Market, Seattle, WA
14. 25 March: Wonder Ballroom, Portland, OR
15. 27 March: Regency Ballroom, San Francisco, CA
16. 29 March: The Wiltern, Los Angeles, CA
17. 30 March: House of Blues, Anaheim, CA (review & pics)
18. 30 March: House of Blues, San Diego, CA
19. 02 April: The Van Buren, Phoenix, AZ
20. 05 April: House of Blues, Dallas, TX
21. 06 April: Emo’s, Austin, TX
22. 07 April: House of Blues, Houston, TX
23. 07 April: Civic Theatre, New Orleans, LA
24. 10 April: Center Stage, Atlanta, GA
25. 12 April: Beacham Theater, Orlando, FL
26. 13 April: The State Theatre, Saint Petersburg, FL
27. 14 April: Revolution Live, Fort Lauderdale, FL
The OMD Singles

**The OMD Singles** is the title of the second compilation album of hits by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, released in September 1998, ten years after *The Best of OMD,* the first singles compilation. The album was released as a 'closure' of the group's career after Andy McCluskey had decided to take a rest from writing and recording, at least as OMD, after the *Universal* album.

Unlike the first compilation, there were no new tracks exclusive to *The OMD Singles*, although around the same time a number of remixes of past hits had been released as singles or EPs, notably of Enola Gay, Souvenir and the infamous Micronauts remix of Electricity. The edition of *The OMD Singles* issued in France included a full second disc of all the remixes, which also includes remixes of Joan of Arc, Maid of Orleans and Apollo XI. [2]

All tracks were remastered for this release.

In the final OMD Information Service Newsheet (Summer 1998) AM stated that his criteria for the choice of tracks had been, "..*an album full of tracks that people remember - both fans and casual listeners*.." [3]Compared to *The Best of OMD*, the new compilation omitted the single Secret, as well as Genetic Engineering and Telegraph which had been included on the CD release. Three *Junk Culture*period singles are again featured although remain chronologically incorrect. The new compilation features the 1990s singles, except for Then You Turn Away, Stand Above Me, Everyday and Universal.

## Reception and chart performance

In Q magazine Danny Ecclestone wrote a fairly scathing account of OMD's career, but described the album as "..*a trove of melodically ingenious music technologically unleashed from the bondage of pop's past and not much bothered by the idea of cool.*"

The OMD Singles entered the UK album charts at its peak position of no.16 on 04 October 1998 and remained in the Top 100 for six weeks.

## Tracklisting

### Standard issue

CD Virgin CDV 2859

1. Electricity
2. Messages
3. Enola Gay
4. Souvenir
5. Joan of Arc
6. Maid of Orleans
7. Tesla Girls
8. Locomotion
9. Talking Loud and Clear
10. So in Love
11. If You Leave
12. (Forever) Live and Die
13. Dreaming
14. Sailing on the Seven Seas
15. Pandora's Box
16. Call My Name
17. Dream of Me
18. Walking on the Milky Way

### Remix edition

(France only) Virgin / 724358285925

CD1 as above, plus CD2

1. Enola Gay (remix by David Guetta & Joachim Garraud) – 3:05
2. Enola Gay (OMD vs. Sash!) – 5:03
3. Souvenir (7am version) – 6:47
4. Souvenir (Me & Us remix) – 11:32
5. Souvenir (Hard House version) – 5:47
6. Souvenir (Moby remix) – 4:41
7. Electricity (The Micronauts remix) – 8:45
8. Apollo XI (@440 Northern Electronic Soul remix) – 6:15
9. Joan of Arc (Organ mix by Mulu) – 6:12
10. Maid of Orleans (Afterhours mix by Mulu) – 6:12
11. Enola Gay (Dancefloor Killa remix by David Guetta & Joachim Garraud) – 9:02

## Contemporaneous albums

released same day:

* Depeche Mode - *The Singles 86>98*
* PJ Harvey - *Is This Desire?*

## References

1. ↑ "*Scouse Hits*", Ecclestone D., *Q*, September 1998 [1]
Southern

**Southern** is the title a track written and recorded by OMD and released on the album *The Pacific Age* (1986). The track is instrumental although features recordings of speeches by Martin Luther King.

The track was produced by Stephen Hague.

It was used as the opening song on live performances during The Pacific Age tour.

## Development

AM & PH discussed the track in the article *The Dawn of a New Age*, by Tim Goodyer published in Music Technology magazine, dated December 1986. (source). The author suggests a possible similaity to 19, a recent number one single by Paul Hardcastle.

> PH: "*Our approach is quite different.. We aren't using Martin Luther King as a gimmick, we aren't doing a '19'; it's the straight speech. We haven't cut the speeches to fit the music - we devised the music to fit the speeches.*"
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> AM: "*The music was the original idea..some of the riffs and instrumentation had been lying around for years: the bassline is from a song called 'Telegraph' - that's four years old. It was supposed to be on Crush, the previous LP, but I couldn't sing anything to it so it got dumped. This year we had another go at it and decided we really liked the music. Coincidentally I bought a cassette from a place that sells recordings of famous people speaking. Martin Luther King's oratory on it was so powerful, we decided to see if we could work it into the song. The moment we rolled the cassette we knew it was going to work, and once we'd chosen the pieces that we wanted, we went back and rebuilt the dynamics of the song around what he had said*. *We were conscious of not being disrespectful to Martin Luther King's memory or message; we just wanted him to be saying what he had to say. The speeches are all in chronological order, too."*
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TOTP: 02 May 1991

**Top of the Pops**

* Show: S28/E18
* Broadcast: Thursday, 02 May 1991, BBC One 7.00 pm (BBC page)
* Host: Simon Mayo
* Song performed: Sailing on the Seven Seas (second studio performance)
* Chart position: 05
* Line-up: Andy McCluskey (lead vocals), Abe Juckes (drums), Nigel Ipinson (keyboards), ... (keyboards)

* Playlist: (3) The KLF – Last Train To Trancentral (25) Cathy Dennis – Touch Me (All Night Long) **(5) Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – Sailing On The Seven Seas** (New) Samantha Janus – A Message To Your Heart (27) Nomad – Just A Groove (7) Zucchero & Paul Young – Senza Una Donna (Without A Woman) (23) Frances Nero – Footsteps Following Me (1) Cher – The Shoop Shoop Song (It’s In His Kiss) (video) (29) Roachford – Get Ready (video) (and credits)

## Notes

* The week after this performance, the single went up a further two places to its peak of no.03. This was OMD's highest chart position since Souvenir in 1981, and the highest ever position for a McCluskey written song.
* KLF were the highest new entry of the week. Among the other acts in the Top 40 were James, Blur and The Farm.
* This episode was repeated on BBC Four on 16 July 2021.

## See also

* TOTP: 18 April 1991
* TOTP: 25 December 1991
* Top of the Pops
TOTP: 17 September 1981

**Top of the Pops**

* Show: S18/E38.
* Broadcast: Thursday, 17 September 1981, BBC One 7.20 pm [1]
* Host: Steve Wright
* Song performed: Souvenir (repeat of 03 September performance)
* Chart position: 3 (full chart here)
* Line-up: Paul Humphreys (lead vocal, keyboard), Andy McCluskey (double bass), Malcolm Holmes (drums), Martin Cooper (saxophone), Michael Douglas - vibraphone.
* Playlist:
	+ (35) Gidea Park – Seasons Of Gold **(3) OMD – Souvenir (rpt.)** (41) Beggar & Co – Mule (Chant No.2) (42) Sheena Easton – Just Another Broken Heart (29) The Teardrop Explodes – Passionate Friend (17) Hi-Gloss – You’ll Never Know (danced to by Legs & Co) (25) The Tweets – Birdie Song (Birdie Dance) (30) Godley & Creme – Under Your Thumb (20) Bucks Fizz – One Of Those Nights (11) The Pointer Sisters – Slow Hand (video) (1) Adam & The Ants – Prince Charming (video) (24) Dollar – Hand Held In Black & White (audience dancing/credits)

## Notes

* Souvenir had reached its peak position of no.3 this week. OMD did not make a trip to London to perform the song again so a repeat of the debut performance was shown instead.
* On the same day *Smash Hits* had given news of upcoming tour dates, and that Martin Cooper had re-joined the group.

## Media

* video recording available on *Souvenir* boxset, BBC TV Performances DVD (TOTP2 clip with captions)
* limited availability on BBC Top of the Pops website [2]

## See also

* TOTP: 03 September 1981
* TOTP: 25 December 1981
Promise

**Promise** (Humphreys) is the title of an OMD song which first appeared on the album *Organisation* in 1980. It was the first OMD track to have been written by Paul Humphreys alone and to feature a lead vocal by him.

## Release

Promise is the third track on Side 2 and the penultimate track of the album. As with all the other *Organisation* tracks it was produced by Mike Howlett, and recorded and mixed at recorded and mixed at Ridge Farm or Advision.

The song was featured on the BBC programme *The Old Grey Whistle Test* on Saturday 13 December 1980 accompanying a 'filmfinders' clip of stop motion animation by the Russian film maker Władysław Starewicz (see Media below). This was a regular feature on the programme. As such it also features on the CD compilation *The Old Grey Whistle Test Cherry Bombs*[1] (2018).

## Versions

* There is only one standard version of the song, as first published on *Organisation* (4:51).
* The song was performed live during the Organisation tour for which no official releases exist. It features on some bootlegs. It has never been performed since that tour.

## External links

* *Organisation* on Spotify
* Recording entry on musicbrainz
Tours

**Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark tours**, in chronological order. Includes support tours, does not include special shows, 'one-off' gigs or festival appearances.

*The OMD Wiki is indebted and very grateful to **omd-live.com** for much of the information concerning live dates.*

See also Tours category page.
Toronto, 24 April 1981

Source: Live and Loud! (from FM)

## Location

* Tour: Organisation (NA leg)
* Venue: Concert Hall
* City: Toronto, Canada

## Line-up

* Andy McCluskey, Paul Humphreys, Malcolm Holmes, Martin Cooper.

## Setlist

1. Stanlow
2. Pretending To See The Future
3. Messages
4. Almost
5. She's Leaving
6. Mystereality
7. Motion and Heart
8. Promise
9. The Misunderstanding
10. Electricity
11. Bunker Soldiers
12. Julia's Song
13. Waiting For The Man
14. Enola Gay

## Notes

on bootleg recording

* Stanlow: some excessive vibrato vocals by AM
* vocals generally loud and shouty, most notably by PH on Promise
* Electricity runs straight into an energetic Bunker Soldiers
TOTP: 05 July 1984

**Top of the Pops**

* Show: S21/E26.
* Broadcast: Thursday, 05 July 1984, BBC One 7.25 pm [1]
* Host: Jimmy Savile and Mike Smith
* Song performed: Talking Loud and Clear (first and only studio performance - the promo video single had been featured on the show two weeks previously)
* Chart position: 11 (full chart here)
* Line-up: Andy McCluskey (lead vocals), Paul Humphreys (keyboards), Malcolm Holmes (drums), Martin Cooper (keyboards, clarinet).
* Playlist:
	+ (11) OMD – Talking Loud & Clear (4) Cyndi Lauper – Time After Time (Montreux clip) (32) Ultravox – Lament (28) Thompson Twins – Sister Of Mercy (36) Shannon – Sweet Somebody (21) Prince – When Doves Cry (video) (1) Frankie Goes To Hollywood – Two Tribes (6) The Pointer Sisters – Jump (For My Love) (audience dancing/credits)

## Notes

* opening act on the show
* all four members seated at the start of performance although AM later stands up.
* the performance did little to boost the single as it went down in the charts the following week.

## Media

* video recording available on *Souvenir* boxset, BBCTV Performances DVD
* *not repeated on BBC4 in 2017 due to presenter Savile's involvement*

* BBC studio notes from Newsletter, 1984
Souvenir (Demo)

**Souvenir (demo)** is a demo recording of the OMD song which would later be released as Souvenir in 1981.

This version was first released in digital format only on 23 September 2021 and later as part of the *Architecture & Morality The Singles* compilation album on 15 October.

The demo is slightly longer than the final album/7" single version as it contains an extra verse, which eventually only featured on the Extended version, issued on 10" single in 1981.

Lead vocal is by Paul Humphreys, who wrote the track with Martin Cooper.

* See also: Choir Song (Rough Mix)
30 November

**30 November**

previous - next

## OTD

### OMD

* **1978**: LIVE - Southport, "*A good performance with favourable audience response*"
* **1980**: LIVE - Organisation tour: Rheinterrassen, Bonn DE
* **1981**: LIVE - A&M tour: Sheffield City Hall, UK
* **1985**: LIVE - Thompson Twins support: Cincinnati Gardens, OH, USA
* **2009**: LIVE - Simple Minds support, Newcastle Arena, UK
* **2017**: LIVE - Tonhalle, Munich, DE
* **2019**: LIVE - Souvenir tour: Hamburg Große Freiheit 36
The Punishment of Luxury: B-Sides & Bonus Material

The Punishment Of Luxury: B Sides & Bonus Material is the title of a collection of remixes of the singles taken from the Punishment of Luxury album and bonus tracks (B sides) from the releases. It was released in December 2017, some months after the main album.

## Tracklisting

CD/digital

1. Isotype (Single Mix)
2. Skin
3. The Punishment Of Luxury (Single Mix)
4. The Punishment Of Luxury (12" Extended Mix)
5. Lampe Licht
6. The Punishment Of Luxury (Manhattan Clique Remix)
7. What Have We Done (Single Mix)
8. What Have We Done (12" Extended Mix)
9. HAHAHA
10. What Have We Done (Chicky & Coco Remix)

## External links

* Discogs
* Spotify
Radio Swiss International

**Radio Swiss International** is the title given to a short demo track, recorded by OMD in September 1982 during the *Dazzle Ships* sessions. It remained unreleased until being included on *Unreleased Archive Vol I* in 2019.

Another version of the track entitled Swiss Radio International was released on the Dazzle Ships re-issue in 2008. Both tracks are arrangements of the Swiss radio call-sign.

Malcolm Holmes jokingly referred to the demos as 'the ice-cream van song'.
The Punishment of Luxury tour (Europe Pt.2)

Promotional tour of *The Punishment of Luxury* album in Scandinavia, Poland, France, Spain, Portugal and the Isle of Man in early 2018, duo only.

*Previous tour*: The Punishment of Luxury tour (Europe Pt.1)

*Next tour*: The Punishment of Luxury tour (USA)

## Line-up

* Andy McCluskey, Paul Humphreys.
* Support: various local artists (in brackets where known)

## Dates

**2018**

* 05 February - Vasateatern, Stockholm, Sweden
* 06 February - Gothenburg Pustervik, Sweden
* -
* 20 February - Villa Marina Hall, Douglas, IOM

## See also

* *The Punishment of Luxury* (album)
* The Punishment of Luxury tour (UK & Eire)
* The Punishment of Luxury tour (Europe Pt.1)
* The Punishment of Luxury tour (USA)
San Francisco, 26 September 1981

**Live concert**

Saturday, 21 September 1981

Tour: O.M.D. promo tour

City: San Francisco CA, USA

Venue: Old Waldorf Club (first of two consecutive nights)

## Notes

First night of the short tour in North America to promote the *O.M.D.* compilation album which had been released in August. At this time OMD were at no.4 in the UK with Souvenir and the new album was being completed.

AM remarks to the audience that this was their first live performance "*for four months*".

## Line-up

* Andy McCluskey, Paul Humphreys, Martin Cooper, Malcolm Holmes

## Setlist

The song were mainly as performed in the previous US tour, ie. a selection from the first two albums with the addition of the still unreleased She's Leaving. No other new songs were played.

See *omd-live.com*

## Live recordings

* Bootleg recording of most of the gig, which only came to light in 2020.
Winston

**Winston** was the name given by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark to their TEAC reel-to-reel tape recorder used on stage for live performances between 1978 and 1980.

He/it was probably named after the character of Winston in George Orwell's *Nineteen-Eightyfour* novel.

Although a machine, Winston was considered for some time as a bonafide band member.

## See also

* Manchester, 03 August 1979
* Leigh, 27 August 1979
* Look-In, 29 November 1980
* The Tube, 04 February 1983
* Dreaming
* Dazzle Ships at The Museum Of Liverpool
The Punishment of Luxury tour (UK & Eire)

Promotional tour for 2017 studio album *The Punishment of Luxury**.*

*see also*:

* The Punishment of Luxury tour (Europe Pt.1)

* The Punishment of Luxury tour (Europe Pt.2)

All dates 2017

### UK & Ireland

1. Mon 23 October– Vicar Street, Dublin
2. Tue 24 October– Mandela Hall, Belfast
3. Sun 29 October– Empire Theatre, Liverpool
4. Mon 30 October– Colston Hall, Bristol
5. Wed 01 November – Cliffs Pavilion, Southend
6. Fri 03 November – Corn Exchange, Cambridge
7. Sun 05 November – De Montford Hall, Leicester
8. Mon 06 November – Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham
9. Tue 07 November – City Hall, Sheffield
10. Thu 09 November – Hexagon, Reading
11. Fri 10 November – Guildhall, Southampton
12. Sat 11 November – G Live, Guildford
13. Mon 13 November – Roundhouse, London
14. Wed 15 November – De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill
15. Fri 17 November – Manchester Academy
16. Sat 18 November – Barbican, York
17. Sun 19 November – Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow
18. Tue 21 November – Symphony Hall, Birmingham
19. Wed 22 November – Sage, Gateshead
Record Mirror, 03 November 1984

**Record Mirror**, 03 November 1984

OMD review the Singles. (p.16)

* PH Single of the Week: Depeche Mode - Blasphemous Romours (Mute): "*I really like it. I like it a lot... It's a bit fractured, but then that's their style*..."

* AM's Single of the Week: The Blue Nile - Stay (Linn): "*..it's so nice and the vocal is lovely, that chorus is lovely.*."

Other singles reviewed (selection)

* Matt Bianco - Half a Minute, "*By this year's standards that's already old-fashioned.*."
* Scritti Politti - Hypnotize
* The Farmers Boys - Phew Wow
* XTC - This World Over
* ABC - How to Be a Millionaire
* OMD - Never Turn Away (!) - AM: "*Peter Powell likes this record but that's probably because he's mincing around with Janice Long these days and she's from Liverpool, and she owes me a few bevvies*. [...] *It's a great single and it should be a hit..so that more people can find out what a great album Junk Culture is*."

Scans source: *worldradiohistory.com*
Rhett Davies

**Rhett Davies** (b. London, 1949) is a British record producer and recording engineer. He became a studio engineer at Island Records in the early 1970s. His first recording session was for Brian Eno's album *Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy)* in 1974. Davies and Eno worked together on several subsequent projects and made innovations in studio recording techniques, especially regarding tape loops and drum machines.

Davies is known for his work with Roxy Music, including production on *Flesh + Blood* (1980) and *Avalon* (1982) and Bryan Ferry's solo album *Boys and Girl*s (1985).

## Links to OMD

Rhett Davies co-produced the *Dazzle Ships* album with OMD. The relationship probably came about as much of the album was recorded at Phil Manzanera's Gallery Studios in Chertsey, which belonged to Phil Manzanera, a member of Roxy Music.

## External links

* Wikipedia
* All Music credits
Talking Loud and Clear

7" cover

7" label

**Talking Loud and Clear** is the title of an OMD song first released on *Junk Culture* in May 1984, and later released as the second single from the album in June. It was the group's eleventh single and eighth Top 20 hit.

## Origins

AM in huffpost.com, 2015:

> "*Talking Loud And Clear" actually is one of those songs where in hindsight you go, "Oh yeah, that's a very pretty, beautiful, bright pop song, but if you sit down and analyze it it's quite a dysfunctional song. It's made out of all sorts of weird bits of acoustic bass samples and backwards sleigh bells... Actually it was our demo of a fantastic machine we bought called a Fairlight CMI...we just loaded up a bunch of random sounds into the computer to demo it and we wrote "Talking Loud And Clear." That's how that came about.*"
>
>

## Release & reception

The single was released on 04 June 1984, and was something of a surprise as most had expected the catchy Tesla Girls to be the follow-up to Locomotion. Writing as guest reviewer in Smash Hits, John Taylor of Duran Duran said, "This is very strange. I heard it on Radio 1 recently and it took me aback. It's very charming.[..] It has a nursery rhyme quality.[...] This is a good record".

## Formats

7" single - Virgin VS 685
A. Talking Loud and Clear

B. Julia's Song

12" single - VS 685-12
A. Talking Loud and Clear Extended version

B. Julia's Song Extended version

### Notes

No timings are stated on either of the releases. Both 'extended versions' are effectively divided into two parts, although there is no mention of this. Timings are approx.:

* Talking Loud And Clear 2:41 + 6:09
* Julia's Song 4:11 + 4:16

This version of Julia's Song is a radical re-recording of the original with added brass, and updated synth, drum and bass sounds. It is based on the live version that was played of the song during recent and current live gigs.

## Versions & availability

 single edit
* The Best of OMD (1988)
* The OMD Singles (1998)
* Messages: Greatest Hits (2008)
 full extended version (8:50)
 partial extended version (6:12)
 live
Secret

7" single cover

7" label

**Secret** is the title of a song recorded by OMD, initially released on *Crush* and later as the second single from the album on 08 July 1985. Writing credits are attributed to OMD although the lead vocal by Paul Humphreys would suggest that he wrote at least the lyrics himself.

## Single release

As a single, Secret entered the charts at no.55 in the UK, moving up to its peak position of 34 two weeks later, and spending five weeks in the Top 40. It was the group's lowest Top 40 placing to date.

OMD did not appear on *Top of the Pops* to perform the song, although the promo video was used on other programmes.

The B-side Drift was brand new track, and remains exclusive to this single release (vinyl only). 7" & 12" versions are identical.

### Tracklisting

*UK releases*

7" Virgin VS796

* A. Secret
* B. Drift

12" Virgin VS796-12

* A. Secret (extended mix)
* Drift

*US only:*

12" Virgin/A&M SP-12161

* A. Secret (Specially Remixed Version) (6:17)
* B1. Firegun (4:36) / B2. The Native Daughters of the Golden West

## Availability

 7" version
* *Crush* (1985)
* *The Best of OMD* (1988)
* *Messages: Greatest Hits (2008)*
* *Souvenir - The Singles Collection 1979-2019* (2019)

 12" version
 Live
 Video
* *Messages: Greatest Hits* (2008)

## See also

* Arthur 2 On the Rocks
* American Bandstand
* The Singles 1979-1987
OMD discography (condensed)

UK releases only

3. ↑ name changed from original Joan of Arc (Maid of Orleans) to avoid confusion with previous single
4. ↑ initial copies of album also contained free one-sided 7" single (The Angels Keep Turning) The Wheels Of The Universe.
5. ↑ from Pretty In Pink soundtrack.
6. ↑ re-recording of The Pacific Age album track
7. ↑ DJ promo import 12"
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 remix of album track
9. ↑ EP with remixes of Enola Gay, Souvenir & Electricity
10. ↑ also features DVD with promo videos
11. ↑ 1980 live recording
Paul Humphreys

**Paul Humphreys** (Paul David Humphreys, b. 27 February 1960) is, together with Andrew McCluskey, one of the two founding members of Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark. He is the group's main keyboard player and programmer. Although he usually provides backing vocals, he sings lead vocals on certain songs written by himself, for example Souvenir, (Forever) Live and Die, Never Turn Away and What Have We Done. He has also co-written many other tracks with McCluskey, including Electricity, Messages and Tesla Girls.

Having formed OMD with school friend McCluskey in 1978, he broke away from the partnership at the end of the 1980s, leaving McCluskey with the group name. He then went on to form his own group The Listening Pool together with Martin Cooper and Malcolm Holmes, also former members of OMD. Later, he also recorded and performed as Onetwo with Claudia Brücken, his partner at the time. He re-united with McCluskey in 2005, effectively reforming the group.

Humphreys has been married to American citizen Maureen Udin, a former dancer who he met while on tour in the US in the early 1980s. She is credited as Maureen Humphreys on some OMD releases. He is currently married to Lithuanian Rūta Degutytė.
The Jean Genie

**The Jean Genie** is a song written and recorded by David Bowie, originally released as a single in November 1972. It was the lead single for the album *Aladdin Sane* (1973).

The single got to no.2 in January 1973 and was Bowie's fourth Top 10 UK hit.[1]

## Connections

* OMD performed a cover version of the song on the Zoe Ball Breakfast Show on BBC Radio 2 on 15 November 2019.
VCL XI

**VCL XI** is the title of an OMD song which features on the group's 1980 album *Organisation*.

> *This derives its title from a valve displayed on the back of the Radio-Activity album cover by Kraftwerk .. and for the pedants.. yes we changed the 11 to Roman numerals.. This name was originally what Paul and I called ourselves as a writing duo. I love the sound of my bass on this track. Also the piano was such fun to play we just loaded the studio piano with chains and metal lying on the strings. Sounded great but ruined the tuning for the rest of the session.. fortunately we didn’t need it again. on the lyrics: I'm just mouthing nonsense!!*
> - Andy McCluskey, Tim's Twitter Listening Party - Organisation, February 2021
>
>

Although an early version of the song featured in some of the groups live sets, pre-1980, the track was not played on the Organisation or any successive tours.
The Listening Pool

**The Listening Pool** was a musical project that emerged after the initial split-up of Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark. By the late 1980s, key members Paul Humphreys, Martin Cooper and Malcolm Holmes had left OMD, leaving Andy McCluskey with the band name.

After their departure Humphreys, Cooper and Holmes formed The Listening Pool. The group released one album titled *Still Life* in 1994, preceded by a single Oil for the Lamps of China b/w Where Do We Go From Here in July 1993. The album featured a mix of electronic and ambient music, showcasing the members' continued interest in atmospheric soundscapes.

While The Listening Pool didn't achieve the same level of commercial success as OMD, they garnered some attention from fans of the electronic and new wave genres. After the release of "Still Life," the members went their separate ways, and The Listening Pool disbanded.

The album and singles were all released on the Telegraph Records label which had been set up by Paul Humphreys.

## See also

* Alternative Radio
* Music Technology (magazine) - The Listening Pool
* 26 June 1993 - *The Way Out* (BBC Radio 5)

## External links

* The Listening Pool on discogs.com
* The Listening Pool on Spotify
What Have We Done

12" single

**What Have We Done** is the title of an OMD song, first released on the album *The Punishment of Luxury* and successively as the third single from the album, and OMD's 39th single overall.

Writing credits are given to OMD, although a lead vocal by Paul Humphreys may suggest that the lyrics were written by him. It was his first lead vocal on an OMD single since (Forever) Live and Die in 1986.

## Release history

A two track digital only single, featuring an extended mix and the single version, was made available on download and streaming platforms from 27 October 2017, while a limited edition 12" physical release featuring the same tracks plus a new track HAHAHA was made available in December.

A promo video for the single was also released in November 2017.

A demo version of the song entitled A Fallen Angel (What Have We Done demo) (v1.4 07-11-16) was released as part of the The Punishment of Luxury (deluxe) package.

## Live

The song was performed live on The Punishment of Luxury tours (including the album launch date at London Tape on 01 September 2017) and also with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra for the two performances in October 2018.

## Versions and availability

 single edit (3:23)
* The Punishment of Luxury (12", 2017)
* *Souvenir - The Singles Collection 1979-2019* (2019)
 extended version (6:58)
 live
 demo ('A Fallen Angel')

1. ↑ Charles Chicky Reeves and Coco Kim
Top of the Pops

**Top of the Pops** was a weekly TV music show broadcast in the UK on BBC TV, BBC One and BBC Two between 01 January 1964 and 30 July.[1]

The show featured performances by artists who had performed well in that week's pop singles charts, including the number one song. Shows were initially broadcast live, with a studio audience, and artists miming to their songs. Episodes were later pre-recorded, but still with artists miming. Live transmissions were re-introduced in the 1980s and live rather than mimed vocal performances were also brought into the show in the 1990s. BBC radio (later Radio 1) DJs had the task of hosting the show and introducing the acts in the studio and also 'counting down' the charts. The radio DJ host was eventually scrapped.

The show had unwritten 'rules' concerning appearances, such as a song not being featured for two consecutive weeks, unless it was at no.1. Songs featured were for the most part already in the charts, save for 'upcoming' hits or 'breakers', or were just outside the highlighted charts of that particular week. Recordings of performances were often repeated where artists were not able to appear a second or third time. Promo videos were shown as the medium became popular in the 1980s although promo films and early video recordings had been used in the 60s and 70s. These became less important from the nineties onwards when the focus was on live performances and live 'exclusives'. Satellite links were also used from the mid-nineties.

## Links to OMD

See Category: Top of the Pops for full list of appearance dates, line-ups etc.

* OMD appeared on the show to promote all their Top 40 singles, sometimes more than once for certain hits.
* "*The (BBC TV Centre) studios all had the same little cafe, so if you were fortunate, you'd end up having a cup of tea with some cybermen*.", AM on Top of the Pops appearances, 2017.[2]
Recordings: 1-88

List of recordings released by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark beginning with a number expressed in digits.

### 10 to 1

**Written by**: Humphreys/McCluskey (? - uncredited on release)

**First release**: *Junk Culture*, deluxe version 2015

**Versions**: album version

* Produced by: unknown

**Live**: none

**Notes**: recording from Junk Culture sessions (1983-84) released in 2015. Some of the lyrics are used for Love and Violence, recorded around the same time.

**2nd Thought**

**Written by**: McCluskey

**First release**: *Organisation* (1980)

**Versions**: album version

* Produced by Mike Howlett & Orchestral Manoeuvres
* Recorded at The Gramophone Suite

**Live**: none

**Notes**:

**4-Neu**

**Written by**: Humphreys/McCluskey

**First release**: Genetic Engineering B-side (1983)

**Versions**: single version

* Produced by Rhett Davies & OMD

**Live**: 2015, 2016

**Notes**: see also In Heaven Above (4-Neu Demo)

**66 and Fading**

**Written by**: Humphreys/McCluskey

**First release**: Telegraph B-side (1983)

**Versions**: single version; edit (2000)

* Produced by Rhett Davies & OMD

**Live**: none

**Notes**: Slowed down version of Silent Running, played backwards.

**88 Seconds in Greensboro**

**Written by**: Humphreys/McCluskey

**First release**: *Crush* (1985)

**Versions**: album version

* Produced by Stephen Hague

**Live**: 1985

**Notes**: also features as B-side to If You Leave single (1986)

END LIST
So80s (Soeighties)

**So80s (Soeighties)** is a compilation CD of remixes by '1980s' artists, curated by Blank & Jones. Thee 3-CD set includes tracks in a 'mixed' and 'unmixed' form.

## OMD

OMD's If You Leave (Extended Version) features on CD1 ('Mixed') and on CD2 ('Unmixed').

## See also

* *So80s (SoEighties) Presents Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark* (2011)
Shame

**Shame** is an OMD song first issued on the group's seventh studio album *The Pacific Age*in 1986, and later re-recorded and issued as their twentieth single in 1987.

The song was written by OMD, including the Weir brothers, and the original album track was produced by Stephen Hague, while Rhett Davies was recruited for the re-recorded single version. This was the first time since Messages (1980) that OMD had completely re-recorded an already issued track for single release.

## Single version

### Background

In January 1987, after the Pacific Age tour, Virgin were anxious to release another single off the album. OMD had expressed a preference for Stay, and went to LA to produce a "*totally new mixed version..with extra backing vocals..and guitar parts*.." with Tom Lord Alge. Virgin refused it as a single and insisted on Shame, to which OMD conceded on the condition that they could re-record it with Rhett Davies, "*to try to get his Roxy Music style slick sound" for the single*." The track was re-recorded "in a small studio" over three/four days in London.

### Release

Shame was released on 7" & 12" on 13 April 1987 and as the group's first CD single on 27 April, making it OMD's only 'new' product of the year.

The standard B-side was Goddess of Love, lifted straight from *The Pacific Age*(produced by Stephen Hague).

The CD single featured the extended version of (Forever) Live and Die and the 10" mix of Messages (the first digital issue of the 1980 single).

### Sleeve design

Sleeve design credited to Mick Haggerty with photo by Paul Cox.

### Tracklistings

#### 7" Virgin VS 938

A. Shame (Re-recorded version)

B. Goddess of Love

#### 12" Virgin VS 938-12

A. Shame (Extended Re-recorded Version)

B1 Shame (7" version)

B2 Goddess of Love

#### CD Single Virgin MIKE 938-12

1. Shame (Extended Re-recorded Version)
2. Goddess of Love
3. Forever Live and Die (12" mix)
4. Messages (10" remix)

#### Promo video

A promo video was made for the single, featuring AM & PH only and a male and female actor. It was again directed by Libman/Williams (see (Forever) Live and Die)

#### Reception and performance

The single received little attention or radio play and consequently did not do well in the UK charts. Like its predecessor, it failed to reach the Top 40, peaking at no.55 on 05 May 1987.

In a 1988 newsletter, AM commented, "..*as we had confidently predicted to the record company, it wasn't a hit."*

## Live versions

Although the song was performed in its original form on the The Pacific Age tour, there are no official recordings or releases of the track played live.

## Versions and availability

* Original version: *The Pacific Age* (1986)

* 7" single version: see above and *Souvenir - The Singles Collection 1979-2019*
* 12" extended re-recorded version: CD Single (see above) only
* Video: *Messages: OMD Greatest Hits* (2008)

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 OMD Newsletter, Jan 1988. "*After the Tour*", A. McCluskey
Sources

The Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark Wiki draws mostly on my own experience as a fan of the group since 1980. I am however indebted to the following sources for supplementary and supportive information, dates, quotes etc. which are invaluable to the compilation of the Wiki.

I would particularly like to mention Paul Browne, Neil Taylor, Pat Fetty and Mark Crouch for their tireless dedication to the group over the years, and for their contribution to OMD related material on the internet at various times and in various forms. Thank you all.

## Official sources

* OMD Official website
* OMD Facebook page
* OMD Twitter account

## Fan sites

* Messages - Paul Browne
* Motion and Heart - Neil Taylor
* omd-live.com - Mark Crouch
* Pat's World of OMD , Compiled - Pat Fetty

## Non-specific OMD sites

* *Like Punk Never Happened* - Brian McCloskey's Smash Hits archive on Flickr (OMD tag)
* Official Charts Archive (UK) - OMD page
* Discogs.com - OMD page
* MusicBrainz.org - OMD page
Slow Train

**Slow Train** is an OMD song released as the second single and preview track to the forthcoming *Bauhaus Staircase* on Monday 18 September 2023, as a digital single and video only.

The release comes shortly after the previous single Bauhaus Staircase in August. Details of the Bauhaus Staircase tour were announced on the same day as the Slow Train release.

## Demo version

A demo version of the track, entitled 'Slow Train Demo 1.3 Dec 2020', was released as part of the *Bauhaus Staircase 'First Edition*' bonus CD.
Rock Over Germany (1993)

Live performances for the Rock Over Germany itinerant festival, late August/September 1993.

OMD played a 'hits' selection. This was prior to the Liberator tour, but after the *Liberator* opening night in Liverpool, 25 August.

## Line-up

* Andy McCluskey

* Phil Coxon

* Nigel Ipinson

* Stuart Kershaw

## Setlist

1. Enola Gay
2. Messages
3. Tesla Girls
4. If You Leave
5. So In Love
6. Maid of Orleans
7. Talking Loud and Clear
8. Locomotion
9. Dreaming
10. Pandora's Box
11. Sailing on the Seven Seas
12. Electricity

## Dates

* 28 August Wildenrath
* 29 August Munich
* 03 September Mainz-Finthen (SWF3 Open Air Festival)
* 04 September Luneburg