Os OMD – já ninguém lhes chama Orchestral Manouevers in the Dark – vão assinalar a etapa final de uma série de lançamentos comemorativos dos seus 40 anos com a edição, a 4 de outubro, de uma caixa antológica. Terá por título “Souvenir” (que deu nome a um êxito seu em 1981) e inclui 5 CD e 2 DVD.
Dois dos CD correspondem a uma reunião de todos os singles editados desde “Electricity” (1979) até ao novo “Don’t Go” (2019). O terceiro CD junta uma coleção de maquetes de temas inéditos que foram originalmente gravadas entre 1980 e 1990 e que agora foram selecionadas e misturadas por Paul Humphreys. Os CDs 4 e 5 recuperam gravações ao vivo captadas em Londres, recordando, respetivamente, um concerto de 2011 no Mermaid Theatre e um de 1985 no Hammesmith Odeon, em 1985.
Por sua vez os DVD vão apresentar uma coleção de atuações em programas de televisão, o filme “Crush – The Movie” e ainda o registo de duas atuações ao vivo, uma de 1981 e outra de 1985.
A caixa inclui ainda um livro com fotografias, imagens das capas dos discos, um texto de introdução por Paul Morley e notas sobre a obra dos OMD assinadas por Andy McCluskey.
Disc 1 – The Singles 1979 – 1987
‘Electricity’
‘Red Frame/White Light’
‘Messages’
‘Enola Gay’
‘Souvenir’
‘Joan of Arc’
‘Maid of Orleans’
‘Genetic Engineering’
‘Telegraph’
‘Locomotion’
‘Talking Loud and Clear’
‘Tesla Girls’
‘Never Turn Away’
‘So in Love’
‘Secret’
‘La Femme Accident’
‘If You Leave’
‘(Forever) Live and Die’
‘We Love You’
‘Shame’
Disc 2 – The Singles 1988 – 2019
‘Dreaming’
‘Sailing on the Seven Seas’
‘Pandora’s Box (It’s a Long, Long Way)’
‘Then You Turn Away’
‘Call My Name’
‘Stand Above Me’
‘Dream of Me’
‘Everyday’
‘Walking on the Milky Way’
‘Universal’
‘If You Want It’
‘Sister Marie Says’
‘History of Modern (part 1)’
‘Metroland’
‘Dresden’
‘Night Café’
‘Isotype’
‘The Punishment Of Luxury’
‘What Have We Done’
‘Don’t Go’
Disc 3 – Unreleased Archive Vol I.
‘Brand New Science’ (06.1981)
‘Dumbomb’ (01.1986)
‘Violin Piece’ (09.1982)
‘Untitled 2’ (06.1981)
‘Cut Me Down’ (03.1986)
‘Radio Swiss International’ (09.1982)
‘Untitled 3’ (09.1982)
‘Weekend’ (04.1985)
‘Organ Ditty’ (05.1980)
‘Unreleased Idea’ (06.1981)
‘Cajun Moon’ (05.1986)
‘Guitar Thrash’ (09.1982)
‘SMPTE’ (12.1982)
‘American Venus’ (04.1990)
‘Liberator’ (02.1985)
‘Ambient 1’ (04.1980)
‘Unused 1’ (12.1980)
‘Flamenco’ (04.1990)
‘Andy’s Song’ (04.1985)
‘Dynamo Children’ (01.1985)
‘Flutey’ (03.1984)
‘Nice Ending’ (06.1981)
Disc 4 – Live at the Mermaid Theatre, London (03/02/2011)
‘Messages’
‘Tesla Girls’
‘New Babies New Toys’
‘History of Modern (Part 1)’
‘(Forever) Live and Die’
‘Souvenir’
‘Joan of Arc’
‘Maid of Orleans’
‘New Holy Ground’
‘Green’
‘Walking on the Milky Way’
‘Sister Marie Says’
‘Locomotion’
‘Sailing on the Seven Seas’
‘Enola Gay’
‘Electricity’
Disc 5 – Live at the Hammersmith Odeon (10/05/1983)
‘Dazzle Ships – Parts II,III & VII’
‘ABC Auto Industry’
‘Messages’
‘She’s Leaving’
‘Georgia’
‘Almost’
‘Julia’s Song’
‘Joan of Arc’
‘Maid of Orleans’
‘Statues’
‘The Romance of the Telescope’
‘Souvenir’
‘Telegraph’
‘Radio Waves’
‘Bunker Soldiers’
‘Enola Gay’
‘Silent Running’
‘Electricity’
‘Pretending to See the Future’
‘Stanlow’
DVD1 – BBC TV Performances
‘Messages’(The Old Grey Whistle Test 15/04/1980)
‘Messages’ (Top Of The Pops 08/05/1980)
‘Messages’ (Top Of The Pops 29/05/1980)
‘Enola Gay’ (Top Of The Pops 09/10/1980)
‘Souvenir’ (Top Of The Pops 03/09/1981)
‘Joan of Arc’ (Top Of The Pops 29/10/1981)
‘Maid Of Orleans’ (Top Of The Pops 14/01/1982)
‘Genetic Engineering’ (Top Of The Pops 03/03/1983)
‘Locomotion’ (Top Of The Pops 19/04/1984)
‘Locomotion’ (Top Of The Pops 03/05/1984)
‘Talking Loud and Clear’ (Top Of The Pops 05/07/1984)
‘Tesla Girls’ (Top Of The Pops 13/09/1984)
‘So in Love’ (Top Of The Pops 30/05/1985)
‘La Femme Accident’ (The Old Grey Whistle Test 22/10/1985)
‘(Forever) Live and Die’ (Top Of The Pops 18/09/1986)
‘Dreaming’ (Wogan 27/06/1988)
‘Sailing on the Seven Seas’ (Top Of The Pops 02/05/1991)
‘Pandora’s Box (It’s a Long, Long Way)’ (Top Of The Pops 11/07/1991)
‘Pandora’s Box (It’s a Long, Long Way)’ (Top Of The Pops 25/07/1991)
‘Call My Name’ (Pebble Mill 11/12/1991)
‘Stand Above Me’ (Top Of The Pops 13/05/1993)
‘Walking on the Milky Way’ (Top Of The Pops 16/08/1996)
‘Enola Gay’ (Later With Jools Holland 31/05/2013)
DVD2 – Live at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (04/12/1981), Live at Sheffield City Hall (14/06/1985) and Crush – The Movie
Live at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (04/12/1981)
‘Almost’
‘Mystereality’
‘Joan Of Arc’
‘Motion and Heart’
‘Maid Of Orleans’
‘Statues’
‘Souvenir’
‘New Stone Age’
‘Enola Gay’
‘Bunker Soldiers’
‘Electricity’
‘She’s Leaving’
‘Julia’s Song’
‘Stanlow’
Live at Sheffield City Hall (14/06/1985)
‘The Romance Of The Telescope’ (intro)
‘Crush’
‘Messages’
‘Secret’
‘Tesla Girls’
‘White Trash’
‘Talking Loud and Clear’
‘Maid Of Orleans’
‘Telegraph’
‘Enola Gay’
‘Electricity’
‘The Romance Of The Telescope’
Crush – The Movie
‘Bloc Bloc Bloc’
‘The Native Daughters Of The Golden West’
‘So In Love’
‘88 Seconds In Greensboro’
‘Hold You’
‘Women III’
‘Crush’
‘La Femme Accident’
‘Secret’
‘The Lights Are Going Out’
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