ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK
CATALOGUE CDVIP216
FORMAT CD
LABEL VIRGIN
RELEASE DATE 31/08/98
CHART -
SLEEVE DESIGN Peter Saville & Ben Kelly
RECORDED The Gramophone Suite, Liverpool
PRODUCER Chester Valentino & Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
 
CURRENT VALUE £6 - 10
TRACK LISTING WRITERS PRODUCER RECORDED
BUNKER SOLDIERS McCluskey/Humphreys Chester Valentino & OMD The Gramophone Suite, Liverpool
ALMOST McCluskey/Humphreys Chester Valentino & OMD The Gramophone Suite, Liverpool
MYSTEREALITY McCluskey/Humphreys Chester Valentino & OMD The Gramophone Suite, Liverpool
ELECTRICITY McCluskey/Humphreys Chester Valentino & OMD Cargo Studios, Rochdale
THE MESSERSCHMITT TWINS McCluskey/Humphreys Chester Valentino & OMD The Gramophone Suite, Liverpool
MESSAGES McCluskey/Humphreys Chester Valentino & OMD The Gramophone Suite, Liverpool
JULIA'S SONG McCluskey/Humphreys/Kneale Chester Valentino & OMD The Gramophone Suite, Liverpool
RED FRAME/WHITE LIGHT McCluskey/Humphreys Chester Valentino & OMD The Gramophone Suite, Liverpool
DANCING McCluskey/Humphreys Chester Valentino & OMD The Gramophone Suite, Liverpool
PRETENDING TO SEE THE FUTURE McCluskey/Humphreys Chester Valentino & OMD The Gramophone Suite, Liverpool
 

Bunker Soldiers features a chorus that actually spells out the title 'BUNKER SOLDIERS' as random letters and the same letters translated into numbers.

Almost also featured as the B-Side to the single Electricity and the album version was used on the third release of the single.

Mystereality features saxophone by Martin Cooper.

Electricity is the same version featured on the third single release.

The Messerschmitt Twins takes its title from a nickname for Andy and Paul. The phrase popped into Andy's head during the night prompting him to write a song about it. It was actually while researching Messerschmitts that Andy spotted a reference to the Enola Gay leading to fresh inspiration.

Messages is the original version and not the Mike Howlett produced single version.

Julia's Song dates back to Andy and Paul's time in The Id and features lyrics by Julia Kneale who was also in The Id at the time.

Red Frame/White Light was inspired by a telephone box used by the band outside The Railway Inn public house on the Wirral.

Dancing is an experimental piece whose unusual sound was created using Dalek I Love You's Kawai synth.

Pretending To See The Future was written about being in the music industry and specifically about signing a record deal.

 

This reissue was on Virgin's VIP label hence the catalogue number change.

There are subtle differences from the original CD release: the spine titles and tracklisting have been rendered in a different typeface. The CD imprint is significantly different with the band name appearing larger and the track listing now appearing on the lower half of the CD.

Chester Valentino was a pseudonym for OMD's then-manager Paul Collister.