14th December 2002

Good news: The Id EP has finally been launched and is now available via the OMD Merchandise Section.

This CD features 3 tracks recorded by the pre-OMD band The Id in 1978 at the Open Eye studio in Liverpool. This was the first time that Electricity, Julia's Song and The Misunderstanding had been recorded and features, certainly in the case of The Misunderstanding, radical and different versions of the songs. You can hear samples of the songs via the Downloads page.

The Id at the time were the 'Mark II' outfit which featured Paul Humphreys, Andy McCluskey, Steve Hollas, Gary Hodgson and Mal Holmes. You can read interviews with former Id members on the OMD site via these links:

Visit the OMD Merchandise Section for details on ordering the The Id CD. Although we cannot guarantee (certainly for overseas fans) delivery of the CD's prior to Christmas, we will try our best to get orders delivered as soon as possible. However, please do allow 28 days for delivery.

As ever, Messages Subscribers can order The Id CD - with a 10% discount - via the Messages order pages.


Copies of The OMD Singles/Navigation double-pack are now available via the OMD Merchandise Section.

This release features both The OMD Singles and the Navigation - The OMD B-Sides album together in a special slipcase. If you haven't already bought these albums, then this release presents an excellent opportunity to enjoy a compilation of some of OMD's best singles along with some of their more intriguing and experimental tracks in one package.

A brand new OMD Website Competition for Christmas is now up. Answer a series of intriguing trivia questions and visual clues and you could win a bumper pack of OMD Goodies.

7th December 2002

The track listing for We Love You - A Fan Tribute to OMD has been announced:

  • Britestar* - Joan of Arc
  • Elektroniqa - Messages
  • **Apathy in Motion - Women III (Featuring Bob Hanley)
  • The Dirt Surfers - Enola Gay
  • Ceaven - Julia's Song
  • **Age of Engineers � Almost (Featuring Bob Hanley)
  • **The Centroid - Of All The Things We've Made
  • Overdraft - Enola Gay
  • **Britestar - If You Leave
  • Invisible College - Messages (Jam Session)
  • Adrian - Souvenir
  • **Paradigm - Stanlow (Roger Erickson Remix)
  • Electrobronze - King of Stone
  • Britestar* - The Black Sea
  • The Centroid - Sealand
  • **Raleigh Roule - Romance of the Telescope
  • **The Messerschmitt Twins - Statues/Of All The Things We've Made (Overture)
All of the tracks marked with ** have not been released on the Unofficial OMD Covers website yet and will initially be CD exclusives. Sound clips, pre-ordering, and the sleeve design will soon be available. Pre-orders will receive a special bonus (soon to be announced). Mastering of the CD has begun and a Feb/Mar 2003 release is planned.

More details via: www.omdweb.com/covers/covers%20cd.htm

The website for the band Invisible College has been updated with details of the release of their new single Lift. You can hear the tracks as well as buy the CD direct from the site at www.invisible-college.net


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