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Please note these song excerpts serve only as samples and do not reflect the quality of the tracks on the actual releases.
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| NEON LIGHTS - SIMPLE MINDS & OMD | ||
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This live version of Neon Lights was recorded at the Glasgow SECC concert on 11th December 2009. Thanks to http://concert-online.com/ for allowing us to feature it. Photo: © Andy Sturmey |
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| ELECTRICITY - HANNAH PEEL | ||
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Musician Hannah Peel has produced a unique cover version of Electricity. Using a punched hole music box (You punch out holes in a card, then turn the handle to feed the card and make the notes play) Hannah has recreated Electricity in a very striking, minimalist style. More On Hannah Peel here: www.hannahpeel.co.uk |
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| DAZZLE SHIPS AT THE RIVER | ||
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This mash-up features the title track from 1983's Dazzle Ships album mixed with Groove Armada's At The River. Various samples from other Dazzle Ships tracks such as ABC Auto Industry, This Is Helena and Timezones are also featured. |
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| WAS IT DE REPLAY | ||
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Another mash-up featuring the classic track Was It Something I Said from the Sugar Tax album mixed with Pon De Replay by Rhianna. Produced by Andy McCluskey, it also features some new parts by both Andy and Stuart Kershaw. |
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| I THINK RADIO WAVES | ||
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This mash-up is another track considered for the Messages Greatest Hits album and features a remix of another classic OMD song culled from the 1983 Dazzle Ships album. The track is produced and mixed my Micci from Paparazzi Whore and features their song I Don't Think So. |
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| SHE'S LEAVING | ||
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In September 2008, OMD released a new Greatest Hits album which was due to feature a series of 'mash-ups' - reworkings of classic OMD songs. But various issues prevented this from happening. This remix of She's Leaving features electropop outfit Marsheaux who supported OMD in Greece in 2007. More on Marsheaux here: www.myspace.com/marsheaux and also here: www.marsheauxforum.com. |
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| TELSTAR | ||
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Early in OMD's career the band would experiment with cover versions. This included a version of Telstar, a Joe Meek composition which was originally made famous by The Tornados. OMD's version was previously unreleased. |
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| WHOLE AGAIN - OMD | ||
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OMD recorded a version of Whole Again for inclusion on the 56 Number Ones charity LP (due for release in February 2008). The original song was recorded by Atomic Kitten. |
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| FINGERLICKIN' - THE GENIE QUEEN | ||
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A track from the all-girl outfit that Andy McCluskey spent some time working with. Fingerlickin' dates back to 2003 and is a quirky upbeat song. Quiz & Larossi |
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| PLEASUREGROUND - THE GENIE QUEEN | ||
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Another Genie Queen gem - Pleasureground is a lush R&B tune. Copyright © Reverb/ White Noise |
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| SOUVENIR | ||
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In 1981 this ethereal single brought OMD's highest UK chart position up to that date. This excerpt is taken from the 2003 digitally remastered album Architecture & Morality. Copyright © 2003 Virgin Records Ltd |
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| SACRED HEART | ||
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Originally a B-Side track on the 1981 single Souvenir, Sacred Heart carries over the semi-religious themes found on the digitally remastered reissue of Architecture And Morality, while harking back to Organisation-era OMD. Copyright © 2003 Virgin Records Ltd |
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| ENOLA GAY | ||
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OMD's classic 1980 single which was also their first big international hit. This excerpt is taken from the digitally remastered reissue of Organisation. Copyright © 2003 Virgin Records Ltd |
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| DISTANCE FADES BETWEEN US | ||
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A rare glimpse of early OMD which dates back to a 1978 live performance at The Factory in Manchester. This excerpt is taken from the digitally remastered album Organisation. Copyright © 2003 Virgin Records Ltd |
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| MESSAGES | ||
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OMD's classic 1980 single Messages was the song that brought OMD their first real chart success and is featured on the digitally remastered reissue of their debut album OMITD. Copyright © 2003 Virgin Records Ltd |
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| TAKING SIDES AGAIN | ||
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Originally the B-Side to Messages, Taking Sides Again is a dub version of the hit single and is featured on the digitally remastered reissue of OMITD. Copyright © 2003 Virgin Records Ltd |
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| NO LOVE & LIES - JO MOONEY | ||
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Song sample from singer Jo Mooney who Mal Holmes has been working with recently with a view to releasing an album in the near future. Mal describe's Jo's sound as having a "dark, jazz vibe". Copyright © Fin Music Ltd |
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| ELECTRICITY - THE ID | ||
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The original version of OMD's classic song as recorded by the pre-OMD band The Id. Copyright © 2002 Engine 2 Ltd |
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| JULIA'S SONG - THE ID | ||
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Originally released on the 1979 compilation album Street To Street, this is the original version of the song that features on the OMITD album. Copyright © 2002 Engine 2 Ltd |
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| THE MISUNDERSTANDING - THE ID | ||
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Better known from the Organisation album, this original version is radically different and features a much more Eno-esque approach to the song. Copyright © 2002 Engine 2 Ltd |
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| SAMPLING THE BLAST FURNACE | ||
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A complete and previously unreleased 1983 song which has its roots in an unrealised project called The Partnership. This track features Andy McCluskey on vocals and was written by Brett Wickens, better known as a design associate of Peter Saville. It also features Martha Ladly and was produced by William Orbit. Copyright © Island Music Ltd. A Torch Song Production by William Orbit |
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| ALMOST | ||
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Almost was one of the earliest OMD songs and appeared as a B-Side on their debut single Electricity. This version is the original version which - prior to the Navigation album - had been unreleased. Humphreys/McCluskey |
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| NAVIGATION | ||
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This track originally appeared as a B-Side to the 1982 single Maid Of Orleans and demonstrates the more ambient, and experimental, side of OMD. Humphreys/McCluskey |
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| SUGAR TAX | ||
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Sugar Tax was originally scheduled to be the title track for the album of the same name. Because the track was unfinished prior to the albums release, it was shelved and later used as an additional track on Sailing On The Seven Seas and also as a B-Side to Then You Turn Away. OMD |
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