The OMD Website is producing a specialOMD Calendar 2000. The design of the calendar will be a set of full colour A6 (postcard size) cards. Each card will feature the theme of an OMD album with a sleeve shot on the front and discography details on the reverse, including track listings, release dates, notes and trivia.

The calendars will be a strictly limited edition but we're also planning to make the initial batch a little more special..... More details, along with samples of the cards, will be posted up soon.

Andy says thanks for all the emails and comments that people have sent in. Please note though that the OMD Website is primarily an information site. It's not always possible to provide a personal reply to questions that are sent in. Where possible we will post up questions (and a reply) in the Q&A section.

Bob McCluskey has been in touch with Mal Holmes. Mal has been busy with Fin Music but reports that he's been busy with a new band called Promise. Apparently, the band supported 911 in Stoke recently, sharing the bill with none other than..... Atomic Kitten! Mal also reports that the Weir Brothers are also keeping busy, teaching music technology in Scotland. Mally meets up with them on a regular basis and they also perform together, mainly at Mal's local pub.  As well as Mal, the band features Neil and Graham Weir on horns, Nico - bass (Hue&Cry , Proclaimers) Greg - keyboards, (Van Morrison, Proclaimers), Tudor - Guitar and Stuart - guitars (China Crisis).  "It's a good night" says Mal"a little out of order maybe - but old habits die hard ". The FAQ page has been (slightly) updated. Dave Sewell wrote in and rightly pointed out an error. We noted there were 7 different versions of Electricity, but only listed 6! We had, of course,  left out the unreleased version recorded by The Id.

The Compiled team will be hosting an OMD Chat session tonight at 21.30(GMT). If you've got a query or question for the authors of the definitive OMD collectors guide, then drop by the OMD Chat Pagetonight.

Andy Martin writes concerning an OMD cover version:

Did you know a US teen band by the name of Marigold covered 'If You Leave' a while back? It was featured on an album of 80's film music covers, performed by 90's youngsters (eeeh, do I feel old now? ;-)

Andy also provides a link where you can sample the song: http://rhino.com/features/75551p.html. He also adds:

It's an interesting take on an OMD classic, for sure.

Thanks for putting up the mention of my Doctor Who novel on the news page - someone noticed!

Ben Baker wrote recently about some interesting graffiti he spotted while in Montserrat (where OMD recorded Junk Culture back in 1984)

"I stopped at the old Air Studios which is still standing but closed due to the damage of Hurricane Hugo in 1989.  When I was there, I cleared some volcanic ash (there's been an active volcano since 1997) from some concrete steps and saw OMD written in the cement, along with other artists names who recorded there"

"IN THE PIPELINE....The Electronic Box (Rhino/Warners), a 4 CD history  of electronic music, provisionally slated for November, but licensing  problems may delay it until next year. It's an ambitious set that attempts to chart the bleep from its origins in the classic avantgarde (Stockhausen) via exotica gurus Perrey & Kingsley and '70s rock pioneers Kraftwerk, Neu and David Bowie to the punk/industrial interface (Throbbing Gristle, OMD)."

Neil wrote in with what has to be the oddest OMD trivia for a long time:

"Just thought I would let you know about LOADS of OMD references I came across the other day....I bought a BBC DOCTOR WHO novel called "Divided Loyalties" - the book is split into four "Rounds" : each "round" is named after an OMD song, and subsequently each chapter within each 'round'"

ROUND ONE - "MESSAGES"
Chapter 1 : Her Body in My Soul
Chapter 2 : The New Dark Age
Chapter 3 : The Beginning and the End
Chapter 4 : Of All the Things we've Made
Chapter 5 : Mystereality
Chapter 6 : The Lights are Going Out
Chapter 7 : Pretending to see the Future
Chapter 8 : Garden City
Chapter 9 : Taking Sides Again
Chapter 10 : The Place You Fear the Most
ROUND TWO - "DREAMING"
Chapter 1 : Dream of Me
Chapter 2 : (forever) Live and Die
Chapter 3 : Watch us Fall
ROUND THREE - "UNIVERSAL"
Chapter 1 : Then You Turn Away
Chapter 2 : She's Leaving
Chapter 3 : All that Glitters
Chapter 4 : Never Turn Away
Chapter 5 : Very Close to Far Away
Chapter 6 : Love and Hate You
ROUND FOUR - "ANNEX"
Chapter 1 : All Wrapped Up
Chapter 2 : Victory Waltz
Chapter 3 : Best Years of our Lives

Welcome to the new-look OMD Website! We're in the process of adding some new features and we've also made the site a little easier to navigate.  Please bear with us while we go through the changes but if you have any queries or comments then email the // ">OMD Website directly.

WHAT'S NEW

• Promo Gallery: A new section showcasing some of OMD's promotional ads from rare gig flyers to press ads.
• OMD Chat: A real-time interactive feature that enables you to chat with other OMD fans.
• Search Engine: Can't find what you're looking for? Search the entire OMD Website using our new search feature.
• FAQ: A detailed guide to all the crucial questions regarding OMD's history, personnel and releases. Now updated.
• News Archives: A years' worth of OMD news plus details on the forthcoming B-Sides and Peel Sessions releases.

WHAT'S IN DEVELOPMENT

• Discography: An online database covering all of OMD's UK record releases in detail.
• Songwords: Graphic interpretations of some of OMD's most classic songs. New additions include Pandora's Box and Call My Name.