“I was always uneasy about the fact that it was a bright, perky pop song about a nuclear holocaust, but it was insanely catchy”: How OMD recorded one of the best anti-war songs ever made And it’s pretty much the only song about a nuclear bomb you can get away with playing at a wedding

An informative look at OMD classic 'Enola Gay'.

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Remembering producer Martin Hannett who passed away on this day in April 1991. A partner/director at Factory Records, Hannett also produced music by artists including Joy Division, the Durutti Column, A Certain Ratio, OMD, Magazine, John Cooper Clarke, New Order and Happy Mondays.

📸 Kevin Cummins

A reminder that the vinyl release of Archive Vol 1 will be available as part of Record Store Day this weekend. 📀

Pet Shop Boys - What Have I Done To Deserve This (Official Video) [HD REMASTERED] YouTube video by PetShopBoys Parlophone

Dusty Springfield was born on this day in 1939. Here's one of her finest moments alongside the Pet Shop Boys. ❤

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Pandora's Box, starring Louise Brooks, to screen with live score at Wilton's Music Hall in London Louise Brooks, Pandora's Box, G.W. Pabst, Lulu, Wilton's, London

Pandora's Box, starring Louise Brooks, to screen with live score at Wilton's Music Hall in London. See louisebrookssociety.blogspot.com/2026/04/pand...

'Shame' was released this day in 1987. The third single taken from OMD's 1986 album, 'The Pacific Age', it is a re-recording produced by Rhett Davies.

The single reached no. 52 on the UK Singles Chart.

"Can't park there m8..."

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Then You Turn Away YouTube video by OMDVEVO

I didn't wanna see you
Not when you're at your best...

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'Locomotion' was released on this day in 1984. OMD's first single from their album 'Junk Culture', it demonstrated a much more pop-orientated direction for the band with its steel drum percussion and brass elements.

'Locomotion' reached No. 5 in the UK charts.

Hi-Brid- That's not gay YouTube video by Torcik16

Hi-Brid- 'That's not gay'.🎹

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#MondayMashup

Remembering Vangelis, born on this day in 1943. Best known for his Academy Award-winning score to 'Chariots of Fire', as well as scoring 'Blade Runner', 'Missing', 'Antarctica', 'The Bounty', '1492: Conquest of Paradise' and 'Alexander'.

Vangelis sadly passed away in May 2022.

OMD Maid Of Orleans Disco YouTube video by Nickolay Sosonkin

Her dream's to give her heart away
Like an orphan on a wave...

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'Metroland' was released on this day in 2013. The lead single from OMD's album 'English Electric', which represented the second studio album by the band since OMD's reformation following 2010's 'History of Modern'.

'Please', the debut album by Pet Shop Boys, was released on this day in 1986. The album featured the singles 'West End Girls', 'Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)', 'Suburbia' and 'Love Comes Quickly'.

'Please' reached No. 3 in the UK charts.

OMD's 'Kleptocracy' EP was released digitally on this day in 2024. It included a remix by Tiny Magnetic Pets as well as B-side track 'Silver Cloud' (a cover of the La Düsseldorf classic) and the Cephid remix of 'Kleptocracy'.

Depeche Mode album 'Violator' was released on this day in 1990. The band's seventh studio album, it featured the singles 'Personal Jesus', 'Enjoy the Silence', 'Policy of Truth' and 'World in My Eyes'.

'Violator' reached No. 2 in the UK Album Charts.

Kraftwerk's 'Radio-Activity' album to get special 50th Anniversary release on blu-ray audio this coming May.

'Black Celebration' was released on this day in 1986. Depeche Mode's fifth studio album, it featured the singles 'Stripped', 'A Question of Lust', 'A Question of Time' and 'But Not Tonight'. 🎹

The album reached No. 4 on the UK Albums Chart.

'Sailing on the Seven Seas' by OMD was released on this day in 1991.

The single reached No. 3 in the UK charts. Along with 1981's 'Souvenir', it is the band's highest-charting UK hit to date. It also charted at No. 3 in Austria and Sweden, No.5 in Ireland and No.9 in Germany.

The Best Of OMD. 🎹

The classic first two albums from 1980.

OMD Maid Of Orleans Disco

Her dream's to give her heart away
Like an orphan on a wave...

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Classic B-side track 'The Avenue'. 🎹

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark ‎ - Tesla Girls (Specially Remixed Version)

'Tesla Girls (Specially Remixed Version)'.

OMD - Cover Stars for Smash Hits in 1982.

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Talking Loud And Clear Music video by Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark performing Talking Loud And Clear. (P) 1984 The copyright in this audiovisual recording is owned by Virgin Records Ltd

The weather seems to be changing...

OMD - Peel Sessions 1983.

"We're quite proud of the fact that we create hit pop songs from potentially unpromising ideas..." Record Mirror 1983

"We began worrying about the justification in playing music at all..." Smash Hits 1983

'Dazzle Ships' - press ad 1983.