O.M.D. (Orchestral Maneuvers In The Dark)
Listening Pool, The / Dalek I (Love You) / Godot

• Country: U. K. (Liverpool)
• Genre: Electro Pop
• Members:
  • O.M.D.: Andy McCluskey, Paul Humphreys, Dave Hughes, Martin Cooper, Malcom Holmes, Graham Weir, Neil Weir
  • The Listening Pool: Paul Humphreys, Martin Cooper, Malcom Holmes
  • Dalek I (Love You): Alan Gill, Dave Hughes, Dave Balfe, Chris Teepee, Gordon Hon, Keith Hartley, Kenny Peers, Andy McCluskey, Marin Cooper
  • Godot: Dave Hughes & Keith Hartley
• Affiliates: The Listening Pool, Delek I (Love You), Godot, Big In Japan, The Teardrop Explodes
• Connections: Elektric Music, Atomic Kitten
• Labels: Virgin, Inevitable [Dalek I]
• Links:
  • OMD (English)
  • OMD Oddities (English)

Orchestral Maneuvers In The Dark

• Albums:
  • Orchestral Maneuvers In The Dark [1980] Virgin; U. K. #27
  • Organisation [1980] Virgin; U. K. #6
  • O.M.D. [1981] Virgin
  • Architecture & Morality [1981] Virgin; U. K. #3
    ＜三上氏＞最も好きなアルバムです。写真がまさに建築とモラルです。『Souvenir』は水辺を感じさせます。『Sealand』は、私の最も好きな曲のひとつです。『Souvenir』とともに私にはプロモーションビデオまで浮かんできます。また『Joan Of Arc (Maid Of Orleans)』は、駅の様子に始まり汽車が出発していく様子に聞こえます。
  • Dazzle Ships [1983] Virgin; U. K. #5
  • Junk Culture [1984] Virgin; U. K. #9
  • Crush [1985] Virgin; U. K. #13
  • The Pacific Age [1986] Virgin; U. K. #15
  • The Best Of OMD [1988] Compilation; Virgin; U. K. #2
  • Sugar Tax [1991] Virgin; U. K. #3
  • Liberator [1993] Virgin; U. K. #14
  • Universal [1996] Virgin;
  • Peel Sessions 1979-1983 [2000] Live; Virgin
  • Navigation The OMD B-Sides [2001] Compilation; Virgin

    01. Almost (Alternative Version) 02. I Betray My Friends 03. Waiting For The Man 04. Annex 05. Sacred Heart 06. The Romance Of The Telescope 07. Navigation 08. 4-Neu 09. 66 & Fading (Edit) 10. Her Body In My Soul

    11. The Avenue 12. Garden City 13. Concrete Hands 14. Firegun 15. This Town 16. Gravity Never Failed 17. Burning 18. Sugar Tax 19. (The Angels Keep Turning) The Wheels Of The Universe

    胸キュン的エレポップの裏側に隠れたOMD実験サイドの集大成とも言えるB面集。
    ＜サトル特派員＞ん〜、なんとも懐かしい哀愁サウンド（笑）。でも当時は実験的でしたよね。OMDってシングル（特に初期）は、殆ど持っていないので初めて聴く曲多数。トラック01は未発表ヴァージョン、19はアルバム「Junk Culture」の英国盤に付いていたボーナス7"片面シングルの曲。11ってYMOの「エピローグ」に似てないですか？

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    This is the superb collection of B-sides as an Experimental side of OMD behind catchy Electro Pop.
    <Correspodent Satoru> Very nostalgic melancolic sound. But, it was experimental at that time. There are many tracks that I first listened to as I have few OMD singles (especially the early days). Track 01 is an unreleased version. 19 is a bonus 7" single B-side with U. K. version of "Junk Culture". Track 11 resembles YMO "Epilogue", doesn't it?
• Singles:
  • The OMD Remixes [1998] CDS; Virgin
    01. Enola Gay (OMD vs. Sash! Radio Edit)
    02. Souvenir (Moby Remix)
    03. Electricity (The Micronauts Remix)
    1曲目の『Enola Gay』のリミックスは原曲がいいという事も手伝っていますが、元のポップ性を損なわずにいい仕上がりです。
• Tribute Albums
  • Messages - Tribute To OMD [2001]

Listening Pool, The

• Albums:
  • Still Life [1994] Nippon Columbia/Telegraph
    AORなOMDです。やぱっりAndyが居ないと…。

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    AOR-esque OMD. I wish Andy were here...

Dalek I (Love You)

• Albums:
  • Compass Kum'pes [1980] As Dalek I; U. K. #54; CD reissued with b-side tracks
  • Dalek I Love You [1983]
  • Naive [1985] Cassette only

Godot

• Singles:
  • Title Unknown [198?] 7" Single
  • Something Missing [198?] 10" Single
  • Extended Player [198?] 12" Single

OMDは数少ない、８０年初期から現在まで（アンディー一人になったけど）継続的な活動しているエレポップ・バンドである。名前から、最初はYMOの海外のコーピーバンド（それはOMYか）と勝手に思っていたが、特に８０年から８５年にかけて『Enola Gay』、『Souvenir』、『Tesla Girl』、『If You Leave』などの幾つかの印象的なメロディアスなヒットチューンを生みだした。

Dalek Iのバンド名は『The Daleks』と『Darling I Love You』の妥協案から来る。その上にPhonogramは勝手にバンド名を『Dalek I』を短くしてしまった。OMDのAlan McCluskeyが初期のメンバーであったが、メンバーの入れ替わりが多くAlan Gillのみが固定メンバーとなる。Alan Gillは又一時Julian CopeのThe Teardrop Explodesのメンバーでもあった。

＜David the Dalek: 何か知っていたら彼にメールしてください＞ 私は熱狂的なDalek I Love Youのファンです。以下のレア・ジェムを手にいれる手助けが出来ないでしょうか？

• Naive (cassette album)/Dalek I Love You
• The World (7" single)/Dalek I Love You
• All This And Heaven Too (7" single)/Dalek I Love You
• Title Unknown (7" single)/Godot
• Something Missing (10")/Godot
• Extended Player (12")/Godot

Godotは初期の４枚のアルバムのOMDとDalek Iのフィーリングとサウンドの混成です。

■ALL ABOUT JAPANにて『イギリスのプッチモニ！』記事を2001年10月3日に掲載。

O.M.D. is one of the few electro pop bands which have been active from early 80's (though it's now Andy only left). I initially thought they were overseas Y.M.O. copy band (that's O.M.Y.) from their band name, but they produced several impressive and melodious hit tunes such as "Enola Gay", " Souvenir", " Tesla Girl", "If You Leave".

Their band name came from the compromise between "The Daleks" and "Darling I Love You". Furthermore, Phonogram shortened their name to "Dalek I" without telling them. OMD's Alan McCluskey was the member during the early period, but Alan Gill became the only member who stayed with frequent member changes. Alan Gill was also a member of Julian Cope's The Teardrop Explodes for a period.

<David the Dalek: pls. mail to him if you know anything> I am an extreme fan of Dalek I Love You. Please can you help me get the following rare gems?

• Naive (cassette album)/Dalek I Love You
• The World (7" single)/Dalek I Love You
• All This And Heaven Too (7" single)/Dalek I Love You
• Title Unknown (7" single)/Godot
• Something Missing (10")/Godot
• Extended Player (12")/Godot

Godot is the combination of the feeling & sounds of early as in the four albums of OMD and Dalek I.

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