The Best of OMD

Editorial Reviews
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This collection of 16 OMD songs includes all their singles, including "If You Leave" (from the Pretty in Pink soundtrack) and "So in Love." OMD's sound is trademarked mostly by Paul Humphrey and Andy McCluskey's glassy-smooth vocals, along with harmonies that occasionally crack for dramatic emphasis but never shatter. The music is classic early '80s synth-pop, with swelling, hopeful strings and low-key tempos sugar-crusted to keep the songs rich but not totally fluffy. --Beth Bessmer --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Album Description
UK reissue of 1988 compilation originally released on A&M, now long out-of-print. 18 tracks including 'Telegraph' & 'Genetic Engineering' as a bonus. Plus 12 inch versions of 'We Love You' & 'La Femme Accident'. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

The Best of OMD
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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OMD
Manufacturer: EMI/Virgin
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000026GGC
Release Date: 2002-02-11

Tracks:

  1. Electricity
  2. Messages
  3. Enola Gay
  4. Souvenir
  5. Joan Of Arc
  6. Maid Of Orleans
  7. Telegraph
  8. Tesla Girls
  9. Locomotion
  10. Talking Loud And Clear
  11. So In Love
  12. Secret
  13. If You Leave
  14. Forever Live And Die
  15. Dreaming
  16. Genetic Engineering
  17. We Love You (12' Version)
  18. La Femme Accident (12' Version)

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This collection of 16 OMD songs includes all their singles, including "If You Leave" (from the Pretty in Pink soundtrack) and "So in Love." OMD's sound is trademarked mostly by Paul Humphrey and Andy McCluskey's glassy-smooth vocals, along with harmonies that occasionally crack for dramatic emphasis but never shatter. The music is classic early '80s synth-pop, with swelling, hopeful strings and low-key tempos sugar-crusted to keep the songs rich but not totally fluffy. --Beth Bessmer

Album Description

Out of print in the U.S. UK reissue of this 1988 compilation from the Liverpudlian Synthpopsters featuring two tracks not available on the original U.S. pressing: 'Telegraph' and 'Genetic Engineering'. Released at the height of their success, this collection spanned their career up to 1988, beginning with the 1980 single 'Electricity' and ending with 'Dreaming', a track recorded specifically for this collection (and the final track released from the original duo since they split up shortly after this album was released). 18 tracks including 'Messages', 'If You Leave', 'Tesla Girls', 'Enola Gay' plus bonus extended mixes of 'We Love You' and 'La Femme Accident'. Disky.

Album Details

An Excellent Single Disc Compendium of One of the Original Electro Groups of the Postpunk Era. Their First Album on Dindisc Records Made a Big Splash in the UK and on College Radio in the USA VIRGIN/EPIC Tried to Release a Hybrid Record of their First Two Albums that Met with Moderate Success. But it Wasn't Until the Placement of "if You Leave" in the Motion Picture "Pretty in Pink" and the Decsion to Market Thru A&m Records that the Band Finally Cracked the USA Charts.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Takes Me Waay Back!.......2007-06-27

Loved them as a teen and young adult, now my kids are listening to them as well. IYL, GE and FLAD are my favorites. They call it 'Slow Techno' instead of Synthpop. Enough with the labels! Let's just play it!

5 out of 5 stars The Best of OMD.......2007-03-18

Of course this band is awesome-- if you liked them back then...you will remember why you liked them and then wonder why you have not listened to them lately.

4 out of 5 stars The Best of OMD..........2007-02-03

"If you leave." It would be unfair to just call them "One-Hit Wonders." The rest of the material on this disc is decent. They do seem to specialize in 80's electronica, but still, if you can get it at a good price, give them a chance. You just may like it!

5 out of 5 stars Ah, the eighties!.......2006-11-06

I love this CD. ACutally I just play two of the songs over and over. They are just as cheesy and perky as I remember.

5 out of 5 stars A must have!!!!.......2006-08-15

love'd it!!from electricity to live and die,are just one of the few of my favtys.I highly recomend this to all those 80's fans out-there.
The Best of OMD
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Takes Me Waay Back!
  • The Best of OMD
  • The Best of OMD...
  • Ah, the eighties!
  • A must have!!!!
 The Best of OMD
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Manufacturer: A&M
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002GHV
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

  1. Electricity
  2. Messages
  3. Enola Gay
  4. Souvenir
  5. Joan of Arc
  6. Maid Of Orleans
  7. Tesla Girls
  8. Locomotion
  9. Talking Loud and Clear
  10. So In Love
  11. Secret
  12. If You Leave
  13. Forever Live And Die
  14. Dreaming
  15. We Love You
  16. La Femme Accident

Amazon.com

This collection of 16 OMD songs includes all their singles, including "If You Leave" (from the Pretty in Pink soundtrack) and "So in Love." OMD's sound is trademarked mostly by Paul Humphrey and Andy McCluskey's glassy-smooth vocals, along with harmonies that occasionally crack for dramatic emphasis but never shatter. The music is classic early '80s synth-pop, with swelling, hopeful strings and low-key tempos sugar-crusted to keep the songs rich but not totally fluffy. --Beth Bessmer

Album Description

Out of print in the U.S. UK reissue of this 1988 compilation from the Liverpudlian Synthpopsters featuring two tracks not available on the original U.S. pressing: 'Telegraph' and 'Genetic Engineering'. Released at the height of their success, this collection spanned their career up to 1988, beginning with the 1980 single 'Electricity' and ending with 'Dreaming', a track recorded specifically for this collection (and the final track released from the original duo since they split up shortly after this album was released). 18 tracks including 'Messages', 'If You Leave', 'Tesla Girls', 'Enola Gay' plus bonus extended mixes of 'We Love You' and 'La Femme Accident'. Disky.

Album Details

An Excellent Single Disc Compendium of One of the Original Electro Groups of the Postpunk Era. Their First Album on Dindisc Records Made a Big Splash in the UK and on College Radio in the USA VIRGIN/EPIC Tried to Release a Hybrid Record of their First Two Albums that Met with Moderate Success. But it Wasn't Until the Placement of "if You Leave" in the Motion Picture "Pretty in Pink" and the Decsion to Market Thru A&m Records that the Band Finally Cracked the USA Charts.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Takes Me Waay Back!.......2007-06-27

Loved them as a teen and young adult, now my kids are listening to them as well. IYL, GE and FLAD are my favorites. They call it 'Slow Techno' instead of Synthpop. Enough with the labels! Let's just play it!

5 out of 5 stars The Best of OMD.......2007-03-18

Of course this band is awesome-- if you liked them back then...you will remember why you liked them and then wonder why you have not listened to them lately.

4 out of 5 stars The Best of OMD..........2007-02-03

"If you leave." It would be unfair to just call them "One-Hit Wonders." The rest of the material on this disc is decent. They do seem to specialize in 80's electronica, but still, if you can get it at a good price, give them a chance. You just may like it!

5 out of 5 stars Ah, the eighties!.......2006-11-06

I love this CD. ACutally I just play two of the songs over and over. They are just as cheesy and perky as I remember.

5 out of 5 stars A must have!!!!.......2006-08-15

love'd it!!from electricity to live and die,are just one of the few of my favtys.I highly recomend this to all those 80's fans out-there.
The Best of OMD
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Awesome sonic sculptures
 The Best of OMD
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Manufacturer: Disky
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000068CW9
Release Date: 2002-05-15

Tracks:

  1. Electricity
  2. Messages
  3. Enola Gay
  4. Souvenir
  5. Joan Of Arc
  6. Maid
  7. Telegraph
  8. Telsa Girls
  9. Locomotion
  10. Talking Loud And Clear
  11. So In Love
  12. Secret
  13. If You Leave
  14. Forever Live And Die
  15. Dreaming
  16. Genetic Engineering
  17. We Love You (12" Version)
  18. La Femme Accident (12" Version)

Album Details

An Excellent Single Disc Compendium of One of the Original Electro Groups of the Postpunk Era. Their First Album on Dindisc Records Made a Big Splash in the UK and on College Radio in the USA VIRGIN/EPIC Tried to Release a Hybrid Record of their First Two Albums that Met with Moderate Success. But it Wasn't Until the Placement of "if You Leave" in the Motion Picture "Pretty in Pink" and the Decsion to Market Thru A&m Records that the Band Finally Cracked the USA Charts.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Awesome sonic sculptures.......2006-05-01

There's not much difference between OMD's Best Of and their Singles collection. All the real classics like Maid Of Orleans, Joan Of Arc, Electricity, Souvenir and Tesla Girls appear on both and those few tracks that are different are not their best.

So if you prefer We Love You, La Femme Accident and Genetic Engineering to Sailing On The Seven Seas, Dream Of Me and Walking On The Milky Way, go for this one! You will still get their more experimental first outings like Electricity plus their spacey, magnificent later work from Architecture And Morality.

OMD was one of a slew of original UK synth-duo's that emerged in the early 1980s, along with Yazoo, Eurythmics and Soft Cell. OMD's mark of distinction is their elegant, almost classical structures and mournful moods, best demonstrated by Joan Of Arc and Maid Of Orleans. They were the architects of some truly remarkable and timeless sound sculptures.
The Best Of O.M.D.
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    OMD
    Manufacturer: Virgin
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD
    ASIN: B000LWSWA2
    ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK / THE BEST OF OMD
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      		ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK / THE BEST OF OMD
      OMD
      Manufacturer: A & M
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD
      ASIN: B000KEDHCE

      Product Description

      CUTS INCLUDE -- ELECTRICITY - MESSAGES - ENOLA GAY - SOUVENIR - JOAN OF ARC - MAID OF ORLEANS - TESLA GIRLS - LOCOMOTION - TALKING LOUD AND CLEAR - SO IN LOVE - SECRET - IF YOU LEAVE - FOREVER LIVE AND DIE - DREAMING - WE LOVE YOU - LA FEMME ACCIDENT --
      Best of Omd
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        		Best of Omd

        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

        GeneralGeneral | Rock | Styles | Music
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        ASIN: B000A28KSM
        Release Date: 2002-05-14
        The Best of OMD
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          Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
          Manufacturer: Simply The Best
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

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          ASIN: B0000DET5U
          Release Date: 2002-11-11

          Tracks:

          1. Electricity
          2. Messages
          3. Enola Gay
          4. Souvenir
          5. Joan of Arc
          6. Maid of Orleans
          7. Tesla Girls
          8. Locomotion
          9. Talking Loud and Clear
          10. So in Love
          11. Secret
          12. If You Leave
          13. (Forever) Live and Die
          14. Dreaming
          15. We Love You [12" Version]
          16. Femme Accident [12" Version]
          The Best of OMD (Original Issue) (Import)
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            Orchestral Manoeuvres in the dark
            Manufacturer: Virgin
            ProductGroup: Music
            Binding: Audio CD
            ASIN: B000KAZVRM

            Product Description

            Original 1988 issue. 16 tracks. West German Import.
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              		Triple Threat

              Manufacturer: Neo Cultural Front Records
              ProductGroup: Music
              Binding: Audio CD

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              ASIN: B000CA9G6W
              Release Date: 2004-01-06
              Best of
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                Omd
                Manufacturer: Msi Music Corp
                ProductGroup: Music
                Binding: Audio CD
                ASIN: B0000DEPDM
                Release Date: 2002-08-26

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                2. The Head on the Door
                3. The Long Walk EP
                4. The Once And Future World
                5. The Singles
                6. The Sound Of Freedom [Mixed By Ariel & Lisa Pin-Up] [Import]
                7. There Is No-One What Will Take Care of You
                8. Travels
                9. Twelve Inch Singles (1981-1984)
                10. U.K. Seduction, Vol. 3 [Import]

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                Facets [Extra tracks]

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                Lassus/Palestrina: Motetti, Madrigali e Canzoni Francesi

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                An Other Life

                Metamorphoses [Import]

                Kiss Me, Kate (1999 Broadway Revival Cast) [Cast Recording]

                Jerome Rose Plays Liszt

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                Grandes Canciones

                Window of Mercy

                The Very Best of Nat Stuckey