Friday, September 20, 2019

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark [OMD]: Messages (1980)

Messages was the third single from Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark's first LP. This 10" pressing features a re-recorded version of Messages, which originally appeared on the band's debut LP. Apparently, a few copies of this release with the original album track are extant. My copy is a UK pressing with grey 2 tone labels.

Surprisingly, this record contains a cover of the Velvet Underground's Waiting for the Man (written by Lou Reed). The other track is Taking Sides Again, an OMD original. Messages is one of my favourite, and top-5, OMD tunes.

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