Red Frame/White Light is the second single from the band's debut record. It was released in a picture sleeve and in a generic sleeve, with different labels. Most 7" and 12' version have I Betray My Friends on the B side, with others having Dancing. Obviously, this is the version in the generic sleeve. Both 12" versions seem to be difficult to find in decent shape for reasonable prices. I love this track.
You also need to know this, as reported in Wikipedia:
The telephone box that inspired "Red Frame/White Light" is located at the junction of Birkenhead Road and Greenwood Road in Meols.
In the nearby pub "The Railway Inn" the band would meet and used the telephone box to organise their gigs and transportation. In the song's lyrics the phone number is mentioned: 6323003.
Fans would ring the number expecting to get one of the band members, but got a confused home owner in their own area code. Over the years it has become a kind of sacred place for OMD fans. In 2004 OMD fan Stephen Cork started a successful campaign to get the telephone box repainted in time for a fan tour on 10 April 2005.
On the evening of 18 August 2017 the phone box was removed by BT Group. It has subsequently been restored and returned to its original location as of October 2017. [source]
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