…Remastered from the original analog files, the special anniversary release sees a wealth of brand new material including seven unreleased tracks from the album’s multitrack sessions, mixed by Paul Humphreys. The release also comes with two demos, an alternative mix, four never-before-heard songs, plus non-album b-sides and extended or 12” mixes.
First released on June 17, 1985, the band’s sixth album took OMD across the pond and became their breakthrough record in the United States. Spearheaded by the single “So in Love,” which entered the Billboard Top 40, and radio smash “Secret,” the album received acclaim in the U.S. and also saw success in the UK and Europe. It peaked at No.13 on the UK Official Album Chart.
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The three previous albums that Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark have released since reforming in 2010 have all, to varying degrees, adhered to their early sound. The band were part of the post-punk, post-Kraftwerk, 1979-82 synth-pop boom, alongside the likes of The Human League, Depeche Mode and Gary Numan.
Those three albums, History of Modern, English Electric and The Punishment of Luxury, were all deep dipped in the sonics of that era. This time round, though, OMD’s sound often moves towards their mid-80s output; a less universally loved era.
They sound also like they’re having fun. There’s a looseness and eclecticism, a willingness to wander off the WE-HEART-KRAFTWERK path, perhaps encouraged…