After roughly a decade of silence, OMD returned in the mid-2000s to add to their legacy as much as tend to it. These hits supported inventive albums such as Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (1980), Architecture & Morality (1981), and commercial suicide-turned-cult classic Dazzle Ships (1983). Outside their native England, OMD are known primarily for "Maid of Orleans" and the Pretty in Pink soundtrack smash "If You Leave," yet they scored 18 additional charting U.K. Inspired most by the advancements of Kraftwerk and striving at one point "to be ABBA and Stockhausen," they've continually drawn from early electronic music as they've alternately disregarded, mutated, or embraced the conventions of the three-minute pop song. “ Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark are one of the earliest, most commercially successful, and enduring synth pop groups. Before getting to the albums of Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (I shall refer to them as such going forward) that are worth buying, here is some biography from AllMusic: The band consists of co-founders Andy McCluskey (vocals, bass guitar) and Paul Humphreys (keyboards, vocals), along with Martin Cooper (various instruments) and Stuart Kershaw (drums) McCluskey has been the only constant member. I have been a fan of their since childhood - so it is good to get to highlight their albums that you need to get. Of my A Buyer’s Guide feature, I am looking at the essential work of the legendary Merseyside band, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD).
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