ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK

Archive Vol. 1 (1981-1990)

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Event: RECORD STORE DAY 2026
Release Date: 4/18/2026
Format: 2 x LP
Label: UMR/Virgin (Polydor Label Group)
Quantity: 3000
Release type: 'RSD First' Release

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Initially curated as part of the Grammy-nominated Souvenir boxed set (2019),
Archive Volume 1 provides a fascinating insight into the alternative creative process of one of the most successful synth-pop groups of all time at their most triumphant.
Six years after the first issue, it makes its vinyl debut.
Maintaining OMD’s long tradition of supporting Record Store Day, it’s their ninth such release since 2013.

Tracklist
Side A
1 Brand New Science
2 Dumbomb
3 Violin Piece
4 Untitled 2
5 Cut Me Down
Side B
1 Radio Swiss International
2 Untitled 3
3 Weekend
4 Organ Ditty
5 Unreleased Idea
6 Cajun Moon
Side C
1 Guitar Thrash
2 SMPTE
3 American Venus
4 Liberator
5 Ambient 1
Side D
1 Unused 1
2 Flamenco
3 Andy’s Song
4 Dynamo Children
5 Flutey
6 Nice Ending"