Written by: Alex Green
Merseyside legends Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark have revealed they will be releasing a 7-disc box set this Fall.
Titled Souvenir, the set is an expansive collection featuring unreleased songs, live cuts, new material and career-spanning singles from their winning discography.
Coinciding with their 40th anniversary together, OMD’s box set will hit shelves October 4 and will be packaged in a 10-inch box that comes replete with a hardback book, poster and various 10-inch prints.
Comprised of five CDs, the first two contain the synthpop outfit’s 20 singles while the third is a 22-track compendium of unreleased material pulled from the OMD archives.
The final two discs are live gigs from 1983 and 2011.
The collection’s two DVDs feature the band’s BBC TV performances as well as other live footage.
Of the new material, the band has just released the new single “Don’t Go.”
OMD’s last studio album was 2017’s The Punishment Of Luxury.
Tracklist: OMD, Souvenir 5CD/2DVD Limited Edition Deluxe Boxset
CD 1: The Singles 1979-1987
1. “Electricity”
2. “Red Frame/White Light”
3. “Messages”
4. “Enola Gay”
5. “Souvenir”
6. “Joan of Arc”
7. “Maid of Orleans”
8. “Genetic Engineering”
9. “Telegraph”
10. “Locomotion”
11. “Talking Loud and Clear”
12. “Tesla Girls”
13. “Never Turn Away”
14. “So in Love”
15. “Secret”
16. “La Femme Accident”
17. “If You Leave”
18. “(Forever) Live and Die”
19. “We Love You”
20. “Shame”
CD 2: The Singles 1988-2019
1. “Dreaming”
2, “Sailing on the Seven Seas”
3. “Pandora’s Box (It’s a Long, Long Way)”
4. “Then You Turn Away”
5. “Call My Name”
6. “Stand Above Me”
7.” Dream of Me”
8. “Everyday”
9. “Walking on the Milky Way”
10. “Universal”
11. “If You Want It”
12. “Sister Marie Says”
13. “History of Modern (Part 1)”
14. “Metroland”
15. “Dresden”
16. “Night Café”
17. “Isotype”
18. “The Punishment Of Luxury”
19. “What Have We Done”
20. “Don’t Go”
CD 3: Unreleased Archive Vol I
1. “Brand New Science” (06.1981)
2, “Dumbomb” (01.1986)
3. “Violin Piece” (09.1982)
4. “Untitled 2” (06.1981)
5. “Cut Me Down” (03.1986)
6. “Radio Swiss International” (09.1982)
7. “Untitled 3” (09.1982)
8. “Weekend” (04.1985)
9. “Organ Ditty” (05.1980)
10. “Unreleased Idea” (06.1981)
11. “Cajun Moon” (05.1986)
12. “Guitar Thrash” (09.1982)
13. “SMPTE” (12.1982)
14. “American Venus” (04.1990)
15. “Liberator” (02.1985)
16. “Ambient 1” (04.1980)
17. “Unused 1” (12.1980)
18. “Flamenco” (04.1990)
19. “Andy’s Song” (04.1985)
20. “Dynamo Children” (01.1985)
21. “Flutey” (03.1984)
22. “Nice Ending” (06.1981)
CD 4: Live at the Mermaid Theatre, London (3/2/2011)
1. “Messages”
2. “Tesla Girls”
3. “New Babies New Toys”
4. “History of Modern (Part 1)”
5. “(Forever) Live and Die”
6. “Souvenir”
7. “Joan of Arc”
8. “Maid of Orleans”
9. “New Holy Ground”
10. “Green”
11. “Walking on the Milky Way”
12. “Sister Marie Says”
13. “Locomotion”
14. “Sailing on the Seven Seas”
15. “Enola Gay”
16. “Electricity”
CD 5: Live at the Hammersmith Odeon (10/5/1983)
1. “Dazzle Ships – Parts II,III & VII”
2. “ABC Auto Industry”
3. “Messages”
4. “She’s Leaving”
5. “Georgia”
6. “Almost”
7. “Julia’s Song”
8. “Joan of Arc”
9. “Maid of Orleans”
10. “Statues”
11. “The Romance of the Telescope”
12. “Souvenir”
13. “Telegraph”
14. “Radio Waves”
15. “Bunker Soldiers”
16. “Enola Gay”
17. “Silent Running”
18. “Electricity”
19. “Pretending to See the Future”
20. “Stanlow”
DVD 1: BBC TV Performances
1. “Messages” (The Old Grey Whistle Test 15/04/1980)
2. “Messages” (Top Of The Pops 08/05/1980)
3. “Messages” (Top Of The Pops 29/05/1980)
4. “Enola Gay” (Top Of The Pops 09/10/1980)
5. “Souvenir” (Top Of The Pops 03/09/1981)
6. “Joan of Arc” (Top Of The Pops 29/10/1981)
7. “Maid Of Orleans” (Top Of The Pops 14/01/1982)
8. “Genetic Engineering” (Top Of The Pops 03/03/1983)
9. “Locomotion” (Top Of The Pops 19/04/1984)
10. “Locomotion” (Top Of The Pops 03/05/1984)
11. “Talking Loud and Clear” (Top Of The Pops 05/07/1984)
12. “Tesla Girls” (Top Of The Pops 13/09/1984)
13. “So in Love” (Top Of The Pops 30/05/1985)
14. “La Femme Accident” (The Old Grey Whistle Test 22/10/1985)
15. “(Forever) Live and Die” (Top Of The Pops 18/09/1986)
16. “Dreaming” (Wogan 27/06/1988)
17. “Sailing on the Seven Seas” (Top Of The Pops 02/05/1991)
18. “Pandora’s Box (It’s a Long, Long Way)” (Top Of The Pops 11/07/1991)
19. “Pandora’s Box (It’s a Long, Long Way)” (Top Of The Pops 25/07/1991)
20. “Call My Name” (Pebble Mill 11/12/1991)
21. “Stand Above Me” (Top Of The Pops 13/05/1993)
22. “Walking on the Milky Way” (Top Of The Pops 16/08/1996)
23. “Enola Gay” (Later With Jools Holland 31/05/2013)
DVD 2: Live at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (04/12/1981), Live at Sheffield City Hall (14/6/1985) and Crush: The Movie
Live at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (04/12/1981)
1. “Almost”
2. “Mystereality”
3. “Joan Of Arc”
4. “Motion and Heart”
5. “Maid Of Orleans”
6. “Statues”
7. “Souvenir”
8. “New Stone Age”
9. “Enola Gay”
10. “Bunker Soldiers”
11. “Electricity”
12. “She’s Leaving”
13. “Julia’s Song”
14.”Stanlow”
Live at Sheffield City Hall (14/6/1985)
15. “The Romance Of The Telescope (Intro)”
16. “Crush”
17. “Messages”
18. “Secret”
19. “Tesla Girls”
20. “White Trash”
21. “Talking Loud and Clear”
22. “Maid Of Orleans”
23. “Telegraph”
24. “Enola Gay”
25. “Electricity”
26. “The Romance Of The Telescope”
Crush: The Movie
27. “Bloc Bloc Bloc”
28. “The Native Daughters Of The Golden West”
29. “So In Love”
30. “88 Seconds In Greensboro”
31. “Hold You”
32. “Women III”
33. “Crush”
34. “La Femme Accident”
35. “Secret”
36. “The Lights Are Going Out”
