flashback: orchestral manoeuvres in the dark 1979-1983

i really think that there is no "best omd album". the first four albums are more or less on the same level. they later released a peel session album from that period (including songs from the first two and the fourth album). post-punk roots, pop melodies, psychedelic sound effects, experimental moments. and always very british. much more than just "kraftwerk plus joy division". different to all the other british acts at that time (watch that "synth britannia" documentary). from underground to mainstream charts in just a few years without changing the style.
and then they faded away like all the others. "talking loud and clear" was still a funny pop song. the rest was boring electronic disco trash.

"pretending to see the future" on youtube (john peel session version, 1979)
"i betray my friends" on youtube (b-side of "red frame / white light", 1980).
"the new stone age" on youtube (live 1981).
"stanlow" on youtube (live 1981).
"statues" on youtube (live 1981).
"bunker soldiers" on youtube (live 1981).
"genetic engineering" on youtube (john peel session version, 1983)

discogs links:
"orchestral manoeuvres in the dark"
"organisation"
"architecture & morality"
"dazzle ships"
"peel sessions 1979-1983"