Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) are reissuing their classic albums ‘Universal’ and ‘Liberator’ on vinyl this Summer.
Frontman Andy McCluskey’s fascination with WWII bombers influenced the title of the UK Top 20 album ‘Liberator’ (1993), named after the B-24 Liberator aircraft.
The LP peaked at No. 14 and spawned the singles Stand Above Me and Dream of Me, as well as a cover version of the Velvet Underground’s 1967 track Sunday Morning.
‘Universal’, originally released in 1996, also had chart success with single Walking On The Milky Way entering the Top 20 of the UK singles charts.
Both albums, which haven’t been available on vinyl since their first release, will be reissued on 180g black vinyl and were remastered at the iconic Abbey Road studios.
The reissue announcement comes ahead of the group’s tour crew benefit ‘You Me & OMD’ show, scheduled at London’s Indigo @ The O2 on June 19.
The show is set to raise money and awareness for their crew, whose livelihoods have been affected in the wake of the global Covid-19 pandemic, and will be livestreamed globally.
OMD will also embark on a UK arena tour in November of this year. The tour, which will see the band perform songs from their iconic album ‘Architecture & Morality’, plus many more hits from their legendary back catalogue, will stop off at London’s Eventim Apollo, and two hometown shows at the Liverpool Empire and Olympia.
