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Description

Artist: Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD)

 

Title: Architecture & Morality

 

Label: Dindisc

 

Catalogue Number: DID 12

 

Country: United Kingdom

 

Original Release Year: 1981

 

Pressing Year: 1981 UK Original Pressing

 

Format: 12” Vinyl LP

 

Speed: 33⅓ RPM

 

Description

 

OMD’s landmark third studio album, Architecture & Morality, originally released in 1981 and widely regarded as one of the defining British synth-pop and electronic albums of the early 1980s.

 

The album combines atmospheric electronics, experimental production and memorable melodies, and includes three of OMD’s most celebrated singles: “Souvenir”, “Joan Of Arc” and “Joan Of Arc (Maid Of Orleans)”.

 

Also featuring standout tracks including “The New Stone Age”, “Sealand”, “Georgia” and the title track “Architecture & Morality”.

 

Presented in the distinctive Peter Saville and Brett Wickens-designed sleeve, this is an essential record for collectors of OMD, synth-pop, new wave and early British electronic music.

 

Condition

 

Sleeve: Very Good Plus (VG+)

 

Record: Very Good Plus (VG+)

 

Inner Sleeve: Very Good Plus (VG+)

 

Pressing Notes

 

Original 1981 UK pressing on Dindisc, catalogue number DID 12.

 

Original UK editions were issued with the distinctive die-cut sleeve and printed inner sleeve.

 

Track Listing

 

Side One

 

  1. The New Stone Age
  1. She’s Leaving
  1. Souvenir
  1. Sealand

 

Side Two

 

  1. Joan Of Arc
  1. Joan Of Arc (Maid Of Orleans)
  1. Architecture & Morality
  1. Georgia
  1. The Beginning And The End

 

Genre: Electronic / Synth-Pop / New Wave

 

Year: 1981

 

Country of Manufacture: United Kingdom

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