Organisation
Album by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Released	1980
Recorded	1980
Genre	Electronica
Length	40:05
Label	DinDisc, Virgin
Producer(s)	Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark and Mike Howlett
Professional reviews
Allmusic.com [1] Pitchfork Media (6.2/10) [2]
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark chronology
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (1979)	Organisation (1980)	Architecture & Morality (1981)

Organisation is an album by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, released in 1980. As with all OMD's early sleeve art, it was created by Peter Saville Associates. The Album was remastered and re-released in 2003, with several bonus tracks. Image File history File links Nocover. ... An album is a collection of related audio tracks, released together commercially in an audio format to the public. ... Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (often abbreviated to OMD) were a synth pop group from the Wirral, UK, who recorded for Virgin Records (originally for Virgins DinDisc subsidiary). ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Electronica is a rather vague term that covers a wide range of electronic or electronic-influenced music. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (often abbreviated to OMD) were a synth pop group from the Wirral, UK, who recorded for Virgin Records (originally for Virgins DinDisc subsidiary). ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. ... Description: Rating stars. ... Pitchfork logo Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork, is a U.S.-based daily Internet publication devoted to music criticism and commentary, music news, and artist interviews. ... Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (often abbreviated to OMD) were a synth pop group from the Wirral, UK, who recorded for Virgin Records (originally for Virgins DinDisc subsidiary). ... Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark is the self tited debut album by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, released in 1979. ... Architecture & Morality is an album by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, released in 1981. ... An album is a collection of related audio tracks, released together commercially in an audio format to the public. ... Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (often abbreviated to OMD) were a synth pop group from the Wirral, UK, who recorded for Virgin Records (originally for Virgins DinDisc subsidiary). ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Peter Saville (born 1955) is a graphic designer based in his native city of Manchester, England. ...

The album is notable for its melancholy tone. The band said that at the time they had been heavily influenced by Joy Division; this can be traced through Organisation’s use of jarring drum sounds and moody songs. VCL XI is a good example of this sound. Also notable is OMD's move away from pure Gary Numan-kraftwerk-ian pop, embracing a grander sound, an increasing use of acoustic instruments, and sound collages. The group would continue to expand their sound this way on the next two albums Architecture & Morality and Dazzle Ships. The advances of Organisation and Architecture & Morality are made all the more impressive by the fact they were recorded and released within eighteen months of each other. Joy Division were a rock band formed in 1977 in Manchester. ... Gary Numan (born Gary Anthony James Webb on March 8, 1958) is a British singer, songwriter, musician, composer and electropop pioneer. ... Album cover of Trans-Europe Express (1977). ... Architecture & Morality is an album by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, released in 1981. ... Dazzle Ships is an album by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, released in 1983 (see 1983 in music). ... Architecture & Morality is an album by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, released in 1981. ...

Enola Gay was the only single released from the album perhaps deceptively had little in common with the style of the rest of the album, even though it's subject matter is poetically grim. It bears much in common with the sound the group's debut, Andy McCluskey is noted as saying it was written at the time of most of the debut was written. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark is the self tited debut album by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, released in 1979. ...

Motion and Heart was also considered for a single release, but was dropped, a new recording was made which was released as a B-Side to Architecture & Morality’s Souvenir and can be found on the remastered edition of that album. Architecture & Morality is an album by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, released in 1981. ...

VCL XI was the name of Andy McCluskey and Paul Humphreys' short lived group, which it's self was named after a valve on the back of Kraftwerk's Radio-Activity album. Album cover of Trans-Europe Express (1977). ... Radio-Activity is a 1975 album by Kraftwerk. ...

Malcolm Holmes had played drums with Andy McCluskey and Paul Humphreys before notably on the Julia's Song which was featured on the bands debut, for Organisation he was recruited as a full-time member replacing the Revox tape-recorder affectionatly named 'Winston'. Andy McCluskey Andy McCluskey was the lead singer and primary songwriter for the band OMD. He met Paul Humphreys in school and played with him in several bands, including Hitlerz Underpantz, VCL XI and the Id. ... Paul Humphreys, is a British musician, born in London on 27th February 1960. ... Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark is the self tited debut album by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, released in 1979. ...

Track listing

1. "Enola Gay" (3:33)
2. "2nd Thought" (4:15)
3. "VCL XI" (3:50)
4. "Motion and Heart" (3:16)
5. "Statues" (4:30)
6. "The Misunderstanding" (4:55)
7. "The More I See You" (4:11)
8. "Promise" (4:51)
9. "Stanlow" (6:40)
10. "Annex" (4.33)
11. "Introducing Radios" (1.27)
12. "Distance Fades Between Us" (3.44)
13. "Progress" (2.57)
14. "Once When I Was Six" (3.12)
15. "Electricity (Dindisc 1980 Version)" (3.45)

• All songs written by McCluskey. Except Motion and Heart, The Misunderstanding and Stanlow, written by Humphreys and McCluskey, and The More I See You, written by Warren and Gordon.

Notes

Tracks 10 to 15 are Bonus Tracks featured on the 2003 reissue.

Annex was the B-Side to Enola Gay, it is arguably more representative ot the album than the A-Side.

Introducing Radios, Distance Fades between Us, Progress, and Once When I Was Six are tracks that were originally avaliable on 7" released with limited versions of Organistaion, they were not actually credited to the group, although they are the work of Andy McCluskey and Paul Humphreys. Andy McCluskey Andy McCluskey was the lead singer and primary songwriter for the band OMD. He met Paul Humphreys in school and played with him in several bands, including Hitlerz Underpantz, VCL XI and the Id. ... Paul Humphreys, is a British musician, born in London on 27th February 1960. ...