Red Frame/White Light

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“Red Frame/White Light”
Single by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark from the album Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
B-side	"I Betray My Friends"
Released	February 1, 1980 (1980-02-01)
Format	7", 12"
Recorded	The Gramophone Suite, Liverpool
Genre	Post-punk Synthpop
Label	DinDisc
Writer(s)	Paul Humphreys, Andy McCluskey
Producer	Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark and Chester Valentino
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark singles chronology
"Electricity" (1979) "Red Frame/White Light" (1980) "Messages" (1980)

"Red Frame/White Light" is the second single of the post-punk and synthpop group Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark. The song is about the red telephone box in Meols that was used by the band to make calls to organise their gigs^{[1] [2]}.

Contents 1 Tracklisting 2 Sleeve design 3 Telephone box 4 Chart positions 5 References

[edit] Tracklisting

1. "Red Frame/White Light" - 3:15
2. "I Betray My Friends" - 3:50

[edit] Sleeve design

The sleeve was designed by Ben Kelly and Peter Saville.

[edit] Telephone box

The telephone box that inspired "Red Frame/White Light" is located at the crossing of Birkenhead Road and Greenwood Road in Meols. In the nearby pub "The Railway Inn" the band would meet and used the telephone box to organise their gigs and transportation. In the songs lyrics the phone number is mentioned: 6323003^[3]. Fans would ring the number expecting to get one of the band members, but got a confused home owner in their own area code. Over the years it has become a kind of sacred place for OMD fans. In 2004 OMD fan Stephen Cork started a successful campaign to get the telephone box repainted in time for a fan tour on April 10, 2005 (2005-04-10)^[2].

[edit] Chart positions

Chart (1980)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart	67

[edit] References