Navigation: The OMD B-Sides
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| Compilation album (B-sides) by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | ||||
| Released | 14 May 2001 | |||
| Recorded | 1979–1991, various studios | |||
| Genre | Synthpop | |||
| Length | 73:13 | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
| Producer | various | |||
| Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark chronology | ||||
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Navigation: The OMD B-Sides is the fourth compilation album by English synthpop group Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark. It was released in 2001 by Virgin Records and contains a variety of B-sides from their Dindisc and Virgin output.
Reception
Awarding Navigation three stars out of five, Aaron Badgley in AllMusic cautioned that "A lot of the music is instrumental and not what casual fans are used to hearing from OMD", but opined that the album "is no less enjoyable than their biggest hits." He asserted that the record is "a must" for enthusiasts of the band.[1]
Track listing
CD: Virgin / CDV 2938 (UK)
All songs written and composed by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | A-side | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Almost" (previously unreleased version) | Paul Humphreys, Andy McCluskey | n/a, recorded in 1979 | 3:44 |
| 2. | "I Betray My Friends" | Humphreys, McCluskey | "Red Frame/White Light" (1980) | 3:52 |
| 3. | "Waiting for the Man" | Lou Reed | "Messages" (1980) | 2:56 |
| 4. | "Annex" | Humphreys, McCluskey | "Enola Gay" (1980) | 4:31 |
| 5. | "Sacred Heart" | Humphreys, McCluskey | "Souvenir" (1981) | 3:27 |
| 6. | "The Romance of the Telescope (Unfinished)" | Humphreys, McCluskey | "Joan of Arc" (1981) | 3:20 |
| 7. | "Navigation" | Humphreys, McCluskey | "Maid of Orleans" (1982) | 3:27 |
| 8. | "4–Neu" | "Genetic Engineering" (1983) | 3:33 | |
| 9. | "66 & Fading" (Edit) | "Telegraph" (1983) | 2:25 | |
| 10. | "Her Body in My Soul" | "Locomotion" (1984) | 4:42 | |
| 11. | "The Avenue" | "Locomotion" (1984) | 4:12 | |
| 12. | "Garden City" | "Tesla Girls" (1984) | 4:06 | |
| 13. | "Concrete Hands" | "So in Love" (1985) | 3:48 | |
| 14. | "Firegun" | "La Femme Accident" (1985) | 4:38 | |
| 15. | "This Town" | "(Forever) Live and Die" (1986) | 3:49 | |
| 16. | "Gravity Never Failed" | "Dreaming" (1988) | 3:24 | |
| 17. | "Burning" | OMD, Stuart Kershaw | "Sailing on the Seven Seas" (1991) | 4:15 |
| 18. | "Sugar Tax" | "Then You Turn Away" (1991) | 4:05 | |
| 19. | "(The Angels Keep Turning) The Wheels of the Universe" | free one-sided 7" vinyl with limited edition of Junk Culture album (1984) | 4:51 |
Many of the new digital tracks were later included on the 2015 fan-voted compilation OMD: Best of the Commercial Age (1984–1991).[2]
References
- ↑ Badgley, Aaron. "Navigation: The OMD B-Sides > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2010-02-22.
- ↑ Lyons, Derek (April 2015). "OMD: Best of the Commercial Age (1984–1991)". Messages: The OMD Magazine: 14.