OMD40

**IMPORTANT!: this is a FAN ACCOUNT. Not official! A chronological celebration of 40 years of the group Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, est. 1978. #OMD40

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@OfficialOMD Good to see you've made it back to 1985. #Crush40

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Looks like @OfficialOMD are finally catching up with us here in 1985! #OMD40 #Crush40

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@ElectricityClub Well, for a man who thinks *1971* was the greatest year for music, what do we expect?

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Something a bit special on the telly tonight! #OMD at Sheffield City Hall .. on BBC2! #OMD40 #Crush40

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"This is getting very hard for me..." - Sing-along-a-Secret lyrics in the latest issue of of #SmashHits #Secret40 #Crush40 #OMD40

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@vclxi

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@vclxi Bauhaus Sushi

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New #OMD single out now! It's Secret,taken from the album 'Crush', but there's also a 12" extended mix and a brand new B-side called 'Drift' . Get your copy now! Seee-creeeht .. #Secret40 #OMD40 #Crush40

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New issue of Smash Hits out today ... sadly no mention of our favourite duo #OMD but Tears For Fears on the cover and *another* upstart copycat duo with a daft name are mentioned in Bitz with a new single out. Puuuh! They'll never get far ... #SmashHits #PSB

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#OMD on Japan and the Inspiration Behind Crush #Crush40 #OMD40 (for @vclxi ) https://t.co/3szsB9a3f7

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@vclxi YESSS! Giving it a listen on cassette ..NOW!

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My first 'Crush' (so to speak) #Crush40 #OMD40

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Happy Birthday to 'Crush' #OMD40 #Crush40 #WomenIII https://t.co/Ka6ImdfWtW

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ooops.. nearly missed this .. #OMD doing their new single on Top of the Pops! Good job someone taped it for us on their home video .. and doesn't our Janice look lovely! #OMD40 #SoInLove40 #TOTP85 https://t.co/zhdamrSfKA

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@vclxi Sounds really intriguing. The single B-sides are ace!

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..and tucked away in a corner of this fortnight's #SmashHits a review of OMD's new album 'Crush' (not actually out yet) by Ian Cranna: "..the welcome return of the thinking person's dance music.." (8/10) #OMD40 #Crush40

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@GNDiscography What was on that live EP?

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In today's UK Top 40 reveal on Bruno Brookes tea-time show, #OMD are up a whopping 10 places to no. 28 this week with their latest single So. In. Love. (Top of the Pops beckons...) #OMD40 #SoInLove40

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Cover stars at last! (again) #OMD show their best 'profile' pics on the cover of this week's Record Mirror. Plus 2-page full colour feature inside!
"We're not mega mega, but we're always there". #OMD40 #SoInLove40

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@clubelectricity @vclxi Quite right. V. Turbett took these pictures on 9 October, 1981 when the group were in NY playing live and promoting the album.