Organisation features a darker, more melancholic tone than OMD's other work. We were young and didn't understand the recording process and he guided us and pushed us – he was sensitive to our more esoteric, experimental side.' Additional recording was completed at Advision, London, and The Manor, Shipton-on-Cherwell. This marked the first time the group had worked with a producer keyboardist Paul Humphreys said, 'We learned a lot from. They later moved on to Ridge Farm in Rusper to record vocals and additional instrumentation, working with Mike Howlett (former bass player of Gong). Dindisc requested a new studio album before Christmas lead vocalist Andy McCluskey recalled, 'We were too naive to disagree.' Backing tracks were recorded at the band's Gramophone Suite in Liverpool. OMD wrote the bulk of Organisation in June and July 1980. Organisation was remastered and re-released in 2003, with several bonus tracks.īackground Much of Organisation was recorded at Ridge Farm, Rusper, with assistance from producer Mike Howlett.

' Enola Gay' was the only single taken from the record, and was the group's fourth entry on the UK Singles Chart, reaching number eight.

Organisation met with largely positive reviews and provided OMD with their first top-10 album in the United Kingdom, where it peaked at number six on the UK Albums Chart. The record is noted for its dark, melancholic tone in comparison to other OMD releases. On Organisation the group worked with a producer for the first time, enlisting former Gong bass player Mike Howlett, while session musician Malcolm Holmes became the band's full-time drummer. Organisation is the second studio album by English electronic band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), released on 24 October 1980 by Dindisc.

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