Navigation: The OMD B-Sides

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 29, 2001)
• Original Release Date: May 22, 2001
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Caroline
• ASIN: B00005AYEY
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #20,659 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

B-sides compilation for the 80's new wave icon's includes a couple of real rarities including the original & unreleased version of 'Almost' & the original vinyl version mix of 'Romance Of The Telescope', not the one that appears on the 'Dazzle Ships' album, along with 17 more tracks including, 'I Betray My Friends', 'Waiting For The Man', 'Annex', 'Sacred Heart', 'Navigation', '4-Neu', '66 & Fading (Edit)', 'Her Body In My Soul', 'The Avenue', 'Garden City', 'Concrete Hands', 'Firegun', 'This Town', 'Gravity Never Failed', 'Burning', 'Sugar Tax' & '(The Angels Keep Turning) The Wheels Of The Universe'. 2001 release.

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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Get it while you can!, September 26, 2002

By	Deborah M. Sutter "Debbie" (Franklin Park, NJ United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I've been a serious OMD fan for nearly 15 years now, and their music never tires, bores or gets old to me. OMD comes from a time in music when it was worthwhile for the fan to purchase singles. OMD was notorious for leaving excellent songs off their albums, so I was never disappointed. I was always delighted to discover a new beautiful piece of OMD hiding, playing hard to get. I've collected OMD flip sides (through my own research and through well-intentioned friends) on square shaped records, 45's and 33's, tapes and 3 inch CDs! Trying to take those songs for a car ride always presented a challenge and never sounded as good.

Thanks to all who have listened to the fans' requests for producing this collection because now I have some of my favorite songs in one place, in one well-made collection that can go with me anywhere! Songs like "4-Neu", "Sacred Heart" and "Navigation" exemplify OMD's ability to make sweet, beautiful and almost surreal music. These songs are a good example of why I've loved OMD for this long and will continue to do so until my dying day. "Garden City", "The Avenue", "Firegun", "This Town", "Gravity Never Failed", "Burning" and all the rest... these are all fantastic songs that poor deprived OMD fans have got to hear!! If you love what OMD does for music, then you will love this album. It is a MUST BUY for anyone who calls himself an OMD fan.

In my humble opinion, there isn't enough OMD in this world, and at the same time, their B-sides are so much harder to get nowadays compared to when I built up most of my collection. Really now... how many fans can say they've seen and own "Crush -- the Movie", an OMD documentary? I only have it because I was at the right place at the right time.

The record companies need to dust off their copies of OMD songs and videos and share with the rest of us already, make it more easily accessible! ...

Anyway, I love this collection. I recommend it. Go for it!!

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Burning, May 23, 2001

By	Jason Stein (San Diego, CA United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

The liner notes state that this compilation was due, in part, to fans requesting a b-sides compilation and choosing what b-sides were to be selected. Excellent move! Now, if only more bands and record companies would cater to the buying public! OMD have always been on of my favorite new wave/electronic bands that should have amounted to much more than they have. Few synth bands were as original, creative and yet catchy as OMD were. This b-sides compilation showcases the band's strengths--experimentation, great melodies and beautiful synth sounds. It also shows some of their weaknesses like creating lifeless and mundane tracks such as "(The Angels Keep Turning) The Wheels Of The Universe)" and "Sugar Tax". But these are few. Mostly, "Navigation" is littered with great thrown away tracks like "Almost", a cover of the Velvet Underground's "Waiting For The Man", "Annex", "Sacred Heart", "Her Body In My Soul", "Garden City", "This Town" and "Burning". The only comparison I can think of to "Navigation" is the Pet Shop Boys' two disc b-side compilation "Alternative". Perhaps "Navigation" could have been two discs, and a complete collection of b-sides? All of these things aside, I wish music would go back to what is on this disc. The good old days. For OMD fans, this is a nice bookend.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brand New Old OMD Music, December 18, 2003

By	Jack (Philadelphia, Pa.) - See all my reviews

I have been an avid fan of Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark for 20+ years, and thought I had heard everything. Since there is so many rare releases on the recording, when I heard this CD for the first time, it was like listening to a brand new OMD cd from the early 80's. Fantastic!! I especially like Concrete Hands and Navigation.