And continuing this weeks OM(IT)D theme we were pleased to discover this rather lovely and incredibly desirable re-issue of the band's eponymous 1980 debut album with a CD sleeve design coming very close to the original 'die-cut' LP sleeve.
It's a "Limited Edition" U.S. only release on Micro Werks records and we thank co-bloggers Version Crazy for the info and the excellent photos taken by someone who obviously fully appreciates this artefact.
As well as the utterly tasteful design, adapting the original sleeve to the CD, there also seem to be some copious sleevenotes and a never-seen-before (at least by us) band picture (which judging by the haircuts and line-up relates more to Organisation period OMD, but who's complaning?). Oddly this release has not been featured on the official OMD website (concentrating heavily on the new album) - with fans being kept in the dark (ahem) and has raised only a handful of eyebrows when mentioned in the forum.
However, LIM hopes to have this marvellous object within our grasp before the summer's out and the music may even become an unexpected soundtrack to our holidays. It may even make up for a 30-year old qualm of never having found the die-cut cover LP ....
OMITD 2010 re-issue ... just look at the shadow it makes!
OMITD - Electricity (album version)
Pictures by Version Crazy
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