Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark announced the release of a career retrospective hardcover book Pretending To See The Future. The book celebrates the band's 40th anniversary with an oral history featuring commentary and anecdotes from the band, their inner circle, collaborators and fans, plus hundreds of photos are included -- many previously unseen from OMD's personal archive. Pretending To See The Future will be published in November and is available to pre-order now through Pledge Music.
OMD are providing a special treat to fans who pre-order early - an exclusive flexi-disc featuring a rare and previously unreleased demo of "Messages." The demo was recorded in 1978 prior to the formation of OMD:
"Recorded in the garage studio of school friend Paul Collister who would become OMD's manager, and featuring the electronic drums built by Paul Humphreys. This is sound of two eighteen year old kids experimenting in early electronic music and still exploring the arrangement of a song that would become the band’s first hit single two years later."
The band cautions that the flexi-disc will be made to order for initial orders only and will not be available elsewhere, so don't delay if you're interested. Read more about Pretending To See The Future here and pre-order here.
OMD are still accepting submissions for fan content - fans are welcome to share their pictures, scans of ticket stubs, memories, etc with the band at omdbook@gmail.com
Published June 14th, 2018