Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark ‘Electricity’

byImogen Bebb
February 13, 2025

Andy McCluskey tells the fortuitous story behind Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark’s 1979 debut single ‘Electricity’, which Factory boss Tony Wilson so nearly chucked in the bin

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Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark ‘Electricity’

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Imogen Bebb

Stephen “Tin Tin” Duffy

OMD ‘Enola Gay’

Martha And The Muffins ‘Echo Beach’

The Orb ‘Little Fluffy Clouds’

Jim Jupp ‘Farmer’s Angle’

Utah Saints ‘What Can You Do For Me’

Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine ‘Sheriff Fatman’

Kevin Godley ‘Cry’

Noël ‘Is There More To Life Than Dancing?’

Severed Heads: Fast Forward

Xeno & Oaklander: Working Overtime

Jeremy Greenspan

Beverly Glenn-Copeland: All You Need Is Love

Lol Tolhurst x Budgie x Jacknife Lee: Stick It Out

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark ‘Electricity’

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