OMD LIBERATOR LP VINYL UK RARE A1/B1 IST PRESS ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK
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Mar 5, 2012 Sold Date
Feb 24, 2012 Start Date
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OFFICIAL ORIGINAL AUTHORISED LP OMD - LIBERATOR - VIRGIN RECORDS UK -  CATALOGUE V2715 MATRIX A1/B1

RECORD CONDITION : LOOKS EXCELLENT SOME LIGHT HAIRLINES, LAYS FLAT ON DECK - PLAYS AND SOUNDS PERFECTLY

PAPER LABELS :  EXCELLENT SOME SPINDLE MARKS

SLEEVE AND INNER SLEEVE CONDITION : NEAR MINT- SEE PHOTOS

HARD TO FIND OMD VINYL LP 

POSTAGE OUTSIDE THE UK IS HIGH AS THE ITEM WILL BE SENT INSURED AND SIGNED FOR INTERNATIONAL AIRMAIL.

FROM OMD SITE:

Liberator had originally been inspired by Andy's interest in World War II aircraft, particularly the B24 Liberator. The original sleeve idea took this theme further and was going to feature a variation on the 'bomber girl' nose cone art that many warplanes used.

Stand Above Me was the first single taken from the album.

Everyday was the third single release and is actually an old McCluskey/Humphreys song dating from 1987. The song was originally considered as the first single.

King Of Stone, Andy describes as about "choosing to be alone, but being lonely; being the King Of Stone".

Dollar Girl was inspired by an article on Russian prostitutes who took payment in American dollars.

Dream Of Me was the second single release. The single had caused problems due to the fact that it was based on Love Theme Part 2 by Barry White, who initially objected to the use of a sample being used for the song.

Sunday Morning is a cover of the Velvet Underground song that first featured on their 1967 album The Velvet Underground & Nico.

Agnus Dei was the first song written by Andy for Liberator. The song was inspired by an album of cathedral music by Christopher Tye. Andy was so taken by Tye's music that he rewrote the song to follow the chords.

Love You And Hate You was an old song that dated from the Sugar Tax era, although the original version was a slow reggae song. "Lyrically, its about loving and hating somebody" commented Andy, "you love somebody but they drive you mad".

Heaven Is dates back to 1983. An early version of the song was performed live during a low-key tour in September of the same year. The lyrics are slightly shorter from the original version as Andy felt they were too long. He also changed the reference to 'Selina Scott' - a well-known UK TV personality to 'Christy Canyon - a well-known US porn film star!

Best Years Of Our Lives was a stripped down song that featured strings and choirs. Andy described the song as "one of the best lyrics that I've written".

Christine was another song originally written for Sugar Tax. The lyrics are a fictitious narrative described by Andy as "a song about a girl who works in a strip club in Manhattan, because she's got no other way of supporting herself".

Only Tears was described by Andy: "I guess it's just about sadness at the end of a relationship really and how you should be dealing with it and how you should look upon life when faced with these things".

LP
  1. Stand Above Me (3:33)
    McCluskey, Kershaw, Massett
  2. Everyday (3:57)
    McCluskey, Humphreys, Kershaw
  3. King of Stone (4:17)
    McCluskey
  4. Dollar Girl (4:19)
    McCluskey
  5. Dream of Me (Based on Love's Theme) (4:13)
    Barry White
  6. Sunday Morning (3:23)
    Lou Reed, John Cale
  7. Agnus Dei (3:39)
    McCluskey, Christopher Tye, Shopsko
  8. Love and Hate You (3:19)
    McCluskey
  9. Heaven Is (4:30)
    McCluskey
  10. Best Years of Our Lives (4:35)
    McCluskey, Kershaw
  11. Christine (5:04)
    McCluskey, Kershaw
  12. Only Tears (4:14)
    McCluskey, Kershaw

VINYL CONDITION CODES (BASED ON GOLDMINE STANDARDS)

SS STILL SEALED IN ORIGINAL PACKAGING M A PERFECT RECORD. THIS GRADE IS ONLY USED IN THE RARE INSTANCE THAT A RECORD LOOKS ABSOLUTELY UNPLAYED NM NEAR PERFECT. AT WORST, A FEW PAPER RUBS--NOTHING THAT WOULD EVER AFFECT PLAYBACK. EX A RECORD WITH SOME VERY LIGHT MARKINGS. THESE MARKINGS WILL HAVE NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE PLAYBACK OF THE RECORD VG+ A RECORD WITH WITH SOME MARKINGS. THESE MARKING WILL NOT SIGNICANTLY AFFECT PLAY. VG A RECORD WITH MILD SURFACE WEAR--SOME MARKINGS/VERY FEW LIGHT SCRATCHES. THERE MAY BE MILD SURFACE NOISE, BUT ITS OVERALL IMPACT ON THE PLAYBACK OF THE RECORD WILL STILL BE SMALL. VG- A RECORD THAT SHOWS SOME WEAR FROM PLAY. SURFACE MARKS AND SOME LIGHT SCRATCHES MAY BE SEEN. STILL ENJOYABLE. G A RECORD THAT HAS BEEN ENJOYED. SURFACE MARKS WILL BE APPARENT AND SOME SCRATCHES ARE POSSIBLE. LUSTER MAY BE LOST. SURFACE NOISE WILL NOT DOMINATE PLAYBACK. COVER GRADING
(Any significant blemish not mentioned in the table below will be described above) SS STILL SEALED IN ORIGINAL PACKAGING M A COVER THAT LOOKS LIKE IT HAS NOT BEEN HANDLED. SHARP CORNERS AND NO VISIBLE BLEMISHES. NM A COVER WITH ONLY MINOR SHELF WEAR. A RECORD THAT HAS CLEARLY BEEN STORED PROPERLY. EX A COVER THAT HAS BEEN HANDLED PROPERLY, BUT DOES SHOW ITS AGE. MINOR WEAR, BUT NOTHING DISTRACTING. VG+ A COVER THAT DOES HAVE MINOR BLEMISHES--WEAR TO CORNERS, LIGHT RINGWEAR, ETC. AN AVERAGE COVER CONDITION. VG A COVER THAT SHOWS DISTINCT WEAR FROM HANDLING. THERE MAY BE RINGWEAR, MINOR DISCOLORING, EDGE AND SPINE WEAR AND LESS THAN 1.5" SEAMSPLIT(S). VG- A COVER THAT HAS SOME DAMAGE, BUT IS STILL INTACT. RINGWEAR MAY BE HEAVY; THERE MAY BE SEAM SPLITS AND STAINS. G A COVER THAT HOLDS THE RECORD. STRUCTURAL DAMAGE MAY BE APPARENT. THE PICTURE SHOULD SHOW OBVIOUS BLEMISHES.

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