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~ Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
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  • Audio CD (1 April 1991)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Virgin
  • ASIN: B000000WI3
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 22,187 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Listen  1. Sailing On The Seven Seas 3:45£0.89
Listen  2. Pandora's Box 4:09£0.89
Listen  3. Then You Turn Away 4:17£0.89
Listen  4. Speed Of Light 4:29£0.89
Listen  5. Was It Something I Said 4:29£0.89
Listen  6. Big Town 4:19£0.89
Listen  7. Call My Name 4:23£0.89
Listen  8. Apollo XI 4:13£0.89
Listen  9. Walking On Air 4:49£0.89
Listen10. Walk Tall 3:55£0.89
Listen11. Neon Lights 4:19£0.89
Listen12. All That Glitters 4:06£0.89

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1991's SUGAR TAX was the first new album by Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark since 1986's THE PACIFIC AGE. Much had changed in the intervening five years. Most obviously, co-founder Paul Humphreys had left the band, leaving singer/keyboardist Andy McCluskey the sole constant member. Surprisingly, SUGAR TAX sounds remarkably like earlier OMD albums, leadingone to wonder how important Humphrey's role in the band hadactually been.
Less overtly poppy and more atmospheric than THE PACIFIC AGE or that album's predecessor CRUSH, SUGARTAX is in many ways a return to the darker hues and sonic experiments of earlier records like DAZZLE SHIPS or ARCHITECTURE AND MORALITY. As catchy as songs such as "Then You Turn Away", or "Call My Name" are, there's not an "If You Leave" to be found here.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Not at all tax-ing! A great comeback so buy it., 5 April 2005
By sonik57 "sonik57" (London, UK) - See all my reviews
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Released in 1991 after the original OMD line-up of Andy McCluskey and Paul Humphreys had split (in 1988; three years of legal wrangles prevented any new releases), 'Sugar Tax' is a superb return.

Opening with the hit single 'Sailing On The Seven Seas' with its Glitter Band beat and blindingly quirky organ solo in the middle break, it's a total winner. 'Pandora's Box' is Andy's hymn to 1920s screen siren Louise Brooks and is a great example of the sort of talent McCluskey always had for writing sharp synth hooks with plenty of 'go forward' as we say in rugby league.

There's not a duff track on this album. He was obliged to recruit new musicians to help make this a reality but he wrote a lot of it alone. It's romantic, intelligent, understated and memorable. His lyrics and vocals are as perfect as any in the proceeding twelve years which is no mean feat.

Not only were OMD a great pop single band but they were a lot more innovative than they were given credit for. Tracks here like the sample-based 'Apollo XI' which gives credit to the American moon shots (and is a great dance tune as well!) and the cover of Kraftwerk's classic 'Neon Lights' shows that he regularly took risks but his pop sensibility always made what he did accessible.

I'd love to see OMD reform in their original line-up (arguably neither party has done much worthwhile musically recently - Andy formed Atomic Kitten!) but you never know. A class act and a great album.

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars MARVELLOUS MANOEUVRES!, 11 Sep 2000
By Pieter "Toypom" (Johannesburg) - See all my reviews
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In many ways Sugar Tax represents a return to OMD's roots: majestic melancholy songs, shimmering choral arrangements and an abundance of electronic acrobatics. Sailing The Seven seas is replete with blues piano, heavy drums, those trademark choirs and a seductive and hypnotic chant. Apollo XI harks back to Dazzle Ships days (remember Radio Prague?), being made up of samples from the first moon landing set to a decidedly dynamic dance beat. The voices of presidents Nixon and Kennedy are used as effectively as those of Kennedy and Pope John Paul II on Psychic TV's "Papal Breakdance" from 1986. Sweeping strings soothe on Walking On Air and All That Glitters, while the title track sports a harder edged lyric (about emotional blackmail), but the real beauty is Was It Something I Said, a song of initially muted power reaching a crescendo of invective that sweeps the listener along to its powerful climax. This is a strong album of great songs.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Marvellous Manoeuvres!, 5 Sep 2000
By Pieter "Toypom" (Johannesburg) - See all my reviews
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In many ways Sugar Tax represents a return to OMD's roots: majestic melancholy songs, shimmering choral arrangements and an abundance of electronic acrobatics. Sailing The Seven seas is replete with blues piano, heavy drums, those trademark choirs and a seductive and hypnotic chant. Apollo XI harks back to Dazzle Ships days (remember Radio Prague?), being made up of samples from the first moon landing set to a decidedly dynamic dance beat. The voices of presidents Nixon and Kennedy are used as effectively as those of Kennedy and Pope John Paul II on Psychic TV's "Papal Breakdance" from 1986. Sweeping strings soothe on Walking On Air and All That Glitters, while the title track sports a harder edged lyric (about emotional blackmail), but the real beauty is Was It Something I Said, a song of initially muted power reaching a crescendo of invective that sweeps the listener along to its powerful climax. This is a strong album of great songs.
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5.0 out of 5 stars review by Claire
I wanted this cd to replace an old audio tape of the same album, so I knew it would be great! I had no problems with delivery etc. Thanks v much.
Published 4 months ago by Mrs. C. Penny

4.0 out of 5 stars Never missed a beat............
5 years later, and it was as though OMD had never been away. Sugar Tax was as good as anything they had previously done, which tells you exactly who was the main creative force in... Read more
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