Description: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (OMD) - The Best Of OMD 1988 (Photo #6) US OOP (Out of Print) Factory Sealed (Photos #12 and 13) Vinyl/LP containing 14 total tracks featuring the new released single on this compilation, ‘Dreaming’ (peaked at #17 on the US Billboard Dance Singles Sales Chart, #6 on the US Billboard Dance Club Songs Chart and #16 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart) plus ‘If You Leave’ (reached #5 on the Canada Singles Chart through RPM and New Zealand Singles Chart through Recorded Music NZ and #4 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart finishing at #53 on its Year-end Chart Of 1986), ‘Enola Gay’ (went to #47 on the Australian Singles Chart through Kent Music Report, #34 on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play Chart, #8 on the UK Singles Chart through OCC and has been Certified Gold by the British Phonographic Industry, #6 in France through IFOP, #2 in Italy through Musica e dischi and has been Certified Gold by FIMI and in Switzerland through Schweizer Hitparade, #1 in Portugal through Música & Som and in Spain through AFE, ‘So In Love’ (peaked at #30 on the UK Singles Chart through OCC and the US Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart, #7 on the Netherlands Singles Chart through Dutch Top 40 and #4 in Belgium through Ultratop 50 Flanders), ‘Tesla Girls’ (reached #33 on the Belgium Singles Chart through Ultratop 50 Flanders, #21 on the Irish Singles Chart through IRMA and the UK Singles Chart through OCC, #8 on the Netherlands Singles Chart through Dutch Top 40 Tipparade, ‘Forever Live & Die’ (went to #19 on the Australian Singles Chart through ARIA and the US Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart, #14 on the New Zealand Singles Chart through Recorded Music NZ, #12 on the South African Singles Chart through Springbook Radio, #11 on the UK Singles Chart through OCC, #10 on the Canada Top Singles Chart through RPM, #9 on the Swiss Singles Chart through Schweizer Hitparade, #8 on the West Germany Singles Chart through Official German Charts, #7 in Europe through European Hot 100 Singles, #6 on the Belgium Singles Chart through Ultratop 50 Flanders finishing at #25 on its Year-end Chart Of 1986, #5 on the Austrian Singles Chart through Ö3 Austria Top 40 finishing at #30 on its Year-end Chart Of 1987 and the Netherlands Singles Chart through Single Top 100 finishing at #21 on its Year-end Chart Of 1986 then #3 through Dutch Top 40 finishing at #30 on its Year-end Chart Of 1986, ‘Secret’ (reached #63 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart, #37 on the US Billboard Adult Contemporary Chart and #34 on the UK Singles Chart then was featured in the 1988 movie Arthur 2: On the Rocks and on its soundtrack album) and so much more. For full track listing and sequence (Photo #5). The album reached #48 on the Australian Albums Chart (ARIA), #46 on the US Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart and has been Certified Gold by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America), #19 on the Canada Top Albums/CDs Chart through RPM (finishing at #54 on its Year-end Chart Of 1988 and Certified Gold by Music Canada) and the Spanish Albums Chart (AFYVE), #16 on the Swiss Albums Chart (Schweizer Hitparade), #8 on the German Albums Chart (Offizielle Top 100) finishing at #54 on its Year-end Chart Of 1988 (Certified Gold by BVMI), #4 on the Dutch Albums Chart (Album Top 100) finishing at #50 on its Year-end Chart Of 1988 (Certified Gold by NVPI) and European Albums Chart (Music & Media) finishing at #37 on its Year-end Chart Of 1988, #2 on the UK Albums Chart (OCC) finishing at #26 on its Year-end Chart Of 1988 plus Certified 3x Platinum by the BPI (British Phonographic Industry) and #1 on the New Zealand Albums Chart (Recorded Music NZ) then has been Certified Platinum by Recorded Music NZ. Manufactured and Distributed by A&M Records, Inc. under license from Virgin Records Ltd. Printed in the U.S.A. (Photos #4, 11 and 17). (C) 1988 Virgin Records Ltd. (P) 1988 A&M Records, Inc. Hype Sticker over the right upper section of the sealed front album cover stating, ‘13 OMD SINGLES plus the new single DREAMING includes IF YOU LEAVE ENOLA GAY SO IN LOVE TESLA GIRLS FOREVER LIVE & DIE 14 songs in all! SP-5186 PRINTED IN THE U.S.A.’ (Photos #4 and 17). Vinyl appears to be standard black, but is actually pressed on dark brown translucent vinyl which can only be seen by holding up to a light, sometimes referred to as "audiophile" or "virgin vinyl", possibly unstickered Quiex II pressing, which A&M often used in the 1980s. With printed barcode (Photo #7). Catalog number: SP-5186 (Photos #4, 7, 8 and 17). Vinyl will be either an ARC (Allied Records Company) or EMW (ElectroMidwest) Pressing. Please see below for detailed informations. Condition is "New". Album cover graded VG+ due to a small notch/saw cut on the left top seam (Photos #14 and 7). Not a club edition (CRC- Columbia Record Club). Shipped with USPS Media Mail. Payment is due within 5-7 days from the purchase date. Thanks for stopping by. The vinyl will be one of the following pressing variants: For ARC (Allied Records Company) Pressing: Catalog Number - Allied Record Company: SP 5186 Matrix / Runout - Side 1 runout: SP-05186 A SH-1 P (P inside a circle) (? [question mark inside a square] - [check mark] а (triangle) 19651-2 Matrix / Runout - Side 2 runout: SP-05186 B SH-1 P (P inside a circle) (? [question mark inside a square] - [check mark] a (triangle) 19651-X 1- -For EMW (ElectrosoundMidwest) Pressing: (Letter B on Labels and Emw etched in runouts is indicative of Pressing by Electrosound Group Midwest, Inc. which used "Virgin Vinyl" for most of their pressings) Matrix / Runout - Side A Label: SP-05186-A Matrix / Runout - Side B Label: SP-035186B Matrix / Runout - Variant 1, Side A Runout: SP-05186-A-ES-1 Trumpet logo Emw Matrix / Runout - Variant 1, Side B Runout: SP-05186-B ES-2 Trumpet logo Emw Matrix / Runout - Variant 2, Side A, Etched: SP-0518 05186-A ES-1 ®(Trumpet Logo) Emw Matrix / Runout - Variant 2, Side B, Etched: SP-05186-B ES-2 ®(Trumpet Logo) Emw Pressing Plant ID - On Label at 6 O'clock: B -Another EMW (ElectrosoundMidwest) Pressing: Matrix / Runout - Stamped runout, side A: SP-0576 SP-05186-A ES-1 EMW Matrix / Runout - Stamped runout, side B: SP-05186-B SH-1 A19651-X Pressing Plant ID - On labels: B OMD on US Tour from May 22-July 8, 2025!
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Artist: OMD
Record Label: Virgin/A&M Records
Occasion: Not Applicable
Case Type: Cardboard Sleeve
Vinyl Matrix Number: Please See Item Description
Inlay Condition: Near Mint (NM or M-)
Format: Record
Record Grading: Near Mint (NM or M-)
Unit Type: Unit
Release Year: 1988
Language: English
Record Size: 12"
Style: Synth-Pop, New Wave, Electro/Synth, Dance Pop, 1980s, 2010s
Features: Sealed, Original Cover, Original Inner Sleeve, Compilation
Unit Quantity: 1
Number of Audio Channels: Stereo
Speed: 33 RPM
Release Title: The Best Of OMD
Color: Black
Material: Vinyl
Catalog Number: SP-5186
Edition: First Edition, Best Of, Greatest Hits
Type: LP
Sleeve Grading: Very Good Plus (VG+)
Producer: OMD/Stephen Hague/Tom Lord Alge
Era: 1980s/2010s
Genre: Pop, Electronic
Run Time: 53:54
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States