Music

Junk Culture 1984

electronic, synthpop, new wave 43 min 10 tracks Virgin

Junk Culture is the fifth studio album by the English electronic band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), released on 30 April 1984 by Virgin Records. After the commercial disappointment of the experimental Dazzle Ships (1983), OMD and Virgin intended for the group to shift towards a more accessible sound on its follow-up release.

electronic synthpop new wave

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Character

Character-led, cool, spare and classical in form.

character-ledplot-driven
cooloverwhelming
spare

Tracks

1Junk Culture4:08
2Tesla Girls3:51
3Locomotion3:54
4Apollo3:39
5Never Turn Away3:57
6Love and Violence4:41
7Hard Day5:41
8All Wrapped Up4:23
9White Trash4:36
10Talking Loud and Clear4:23

10 tracks, 43 minutes.

About the album

Artist: Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Label: Virgin
Type: Album
Format: CD
Country: XE

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