To complement the exhibits, there will be a short film featuring live footage of the band on the main stage screen at regular intervals throughout the day, and interactives that let you hear how the most iconic instruments on display sounded in the original recordings. Also included is the Vox Jaguar Organ on which Paul played Electricity, Messages and Enola Gay and the 1974 Fender Jazz Bass played by Andy on Enola Gay, Messages, Souvenir, Joan of Arc and Tesla Girls.
Items on display include the bands’ instruments, stage outfits, prints, posters and Andy’s binders full of ideas, photos and press cuttings.
The opening night of the exhibition will consist of a private view of the exhibition (attendees will also be able to browse the incredible BME collection too) and a Q&A with Andy McCluskey and Paul Humphreys. Their 13 albums include recently reissued ‘Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark’ (1980), ‘Organisation’ (1980), ‘Architecture & Morality’ (1981) and ‘Dazzle Ships’ (1983). OMD have sold an astonishing 25 million singles and 15 million albums, which has established them as electronic synthesiser pioneers and one of Britain’s best-loved pop groups. The band have also just announced the release of a special box set. The band, Andy McCluskey, Paul Humphreys, Martin Cooper and Stuart Kershaw will be starting the tour in October in Portugal, stretching through to February 2020 finishing in Paris and including 21 UK dates. The news of the exhibition, Souvenir: 40 Years of OMD, is another exciting installment of the band’s anniversary celebrations which first saw the reissue of their first four classic albums on 180g vinyl, mastered at half speed by Miles Showell at Abbey Road and housed in their original iconic die cut sleeves designed by the legendary Peter Saville, followed by the huge world tour. The exhibition kicks off with a private view on October 10 and opens to the public on October 11 and will run through the end of the year.
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (OMD) continue their 40th anniversary celebrations with an exhibition marking the band’s impressive legacy at the British Music Experience, the Cunard Building, Liverpool. Liverpool’s British Music Experience Unveils a Brand New Exhibition