RARE SEALED LP ☆ ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK ☆ ORGANISATION ☆ 1st ED OMD 

OMD

ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES 

IN THE DARK

“ORGANISATION”

MANUFACTURED IN UK

SUPER  RARE 1st PRESSING

STILL SEALED NEW OLD STOCK

℗ & ©1980 DINDISC/DINSONG LTD

DINDISC OVED 147

Thank you for viewing my sale for a very rare, 1st edition and still sealed, new old stock (NOS) copy of “Organisation" by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark aka OMD. This is an early British pressing of OMD's second album by, released in 1980. “Enola Gay" was the only single taken from the record. Malcolm HOlmes had played drums with OMD before, notably on "Julia's Song" which was featured on the band’s 1st album, and for Organisation he was recruited as a full-time member replacing the TEAC tape recorder affectionately named "Winston". “The More I See You" is a cover of a song popularised by Chris Montez in 1966. The record was remastered and re-released in 2003, with several bonus tracks.

Organisation has received generally favourable reviews. The New Musical Express named Organisation as one of the 50 best albums of 1980. The record was listed in Slicing Up Eyeballs' "Best of the '80s" in March 2013, being ranked as one of the top 35 albums of 1980 based on 3,360 reader votes. Porcupine Tree frontman Steven Wilson has hailed the record as the finest of OMD's career.

CONDITION:  Still sealed and unplayed new old stock (NOS); we rate all our NOS recordings as NM to be on the safe side. This cover rates a NM- condition due to slight shelfwear, but it still looks new. Please review enlarged pictures in slide show at top of ad for condition, which is considered part of description. 

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All our vinyl LPs and 45s listed on eBay are from a 50 year personal collection of record albums and singles we starting accumulating back in the mid-1960s, dedicated to preserving original pressings in the best over-all condition possible. Our New Old Stock (NOS) inventory, mostly consisting of import pressings, come from our long closed record shops: Discount Record Shop and Choice Recordings of Washington, DC and Half-Thoughts Records of Manasquan, NJ. Our beloved record collection is a mix of Rock, Roots Music, 60’s Garage, Psychedelic, Soul, R&B, Blues, Punk, New Wave, Metal, Girl Groups, Picture Discs, Classical, Choral, Opera, Jazz, International/World Beat, Movie Soundtracks, Musicals, Spoken Word, and Audiophile pressings in all genres.  We are offering a number of rock and soul singles. Back in the day we would compare sound quality between multiple editions of the same titles to keep the best sounding copies for ourselves. All records were played on high-end turntables with reasonably fresh stylus and carefully monitored tracking force & azimuth. 

Please read through description and condition sections of this advertisement carefully to be sure you want the item prior to ordering.

RECORD GRADING: At this time we are only selling NM to VG+ and many NOS (new old stock).

New Old Stock (NOS): Preserved in my time vault. If the record is sealed or never been opened, it is considered Mint. If the cover does not appear as new, then we will rate it per below.

Mint (M): The record or cover must appear as new.

Near Mint (NM): This generally means the vinyl is in pristine condition with only one or two slight marks that will not affect playback. A NM cover will may show slight signs of wear or one or two marks but still looks fresh and crisp.

Near Mint Minus (NM-): This slightly below the NM grade with more slight imperfection or slight cover wear, perhaps an out of square or bent corner, but generally close to flawless. 

Very Good Plus Plus (VG++) Record may have sleeve marks from being pulled in and out of a cover. Typically these marks will only be viewable under a bright light bulb. Generally will play through like a NM or NM- with little to no surface noise. Cover may have storage wear, tiny age spots, toning or creasing - nothing distracting or major.

Very Good Plus (VG+) 

Cut-Outs: Also known as Over Stocks are always noted since they are generally marked with a slightly cut corner or a notch in the cover placed near a corner. We never list a cut or notched corner higher than NM- due to the overstock marking process. 

45 Cut-Outs: Generally have a hole drilled through the label and we only purchased these type of cutouts when the record was too tempting to pass-up. Again, we identify singles that were drilled.

PAYMENT: eBay requires payment via PayPal, so please pay at time of purchase and, in return, we will make every effort to rush your shipment to you.

PACKAGING: Our records are professionally packed in thick, sturdy cardboard record mailers or envelopes & clearly labeled FRAGILE & DO NOT BEND. To date, we have not experienced damage in transit.

SHIPPING: FREE USPS Insured Priority shipping for this item. 

FEEDBACK: We leave feedback for every sale and hope you will do the same for us. For confident purchasing, please take a look at our feedback, we make every effort to provide accurate descriptions of condition and large, detailed photos.

QUESTIONS: We are happy to answer any queation you may have BEFORE placeing a bid or making a purchase!

All vinyl records are properly stored and well kept. Over time, some covers tone (i.e., get slightly yellow or brown along the edges),which we will try to describe in our description.

Our items reside in a PET-FREE / SMOKE-FREE storage environment.

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