Celebrating 46 Years of Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark’s Eponymous Debut Album (1980)

February 22, 2026 Albumism Staff

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark debut album

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark’s eponymous debut album ‘Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark’ was originally released on February 22, 1980.

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