passing out

bohemian market town of Totnes in Devon

and folk – and with help from vocalists such as Thom Yorke

shiny ‘Fu Manchu’ with its chugging riffs and nagging horn hook

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Architecture & Morality Curtis Mayfield passing outFormed in Wirral, Merseyside with Paul Humphreys (synthesizers) and Andy McCluskey (vocals and bass guitar). They played their first gig in 1978 at Eric's (Liverpool), then had a run of UK chart hits after swapping labels from Factory to the Virgin owned label DinDisc starting with the 1980 release 'Messages'. In 1980, drummer Malcolm Holmes and Dave Hughes on synths transitioned from guest live musicians to be full members of the band. Hughes left