Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - The Pacific Age (1986) [Complete CD] USA

The Pacific Age is the seventh studio album by English electronic band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), released on 29 September 1986 by Virgin Records. It was the last of two OMD studio albums produced by Stephen Hague, after Crush (1985). The record exhibits the same refined production values as its predecessor while venturing into the realm of mid-1980s sophisti-pop, retreating further from the group's experimental beginnings.

Working under increasing record label pressure and weathering a creative drought, the band committed each new song to the album with limited deliberation. The Pacific Age met with largely negative reviews, but has received some favourable attention in retrospective album listings. It was a Top 20 entry in the UK, Canada and New Zealand, as well as in multiple European countries. Lead single "(Forever) Live and Die" became the group's second Top 20 hit in the US.

Recording sessions for The Pacific Age were fraught with conflict and debauchery. It would be the last OMD studio album for five years, and the last to feature co-founder Paul Humphreys until 2010's History of Modern. The record is held in low esteem by OMD, with frontman Andy McCluskey calling it the band's "musical nadir".

Tracklist:
01 - Stay (The Black Rose And The Universal Wheel) 0:00
02 - (Forever) Live And Die 4:23
03 - The Pacific Age 8:00
04 - The Dead Girls
05 - Shame
06 - Southern
07 - Flame Of Hope
08 - Goddess Of Love
09 - We Love You
10 - Watch Us Fall 36:05

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD)
Paul Humphreys – keyboards, percussion, vocals
Andy McCluskey – vocals, keyboards, bass guitar
Malcolm Holmes – drums, percussion
Martin Cooper – keyboards, saxophone
Graham Weir – trombone, keyboards, guitar
Neil Weir – trumpet, bass