OMD*Sugar Tax

Label:

Virgin – 261 392

Format:

CD , Album, Stereo

Country:

Europe

Released:

Genre:

Electronic

Style:

Synth-pop

Tracklist

1 Sailing On The Seven Seas 3:46
2 Pandora's Box 4:09
3 Then You Turn Away 4:17
4 Speed Of Light
ProducerHoward Gray
4:29
5 Was It Something I Said 4:29
6 Big Town 4:20
7 Call My Name 4:23
8 Apollo XI 4:13
9 Walking On Air 4:50
10 Walk Tall 3:55
11 Neon Lights
Written-ByHutter*
4:20
12 All That Glitters 4:06

Companies, etc.

  • Record CompanyVirgin Records Ltd.
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Virgin Records Ltd.
  • Copyright ©Virgin Records Ltd.
  • Published ByVirgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
  • Published ByEMI Music Publishers Ltd.
  • Recorded AtThe Pink Museum
  • Recorded AtStrongroom
  • Recorded AtThe Town House
  • Recorded AtAmazon Studios
  • Mixed AtRoundhouse Studios
  • Mixed AtThe Town House
  • Mixed AtLarrabee Sound Studios
  • Mixed AtMayfair Studios
  • Glass Mastered AtDADC Austria

Credits

  • EngineerSteve Williams (6)
  • GuitarStuart Boyle
  • ManagementSteve Jensen*
  • Mixed BySteve Williams (6)
  • Photography ByTrevor Key
  • Photography By [Portrait]David Sheinman*
  • ProducerOrchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (tracks: 1 to 3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11)
  • Recorded By, PerformerOrchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
  • Sleeve [Sleeve Designed By], Design [Sleeve Designed By]Area (10)
  • Vocals [Additional]Sue Forshaw
  • Written-ByKershaw* (tracks: 1, 3, 9, 10, 12)

Notes

℗ 1991 Virgin Records Ltd.
© 1991 Virgin Records Ltd.

CD 261 392
LP 211 392

Recorded and performed for and on behalf of Blue Noise Ltd.
Published by Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd except track 11 by EMI Music Publishers Ltd.

Durations not mentioned on release.

Some copies came with a round black hype sticker on the jewel case stating:
"includes "SAILING ON THE SEVEN SEAS" & "PANDORA'S BOX" CDV 2648"

Similar European pressings with the same barcode:
Sugar Tax pressed by EMI Uden.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (Text): 5 012981 264826
  • Barcode (Scanned, EAN-13): 5012981264826
  • Label Code: LC 3098
  • Price Code: PM 527
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): CDV-2648 23 B14 MASTERED BY DADC AUSTRIA
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 2): CDV-2648 23 B6 MASTERED BY DADC AUSTRIA
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 3): CDV-2648 23 B8 MASTERED BY DADC AUSTRIA
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 4, mirrored): CDV-2648 23 A4 MASTERED BY DADC AUSTRIA
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 5, mirrored): CDV-2648 23 B12 MASTERED BY DADC AUSTRIA
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 6, mirrored): CDV-2648 23 A8 MASTERED BY DADC AUSTRIA
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 7, mirrored): CDV-2648 23 A3 MASTERED BY DADC AUSTRIA
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 8, mirrored): CDV-2648 23 A1 MASTERED BY DADC AUSTRIA
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 9, mirrored): CDV-2648 23 B13 MASTERED BY DADC AUSTRIA
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 10, mirrored): CDV-2648 23 B16 MASTERED BY DADC AUSTRIA
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 11, mirrored): CDV-2648 23 B9 MASTERED BY DADC AUSTRIA
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 12, mirrored): CDV-2648 23 A2 MASTERED BY DADC AUSTRIA
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 13, mirrored): CDV-2648 23 B17 MASTERED BY DADC AUSTRIA
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 14, mirrored): CDV-2648 23 B7 MASTERED BY DADC AUSTRIA
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 15, mirrored): CDV-2648 23 B14 MASTERED BY DADC AUSTRIA
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 16, mirrored): CDV-2648 23 B8 MASTERED BY DADC AUSTRIA
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 17, mirrored): CDV-2648 23 B3 MASTERED BY DADC AUSTRIA
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 18, mirrored): CDV-2648 23 B18 MASTERED BY DADC AUSTRIA

Other Versions (5 of 101)

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
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Sugar Tax (CD, Album) Virgin 2-91715 US 1991
Recently Edited
Sugar Tax (Cassette, Album) Virgin TCV2648, 411 392 Europe 1991
Recently Edited
Sugar Tax (LP, Album) Virgin V2648, V 2648, 211 392 UK 1991
Recently Edited
Sugar Tax (CD, Album) Virgin Records America, Inc. V2-86234, 0777 7 86234 2 7 US 1991
Sugar Tax (LP, Album, Stereo) Virgin V2648, 211 392 Europe 1991

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Reviews

  • yankinoz's avatar
    yankinoz
    I have an original EU pressing of this and it sounds amazing! A nice reissue would be soooo goood for the fans. Has to to be the most elusive album on vinyl in their discography.
    • dewey70's avatar
      dewey70
      Is this album going to get a remaster/reissue like Universal and Liberator did?

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