The album was recorded in July 1973 at Madison Square Garden in New York City and the new version released on Septemas a Super Deluxe Boxed Set, CD, Vinyl and Digital Versions, plus the full album’s debut release in Hi-Res 5.1 surround sound on blu-ray.
O.M.D.'s biggest American success came with the Pretty in Pink soundtrack hit "If You Leave" six years.
It reached #8 in the UK, the first in a long string of Top 10 hits in their native country.
This CD is full of some serious Soul music LOVE SONGS (I'll Always Love My Mama, Say You Love Me, In The Mood, Lean On Me, When Will I See You Again, Best of My Love, You Are My Friend, Don't Take Your Love, and Go Away Little. Although rather less catchy than the Ash track of. Their third record 'Tago Mago' is described as their most extreme, but this has stood the test of time as one their most beloved.
As the 70s hit their stride, Cologne's krautrock pioneers evolved into more expressive and extreme forms of jazz-inflected sound.
The Dawning of the 50s: The 50s decade was known for many things: post-war affluence and increased choice of leisure time activities, conformity, the Korean War, middle-class values, the rise of modern jazz, the rise of 'fast food' restaurants and drive-ins (Jack in the Box - founded in 1951.
So VH1 picked these songs as the top 100. VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the 90s show list info.