Locomotion
~ Recording by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 1.1 | Locomotion | 3:53 | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | Locomotion | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | Single |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | VS 660 |
| 1.3 | Locomotion | 3:54 | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | Junk Culture (with bonus 7ʺ) | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | Album |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | V 2310 |
| 1.3 | Locomotion | 3:54 | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | Junk Culture | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | Album |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | V 2310 |
| 1.4 | Locomotion | 3:53 | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | Now That’s What I Call Music 3 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin EMI (80s–early 00s UK compilations) | NOW 3 |
| 1.4 | Locomotion | 3:53 | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | Now That’s What I Call Music 3 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin EMI (80s–early 00s UK compilations) | TC NOW 3 |
| 1.5 | Locomotion | 3:52 | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | Now That’s What I Call Music 4 (compilation from Now 2, 3 & 4) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin EMI (80s–early 00s UK compilations) | CDP 26 0408 2 |
| 1.5 | Locomotion | ?:?? | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | Festivalbar 84 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Ricordi (Italian imprint launched by Dischi Ricordi S.p.A. in 1958) | TAFB 84 |
| 1.4 | Locomotion | 3:53 | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | Hit Connection 84 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EVA (for use with NL/BE/FR releases only, see annotation) | 206.820 |
| 1.2 | Locomotion | 3:54 | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | Junk Culture | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | Album |
| A&M Records | CD 5027 |
| 1.3 | Locomotion | 3:54 | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | Junk Culture | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | Album |
| Virgin Schallplatten GmbH (not for release label use! for copyrights use only, former German division of Virgin Records Ltd.) | 406 257-652 |
| 1.2 | Locomotion | 3:54 | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | Junk Culture | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | Album |
| A&M Records | CD 5027 / DX 692 |
| 1.2 | Locomotion | 3:54 | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | Junk Culture | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | Album |
| A&M Records | SP 5027 |
| 1.2 | Locomotion | 3:54 | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | Junk Culture | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | Album |
| A&M Records | CD 3335 |
| 1.3 | Locomotion | 3:54 | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | Junk Culture | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | Album |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | CDV2310 |
| 1.1 | Locomotion | 3:53 | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | Locomotion | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | Single |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 106 377-100 |
| 2.11 | Locomotion | ?:?? | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | Now This Is Music | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Arcade (record label founded in 1970s by Herman Heinsbroek; use this as its universal imprint), Ariola (German label, used worldwide in the past), EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | ADEH 162 |
| 1.4 | Locomotion | 3:53 | O.M.D. | O.M.D. | O.M.D. | EP |
| AMIGA | 5 56 108 |
| 1.9 | Locomotion | 3:54 | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | The Best of OMD | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | CDOMD 1 |
| 1.9 | Locomotion | 3:54 | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | The Best of OMD | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | CDOMD 1 |
| 1.9 | Locomotion | 3:54 | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | The Best of OMD | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 0777 7 86323 2 0 |
| 1.9 | Locomotion | ?:?? | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | The Best of OMD | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | CS 5186 |
| 1.9 | Locomotion | 3:54 | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | The Best of OMD (without CD picture sticker) | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | CDP OMD 1, CDPOMD 1 |
| 1.8 | Locomotion | 3:54 | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | The Best of OMD (club edition, DIDY 002804 & CRC on medium) | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records, Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | CD 5186 |
| 1.9 | Locomotion | 3:54 | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | The Best of OMD | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | CDOMD 1 |
| 1.9 | Locomotion | 3:54 | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | The Best of OMD | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | CDGOLD (GSB) 83 |
| 1.9 | Locomotion | 3:55 | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | The Best of OMD | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | SP 5186, SP-5186 |
| 1.8 | Locomotion | 3:54 | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | The Best of OMD (glass mastered at Denon Digital Industries) | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records, Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | CD 5186 |
| 1.9 | Locomotion | 3:50 | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | The Best of OMD | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 208604-630, LL-208604 |
| 1.9 | Locomotion | 3:54 | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | The Best Of OMD | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | CDVNC 5118 |
| 1.11 | Locomotion | 3:53 | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | Hit History, Volume 30: 1984 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EVA (for use with NL/BE/FR releases only, see annotation) | PD 74800 |
| 1.3 | Locomotion | 3:54 | OMD | Decadance Volume 1 (South African release, subtitled "Temptation") | Various Artists | Album |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | CDVIR(WR)115 |
| 1.3 | Locomotion | 3:54 | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | Junk Culture | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | Album |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | CDVIP 215 |
| 1.8 | Locomotion | 3:57 | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | The OMD Singles (EMI Swindon) | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | CDV2859 |
| 1.8 | Locomotion | 3:57 | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | The OMD Singles | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin Records America, Inc. (for copyrights use only; for release labels, please refer to either “Virgin” or “Virgin America”) | 7243 8 46520 2 9 |
| 1.8 | Locomotion | 3:57 | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | The OMD Singles | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 7243 8 46520 2 9, CDV2859 |
| 1.8 | Locomotion | 3:57 | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | The OMD Singles | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | CDVIR(WF) 396 |
| 1.8 | Locomotion | 3:57 | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | The OMD Singles (European release EMI UDEN) | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 7243 84652029, CDV2859 |
| 4.3 | Locomotion | 3:50 | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | More Greatest Hits of the 80’s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | Disky | DB 854902 | |
| 1.3 | Locomotion | 3:54 | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | Junk Culture | Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark | Album |
| Disky | VI 646342 |
| 1.18 | Locomotion | 3:53 | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | The Greatest New Romantic Collection | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| His Master’s Voice | 7243 5 35383 2 3 |
| 4.3 | Locomotion | 3:54 | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | 80’s Generation | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Disky | CB 792372 |
| 1.9 | Locomotion | 3:52 | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | The Best of OMD | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | Album + Compilation |
| Disky | VI 793582 |
| 1.8 | Locomotion | 3:57 | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | The OMD Singles (remixx edition) | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 7243 5 82859 2 5 |
| 1.8 | Locomotion | 3:57 | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | The OMD Singles / Navigation – The OMD B‐Sides | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 543 1872 |
| 1.17 | Locomotion | 3:54 | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | I Love Music 1980-1984 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Disky | BX 902975, BX 902976, BX 902977, CB 902953 |
| 1.17 | Locomotion | 3:54 | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | I Love Music 1980-1984: It's Electric | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Disky | CB 901791 |
| 1.11 | Locomotion | 3:56 | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | The Greatest 80s Album | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Gold | 7243 866270 2 5 |
| 1.11 | Locomotion | 3:53 | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | Best of New Romantic | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | 0946 374465 2 2 |
| 1.15 | Locomotion | 3:53 | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | Top of the Pops 1984 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Gold | 519 5932 |
| 21.15 | Locomotion | 3:53 | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | Top of the Pops: Year by Year Collection 1964‒2006 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Gold | |
| 1.8 | Locomotion | 3:53 | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | This Is… 1984 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | 5099922790323 |
| 1.8 | Locomotion | 3:53 | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | This Is… 1984 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.9 | Locomotion | 3:57 | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | Messages: Greatest Hits | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 50999 2 36924 2 8, CDVX 3050 |
| 4.2 | Locomotion | 3:53 | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | Original Hits – Eighties | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Gold | 50999 6 94682 2 3, 694 6822 |
| 4.2 | Locomotion | 3:53 | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | 80s: 110 Original Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Gold | |
| 5.6 | Locomotion | 3:53 | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | 100 Hits: Party Classics | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| 100 Hits | DMG 100 106 |
| 1.6 | Locomotion | 3:53 | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | The Ultimate School Reunion The 80s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Gold | 50999 463322 2 6 |
| 1.3 | Locomotion | 3:54 | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | Junk Culture (24bit / 96kHz FLAC) | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | Album |
| Virgin EMI Records (division of Universal Music UK, 2013–2020) | |
| 1.3 | Locomotion | 3:54 | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | Junk Culture (Deluxe) | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | Album |
| Virgin EMI Records (division of Universal Music UK, 2013–2020) | 4701075 |
| 4.9 | Locomotion | 3:55 | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | 101 80s Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| UMC (branded originally by its full name “Universal Music Catalogue” between 2006–2016; rebranded as Universal Music Recordings in 2023) | UMC10103 |
| 1.10 | Locomotion | 3:55 | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | Souvenir | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | Album + Compilation |
| UMC (branded originally by its full name “Universal Music Catalogue” between 2006–2016; rebranded as Universal Music Recordings in 2023) | |
| 1.10 | Locomotion | 3:55 | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | Souvenir (40th anniversary boxset) | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | |
| 1.10 | Locomotion | 3:55 | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | Souvenir: The Singles Collection 1979–2019 | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 7743909 |
| 1.43 | Locomotion | 3:54 | Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark | Forgotten 80’s Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| FP | |
| 5.4 | Locomotion | 3:54 | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | De pré historie: De jaren ’80, vol. 2: De ultieme 10 CD collectie (misprint) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Radio 2 (Vlaanderen), Universal Music Belgium | 539.438-3 |
| 1.3 | Locomotion | 3:54 | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | Junk Culture | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | Album |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 0777 7 86702 2 3, CDV 2310 |
| 1.3 | Locomotion | 3:54 | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | Junk Culture | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | Album | Virgin Catalogue | ||
| 1.8 | Locomotion | 3:54 | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | The Best of OMD (made by PMDC, USA) | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | CD 5186 |
| Promotion | |||||||||
| 1.2 | Locomotion | ?:?? | O.M.D. | Original Mystery Disc | O.M.D. | EP |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | VSP 001 |
| 1.6 | Locomotion | 3:54 | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | The Collection | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | TRAIN 1 |
| 1.9 | Locomotion | 3:55 | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | 80s on the Edge | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI‐Capitol Music Special Markets | 72435-23275-2-2 |
| 1.36 | Locomotion | 3:57 | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | Flashback 2: 1984-1989 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Music Factory (UK promotional remix service) | DJK00500 |
| Bootleg | |||||||||
| 1.14 | Locomotion | 3:50 | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | 80’s Giga Hits Collection | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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Relationships
| engineer: | Steve Jackson (recording engineer) Ronald Prent (Dutch Sound engineer and producer) Brian Tench |
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| producer: | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark Brian Tench |
| piano: | Gordian Troeller (band manager) |
| performer: | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark |
| brass arranger: | Tony Visconti |
| recording of: | Locomotion (OMD) |
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Related works
Locomotion (OMD)
| writer: | Paul Humphreys (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark) Andy McCluskey Gordian Troeller (band manager) |
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| publisher: | Virgin Music, Inc. (US arm of Virgin’s publishing company) |
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| referred to in medleys: | Brides of Frankenstein |
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