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Smash Hits 1981 Poll Winners: Best Group". Smash Hits. Vol.3, no.26. 24 December 1981 – 6 January 1982. p.15. Guzman, Richard (12 May 2022). "Synth-pop legends OMD talk early days ahead of 40th anniversary tour stop at the Greek". Orange County Register. Archived from the original on 12 May 2022 . Retrieved 15 May 2022. {{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL ( link) OMD celebrate 40 years of 'Architecture & Morality' with 12" vinyl singles box set". Retro Pop. 2 September 2021 . Retrieved 23 March 2023.Sinclair, Paul (2 February 2023). "OMD / Dazzle Ships reissue". Super Deluxe Edition . Retrieved 23 March 2023. a b "Music review: OMD, Kelvingrove Bandstand, Glasgow". The Scotsman. 6 August 2018 . Retrieved 6 August 2021. O'Neal, Sean (26 December 2006). "Permanent Records: Albums from the A.V. Club's Hall of Fame". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on 13 May 2011 . Retrieved 28 January 2016. Offiziellecharts.de – OMD (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark) – Locomotion" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 22 December 2020.

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