Andy McCluskey - Series 4 Episode 19 | Rockonteurs with Gary Kemp and Guy Pratt - Podcast

This week Guy Pratt and Gary Kemp chat with Andy McCluskey from Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark. From his early influences growing up in the Wirral to founding the band with Paul Humphreys in 1978 and leading the charge as electro pioneers. Their hits include the global smash hit Enola Gay, Joan of Arc, If You Leave and Sailing on the Seven Seas. 2023 marks the 40th anniversary of Dazzle Ships which has been remastered and is out now.
Rockonteurs is produced by Ben Jones for Gimme Sugar Productions

[@dixgun]

Excellent 👍

[@The.Last.Guitar.Hero.]

Andy always comes across as a thoroughly good egg. A friend of mine interviewed him and said he's a nice bloke.

[@wawawswfc4957]

Brilliant 👏

[@davidsherlock9393]

Great interview. But i'm afraid G&G are wrong about West End Girls. It was TPSB first hit single.

[@HighlandMike325]

Need a Part 2 because so much not covered...

[@ukfm]

I think Yoko Ono was the first with a synth on stage in Liverpool or maybe John Cale.

[@ChiaraJade811]

The PSB song Guy is referring to is “Opportunities (Let’s Make Lots of Money). The Smash Hits interview Neil did with OMD is one of my favourites.

[@BAztid]

Do you happen to know which issue the interview appeared in? Thanks.

[@richardpennington5445]

Guy, I like you a lot but your view that the dropping of the atomic bombs in 1945 was “THE most heinous war crime” is totally wrong. How can you compare this to the Nazi’s Final Solution and draw this conclusion?

[@subs4794]

Maybe he means it as a single incident... Like caused by one button pressed...

[@humanchannel7825]

@@subs4794 they wouldn’t have had to drop it if Japan hadn’t been the aggressors they were