OMD Music Art Print | Discography Tube Map

Which albums on this OMD music art print are really one man?

OMD fans could rarely tell you which albums are actually a duo. This OMD art print maps the albums in order and reveals that some of them are really one man. Andy McCluskey's line runs the full width, and Paul Humphreys' does not.

Giclée on 230gsm premium fine art paper, textured matte, archival and acid-free. Available in A3, A2 or A1, with US sizes 16x12 in, 24x18 in and 36x24 in. Each comes unframed or framed. Deeply researched and designed by me in East Sussex.

I plot these in CAD software. Every credited musician becomes a transit line, every album becomes a station, and anyone who appears only once gets a branch line of their own.

The stations run chronologically from the 1980 debut to the Bauhaus Staircase in 2023.

The gap in the middle of this map is the whole point. Three albums in the 1990s carry a single core credit, and one of them credits no guests at all.

Then the lines come back. It rewards every closer look.

Contributing musicians on the discography tube map

Andy McCluskey is credited on all fourteen albums. Paul Humphreys is on eleven, with his line breaking across Sugar Tax, Liberator and Universal and rejoining at History of Modern in 2010.

Malcolm Holmes and Martin Cooper follow the same shape. Both join at the start, hold the middle of the catalogue, drop out for the 1990s and return for the two albums from 2010 onwards.

Martin Cooper's credit changes as the map goes on. He starts as a saxophone player on the debut and ends up on keyboards, which is a small thing that only shows up when you follow one line the whole way.

Junk Culture brings in a Dutch brass section for two tracks, with the arrangements written by Tony Visconti. The same album credits Maureen Humphreys with the vocals on Tesla Girls.

Crush and The Pacific Age add Stephen Hague on keyboards and guitar, along with Graham Weir on trombone and Neil Weir on trumpet, which is when the map is at its widest.

Art Print Specifications:

Each one is a Giclée on 230gsm premium fine art paper with a textured matte finish, archival and acid-free, so the colours hold for years. Choose A3, A2 or A1 unframed or framed, ready to hang in a hallway, living room or studio.

FAQ

Who is on every album?
Andy McCluskey, and only Andy McCluskey.

Which albums is Paul Humphreys not on?
Sugar Tax, Liberator and Universal. His line breaks there and rejoins in 2010.

Which album has the fewest credits?
Universal, which carries a single core credit and no guest musicians at all.

Is Tony Visconti on the map?
Yes, for the brass arrangements on two tracks of Junk Culture.

Is the map in release order?
Yes. The stations run chronologically from 1980 to 2023.

What are the framing options?
Unframed, or supplied framed and ready to hang.

Is the OMD map a poster?
It is an art print rather than a poster: a museum-quality Giclée on 230gsm premium fine art paper, textured matte and archival acid-free. I offer it in A3, A2 or A1, unframed or in a wood frame, so it can go straight on the wall.

Explore OMD’s Discography for FREE

I am turning the research behind these maps into FREE interactive radar charts, where you pick a musician and follow their line around the albums. I have not charted OMD yet, so request it here and I will research the most requested artists first. The David Bowie, Fleetwood Mac, Rolling Stones, and Steely Dan charts are free to use now.

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Tony Visconti connects this map to the David Bowie Discography Map Art Print and the Sparks Discography Map Art Print, where his line also appears.

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