play this track nearly every day of my life. mcluskey sings with so much passion.best band the world's ever seen

I love this mystical song. It inspires me all the time.

This was always the closing track of their gigs in that era - it was always sad because you knew there wouldn't be any more that night, but also magical because it's such a fantastic song. I was there that night as it happens, but the following night was better because there weren't cameras all over the stage!

i wanna hug this song, 💜💚❤

Stanlow is the refinery just up from my High School in Helsby. I’m now listening to this in my home in the USA but 8t reminds me of where I’m from.

I loved this tour!!

Still fantastic after all these years

What a great a great track live and not a mobile phone filming it to spoil the view!!!! Ah, they were the days!!!

Outstanding performance, gives me the shivers still. Unique song,patient delivery, crescendo, among the best. OMD added heart to the synthesizer that Keith Emerson,Moog,Gary Numan,Mike Oldfield introduced.

Still sends shivers down my spine !! Classic

This song saved my life, one bleak evening in 1988.

Superb

Simply stunning, takes me right back to my youth, simply wonderful days never to be repeated musically...

No words, great !!!!!!!!!

Takes me right back to the Manchester Apollo for the Organisation tour..the thuds vibrating around the great theatre..a superb time. Thanks OMD for the last 40 years.

Andy is a superb lead singer and the band accompaniment is right up there.

No way; it should had been amazing being in the early 80's over England listening to all these 80's bands.

epic track touching and emotional from the Best group of history

the best live song from the best group history

I literally get tears of joy from listening to this song, 4:06 is so beautiful

OMD for ever...fan since 1980. Just seen them in Hamburg 2017 and still the greatest. Thank you OMD for this great music!

Organisation best album

Ein episches Meisterwerk!

Quality. One of their best live performances.

Siempre estaréis en mi corazón. Gracias OMD

Thanks for putting this up

Can't compare my words to so many great comments before. But lovely to see so many enjoying a piece of beauty. Whatever that means to you.

It was a great gig, the Theatre Royal is a lovely old theatre. OMD really pumped it out too, I was surprised at how loud they were.

I felt like this song was speaking right to my soul heart spirit and person it also brought tears of absolute joy to and for me.

one of their best

Was fortunate enough to catch this live at a sound check with a small crowd of fifty others at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver, BC last September.They said they were practicing it for the US tour - wow, blown away. They played Statues at the gig was which also very cool to hear live.

classic omd

So powerful ... adore this

Andy started the first verse two late--By time he finishes the 3rd line of the second verse the base synth kicks in--Didnt have time left to sing Stanlow--Who cares--Wonderful song and a great concert--Highlight for me is Statues middle part with Paul and Winston shrouded in white light.

Amazing quality, thanks for posting

I was at this gig, thanks for posting.

Best live version of this track I have seen. Great post

Reaching out for the divine as I hear it.

Just so good.

kraftwerk of the 80's miles before their time.....

Love this track...one of my favorites from Organisation..love this live version too..talk about creating ambiance

the sound of dopamine flooding through my body.......

Inspiring from the first beat.

Sacré Live !!!!!! ♥♥

This song is real synth experimental music and arguably the best form In my opinion , tons of melody dark gloomy real . Anyone that thinks 80s synth was all high pop listens to the wrong music . Andy is a super front man

epic!!! just epic!!!!!!

And that folk's is how you create Ambience.

I'll second that.....EPIC!!!!!

I was soooo young and the world was standing for a Atomicbomb Fall. 🙄

I went to see Shrek at this venue a few months back and all I could think of was Andy & The boys performing one of the great gigs of the 80s in this very place. Unfortunate y I would have been only 10 1/2 when they were there, so I missed out.

@ianoreilly Hah!! The same over here in the states. I saw them on the A and M tour in Detroit. Now, I had seen everyone from the Cramps to Shriekback to the Gang of Four and was ready for a "mellow" evening from OMD. They started with Stanlow. As the volume of the oil rig tape increased I started to look at my brother nervously. When the synths and kick drum hit, it was a brutal aural assault to our bodies. I have never before or since heard a louder show. We stayed in the door the whole gig!

home :)

Well that was the shortest 6:28.

show show show d+

Found this from Martin Zero an urban explorer in the Manchester area.

I wonder why they never do the song "Promise" off of this same album Organisation?

@EVERTONIC And in Moels (pronounced Mells) is the telephone box they sing about in Red Frame, White Light" And I've actually been in it...................woohoo!!! LOL

This is Arcade Fire`s Supersymmetry

I can imagine Elbow covering this.