OMD Orchestral Manoeuvers in the Dark-inspired 'Enola Gay' Art Print Size:Symfonisk 16x22.75" / 41.6x57.8cm I knew instantly it was

I knew instantly it was the cover I was looking for

and its ripple effects are still felt to this day

I'm a big fan of the Silversun Pickups album 'Better Nature'

Tones on Tail

The idea of sympathy that peters out or is otherwise 'unfinished' led me to think of sexy widows (spending time researching vintage pulp paperback covers will do that kind of thing to you

OMD Orchestral Manoeuvers in the Dark-inspired 'Enola Gay' Art Print Size:Symfonisk 16x22.75" / 41.6x57.8cm I knew instantly it wasOrchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, or OMD, were a key band in the second British Invasion of the 80s, and stalwarts in the synth pop and new wave genres. 'Enola Gay' is one of their biggest hits; an anti war song taking its title from the bomber that dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima in WWII. This wonderful vintage retro Penguin Classics cover has all the mushroom cloud elements to make that connection. If you're a fan of 80s new wave, or synth pop,