ODW HISTORY

1977



1978



1979

1980

Feb 80: The 80's Club, NYC.

Feb 80: Trammps, NYC.

Feb 80: Hot Club, Philadelphia, PA.

Mar 80: U.K. Club, NYC.

Apr 80: Hot Club, Philadelphia, PA.

Apr 80: Hurrah, NYC.

May 1980: ODW records "Nightlife/Raincoats & Silverware" at Tweaksbury Sound Recording in Richmond, CA.

Oct 80: second Western Front Music Festival, San Francisco, CA

Nov 3 80: "Lawnchairs" 7" released in US by Design Records.

1981

Jan 24 81: "Lawnchairs" enters the Billboard Disco charts at #80. It will rise steadily until it peaks at #31 on March 28 and holds until April 11. It will fall to #97 on May 16 and will leave the charts on May 23 after 17 weeks.

May 81: Whisky, Los Angeles, CA. Opened for Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark.
Reviews: "An electronic trio, Our Daughter's Wedding from New York, which had a disco hit with "Lawnchairs," opened the show. While not as deep or impassioned as OMID, the eight-song, 35-minute set was entertaining and danceable. "-Cary Darling, Billboard, 5-23-81. Read entire review.

June 15 81: "Lawnchairs" rerecorded and reissued by EMI America in US.

Sept 14 81: "Digital Cowboy Record" released in US.

"The Digital Cowboy Tour" (Announced on back of UK Digital Cowboy Record):

Oct 20 81: Rum Runner, Birmingham.

Oct 23 81: Porterhouse, Retford.

Oct 24 81: Nite Club, Edinburgh.

Oct 25 81: Maestro's, Glasgow.

Oct 26 81: Wharehouse, Leeds.

Oct 27 81: Limit, Sheffield.

Oct 28 81: Venue, London.

1982

May 30 82: "Buildings/Elevate Her" 7" released in US.

Jul 82: Dr. Pepper Music Festival, NYC

Aug 16 82: "Elevate Her/ Rotavele" 12" released in US.

Sept 16 1982: "Moving Windows" LP is released in US.

Oct 2 1982: "Elevate Her" enters the Billboard Disco charts at #64. It slips to #72 by Nov 6, falling to #74 on Nov 13 before leaving the charts

1983

Nov 11 83: Stone, Palo Alto, CA. Played with Units.

Nov 12 83: Stone, San Francisco, CA. Played with Units.

1984