MESSAGES
MAID OF ORLEANS (THE WALTZ JOAN OF ARC)
sleeve
CATALOGUE DIN 40
FORMAT 7" SINGLE
LABEL DINDISC
RELEASE DATE 15/01/82
CHART 4
SLEEVE DESIGN Peter Saville, Carol Wilson & Brett Wickens
CURRENT VALUE £4
 
RUN-OUT A -
RUN-OUT B "End stage three"
format seven twelve blank2 blank2a blank3 footeradditional songwords promo vid press buy additional
TRACK LISTING WRITERS PRODUCER RECORDED
MAID OF ORLEANS (THE WALTZ JOAN OF ARC) McCluskey OMD & Richard Manwaring The Manor, Oxford
NAVIGATION Humphreys/McCluskey OMD

NOTES

'Maid Of Orleans' was actually written before 'Joan Of Arc', but the waltz-style of the song was something that the band felt didn't work too well and it was shelved. A new song was written about Joan Of Arc, but during the Manor sessions the original version was dusted down and the band decided that this version had some merit after all.

'Maid Of Orleans' also proved to be quite successful in Europe, reaching No 1 in Belgium, Holland, Austria and Portugal.

The sleeve design is very different from the 7" release and was printed on textured card.

Initial releases featured a card sleeve with a high gloss finish. Later copies featured paper sleeves.

  

TRIVIA

'Maid of Orleans' had originally been written on 30th May 1981 - the 550th anniversary of Joan of Arc's death.

The sleeve was inspired by a stained glass design by Anton Wolff.