Description
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – Dazzle Ships / Disky Audio CD 1997 / VI 882342
UPC 0724348823427
Dazzle Ships is the fourth studio album by English electronic band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), released on 4 March 1983 by Virgin Records (under the guise of the fictitious Telegraph label). Its title and cover art allude to a painting by Vorticist artist Edward Wadsworth based on dazzle camouflage, titled Dazzle-ships in Drydock at Liverpool.
The follow-up album to OMD's commercially successful Architecture & Morality (1981), Dazzle Ships marked a departure in sound for the group, who contended with writer's block and record company pressure to duplicate their previous release. The album is noted for its experimental content, particularly musique concrète sound collages, and the use of shortwave radio recordings to explore Cold War and Eastern Bloc themes. It also concerns itself with the rise of technology in society. The record spawned two singles: "Genetic Engineering" and "Telegraph".
Dazzle Ships met with largely negative reviews and, despite reaching the top five of the UK Albums Chart, was regarded as a commercial flop. The album has since been re-appraised, garnering critical acclaim as well as a cult following among music fans. It has also been cited as an influence by multiple artists.
| Label: | Disky – VI 882342 |
|---|---|
| Format: |
CD, Album
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| Country: | Europe |
| Released: |
1997 |
| Genre: | Electronic, Rock, Pop |
| Style: | New Wave, Synth-pop, Experimental, Musique Concrète |
Tracklist:
| 1 | Radio Prague | 1:18 | |
| 2 | Genetic Engineering | 3:37 | |
| 3 | ABC Auto-Industry | 2:06 | |
| 4 | Telegraph | 2:57 | |
| 5 |
This Is Helena |
|
1:58 |
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| 6 | International | 4:24 | |
| 7 | Dazzle Ships (Parts II, III & VII) |
2:21 | |
| 8 | The Romance Of The Telescope | 3:27 | |
| 9 | Silent Running | 3:34 | |
| 10 | Radio Waves |
|
3:45 |
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| 11 | Time Zones |
|
1:49 |
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| 12 | Of All The Things We've Made | 3:27 |
- Arranged By – OMD (tracks: 1, 11)
- Created By – Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
- Design – Peter Saville Associates
- Design [Re-cover Design] – Artidee
- Engineer – Brian Tench, Ian Little, Keith Richard Nixon, OMD, Rhett Davies
- Management [For Worldchief Limited, Assistant] – Ines Troeller, Steve Baker (8), Susan Pippet
- Management [For Worldchief Limited] – Gordian Troeller
- Mastered By – Arun Chakraverty
- Other [Title Suggested By] – Peter Saville
- Performer – G.A. McCluskey, M.A. Holmes, M.H. Cooper, P.D. Humphreys
- Producer – Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark, Rhett Davies
- Vocals [Additional] – Maureen Humphreys
- Written-By – Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (tracks: 2 to 9, 12)
