OMD - Dazzle Ships (1983/2008) [Complete CD] Europe, Remastered

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. It nevertheless came to be recognised as a "cult classic", and an inspiration for many artists across electronic, rock and hip hop music. The music press gradually reversed its opinion of Dazzle Ships, praising the record as an underrated and misunderstood work, and an album ahead of its time.

Tracklist:
01 - Radio Prague (2008 Digital Remaster) 0:00
02 - Genetic Engineering (2008 Digital Remaster) 1:18
03 - ABC Auto-Industry (2008 Digital Remaster) 4:55
04 - Telegraph (2008 Digital Remaster) 7:02
05 - This Is Helena (2008 Digital Remaster) 9:59
06 - International (2008 Digital Remaster) 11:56
07 - Dazzle Ships (Parts II, III And VII) (2008 Digital Remaster) 16:25
08 - The Romance Of The Telescope (2008 Digital Remaster) 18:46
09 - Silent Running (2008 Digital Remaster)
10 - Radio Waves (2008 Digital Remaster)
11 - Time Zones (2008 Digital Remaster)
12 - Of All The Things We've Made (2008 Digital Remaster) 31:20
Bonus Tracks
13 - Telegraph (The Manor Version 1981) 34:53
14 - 4-Neu (2008 Digital Remaster)
15 - Genetic Engineering (312MM Version)
16 - 66 And Fading (2008 Digital Remaster)
17 - Telegraph (Extended Version) (2008 Digital Remaster) 53:37
18 - Swiss Radio International 59:18

Personnel
Andy McCluskey – vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, synthesizers
Paul Humphreys – keyboards, synthesizers, vocals, percussion
Martin Cooper – keyboards, synthesizers
Malcolm Holmes – drums, percussion

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