Name: Dazzle Ships
Brand: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

6771363

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Colour

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Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

180 Gram Vinyl. Half Speed Mastering.

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2018-11-02

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Universal

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

0602567713630

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Total Cap

1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

Genre GB

New Wave / Post Punk

Label GB

Virgin

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark is an English electronic band formed in Wirral, Merseyside, in 1978. The band was initially composed of Paul Humphreys on synthesizers and Andy McCluskey on vocals and bass guitar. They started off under different names such as 'VCL XI' and 'Hitlerz Underpantz'. After their first gig at Eric's in Liverpool, they gained popularity with a series of UK chart hits after switching labels from Factory to DinDisc. Drummer Malcolm Holmes and synth player Dave Hughes joined the band as full members in 1980, with Martin Cooper replacing Hughes later that year.In 1989, Humphreys left the group but McCluskey continued his musical journey with the release of the UK top 5 single 'Sailing On The Seven Seas' in 1991. This was followed by a successful UK top 3 album called 'Sugar Tax'. Eventually, OMD disbanded in 1996.However, in 2007 the classic lineup of Andy McCluskey, Paul Humphreys, Malcolm Holmes, and Martin Cooper reunited for a tour and released a live album titled 'OMD Live: Architecture &amp; Morality &amp; More' in 2008. They continued their musical endeavors with the release of albums like History Of Modern (2010), English Electric (2013), and The Punishment of Luxury (2017). OMD

Originally released in 1983, Dazzle Ships was fourth Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark album. The album described a fractured futurist soundscape of ideas that drew on everything from east european radio broadcasts to industrial robots for influences. Two singles were taken from the album Genetic Engineering and Telegraph.

CD - This reissue adds 6 bonus tracks. 4 of these are non album a and b sides and the others are both previously unreleased - a 1981 recording of Telegraph and the album session out-take Radio Swiss International.

LP - 180 Gram Vinyl. Half Speed Mastering.

Dazzle Ships

Music GB