Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Dazzle Ships

NEW VINYL LP ON UNIVERSAL 2023

2 X 180 GRAM VINYL.

In celebration of the 40th anniversary of OMD’s fourth studio album, Dazzle Ships, UMR/EMI release a brand new expanded version of the album. The set comprises of the original album, plus a bonus LP of unreleased demos and rarities which has been compiled and mixed by Paul Humphreys.

Featuring the core members Paul Humphreys and Andy McCluskey, the Liverpudlian synth pop group Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark formed in the late '70s. Humphreys and McCluskey began performing together in school, playing in the bands VCL XI, Hitlerz Underpantz, and the Id. After the Id split in 1978, McCluskey was with Dalek I Love You for a brief time. Once he left Dalek, he joined with Humphreys and Paul Collister to form Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark. The group released its first single, "Electricity," on Factory Records; the record led to a contract with the Virgin subsidiary DinDisc. Using their record advance, McCluskey and Humphreys built a studio, which allowed them to replace their four-track, and recorded with drummer Malcolm Holmes (formerly of the Id) and Dave Hughes (formerly of Dalek I Love You).

Tracklist

1. LP
Radio Prague
Genetic Engineering
Abc Auto-industry
Telegraph
This is Helena
International
Dazzle Ships (Parts II, III and VII)
The Romance of the Telescope
Silent Running
Radio Waves
Time Zones
Of All the Things We've Made

2. LP
Telegraph '82 (Very Early Demo)
Silent Running (Demo)
Sold Our Souls (The Avenue Demo)
Shakespeare '82
Untitled Instrumental '82
In Heaven Above (4- Neu Demo)
Telegraph Live 1984