Author: OMD
Title: Dazzle Ships
Category: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop, Experimental
Year: 1983
Notes: Date of released March 4th, 1983. (1983-03-04)

Peter Saville had seen the painting Dazzle Ships In Drydock At Liverpool by the painter Edward Wadsworth and was struck by the image.

Dazzle Ships were World War 1 warships that had been painted in fractured and disjointed lines to confuse the enemy as to their exact size and distance. Wadsworth himself supervised the dazzle painting of many ships. After suggesting the idea and title to Andy, Saville carried the theme over to the sleeve design.

The initial sleeve was a gatefold which opened to show a map of the world with a series of holes that revealed the inner sleeve. This featured a yellow triangle against a pink background with a pink triangle against a yellow background on the reverse.

Although OMD had now switched to parent company Virgin following the collapse of the DinDisc subsidary, there was a feeling that OMD would benefit from appearing to maintain an independent position. This led to Dazzle Ships (and the subsequent singles) being issued on a made-up subsidiary label called Telegraph. Rating: 3.9
Format: MP1 AHX MPC DTS AUD VOC MP2 FLAC MP3
MP3 album RAR size: 1559 mb | FLAC album RAR size: 1588 mb

Tracklist

Radio Prague	1:18
Genetic Engineering	3:42
ABC Auto-Industry	2:06
Telegraph	2:57
This Is Helena	1:58
International	4:26
Dazzle Ships (Parts II III & VII)	2:21
The Romance Of The Telescope	3:26
Silent Running	3:33
Radio Waves	3:44
Time Zones	1:49
Of All The Things We've Made	3:23

Versions Find Your Version

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
V 2261	OMD*	Dazzle Ships ‎(LP, Album, Gat)	Virgin, Telegraph	V 2261	UK	1983
811561-4	Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark	Dazzle Ships ‎(Cass, Album)	Virgin	811561-4	Greece	1983
TCV 2261	OMD*	Dazzle Ships ‎(Cass, Album)	Virgin	TCV 2261	Scandinavia	1983
405 295-352	OMD*	Dazzle Ships ‎(Cass, Album)	Virgin	405 295-352	Germany	1983
BET 38543	Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark	Dazzle Ships ‎(Cass, Album)	Virgin, Epic, Telegraph	BET 38543	US	1983
D 405295, D-405.295	OMD*	Dazzle Ships ‎(Cass, Album)	Virgin, Virgin	D 405295, D-405.295	Spain	1983
405295	OMD*	Dazzle Ships ‎(Cass, Album)	Virgin	405295	France	1983
OVEDC 106	OMD*	Dazzle Ships ‎(Cass, Album)	Virgin	OVEDC 106	UK	1983
VL4 2261	OMD*	Dazzle Ships ‎(Cass, Album)	Virgin, Telegraph	VL4 2261	Canada	1983
TCV 2261	OMD*	Dazzle Ships ‎(Cass, Album)	Virgin	TCV 2261	UK	1983
7 91006-4	OMD*	Dazzle Ships ‎(Cass, Album)	Virgin	7 91006-4	US	1983
VK 72261	OMD*	Dazzle Ships ‎(Cass, Album, Ora)	Virgin	VK 72261	Italy	1983
VL 2261	OMD*	Dazzle Ships ‎(LP, Album)	Telegraph , Virgin	VL 2261	Canada	1983
V 2261	OMD*	Dazzle Ships ‎(LP, Album)	Virgin, Telegraph	V 2261	Australia	1983
VIL-6040, VIRG-6040	OMD*	Dazzle Ships ‎(LP, Album)	Telegraph , Virgin, Virgin	VIL-6040, VIRG-6040	Japan	1983
V 2261	Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark	Dazzle Ships ‎(LP, Album)	Virgin, Telegraph	V 2261	Scandinavia	1983
V 2261	Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark	Dazzle Ships ‎(LP, Album)	Telegraph , Virgin	V 2261	New Zealand	1983
7464-38543-1	OMD*	Dazzle Ships ‎(LP, Album)	Epic	7464-38543-1	US	1983
811561-1	OMD*	Dazzle Ships ‎(LP, Album)	Virgin	811561-1	Greece	1983
205 295	OMD*	Dazzle Ships ‎(LP, Album)	Virgin, Telegraph	205 295	France	1983
V 2261	Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark	Dazzle Ships ‎(LP, Album)	Virgin Dischi S.r.l., Telegraph	V 2261	Italy	1983
VNC 5034	OMD*	Dazzle Ships ‎(LP, Album)	Virgin	VNC 5034	Zimbabwe	1983
205 295, 205 295-320	OMD*	Dazzle Ships ‎(LP, Album)	Virgin, Telegraph , Virgin, Telegraph	205 295, 205 295-320	Europe	1983
V 2261	OMD*	Dazzle Ships ‎(LP, Album)	Virgin, Telegraph	V 2261	UK	1983
BFE 38543	OMD*	Dazzle Ships ‎(LP, Album)	Virgin, Epic	BFE 38543	US	1983
611605	OMD*	Dazzle Ships ‎(LP, Album, Gat)	Edisom, Virgin	611605	Portugal	1983
VNC 5034	OMD*	Dazzle Ships ‎(LP, Album, Gat)	Virgin	VNC 5034	South Africa	1983
V 2261	OMD*	Dazzle Ships ‎(LP, Album, Gat)	Virgin, Telegraph	V 2261	UK	1983
I-205.295	OMD*	Dazzle Ships ‎(LP, Album, Gat)	Virgin	I-205.295	Spain	1983
VIL-6040, VIRG-6040	OMD*	Dazzle Ships ‎(LP, Album, Promo)	Telegraph , Virgin, Virgin	VIL-6040, VIRG-6040	Japan	1983
V 2261	OMD*	Dazzle Ships ‎(LP, Album, Promo)	Virgin, Telegraph	V 2261	Australia	1983
I-205.295	Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark	Dazzle Ships ‎(LP, Album, Promo, Gat)	Virgin	I-205.295	Spain	1983
V 2261	OMD*	Dazzle Ships ‎(LP, Album, TP, W/Lbl)	Virgin, Telegraph	V 2261	UK	1983
LSVIRG 11027, V 2261	OMD*	Dazzle Ships ‎(LP, Album, gat)	Jugoton, Virgin	LSVIRG 11027, V 2261	Yugoslavia	1983
205 295	Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark	Dazzle Ships ‎(LP, TP, W/Lbl)	Virgin	205 295	Germany	1983
CDV 2261	OMD*	Dazzle Ships ‎(CD, Album)	Virgin, Telegraph	CDV 2261	UK	1984
50104	OMD*	Dazzle Ships ‎(Cass, Album, RP)	Virgin	50104	France	1984
V 2261, OVED 106, BFZ 38543	OMD*	Dazzle Ships ‎(LP, Album)	Virgin, Telegraph , Virgin, Virgin	V 2261, OVED 106, BFZ 38543	Australia	1987
OVED 106	OMD*	Dazzle Ships ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Virgin	OVED 106	Italy	1987
OVED 106	OMD*	Dazzle Ships ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Virgin	OVED 106	UK	1987
2-91006, 7 91006-2	Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark	Dazzle Ships ‎(CD, Album)	Virgin, Virgin	2-91006, 7 91006-2	US	1988
7 91006-1, 91006-1	OMD*	Dazzle Ships ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Virgin, Virgin	7 91006-1, 91006-1	US	1988
V2-86090, 0777 7 86090 2 5	Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark	Dazzle Ships ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Virgin Records America, Inc., Virgin Records America, Inc.	V2-86090, 0777 7 86090 2 5	US	1992
0777 7 86090 2 5, V2-86090	Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark	Dazzle Ships ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Virgin Records America, Inc., Virgin Records America, Inc.	0777 7 86090 2 5, V2-86090	US	1992
VI 882342	Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark	Dazzle Ships ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Disky	VI 882342	Europe	1997
CDVIP 170, 7243 8 42968 2 7	OMD*	Dazzle Ships ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Virgin, Virgin	CDVIP 170, 7243 8 42968 2 7	UK & Europe	1997
CDV 2261	Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark	Dazzle Ships ‎(CD, Album, RE, Unofficial)	CD Media Records	CDV 2261	Russia	1997
none	Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark	Dazzle Ships 25th Anniversary Remaster ‎(CDr, Album, Promo)	Virgin	none	UK	2008
CDVR 2261, 50999 522567 2 1	OMD*	Dazzle Ships ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM)	Virgin, Virgin	CDVR 2261, 50999 522567 2 1	UK & Europe	2008
CDVR 2261, 50999 522567 2 1, 5099952256721	OMD*	Dazzle Ships ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM)	Virgin, Virgin, Telegraph , Telegraph , Virgin	CDVR 2261, 50999 522567 2 1, 5099952256721	UK & Europe	2008
CDV 2261, 0777 7 86090 2 5	OMD*	Dazzle Ships ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Telegraph , Telegraph , Virgin, Virgin	CDV 2261, 0777 7 86090 2 5	UK & Europe	Unknown
CDVR 2261, 50999 522567 2 1, 5099952256721	OMD*	Dazzle Ships ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM)	Virgin, Virgin, Telegraph , Telegraph , Virgin	CDVR 2261, 50999 522567 2 1, 5099952256721	Europe	Unknown
CDVR 2261, 50999 522567 2 1	OMD*	Dazzle Ships ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM)	Virgin, Virgin	CDVR 2261, 50999 522567 2 1	UK & Europe	Unknown
CDV 2261	OMD*	Dazzle Ships ‎(CD, Album, RP)	Virgin, Telegraph	CDV 2261	UK	Unknown
7 991006-4	OMD*	Dazzle Ships ‎(Cass, Album)	Virgin	7 991006-4	US	Unknown
542	O.M.D.*	Dazzle Ships ‎(Cass, Album, Unofficial)	Poker Sound	542	Poland	Unknown

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