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Dazzle Ships (Album) by Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
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Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark Often Abbreviated To OMD Is A Synthpop Group Whose Founding Members Are Originally From The Wirral United Kingdom. The Group Was Founded In 1978 By Andy McCluskey And Paul Humphreys After They Had Been Involved In Several Bands Including The Id. Later Drummer Malcolm Holmes And Saxophonist Martin Cooper Joined. McCluskey And Humphreys Formed The Core Of The Outfit Until 1989 When The Group Split In Two. McCluskey Retained The Name And Continued To Record And Tour As OMD With A New Line-Up Until 1996 While Humphreys Holmes And Cooper Formed "The Listening Pool". According To Songfacts Enola Gay Was The First Of 7 Top 10 UK Singles For The Group Their Only US Hit Was If You Leave Which Was Written For The 1985 Movie Pretty In Pink. In Late December 2005 OMD's Official Website Announced A 2006 Reformation For Both Live Performances And A New Album With Rehearsals Beginning In Summer 2006. The Line Up Features The Original 1980's Members Andy McCluskey Paul Humphreys Malcolm Holmes And Martin Cooper . The "Architecture & Morality" Tour For Late 2006 Was Postponed Until The Beginning Of 2007. The Tour Finally Took Place In The Spring Of 2007 Featuring "Architecture & Morality" Played In Its Entirety Plus A 'greatest Hits' Set Although Each Concert Famously Ended With Stirring Rendition Of B Side/album Track And Fan Favourite "The Romance Of The Telescope". Plans Are Now Ahead For The Release Of A Documentary DVD Since Released And Available Here A Live DVD Of The 2007 Tour Release Postponed Until 2008 And A New Studio Album Released In 2010 Entitled "History Of Modern". The Group's 12th Studio Album English Electric Was Released On 5 April 2013. The Group's 13th Studio Album The Punishment Of Luxury Was Released On 1 September 2017. The Group's 14th Studio Album Bauhaus Staircase Was Released On 27 October 2023. Official OMD Website Http //www.Omd.Uk.Com
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Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark Often Abbreviated To OMD Is A Synthpop Group Whose Founding Members Are Originally From The Wirral United Kingdom. The Group Was Founded In 1978 By Andy McCluskey And Paul Humphreys After They Had Been Involved In Several Bands Including The Id. Later Drummer Malcolm Holmes And Saxophonist Martin Cooper Joined. McCluskey And Humphreys Formed The Core Of The Outfit Until 1989 When The Group Split In Two. McCluskey Retained The Name And Continued To Record And Tour As OMD With A New Line-Up Until 1996 While Humphreys Holmes And Cooper Formed "The Listening Pool". According To Songfacts Enola Gay Was The First Of 7 Top 10 UK Singles For The Group Their Only US Hit Was If You Leave Which Was Written For The 1985 Movie Pretty In Pink. In Late December 2005 OMD's Official Website Announced A 2006 Reformation For Both Live Performances And A New Album With Rehearsals Beginning In Summer 2006. The Line Up Features The Original 1980's Members Andy McCluskey Paul Humphreys Malcolm Holmes And Martin Cooper . The "Architecture & Morality" Tour For Late 2006 Was Postponed Until The Beginning Of 2007. The Tour Finally Took Place In The Spring Of 2007 Featuring "Architecture & Morality" Played In Its Entirety Plus A 'greatest Hits' Set Although Each Concert Famously Ended With Stirring Rendition Of B Side/album Track And Fan Favourite "The Romance Of The Telescope". Plans Are Now Ahead For The Release Of A Documentary DVD Since Released And Available Here A Live DVD Of The 2007 Tour Release Postponed Until 2008 And A New Studio Album Released In 2010 Entitled "History Of Modern". The Group's 12th Studio Album English Electric Was Released On 5 April 2013. The Group's 13th Studio Album The Punishment Of Luxury Was Released On 1 September 2017. The Group's 14th Studio Album Bauhaus Staircase Was Released On 27 October 2023. Official OMD Website Http //www.Omd.Uk.Com
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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 Attracted A Cult Following And Served As An Inspiration For Multiple Recording Artists. Music Journalists Eventually Came To Recognise The Album As An Underrated And Misunderstood Work And A Record Ahead Of Its Time. Since Its Initial Re-Release In 2008 Dazzle Ships Has Received Critical Acclaim. Https //en.M.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/Dazzle_Ships_ Album