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This Heat: Deceit

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In September 1981, “Rough Trade” label released “Deceit”, the second and final This Heat studio album. It was recorded April – August 1981, at “Cold Storage”, “Zipper Mobile”, “Mekon”, “Berry Street”, “Vineyard”, and “Nivelles” in London, “Surrey Sound” in Surrey, and was produced by David Cunningham, Charles Hayward, Gareth Williams and Charles Bullen.

Personnel:

  • Charles Hayward – vocals, drums, keyboards, guitar, bass, tapes
  • Gareth Williams – vocals, bass, keyboards, tape
  • Charles Bullen – vocals, guitar, clarinet, drums, tape
  • Martin Frederick – mixing
  • Laurie-Rae Chamberlain – color xerography
  • Nicholas Goodall – sleeve photography direction
  • Studio 54 – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Charles Hayward, Gareth Williams and Charles Bullen.

  1. Sleep
  2. Paper Hats
  3. Triumph
  4. S.P.O.R.
  5. Cenotaph
  6. Shrink Wrap
  7. Radio Prague
  8. Makeshift Swahili
  9. Independence
  10. A New Kind of Water
  11. Hi baku Shyo 被爆症 Suffer Bomb Disease

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark: Dazzle Ships

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On March 4, 1983, “Telegraph” label released “Dazzle Ships”, the fourth Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) album. It was recorded in 1982, at “The Gramophone Suite”,  “Gallery Studio” and “Mayfair Studio”, and was produced by Andy McCluskey, Paul Humphreys, Martin Cooper, Malcolm Holmes and Rhett Davies.

Personnel:

  • Andy McCluskey – vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, synthesizers
  • Paul Humphreys– vocals, keyboards, synthesizers, percussion
  • Martin Cooper– keyboards, synthesizers
  • Malcolm Holmes – drums, percussion
  • Peter Saville – design

Track listing:

  1. Radio Prague – Paul Humphreys, Andy McCluskey
  2. Genetic Engineering – Paul Humphreys, Andy McCluskey
  3. ABC Auto-Industry – Paul Humphreys, Andy McCluskey
  4. Telegraph – Paul Humphreys, Andy McCluskey
  5. This is Helena – Paul Humphreys, Andy McCluskey
  6. International – Andy McCluskey
  7. Dazzle Ships (Parts II, III & VII) – Paul Humphreys, Andy McCluskey
  8. The Romance of the Telescope – Paul Humphreys, Andy McCluskey
  9. Silent Running – Paul Humphreys, Andy McCluskey
  10. Radio Waves – Paul Humphreys, John Floyd
  11. Time Zones – Paul Humphreys, Andy McCluskey
  12. Of All the Things We’ve Made – Paul Humphreys, Andy McCluskey