vocals, percussion Martin Cooper – keyboards, synthesizers Malcolm Holmes – drums, percussion Production details Recorded at The Gramophone Suite, Gallery Studio and Mayfair Studio Mixed at The Manor Studio Engineered by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Rhett Davies, Ian Little, Keith Richard Nixon, Brian Tench Produced by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark and Rhett Davies Mastered at The Master Room by Arun Chakraverty Designed by M. Garrett, K. Kennedy, P. Pennington, Peter Saville, and Brett Wickens for Peter Saville Associates. Instruments In terms of instrumentation, Dazzle Ships saw the band begin to explore digital sampling keyboards (the E-mu Emulator) in addition to their continued use of analogue synthesizers and the Mellotron. List of used instruments: Roland Drumatix Rhythm Unit Eko Rythmaker Korg MS-20 Roland SH09 Roland SH2 E-mu Emulator I Novatron Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 Oberheim OB-X Solina String Machine Vox Organ Toy Piano Rainbow Organ Piano Gretsch Drums Ludwig Drums Premier Military Bass Drum Hammer Bass Block Guitar Fender Jazz Bass Speak & Spell Machine Sanyo Short Wave Radio Typewriter Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Certifications Notes References External links Album lyrics Written in Sand – A Dazzle Ships Retrospective Clash Magazine – Andy McCluskey interview by John O Rourke 12/03/2008, Dazzle Ships re-release 1983 albums Albums produced by Rhett Davies Concept albums Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark albums Virgin Records albums