that "the good songs on it were lost in the overall presentation aspect." McCluskey assumed much of the responsibility, saying, "When the ideas man ran out of ideas, there was nothing left for the melody man [Humphreys] to work on." OMD manager Gordian Troeller expressed regret over not insisting the album be re-recorded. He said, "I didn't fight, Virgin didn't either... I think some of the misgivings Paul felt about the work at the time were too easily overriden by Andy." Following the record's critical revaluation, the group began to view it more favourably. McCluskey remarked, "The album that almost completely killed our career seems to have become a work of dysfunctional genius... it's taken Paul [Humphreys] 25 years to forgive me for Dazzle Ships. But some people always hold it up as what we were all about, why they thought we were great." Humphreys later said, "When we re-released it a few years ago we got five-star reviews... so perhaps it was just a bit ahead of its time. I know fans still cite it as their favourite [OMD] record." Both men have since named Dazzle Ships as their favourite of the band's albums (along with 1981's Architecture & Morality and 2017's The Punishment of Luxury), and have ranked "The Romance of the Telescope" as their favourite OMD song. Track listing Label copy credits: All songs written and/or arranged by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (except "Radio Waves", by OMD/Floyd). Writing credits below from ASCAP database. The "Manor Version" of "Telegraph" was recorded at the same time as Architecture & Morality. "Swiss Radio International" was dropped from the album at the last minute. Like "Radio Prague", it contains the call sign for a radio station and was once referred to as "The Ice Cream Song" by drummer Mal Holmes due to its similarity to the melodies played by ice cream vans. Another version entitled "Radio Swiss International" was included on the Unreleased Archive Vol.1 disc, included in the Souvenir, 40th anniversary box set issued in 2019. The disc also featured further demos entitled "Violin Piece" "SMPTE" and "Guitar Thrash", all dating back to the 1982/83 recording sessions. A new 40th anniversary release of Dazzle Ships, featuring further bonus demos and rarities, was announced on 02 February 2023, with a release date set for 31 March. Personnel Andy McCluskey – vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, synthesizers Paul Humphreys – keyboards, synthesizers,