Orchestral Manoeuvres In The DarkArchitecture & Morality

Label:

Dindisc – VL 2231N

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album , Green Sleeve

Country:

Canada

Released:

Genre:

Electronic

Style:

Synth-pop

Tracklist

A1 The New Stone Age 3:18
A2 She's Leaving 3:26
A3 Souvenir 3:36
A4 Sealand 7:42
B1 Joan Of Arc 3:46
B2 Joan Of Arc (Maid Of Orleans) 4:11
B3 Architecture & Morality 3:37
B4 Georgia 3:21
B5 The Beginning And The End 3:44

Companies, etc.

  • Manufactured ByPolyGram Inc.
  • Distributed ByPolyGram Distribution Inc.
  • Recorded AtThe Gramophone Suite
  • Recorded AtThe Manor
  • Mixed AtMayfair Studios
  • Lacquer Cut AtDisques SNB Ltée.
  • Mastered AtColumbia Records Pressing Plant, Don Mills, ON
  • Pressed ByColumbia Records Pressing Plant, Don Mills, ON

Credits

  • Bass, Guitar, Horns [Reed], Mellotron, Organ, Percussion [Acoustic, Electronic], Programmed By [Rhythm], Synthesizer, VocalsPaul Humphries
  • Co-producerRichard Manwaring (tracks: A1, A2, A4, B1-B5)
  • DesignPeter Saville (2)
  • Drums, Percussion [Acoustic, Electronic], Synthesizer [Bass]Malcolm Holmes
  • EngineerHoward Gray
  • Organ [Electronic], Piano, SynthesizerMichael Douglas
  • Photography ByRobin Roddey
  • ProducerOMD*
  • SaxophoneMartin Cooper (2)

Notes

"VL 2231" on labels, "VL 2231N" on the back of the sleeve.

Pre-recorded at The Gramophone Suite, Liverpool
Choral tapes on Souvenir courtesy of David Hughes

Title suggested by M. Ladly from a book by David Watkin by Peter Saville and Brett Wickens
Manufactured and distributed by PolyGram Canada for Virgin Records.

Other Canadian versions:
Blue sleeve

Released with an inner credit / photo sleeve.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Pressing Plant ID (Runouts): DM-#
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 runout side A): VL 2231A SnB 230 DM-19
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 runout side B): VL 2231-B SnB 230 DM-10
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 2 runout side A): VL 2231-A SnB 230 DM-27
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 2 runout side B): VL 2231-B SnB 230 DM-21

Other Versions (5 of 141)

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
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Architecture & Morality (LP, Album, Pitman Pressing) Epic ARE 37721 US 1981
Architecture & Morality (LP, Album, Stereo, Die-cut Cover) Dindisc 204 016, 204 016-320 1981
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Architecture & Morality (Cassette, Album, Textured Border) Dindisc DIDC 12 UK 1981
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Architecture & Morality (LP, Album, Yellow Die-Cut Sleeve) Dindisc DID12, Did 12 UK 1981
Architecture & Morality (LP, Album, Yellow Cover) Dindisc VL 2231 Canada 1981

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