![]() The song itself has nothing to do with the theme of the film but the band simply liked the title. The film dealt with a fleet of spaceships preserving the last remaining forests of Earth and deals with Bruce Dern's actions when the order comes through to destroy them. It takes its title from the science fiction film Silent Running (1971) which starred Bruce Dern. 'Silent Running' was originally called 'Walking On Air'. 'Of All The Things We've Made' was originally a B-side on the 12" release of the 1982 single 'Maid Of Orleans'. The band considered this song - and also 'Of All The Things We've Made' - as too good to leave as B-sides. 'The Romance Of The Telescope' had originally been the B-side to the 1981 single 'Joan Of Arc' and was also remixed for inclusion on this album. The break in the middle, punctuated by a lone bass sound is actually Andy saying "Blue" but the sound has been fed into an Emulator. Most of the sound effects of ships and submarines were taken from a company that specialises in film soundtracks. 'Dazzle Ships (Parts II, III and VII)' was a sound collage designed to give the impression of ships in war. "I think that countries are a very inefficient way of organising the world" Andy once commented. The opening radio intro is the only remnant of that original idea. The theme was to have reflected Andy's distaste at the time for the stupid things done by different countries due to differing political attitudes. 'International' was originally to have featured a lot more radio samples. 'This Is Helena' uses a recorded broadcast by a presenter from Radio Prague. 'Telegraph' was the second single released from the album but had originally been considered as the first release. The 'ABC' and '123' are by Paul Humphreys. The theme was the use of robots in Czechoslovakian industry. 'ABC Auto-Industry' features a recording from Czechoslovakian radio (actually by a presenter called Vladimir) who presented a weekly economic talk on Radio Prague. 'Genetic Engineering' was the first single released from the album. 'Radio Prague' is a radio recording of the call sign from the Czechoslovakian radio station of the same name. The Gramophone Suite, White House, Chertsey & Mayfair Studios, London ![]()
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