| Pigs + Battleships | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Quando Quango |
| Cover: | Quando Quango Pigs and Battleships LP FACT110.jpg |
| Caption: | Original 1985 LP sleeve |
| Released: | November 1985 |
| Recorded: | Strawberry Studios, Stockport, England, December 1984 |
| Genre: | New wave, dance |
| Label: | Factory - FACT-110, Pow Wow Records, LTM Recordings, Factory Benelux |
| Producer: | Mark Kamins |
Pigs + Battleships (or Pigs and Battleships on the cassette version[1]) is the only studio album released by the British, Manchester-based new wave and dance project Quando Quango. It was produced by American producer Mark Kamins at Strawberry Studios, Stockport with mixing taking place at Shakedown Studio, New York, USA and Genetik Studio, England. The artwork was designed by Alan David-Tu with photography by Kevin Cummins. Pigs + Battleships includes the majority of the group's studio output and features the singles "Go Exciting", "Genius", and on UK Cassette and US editions "Love Tempo" is also included.
The album was released on LP and Cassette in November 1985 by Factory Records and peaked at number seventeen on the UK Indie Chart.[2] US editions include "Love Tempo (Remix)" instead of "Low Rider".
The album has since been re-issued on CD twice with differing bonus tracks. The 2003 CD reissue by LTM Recordings includes singles, remixes and b-sides. The 2013 CD reissue by Factory Benelux include a BBC session, a mix of "Genius" and the retains the mix of "Love Tempo" that appears on UK Cassette and US editions of the album.
The album was named after the 1961 film, directed by Shohei Imamura.