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Propaganda
Wishful Thinking
Album UK 1985 on ZTT label
Electronic (Synth-pop)
[sleeve notes front cover] (for the footsteps and heartbeats of the connoisseur) 'Wishful Thinking' is disturbdances of five songs [sleeve notes back cover] Zas twenty: "Wishful Thinking": sarm studio disturbdances of 5 Propaganda songs. 39 studio hours of bending, repeating, arranging and editing by Robert Kraushaar and Paul Morley from original material produced by S.J. Lipson T.C. Horn for the long player 'A Secret Wish'. Tape operator: Paul Wright. Produced in a limited edition by Z.T.T. Records and Japes for Island Records U.S.A. and released in Europe as a souvenir of Propaganda's Autumn 1985 outside world "Tour". Propaganda performed by Claudia Brücken (vocals) Susanne Freytag (vocals) and Michael Mertens (percussion) with the assistance of Derek Forbes (bass) Brian McGee (drums) Kevin Armstrong (Guitar). Not in performance: Ralf Dorper. [this is the line-up of the Outside World tour, not the credits for the Wishful Thinking recordings] There is a poem of Goethe in which these lines occur: "Und umzuschaffen das Gesschaffene Dass sich's nicht zum Starren waffne Wikt ewiges lebendiges Thun" Which can be roughly translated: "And refashioning the fashioned lest it stiffen into iron is work of endless vital activity" _____ ℗ + © 1984/5 ZTT Individual tracks durations not listed on release.
Musicians
 | Propaganda , DE album by |
 | Claudia Brücken voc, *1963 DE painting, cover, written by, propaganda music written up by |
 | Paul Wright , tape op, tape operator |
 | Michael Mertens key, perc, written by, propaganda music written up by |
 | Ralf Dörper sampler, *1960 DE written by, propaganda music written up by |
 | Susanne Freytag voc, written by, propaganda music written up by |
 | Malcolm Ross g, bvoc, *1960 GB written by, a piece originally written by |
 | Paul Haig g, voc, *1960 GB written by, a piece originally written by |
Producers
| ZTT design, sleeve designed |
| Copperman mastered by |
| John Stoddart photography by |
| Peter Brown photography by |
| Stephen Lipson producer, original material produced by |
| Trevor Horn producer, original material produced by |
| Bob Kraushaar remix, reproductions by |
| Paul Morley remix, reproductions by |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Here: Disturbdances Of Songs By Propaganda | Propaganda | 20:07 | |
| 2 | Abuse | Propaganda | Andreas Thein, Michael Mertens, Ralf Dörper | 3:29 |
| 3 | Machined | Propaganda | 6:54 | |
| 4 | Laughed! | Propaganda | Malcolm Ross, Paul Haig | 8:54 |
| 5 | Loving | Propaganda | 0:46 | |
| 6 | There: Disturbdances Of Songs By Propaganda | Propaganda | 21:22 | |
| 7 | Jewelled | Propaganda | 7:48 | |
| 8 | Loved | Propaganda | 6:43 | |
| 9 | Abuse | Propaganda | Andreas Thein, Michael Mertens, Ralf Dörper | 4:17 |
| 10 | Thought | Propaganda | 2:42 |
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