Release: Propaganda—Duel
Propaganda
Duel
Propaganda
Duel
Type: Single
Format: 7" vinyl
Label: Zang Tuum Tumb
Catalogue ref.: ZTAS8
Series: Watchful Action series no. 8
Release date: 22 April 1985
Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Chart position: UK: (Starting 28/4/1985) 53; 55; 48; 49; 36; 21; 21; 21; 25; 29; 45; 67; x; x; 97
Germany: (Starting 22/07/1985) 37; 46; 34; 33; 37; 30; 47; 46; 58; 73
Sleeve design: The London design partnership
Photographer: Peter Brown; David Levine; Anton Corbijn
Side A
Side B
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Outer sleeve: Front
an individual entertainment
PROPAGANDA’S
DUEL
she reddens at the mouth with the blood of men[1]
Ztas8
’the first cut won’t hurt at all’
(ZTT logo)
EYE to EYE
face
BLOW by BLOW
eye
FACE to FACE
blow
Outer sleeve: Back
Produced by S.J. Lipson, junior engineer Bobby Kraushar, zang tuum tumb’s musical director is Trevor Horn, sleeve designed by the London Design Partnership with z.t.t. ‘this is the dawning of the age of…’[2]
ZTAS 8
a song taken from the L.P. ‘A Secret Wish’ ZTTIQ 3
PROPAGANDA’S
DUEL
’the exploitation of all possible sensations.’
Michael Mertens: writing, programming, identifying, demonstrating. Ralf Dorper: writing, pursuing, defining, translating. Claudia Brücken: writing, corrupting, raging. Susanne Freytag: embracing, accumulating, singing, demanding.
Their favourite colour is a very private thing and what they each do in the bathroom first thing in the morning will never be known. What do they think of their pop competitors? “Flat chested crop headed chemicalised women of indeterminate sex and wimbly wambly young men of sex still more indeterminate. “We should all entertain one another.”
the FIRST SIDE
Duel
the SECOND SIDE
Jewel
(rough cut)
Susanne compels her boyfriend to do infamous things
Ralf loves flowers and certain special smells
Michael’s ambition is to compose an immortal Hymn
Claudia takes an interest in shocking and disgsting deeds
Catalogue No. ZTAS 8 (making it number eight in Z.T.T.’s watchful Action Series)
A twelve inch (12 ZTAS 8) sustains the dual entertainment.
“the second only makes you wonder”
“which one you play depends on which way you play…”
(Island logo)
Photography by David Levine (screams) and Peter Brown (skin shots). Painting of the Beaten Heart by Anton Corbijn.
Label: Side A
45 r.p.m.
very stereo
produced S.J. Lipson
published by perfect songs ltd.
ZTAS 8
℗&© 1985
zang tumb tuum
’eye to eye’
(ZTT logo)
(Island logo)
A
Propaganda’s
DUEL
the first side.
(brücken-dorper-mertens)
unauthorised public performance, broadcasting and copying of this record prohibited, all rights of the manufacturer and of the owner of the recorded work reserved.
Label: Side B
45 r.p.m.
very stereo
produced by S.J. Lipson
published by perfect songs ltd.
ZTAS 8
℗&© 1985
zang tumb tuum
’blow by blow’
(ZTT logo)
(Island logo)
B
Propaganda:
the second side only makes you wonder…
JEWEL (rough cut)
(brücken-dorper-mertens)
unauthorised public performance. broadcasting and copying of this record prohibited. all rights of the manufacturer and of the owner of the recorded work reserved.
Claudia Brücken
Michael Mertens
Ralf Dörper
Susanne Freytag
