Propaganda

:(This page is about the German band. For the British band of the same name, see Propaganda(2)).
Propaganda are a German synth-pop band formed in Düsseldorf, Germany in 1982. They were one of the initial roster of acts signed to Trevor Horn's ZTT label, between 1984 and 1986, during which they released the critically acclaimed album A Secret Wish. The group was formed in 1982, by Ralf Dörper (a member of the German industrial band Die Krupps). As a trio, with artist Andreas Thein and vocalist Susanne Freytag, the group made initial recordings in Germany which were destined for future release in the UK, where Ralf Dörper's early experimental recordings had received critical acclaim by radio DJ John Peel and journalist Chris Bohn (aka Biba Kopf). With the inclusion of classically trained musician and composer, Michael Mertens, and singer Claudia Brücken (who had worked with Freytag in her previous band, The Topolinos), music journalist Paul Morley signed the band to Trevor Horn's newly formed ZTT Records label.
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==Links to Peel==
Peel was enthusiastic about the band's debut single, Dr Mabuse, which was released in 1984 and would later enter the Festive Fifty of that year. Further material from the band were played on his shows, but by the time the group left the ZTT label, he had lost interest in them.
==Festive Fifty Entries==
*1984 Festive Fifty: Dr Mabuse #31
==Sessions==
*None
==Other Shows Played==
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*14 March 1984 (BFBS): Dr. Mabuse (A Paranoid Fantasy) (7" - The Nine Lives Of Dr. Mabuse) ZTT
*19 December 1984: 'Dr. Mabuse (12 inch-Das Testament Des Mabuse)' (ZTT) FF #31
;1985
*22 July 1985: Sorry For Laughing (LP - A Secret Wish) ZTT
*24 July 1985: Dr Mabuse (First Life) (LP – A Secret Wish) ZZT
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
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