Propaganda - A Secret Sense of Rhythm, A Secret Sense of Sin (The Complete ZTT Propaganda) (2025)

German synth-pop Propaganda band formed in Düsseldorf in 1982. They signed with ZTT Records in 1983 and released their first single "Dr Mabuse" in 1984. This was followed by their debut studio album A Secret Wish, two of the album's singles, "Dr. Mabuse" and "Duel", were UK Top 30 hits.

A Secret Wish which was written by Mertens and Dörper it received considerable critical acclaim reaching number 16 on the UK Albums Chart. The album was followed by the single, "p:Machinery which became a hit in Italy, France, the Netherlands, Germany and Switzerland.

The group spent the rest of the year on their "Outside World" tour, taking in Europe and America. A remix album, Wishful Thinking, was released in November 1985. Originally intended for the American club market, the album was also released in Europe.

This box set compiled and curated by ZTT expert Ian Peel brings together the album as well a selection of rare mixes, unreleased tracks, and some live material. Housed in a compact sturdy CD box, the booklet contains a note by Ian on the history of the band and the impact the album has had over the years.

Tracklist
CD1
01 Dream Within A Dream
02 The Murder Of Love
03 Jewel
04 Duel
05 p_Machinery
06 Sorry For Laughing
07 Dr. Mabuse (First life)
08 The Chase
09 The Last Word (Strength To Dream)
10 Dream Within A Dream (Stephen Lipson's Digital Variation)
11 Jewel (Stephen Lipson's Digital Variation)
12 Duel (Stephen Lipson's Digital Variation)
13 Frozen Faces (Stephen Lipson's Digital Variation)
14 p_Machinery (Stephen Lipson's Digital Variation)
15 Dr. Mabuse (Stephen Lipson's Digital Variation)

CD2
01 Disturbdance One
02 Abuse (Here)
03 Machined
04 P_Machinery (The βeta Wraparound…)
05 Laughed
06 Sorry For Laughing (Alvin Clarke 12_ Mix)
07 Loving
08 Jewelled
09 Loved
10 Abuse (There)
11 Im Stahlnetz Des Mabuse
12 Thought
13 Frozen Faces (The Echo of…)
14 Machined (Nowhere)

CD3
01 Dr. Mabuse (A Paranoid Fantasy)
02 Dr. Mabuse Der Spieler (An International Incident)
03 Das Testaments Des Mabuse
04 Femme Fatale (The Woman With The Orchid)
05 Dr. Mabuse (The Ninth Life Of…)
06 The First Cut
07 Duel (Voiceless)
08 Jewel (Cut Rough)
09 Wonder
10 Bejewelled
11 Introduction
12 p_Machinery (Connected)
13 Separation
14 Frozen Faces (βeta)

CD4
01 Die Tausend Augen Des Mabuse
02 Testament One
03 Duel (Bittersweet)
04 Testament Two
05 p_Machinery (Polish)
06 Testament Three
07 Frozen Faces (αlpha)
08 Testament Four
09 Sorry For Laughing (Unapologetic)
10 Testament Five
11 The Murder Of Love (Murderous Instrumental)
12 Testament Six
13 p_Machinery (βeta)
14 Testament Seven
15 Dr. Mabuse (Special Instrumental Mix)
16 Testament Eight

CD5
01 Dream Within A Dream (Within A Dream)
02 p_Machinery (αlpha)
03 Dr. Mabuse (Outtake 24.04.85)
04 Strength To Dream (Outtake 04.02.84)
05 Dream Within A Dream (Noise And Girls Come Out To Play)
06 Frozen Faces (A Secret Sense Of Rhythm)
07 Frozen Faces (A Secret Sense Of Sin)
08 p_Machinery (Goodnight 32)
09 The Chase (The Goodnight Mix)
10 Femme Fatale (The Orchid)
11 Jewel (Rough Cut)
12 Lied
13 The Lesson
14 p_Machinery (Passive)
15 P_Machinery (The Voiceless βeta Wraparound Edit)

CD6
01 Disturbdance Six
02 Dr. Mabuse (Some Kind of Wonderful)
03 Disturbdance Five
04 Duel (Top Of The Pops Mix)
05 Disturbdance Thirty-Three (Parts one and two)
06 Dr. Mabuse (Anton Corbijn Video Mix)
07 Disturbdance Seven
08 p_Machinery (Zbigniew Rybczyński Video Mix)
09 Disturbdance Fourteen