Propaganda - A Secret Wish (1985 | 2010 Deluxe Edition)

A Secret Wish was the 1985 debut album of synthpop band Propaganda. Released by ZTT Records, it was produced by Stephen Lipson and label boss Trevor Horn. The singles "Duel" and "Dr. Mabuse" were both Top 30 UK chart hits. The track "p:Machinery" was also released as a single and was featured in an episode of the 80's TV show Miami Vice.

The highlight for collectors may be the first-ever appearance on CD of the contents of the 1985 “Do Well” tape, the cassette “singlette” version of “Duel” — the band’s sophomore single — that featured a 20-minute mix on each side that included “The First Cut,” “Duel,” “Jewel (Cut Rough),” “Wonder” and “Bejewelled”.
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A Secret Wish has been cited as an inspiration by Depeche Mode’s Martin Gore, and generated the hit singles “Duel,” “p:Machinery” and “Dr. Mabuse,” the latter of which was included in John Hughes’ film “Some Kind of Wonderful” — and was accompanied by one of Anton Corbijn’s first music videos.

A Secret Wish (2010 Deluxe Edition)
PROPAGANDA

Disc 1: The Dark Religions Depart… [Enjoy]
1. “Dream Within A Dream”
2. “The Murder Of Love”
3. “Jewel”
4. “Duel”
5. “Frozen Faces”
6. “p:Machinery”
7. “Sorry For Laughing”
8. “The Chase”
9. “Dr. Mabuse”

The Analogue Variations:
10. “Dream Within a Dream”
11. “Jewel”
12. “Duel”
13. “p:Machinery”
14. “Dr. Mabuse (First Life)”
15. “The Last Word (Strength to Dream)”

Disc 2: …And Sweet Science Reigns [Enjoy]
1. “Do Well”: (i) “The First Cut,” (ii) “Duel,” (iii) “Jewel (Cut Rough),” (iv) “Wonder,” (v) “Bejewelled”
2. “Testament One”
3. “die Tausend Augen des Mabuse” (Ridge Farm 12″ Remix of Mabuse, May 1984)
4. “Sorry for Laughing” (Unapologetic 12” Remix, September 1985)
5. “Thought” (part i)
6. “Thought” (part ii)
7. “p:Machinery” (outtake 26.04.85, Goodnight 32)
8. “The Chase” (outtake 26.04.85, the Goodnight Mix)
9. “(Echo of…) Frozen Faces”
10. “p:Machinery” (p:Polish)
11. “Testament Three”

DUEL

Eye to eye stand winners and losers

Hurt by envy, cut by greed

Face to face with their own disillusion

The scars of old romances still on their cheeks

And when blow by blow the passion dies sweet little death

Just have been lies the memories of gone by time

Would still recall the lie

The first cut won't hurt at all

The second only makes you wonder

The third will have you on your knees

You start bleeding I start screaming

It's too late the decision is made by fate

Time to prove what forever should last

Whose feelings are so true as to stand the test

Whose demands are so strong as to parry all attempts

And when blow by blow the passion dies sweet little death

Just have been lies the memories of gone by time

Would still recall the lie

The first cut won't hurt at all

The second only makes you wonder

The third will have you on your knees

You start bleeding I start screaming

The first cut won't hurt at all

The second only makes you wonder

The third will have you on your knees

You start bleeding I start screaming

The first cut won't hurt at all

The second only makes you wonder

The third will have you on your knees

You start bleeding I start screaming

The first cut won't hurt at all

The second only makes you wonder

The third will leave you on your knees

You start bleeding I start screaming