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Propaganda (Band)Propaganda were a synthpop group formed in Germany in the early 1980s by Andreas Thein and Ralf Drper, later adding third member Michael Mertens. Following a limited-release single in Germany, they were spotted by Trevor Horn and signed to his ZTT label. Having relocated to the UK, the group added vocalists Susanne Freytag and Claudia Brcken, and released the single "Dr. Mabuse" which reached the UK Top 30. The group, now minus Thein, set about recording their debut album A Secret Wish. Due to the huge success "Trevor Horn" was having with "Frankie goes to Hollywood", ZTT`s plan to have Trevor Horn produce Propaganda`s debut had to be disbandoned. Stephen Lipson was brought in to take his place. When finally released, preceded by the hit single "Duel", the album did receive considerable critical acclaim and unexpected commercial success, but the group members had lost faith in ZTT, and 1986's remix album Wishful Thinking was compiled by producers Stephen Lipson and Bob Kraushaar without input from the group. Friction between "Propaganda" and "ZTT" came about, when the band realized, that their recording contract with ZTT would leave them without chance of any moneytarian benefits for their work. Time did proof them right. A source close to the band confirmed, that the first recording royalty the groupmembers received for their 1985 released album "A Secret Wish" was given to them by "ZTT Records" in the year 2001 and was worth 182.-GBP each. Claudia Brcken stayed with ZTT, having married the label's publicist Paul Morley. She joined with Thomas Leer to form Act, who in 1988 released their only album Laughter, Tears and Rage. In 1990, Mertens returned with a new line-up which included vocalist Betsi Miller and scottish bassist Derek Forbes, and a new LP 1234 on which Freytag and Drper made guest appearances. Despite a radio-friendly lead-off single "Heaven Give Me Words", the new Propaganda were not a huge success. Early 2005, Propaganda, now Susanne Freytag and Michael Mertens, started to release new material on the german Independent Label "Amontillado-Music". http://www.amontillado-music.com Album Discography
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