Propaganda - A Secret Wish (40Th Ann.) - (CD)

Propaganda – A Secret Wish (40th Anniversary Edition) – 6×CD Box

A comprehensive 6×CD celebration of Propaganda’s 1985 ZTT classic: the album presented in both the original “analogue” sequence and Stephen Lipson’s “digital” variation, plus singlettes, 12″ mixes, expanded Wishful Thinking/Disturbdance material, studio work-in-progress, and TV/film versions. Includes a 28-page hardback book with new liner notes by ZTT historian Ian Peel.

• Format: 6 × CD box + 28-page hardback book
• Contents: album (analogue & digital), singlettes, 12″ mixes, Disturbdance, studio outtakes, TV/film versions
• Label: ZTT / UMR (Universal Music Recordings)
• Release date: 14 November 2025
• EAN: 0602475696346

Tracklist

CD 1 – SECRET: A Secret Wish (encyclopaedic edition)

1. A Secret Wish (Propaganda’s Analogue Sequence)
2. Dream Within a Dream
3. The Murder of Love
4. Jewel
5. Duel
6. p:Machinery
7. Sorry For Laughing
8. Dr. Mabuse (First life)
9. The Chase
10. The Last Word (Strength to Dream)
11. A Secret Wish (Stephen Lipson’s Digital Variation)
12. Dream Within a Dream • Jewel • Duel • Frozen Faces • p:Machinery • Dr Mabuse

CD 2 – STAHLNETZ

Expanded remix album & Disturbdance series: “p:Machinery – The βeta Wraparound…”, “Sorry For Laughing – Alvin Clarke 12″ Mix”, “Im Stahlnetz Des Mabuse”, etc.

CD 3 – SINGLETTE

Complete EP suites for “Dr. Mabuse”, “Duel (Do Well)”, and “Complete Machinery (p:Machinery)”, including rare edits and instrumentals.

CD 4 – SERIES

Monumental ZTT 12″ versions linked by “The Testaments of Propaganda” interludes (“Duel – Bitter-sweet”, “p:Machinery – Polish/βeta”, “Frozen Faces – αlpha”, …).

CD 5 – STUDIO

Behind-the-scenes outtakes and alternates (“Dream Within a Dream – Noise and Girls…”, “Jewel – Rough Cut”, “Strength to Dream” early version, etc.).

CD 6 – STAGE

TV/cinema versions and video mixes (Anton Corbijn & Zbigniew Rybczyński), plus the correct film mix of “Dr Mabuse” used in Some Kind of Wonderful (1987).

Why You’ll Love It

The most exhaustive portrait of A Secret Wish: multiple album configurations, all the key singles, legendary ZTT 12″s, deep archive trawls, and a richly annotated book. An essential, definitive box for synth-pop aficionados and ZTT devotees.

Trivia

• Stephen Lipson produced the original sessions under Trevor Horn’s aegis; this set underscores ZTT’s studio-as-instrument ethos.
• The disc titles map the archive: SECRET / STAHLNETZ / SINGLETTE / SERIES / STUDIO / STAGE.
• Propaganda’s audiovisual ties are foregrounded, from Top of the Pops to John Hughes’ cinema.