Propaganda – A Secret Wish (VG/VG+) – LP, AU 1985

A Secret Wish is an LP by Propaganda from 1985 released on the Festival Records, Island Records, ZTT label.

About this album

A Secret Wish is Propaganda’s striking debut, a sharply polished synth-pop album that turned cold electronic precision into real emotional drama. Released in 1985, it was the German group’s breakthrough and introduced their distinctive blend of art-school sophistication, tense atmospherics and radio-ready hooks. Produced with Trevor Horn, the record helped define mid-1980s European pop at its most ambitious, balancing glossy studio construction with an unmistakably tense edge. Songs such as Duel and P-Machinery became the album’s best-known statements, and its blend of style, mystery and melodic force has kept it a touchstone of the era.

Genre: Pop & Rock

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