The full-length debut, a secret wish, arrived in the summer of 1985. Written primarily by ralf dörper, michael mertens, claudia brücken and andreas thein, and produced by stephen lipson, it featured the distinctive vocals of both brücken and susanne freytag, along with cameos from david sylvian, stewart copeland, steve howe, glenn gregory, and the legendary post-punk guitarist, the late john mcgeoch.a secret wish was both a critical triumph and a commercial success.

Reaching the top 20 on the uk albums chart and spawned two further iconic singles, duel and p:machinery, the latter becoming a major hit in italy, france, the netherlands, germany, and switzerland, as well as the ‘should have been a single murder of love and a cover of sorry for laughing by the lo-fi scottish postcard records band, josef k.that same year, the band embarked on their outside world tour, performing across europe and north america, with former simple minds bassist derek forbes and drummers steve jansen (ex-japan) and brian mcgee (also ex-simple minds). In november 1985, wishful thinking, a reimagining of a secret wish, crafted for the us club market, was issued a promo only, but was quickly adopted by european fans and is regarded as a classic example of the remix album genre.

Now, for the first time, this deluxe collector’s edition boxset presents a definitive archive of propaganda’s groundbreaking work. Remixed by david kosten, known for his work with faultline, everything everything, bat for lashes, steven wilson, and mike oldfield, and a superdeluxeedition exclusive blu-ray featuring a brand-new dolby atmos mix also by kosten.

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