Propaganda p:Machinery – the alpha:beta definition - RSD 2025 - Clear Vinyl - Sealed UK 12" vinyl
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PROPAGANDA p:Machinery – the alpha:ßeta definition (Record Store Day 2025 UK/EU limited edition 12" pressed on Clear Vinyl. Featuring nine tracks in total, three of which are previously unreleased on vinyl, and four of which arepreviously unreleased pieces from the ‘Disturbdances’ series. The‘alpha’ and‘ßeta’ mixes of ‘p:Machinery’ are presented together-for the first time ever-and, also for the first time, they’re backed with the‘alpha’ and ‘ßeta’versions of the track’s original B-side, ‘Frozen Faces’. Picture sleeve, sealed with hype sticker)
TRACKLISTING AND EXTRA INFORMATION
Universal & ZTT Records celebrates the 40th anniversary of Propaganda's ‘p:Machinery’, which is currently enjoying a renaissance as the theme for the Renault Symbioz TV ad campaign.
This limited edition 12" clear vinyl has nine tracks in total, three of which are previously unreleased on vinyl, and four of which are previously unreleased pieces from the ‘Disturbdances’ series first heard on Propaganda’s sell-out box set for Record Store Day 2019.
Originally released in 1985, ‘p:Machinery’ also features David Sylvian, Simple Minds' Derek Forbes, Magazine's John McGeoch and Berlin electronic luminary Moritz von Oswald. Production comes from Stephen Lipson and, for the previously unreleased material, Paul Morley. The package has been put together by renowned ZTT archivist Ian Peel, designed by Philip Marshall and features unseen photos from Claudia Brücken's archives.
The‘alpha’ and‘ßeta’ mixes of ‘p:Machinery’ are presented together-for the first time ever-and, also for the first time, they’re backed with the‘alpha’ and ‘ßeta’versions of the track’s original B-side, ‘Frozen Faces’. There were always two duelling sides to Propaganda:‘A Secret Wish ’vs. ‘Wishful Thinking’, ‘Dr Mabuse’in the dark vs. the daylight, ‘Duel’vs.‘Jewel’... This release completes that two-sided story. This is the alpha incarnation of Propaganda at its very ßest.
alpha side – p:M
p:Machinery (Introduction)
p:Machinery (alpha)
p:Machinery (ßeta complete)
Disturbdance Thirty-three (Part Two)
p:Machinery (Separation)
ßeta side – Froze
Disturbdance Fourteen
Frozen Faces (alpha)
Frozen Faces (ßeta)
Disturbdance Six
Artist - Propaganda (click link for complete listing)
Title - p:Machinery – the alpha:beta definition (click link for more of the same title)
Year of Release - 2025
Original Year of Release - 1985
Format - 12" vinyl single (12 inch record / Maxi-single)
Record Label - UMR/ZTT
Catalogue No - 7535890 (click link for more)
Country of Origin - United Kingdom (UK)
Language - Regardless of country of origin all tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description.
Additional info - Sealed, Picture Sleeve, Record Store Day
Barcode - 602475358909
Condition - Factory sealed from new. This item is unplayed. Click here for more info.
RareVinyl.com Ref No - PRO12PM861934
Related Artists - Act (Propaganda), Andrew Poppy, Anne Pigalle, Claudia Brucken, Claudia Brucken & Andrew Poppy, Dragonheart, M:, OneTwo, Ralph Dorper, The Brain, Thomas Leer, XPropaganda.
GENRES
Electronica, ZTT.
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RareVinyl.com Reference Number - PRO12PM861934
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TRACKLISTING AND EXTRA INFORMATION
Universal & ZTT Records celebrates the 40th anniversary of Propaganda's ‘p:Machinery’, which is currently enjoying a renaissance as the theme for the Renault Symbioz TV ad campaign.
This limited edition 12" clear vinyl has nine tracks in total, three of which are previously unreleased on vinyl, and four of which are previously unreleased pieces from the ‘Disturbdances’ series first heard on Propaganda’s sell-out box set for Record Store Day 2019.
Originally released in 1985, ‘p:Machinery’ also features David Sylvian, Simple Minds' Derek Forbes, Magazine's John McGeoch and Berlin electronic luminary Moritz von Oswald. Production comes from Stephen Lipson and, for the previously unreleased material, Paul Morley. The package has been put together by renowned ZTT archivist Ian Peel, designed by Philip Marshall and features unseen photos from Claudia Brücken's archives.
The‘alpha’ and‘ßeta’ mixes of ‘p:Machinery’ are presented together-for the first time ever-and, also for the first time, they’re backed with the‘alpha’ and ‘ßeta’versions of the track’s original B-side, ‘Frozen Faces’. There were always two duelling sides to Propaganda:‘A Secret Wish ’vs. ‘Wishful Thinking’, ‘Dr Mabuse’in the dark vs. the daylight, ‘Duel’vs.‘Jewel’... This release completes that two-sided story. This is the alpha incarnation of Propaganda at its very ßest.
alpha side – p:M
p:Machinery (Introduction)
p:Machinery (alpha)
p:Machinery (ßeta complete)
Disturbdance Thirty-three (Part Two)
p:Machinery (Separation)
ßeta side – Froze
Disturbdance Fourteen
Frozen Faces (alpha)
Frozen Faces (ßeta)
Disturbdance Six
Artist - Propaganda (click link for complete listing)
Title - p:Machinery – the alpha:beta definition (click link for more of the same title)
Year of Release - 2025
Original Year of Release - 1985
Format - 12" vinyl single (12 inch record / Maxi-single)
Record Label - UMR/ZTT
Catalogue No - 7535890 (click link for more)
Country of Origin - United Kingdom (UK)
Language - Regardless of country of origin all tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description.
Additional info - Sealed, Picture Sleeve, Record Store Day
Barcode - 602475358909
Condition - Factory sealed from new. This item is unplayed. Click here for more info.
RareVinyl.com Ref No - PRO12PM861934
Related Artists - Act (Propaganda), Andrew Poppy, Anne Pigalle, Claudia Brucken, Claudia Brucken & Andrew Poppy, Dragonheart, M:, OneTwo, Ralph Dorper, The Brain, Thomas Leer, XPropaganda.
GENRES
Electronica, ZTT.
REFERENCE
Email - sales@rarevinyl.com to contact our sales team.
RareVinyl.com Reference Number - PRO12PM861934
SELL TO US
Got vinyl records, CDs or music memorabilia to sell? – Sell to us at our buying site https://vinyl-wanted.com