Released 26 April 1999 Length 43:57 Label Renascent | Recorded May–June 1979 Producer Bob Borland Release date 26 April 1999 | |
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Propaganda is an album by English post-punk band The Sound. It was recorded in 1979, before they recorded their debut album Jeopardy, and comprises the earliest material that they recorded. It was not released until April 1999 by record label Renascent, more than 10 years after the band broke up. It was viewed by the band as their true first album.
Contents
- The sound no salvation hq
- The sound propaganda hq
- Critical reception
- Track listing
- Personnel
- Songs
- References
Re-recorded versions of three of the tracks appeared on Jeopardy: "Missiles", "Night Versus Day" and "Words Fail Me".
In 2015 the album was re-issued as part of a 5-disc box set that also included the albums Shock of Daylight, Heads and Hearts, In The Hothouse (Live) and Thunder Up.
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Critical reception
AllMusic critic Andy Kellman, while noting the apparent influence of the Stooges, MC5 and Roxy Music, said, "Despite the fact that these people were just getting used to playing with each other, most everything sounds assured, tight, and nearly professional. What these songs suffer from in derivation is equaled in skill, quality, and enthusiasm".
Dan Nishimoto, writing for Prefix Magazine, stated, "There are the timely circumstances. There are the comparisons to peers such as Joy Division and Echo & The Bunnymen. There are the albums of unquestioned quality, depth and longevity. There are the tragic misfortunes and unrealized dreams. And, now, they are mostly memories."
Track listing
- "No Salvation"
- "Music Business"
- "Words Fail Me"
- "Quarter Past Two"
- "Missiles"
- "Deep Breath"
- "Statik"
- "Propaganda"
- "Night Versus Day"
- "One More Escape"
- "Cost Of Living"
- "Physical World"
Personnel
Songs
1No Salvation3:12
2Deep Breath2:41
3Cost of Living3:53