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Propaganda: Lies, Lies, Lies

Graham K. Smith, Record Mirror, 31 March 1984

Remember those glorious early days of Stiff, 2-Tone, Postcard, and the like? — heady times when copping the latest labels' latest carried more clout than procuring any puny popster's posturings. Well, those days are back! Despite the flak for its reputed Art attack, Zang Tumb Tuum is shaping up to offer Constant Class. We've already been blessed with Frankie and the Art of Noise, and now, brandishing their 'Nine Lives of Dr Mabuse' come Propaganda.

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