Act - Laughter, Tears And Rage
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Act – Laughter, Tears And Rage

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Act was a short-lived collaboration between synthmeister Thomas Leer and German pop diva Claudia Brucken. The pair followed up their modest four-track 1987 record Snobbery and Decay with the somewhat pretentious, half-baked concept album Laughter, Tears and Rage. At their best, Act comes close to approximating the dark-edged techno-pop sound of the Eurythmics, as on the opening “Absolutely Immune” and the blustery “Gestures.” Better yet, the record’s final track, “Theme from Snobbery and Decay” (taken from the band’s first album), with its cutting commentary on Robin Leachery and its sweeping string arrangement by David Bedford, bears echoes of those kings of synth satire, the Pet Shop Boys. But most of the album chokes on its own goth-pop ambitions, allowing Brucken free rein to milk every available ounce of angst out of her strident vocal solos while Leer loses himself in a murky electronic purgatory of his own design. But if a small handful of mildly tuneful techno-pop is enough to hold your interest.

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ZTT ZQLP 1 Stereo LP, Album Sweden 1988

Side 1.

1. Absolutely Immune 4:37
2. Chance 4:22
3. Laughter 3:58
4. I Can’t Escape From You 3:06
5. Short Story 0:32
6. Under The Nights Of Germany 4:35

Side 2.

1. Gestures 4:00
2. A Friendly Warning 3:25
3. Certified 4:30
4. Where Love Lies Bleeding 3:20
5. Theme From Laughter 1:02
6. Snobbery And Decay 4:05

Credits:

Other [Hats] – Petra Wüstner
Engineer – Renny Hill
Engineer – Heff Moraes
Engineer – Bob Kraushaar
Artwork By [Design] – T&CP Assoc.
Artwork By [Design] – Mark A. Higenbottam
Artwork By [Design] – David A. Jones
Performer [Additional Music] – Andy Gill
Performer [Additional Music] – Betsy Cook
Performer [Additional Music] – Luis Jardim
Performer [Additional Music] – Michael Dempsey
Performer [Additional Music] – Neil Hubbard
Performer [Additional Music] – Pablo Cook
Performer [Additional Music] – Phil Palmer
Photography – Patrick Lichfield
Photography – Russell Young
Photography – Tobi Corney
Producer – Stephen Lipson
Technician [Copy] – Pete Frith
Technician [Copy] – Tim Weidner
Written-By – Claudia Brücken
Written-By – Thomas Leer

Media Condition: Mint- (M-)
Sleeve Condition: Mint- (M-)

Tracks A5 and B5 are listed on the labels only.
Printed inner sleeve.

 

 

 

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Weight0,5 kg
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