That Total Age | ||||
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Released | 11 May 1987 | |||
Recorded | 1986–1987 | |||
Genre | EBM | |||
Length | 48:15 | |||
Label | Mute Records (UK) STUMM 45 Geffen/Warner Bros. Records (U.S.) GHS 24155 | |||
Producer | Phil Harding | |||
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