The Official Secrets Act | ||||
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Released | 1980 | |||
Genre | New wave | |||
Length | 40:02 | |||
Label | Sire | |||
Producer | Robin Scott | |||
M chronology | ||||
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Allmusic | [1] |
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The album title is a reference to the various UK Official Secrets Acts.
All tracks written by Robin Scott except,
(1) "Abracadabra", "Danube" & "The Wedding Dance" written by Scott/Novik
(2) "Mambo La" written by Unknown
(3) "The Bride of Fortune" written by Scott/Westwood
with:
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