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| Released | 18 August 1983 | |||
| Recorded | December 1982 | |||
| Studio | Trident Studios, London, England | |||
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| Length | 43:33 | |||
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The Crackdown is the fifth studio album by English electronic band Cabaret Voltaire, released in August 1983 jointly through record labels Some Bizzare and Virgin. It was produced by the band themselves and Flood. Mixing their earlier experimental sound with more conventional dance rhythms, the album received positive reviews and was listed on NME's "Albums of the Year" in 1983.
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