Laughter, Tears and Rage

Laughter, Tears and Rage
Studio album by
Act
Released27 June 1988 (1988-06-27)
Recorded1987–1988
GenreSynth-pop
Length57:30
LabelZTT
Producer
Singles from Laughter, Tears and Rage
  1. "Snobbery and Decay"
    Released: 5 May 1987
  2. "Absolutely Immune"
    Released: 7 September 1987
  3. "Chance"
    Released: February 1988
  4. "I Can't Escape from You"
    Released: 7 March 1988
Laughter, Tears and Rage – The Anthology
Cover of the box set released in 2004
Professional ratings
Review scores
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AllMusic[1]

Laughter, Tears and Rage was the sole album produced by Act—the short musical collaboration between Thomas Leer and ex-Propaganda vocalist Claudia Brücken. Originally scheduled to be titled Name Dropping: Songs for Young Sinners,[2] it was released on 27 June 1988 by ZTT Records. The album was deleted by ZTT in the early 90s. It was eventually reissued on CD in 2004, as a one disc album and as a three disc box set entitled Laughter, Tears and Rage – The Anthology.

Like most ZTT releases, the LP and CD releases differed quite a lot in track listing. The LP and cassette were both released as 12 tracks, while the CD was 14. However, a number of tracks were exclusive to each format. "Short Story" and "Theme from Laughter" were LP only, while "Poison" and "Bloodrush" were issued only on CD and cassette, and "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now" and "The 3rd Planet" were CD only.

  1. ^ Carter, Evan. "Review of Laughter, Tears and Rage". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 July 2009.
  2. ^ "Images for Act - Emotional Highlights From Snobbery & Decay, which mentions Name Dropping". Retrieved 18 July 2009.