Laughter, Tears and Rage [SEP] performer
Laughter, Tears and Rage
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" it was released , 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".
The album featured three singles, "Snobbery and Decay", "Absolutely Immune" and "I Can't Escape from You". None of these set the charts alight with lead single "Snobbery and Decay" reaching #60 upon release. A fourth single, "Chance" was withdrawn the day of release due to unauthorised samples.
2004 Reissue.
A reissue of "Laughter, Tears and Rage" was released on , with tracks that were released on the LP and CD version of the album,