''That Total Age'' is the debut album of the

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EBM group

Nitzer Ebb Nitzer Ebb () are a British EBM group formed in 1982 by Essex school friends Vaughan "Bon" Harris (programming, synthesizers, drums, vocals), Douglas McCarthy (vocals), and David Gooday (drums). History Initial releases (1983–1987) The g ...

. After its release, it spawned the hit single "Join in the Chant," which hit #9 on the US dance chart in 1987. For unknown reasons, the song "Warsaw Ghetto" was omitted from the original CD versions. The 2018 remastered CD corrects this and adds additional remixes. The symbols on the cover of the album stand for "Force is Machine", "Visions of Order", and "Muscle and Hate". Two of these phrases can be heard repeated in the song "Join in the Chant".

Track listing

LP: Mute Stumm 45 (UK), Geffen/Warner Bros. 24155

# "Fitness to Purpose" – 5:00 # "Warsaw Ghetto" – 3:47 # "Violent Playground" – 3:46 # "Murderous" – 5:40 # "Smear Body" – 5:40 # "Join in the Chant" – 6:05 # "Alarm" – 3:41 # "Let Your Body Learn" – 2:48 # "Let Beauty Loose" – 2:24 # "Into the Large Air" – 4:13 * also released on 2xLP (L STUMM 45)

CD: Mute Stumm 45 (UK), Geffen/Warner Bros. 24155

# "Fitness to Purpose" – 5:03 # "Violent Playground" – 3:49 # "Murderous" – 5:43 # "Smear Body" – 5:49 # "Join in the Chant" – 6:05 # "Alarm" – 3:41 # "Let Your Body Learn" – 2:48 # "Let Beauty Loose" – 2:24 # "Into the Large Air" – 4:13 # "Join in the Chant" (Metal Mix) – 5:16 # "Fitness to Purpose" (Mix Two) – 4:56 # "Murderous" (Instrumental) – 5:04

References

1987 debut albums Mute Records albums Geffen Records albums Nitzer Ebb albums {{1980s-rock-album-stub