As the Veneer of Democracy Starts to Fade

As the Veneer of Democracy Starts to Fade
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Studio album by Mark Stewart
Released	November 1985
Genre	Industrial, post-punk, noise
Length	39:12
Label	Mute
Producer	Adrian Sherwood and Mark Stewart
Mark Stewart chronology
Learning to Cope With Cowardice (1983)Learning to Cope With Cowardice1983 As the Veneer of Democracy Starts to Fade (1985) Mark Stewart + Maffia (1986)Mark Stewart + Maffia1986

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As the Veneer of Democracy Starts to Fade is the second album by vocalist Mark Stewart, released in 1985 through Mute Records.

Accolades

Year	Publication	Country	Accolade	Rank
1985	Rockerilla	Italy	"Albums of the Year"	18

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Mark Stewart. 

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Passcivecation Program"	7:06
2.	"Bastards"	5:26
3.	"The Resistance of the Cell"	5:21
4.	"[untitled]"	0:44

Side two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"As the Veneer of Democracy Starts to Fade"	5:37
2.	"Hypnotized"	5:51
3.	"Slave of Love"	4:46
4.	"The Waiting Room"	4:18

CD Version
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Passcivecation Program"	7:06
2.	"Bastards"	5:26
3.	"The Resistance of the Cell"	5:21
4.	"[untitled]"	0:44
5.	"As the Veneer of Democracy Starts to Fade"	5:37
6.	"Pay It All Back"	4:29
7.	"Hypnotized"	5:51
8.	"Slave of Love"	4:46
9.	"The Waiting Room"	4:18
10.	"Hypnotized" (remix)	7:25
11.	"Dreamers"	6:30

Chart positions

Charts (1985)	Peak position
UK Indie Chart	3

Personnel

Musicians

• The Maffia
  • Keith LeBlanc – drums
  • Skip McDonald – guitar
  • Adrian Sherwood – keyboards, production
  • Doug Wimbish – bass guitar
• Mark Stewart – vocals, production

Additional musicians and production

• Jill Mumford – design
• Tim Young – mastering

References

External links

• As The Veneer Of Democracy Starts To Fade at Discogs (list of releases)