The Pleasure Principle (30th anniversary edition, Townshend Records exclusive)

~ Release by Gary Numan (see all versions of this release, 9 available)

Annotation

2–11 to 2–14 are 2009 re‐masters.

"Definitive" 30th anniversary remastered re-issue of the 1979 album.
Disc 2 contains the original demo versions and out-takes of the tracks from the recording sessions, which eventually made it to the album or were released as B sides to related singles.
Tracks 1-9 on CD3 were live tracks originally intended to be part of a 'Live EP' series to be released between the end of 1979 and early 1980. The project was eventually abandoned although selected live tracks made it to the Living Ornaments 79 LP/cassette, reproduced here in tracks 10-18. All these live recordings were subsequently released on the remastered double CD edition of Living Ornaments 79.

Annotation last modified on 2021-04-17 12:05 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼CD
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1Airlane
engineer and mixer:
Rikki Sylvan and Harvey Webb
producer:
Gary Numan
bass guitar:
Paul Gardiner
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Cedric Sharpley
keyboard:
Gary Numan and Chris Payne (UK keyboards/viola for Gary Numan/Visage/Dramatis)
percussion [synthetic percussion]:
Gary Numan
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Beggars Banquet
recorded at:
Marcus Recording Studios (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Airlane
writer and composer:
Gary Numan
3.653:19
2Metal
engineer and mixer:
Rikki Sylvan and Harvey Webb
producer:
Gary Numan
bass guitar:
Paul Gardiner
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Cedric Sharpley
keyboard:
Gary Numan and Chris Payne (UK keyboards/viola for Gary Numan/Visage/Dramatis)
percussion [synthetic percussion] and lead vocals:
Gary Numan
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Beggars Banquet
recorded at:
Marcus Recording Studios (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Metal
lyricist, writer and composer:
Gary Numan
4.253:34
3Complex
engineer and mixer:
Rikki Sylvan and Harvey Webb
producer:
Gary Numan
bass guitar:
Paul Gardiner
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Cedric Sharpley
keyboard:
Gary Numan and Chris Payne (UK keyboards/viola for Gary Numan/Visage/Dramatis)
percussion [synthetic percussion] and lead vocals:
Gary Numan
viola:
Chris Payne (UK keyboards/viola for Gary Numan/Visage/Dramatis)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Beggars Banquet (, in 1979)
recorded at:
Marcus Recording Studios (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Complex
lyricist, writer and composer:
Gary Numan
publisher:
Andrew Heath Music Ltd., Beggars Banquet, Beggars Banquet Music Ltd. and Momentum Music Ltd.
3.53:12
4Films
engineer and mixer:
Rikki Sylvan and Harvey Webb
producer:
Gary Numan
bass guitar:
Paul Gardiner
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Cedric Sharpley
keyboard:
Gary Numan and Chris Payne (UK keyboards/viola for Gary Numan/Visage/Dramatis)
percussion [synthetic percussion] and lead vocals:
Gary Numan
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Beggars Banquet
recorded at:
Marcus Recording Studios (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
later releases:
Films (remix) by Gary Numan
recording of:
Films
lyricist, writer and composer:
Gary Numan
44:11
5M.E.
engineer and mixer:
Rikki Sylvan and Harvey Webb
producer:
Gary Numan
bass guitar:
Paul Gardiner
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Cedric Sharpley
keyboard:
Gary Numan and Chris Payne (UK keyboards/viola for Gary Numan/Visage/Dramatis)
percussion [synthetic percussion] and lead vocals:
Gary Numan
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Beggars Banquet (, in 1979)
recorded at:
Marcus Recording Studios (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
M.E.
lyricist, writer and composer:
Gary Numan
publisher:
Beggars Banquet Music Ltd. and Momentum Music Ltd.
3.755:37
6Tracks
engineer and mixer:
Rikki Sylvan and Harvey Webb
producer:
Gary Numan
bass guitar:
Paul Gardiner
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Cedric Sharpley
guest violin and violin:
Billy Currie
keyboard:
Gary Numan and Chris Payne (UK keyboards/viola for Gary Numan/Visage/Dramatis)
percussion [synthetic percussion] and lead vocals:
Gary Numan
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Beggars Banquet
recorded at:
Marcus Recording Studios (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Tracks
lyricist, writer and composer:
Gary Numan
publisher:
Beggars Banquet Music Ltd. and Momentum Music Ltd.
3.652:52
7Observer
engineer and mixer:
Rikki Sylvan and Harvey Webb
producer:
Gary Numan
bass guitar:
Paul Gardiner
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Cedric Sharpley
keyboard:
Gary Numan and Chris Payne (UK keyboards/viola for Gary Numan/Visage/Dramatis)
percussion [synthetic percussion] and lead vocals:
Gary Numan
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Beggars Banquet
recorded at:
Marcus Recording Studios (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Observer
lyricist, writer and composer:
Gary Numan
4.352:54
8Conversation
engineer and mixer:
Rikki Sylvan and Harvey Webb
producer:
Gary Numan
bass guitar:
Paul Gardiner
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Cedric Sharpley
keyboard:
Gary Numan and Chris Payne (UK keyboards/viola for Gary Numan/Visage/Dramatis)
percussion [synthetic percussion] and lead vocals:
Gary Numan
violin:
Billy Currie
background vocals:
Garry Robson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Beggars Banquet
recorded at:
Marcus Recording Studios (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Conversation
lyricist, writer and composer:
Gary Numan
3.357:40
9Cars
engineer and mixer:
Rikki Sylvan and Harvey Webb
producer:
Gary Numan
bass guitar:
Paul Gardiner
drums (drum set), drums (drum set) and tambourine and percussion:
Cedric Sharpley
keyboard:
Gary Numan and Chris Payne (UK keyboards/viola for Gary Numan/Visage/Dramatis)
percussion [synthetic percussion]:
Gary Numan
lead vocals:
Gary Numan (in 1979)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Beggars Banquet (, in 1979) and WEA Filipacchi Music (not for release label use! copyrights/distribution only, FR division of WEA International Inc. in the 1970s) (in 1979)
recorded at:
Marcus Recording Studios (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
music videos:
Cars by Gary Numan
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 11), Paste: The 50 Greatest NON One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 16) and VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 93)
recording of:
Cars
lyricist and composer:
Gary Numan
writer:
Nick Hemming and Gary Numan
publisher:
Beggars Banquet Music Ltd. and Momentum Music Ltd.
4.24:01
10Engineers
engineer and mixer:
Rikki Sylvan and Harvey Webb
producer:
Gary Numan
bass guitar:
Paul Gardiner
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Cedric Sharpley
keyboard:
Gary Numan and Chris Payne (UK keyboards/viola for Gary Numan/Visage/Dramatis)
percussion [synthetic percussion] and lead vocals:
Gary Numan
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Beggars Banquet
recorded at:
Marcus Recording Studios (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Engineers
lyricist, writer and composer:
Gary Numan
34:03
2▶CD
3▶CD: 1979: The Live EP's

Credits

Release

co-mixer and co-engineer:Rikki Sylvan
Harvey Webb
mastering:Melvyn Abrahams
Julian Mills (mastering)
bass:Paul Gardiner
keyboard and percussion:Gary Numan
keyboard and viola:Christopher Payne (UK keyboards/viola for Gary Numan/Visage/Dramatis)
membranophone and percussion:Cedric Sharpley
remastered versions:The Pleasure Principle
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/1935867 [info]

Release group

associated singles/EPs:Cars
Complex
included in:The Pleasure Principle / Warriors
The Pleasure Principle / Warriors
part of:Music Genre Tree (Canonical album list from musicgenretree.org – one representative release per genre.)
Paste: The 50 Greatest Synth-Pop Albums of All Time (number: 13) (order: 13)
Paste: The 50 Best New Wave Albums (number: 38) (order: 38)
Discothèque Idéale Qobuz / Qobuz Ideal Discography (order: 124)
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2005 edition) (number: 450) (order: 451)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/70133 [info]
other databases:https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/gary_numan/the_pleasure_principle/ [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000599295 [info]
Wikidata:Q941491 [info]