The Pleasure Principle

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

Tracklist

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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
4.253:33
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
44:09
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
3.357:37
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.
4.23:59
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
34:01
11Random
producer:
Gary Numan
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Beggars Banquet (in 1985)
recording of:
Random
composer:
Gary Numan
publisher:
Beggars Banquet Music Ltd. and Momentum Music Ltd.
3:50
12Oceans
producer:
Gary Numan
recording of:
Oceans
composer:
Gary Numan
3:03
13Asylum
producer:
Gary Numan
recording of:
Asylum
composer:
Gary Numan
2:32
14Me! I Disconnect From You (live)
producer:
Gary Numan
recorded at:
Hammersmith Odeon (Eventim Apollo, pka Hammersmith Odeon) in Hammersmith, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1979-09-28)
live recording of:
Me! I Disconnect From You
lyricist and composer:
Gary Numan
3:06
15Bombers (live)
producer:
Gary Numan
recorded at:
Hammersmith Odeon (Eventim Apollo, pka Hammersmith Odeon) in Hammersmith, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1979-09-28)
live recording of:
Bombers
composer:
Gary Anthony James Webb
publisher:
Andrew Heath Music Ltd. and Beggars Banquet
5:47
16Remember I Was Vapour (live)
producer:
Gary Numan
recorded at:
Hammersmith Odeon (Eventim Apollo, pka Hammersmith Odeon) in Hammersmith, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1979-09-28)
live recording of:
Remember I Was Vapour
lyricist and composer:
Gary Numan
4:47
17On Broadway (live)
producer:
Gary Numan
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Beggars Banquet (in 1979)
recorded at:
Hammersmith Odeon (Eventim Apollo, pka Hammersmith Odeon) in Hammersmith, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1979-09-28)
live cover recording of:
On Broadway (Mann/Weil/Leiber/Stoller version for The Drifters) (in 1979)
additional writer:
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
writer:
Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc., Screen Gems‐Col, Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
version of:
On Broadway (original Mann/Weil version)
4:47

Credits

Release

mixer and engineer:Rikki Sylvan
Harvey Webb
producer:Gary Numan
mastering:Melvyn Abrahams
Julian Mills (mastering)
remastering:John Dent (mastering engineer) (in 1998)
keyboard:Gary Numan
Chris Payne (UK keyboards/viola for Gary Numan/Visage/Dramatis)
mastered at:Strawberry Mastering in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
remastered at:Loud Mastering in Taunton, Somerset, England, United Kingdom (in 1998)
remaster of:The Pleasure Principle
The Pleasure Principle (30th anniversary edition, Townshend Records exclusive)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/29293 [info]
ASIN:US: B000006NTW [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]