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
2▶CD
3▼CD: 1979: The Live EP's
#TitleRatingLength
1Down in the Park
live recording of:
Down in the Park
lyricist and composer:
Gary Numan
publisher:
Beggars Banquet, Beggars Banquet Music Ltd., Momentum Music Ltd. and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
4:31
2On Broadway
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)
4:45
3Everyday I Die
live recording of:
Everyday I Die
lyricist and composer:
Gary Numan
3:40
4Remember I Was Vapour
live recording of:
Remember I Was Vapour
lyricist and composer:
Gary Numan
4:44
5Bombers
live recording of:
Bombers
composer:
Gary Anthony James Webb
publisher:
Andrew Heath Music Ltd. and Beggars Banquet
5:34
6Me! I Disconnect From You
live recording of:
Me! I Disconnect From You
lyricist and composer:
Gary Numan
3:06
7Conversation
live recording of:
Conversation
lyricist, writer and composer:
Gary Numan
7:47
8Metal
live recording of:
Metal
lyricist, writer and composer:
Gary Numan
3:27
9Down in the Park
live recording of:
Down in the Park
lyricist and composer:
Gary Numan
publisher:
Beggars Banquet, Beggars Banquet Music Ltd., Momentum Music Ltd. and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
5:15
10Airlane
live recording of:
Airlane (on 1979-09-28)
writer and composer:
Gary Numan
3:17
11Cars
live recording of:
Cars (on 1979-09-28)
lyricist and composer:
Gary Numan
writer:
Nick Hemming and Gary Numan
publisher:
Beggars Banquet Music Ltd. and Momentum Music Ltd.
3:27
12We Are So Fragile
live recording of:
We Are So Fragile (on 1979-09-28)
lyricist and composer:
Gary Numan
publisher:
Andrew Heath Music (from 1979 to present) and Beggars Banquet (from 1979 to present)
2:39
13Films
live recording of:
Films (on 1979-09-28)
lyricist, writer and composer:
Gary Numan
3:52
14Something's in the House
live recording of:
Something’s in the House (on 1979-09-28)
lyricist and composer:
Gary Numan
4:12
15My Shadow in Vain
live recording of:
My Shadow in Vain (on 1979-09-28)
lyricist and composer:
Gary Numan
publisher:
Beggars Banquet Music Ltd. and Momentum Music Ltd.
2:55
16Conversation
live recording of:
Conversation (on 1979-09-28)
lyricist, writer and composer:
Gary Numan
7:44
17The Dream Police
live recording of:
The Dream Police (on 1979-09-28)
lyricist and composer:
Gary Numan
4:19
18Metal
live recording of:
Metal (on 1979-09-28)
lyricist, writer and composer:
Gary Numan
4:02

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]