Originally released in 1979, Gary Numan's The Pleasure Principle marked a defining moment in electronic music, blending cold, mechanical synthesizers with haunting melodies and Numan’s signature android vocals. This 40th Anniversary Edition, subtitled "The First Recordings," offers a rare look into the genesis of a groundbreaking album that solidified Numan's status as a pioneer in the genre.
This collection features demos, early versions, outtakes, and BBC session tracks, including two previously unreleased songs, all recorded in London’s Freerange Recording Studios and Maida Vale. Fans and collectors alike will appreciate the insight these first recordings provide into the evolution of Numan's sound, from experimental beginnings to fully realized classics.
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- Format: Vinyl
- Orange Vinyl
- Label: Beggars Banquet
- Genre: Electronic
- Release Date: 10/11/2019
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TRACKS
A1. Cars (Demo Version 2)
A2. Films (Demo Version)
A3. Complex (Demo Version)
A4. Random (Remastered 2009)
A5. M.E. (Demo Version)
B1. Conversation (Demo Version 2)
B2. Tracks (Demo Version)
B3. Cars (Demo Version 1)
B4. Metal (Demo Version)
B5. Airlane (Demo Version)
C1. Trois Gymnopédies No. 1 (Demo Version)
C2. Observer (Demo Version)
C3. Conversation (Demo Version 1)
C4. Engineers (Demo Version)
C5. Asylum (Remastered 2009)
C6. Oceans (Remastered 2009)
C7 . Photograph (Remastered 2009)
D1. Airlane (BBC Peel Session)
D2. Cars (BBC Peel Session)
D3. Films (BBC Peel Session)
D4. Conversation (BBC Peel Session)
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