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Gary NumanThe Pleasure Principle (The First Recordings)

Label:

Beggars Banquet – BBQ2158LP

Format:

2 x Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Stereo, Orange

Country:

USA, Canada & Europe

Released:

Genre:

Electronic

Style:

New Wave, Synth-pop

Tracklist

A1Cars (Demo Version 2)
A2Films (Demo Version)
A3Complex (Demo Version)
A4Random (Remastered 2009)
A5M.E. (Demo Version)
B1Conversation (Demo Version 2)
B2Tracks (Demo Version)
B3Cars (Demo Version 1)
B4Metal (Demo Version)
B5Airlane (Demo Version)
C1Trois Gymnopédies No. 1 (Demo Version)
C2Observer (Demo Version)
C3Conversation (Demo Version 1)
C4Engineers (Demo Version)
C5Asylum (Remastered 2009)
C6Oceans (Remastered 2009)
C7 Photograph (Remastered 2009)
D1Airlane (BBC Peel Session)
D2Cars (BBC Peel Session)
D3Films (BBC Peel Session)
D4Conversation (BBC Peel Session)
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Companies, etc.

  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Beggars Banquet
  • Copyright ©Beggars Banquet
  • Mastered AtLoud Mastering
  • Recorded AtFree Range Studios
  • Recorded AtMaida Vale Studios

Credits

  • Art Direction [Original Album Artwork]Malti Kidia
  • Art Direction, DesignMichael Speed
  • Creative Director [Release Supervision And Creative Direction]Lesley Bleakley
  • Design [Design Consultation]Steve Webbon*
  • EngineerMike Robinson (tracks: D1 to D4), Steve Forward (tracks: A1 to C7)
  • Lead VocalsGary Numan
  • Mastered ByJason Mitchell
  • Photography By [Original Album]Geoff Howes
  • ProducerGary Numan (tracks: A1 to C7), Tony Wilson (tracks: D1 to D4)

Notes

40th Anniversary Edition.

Demos. Early Versions. Outtakes. BBC Session Tracks. Two previously unreleased tracks.

Orange vinyl. Cut out sleeve.

℗ & © 2019 Beggars Banquet, The Arkive.

Side One / Two / Three Recorded at Freerange Recording Studios London.
Side Four Recorded at BBC Maida Vale Studios London.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (Scanned): 607618215811
  • Barcode (Printed ): 6 07618 21581 1

Other Versions (2)

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Title (Format)LabelCat#CountryYear
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The Pleasure Principle (The First Recordings) (2×CD, Compilation, Stereo, 40th Anniversary Edition)Beggars BanquetBBQ2158CDEurope2019
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The Pleasure Principle (The First Recordings) (17×File, AIFF, Compilation, 24-bit 96 kHz)Beggars Banquetnone2019

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Reviews

  • 12inchrules's avatar
    12inchrules
    Not sure what the negative feedback is about, my copy has no issues. It's expected that the recordings are a bit rough around the edges, they are first takes and demos.
    • doctorg's avatar
      doctorg
      Edited 2 years ago
      There are some questionable editorial decisions here. Almost the whole of side 2 has stretched tape and drop outs. Tracks b2 and b3 have some really serious problems that makes publishing them questionable in my view. B3 fades out in one channel completely at one point. Watery timing and some distortion on b4 and b5. Honestly, side 2 is a tough listen. Unfortunately, side 3 also has tape stretch timing issues. The Peel Sessions on side 4 are a bit better, but then these could hardly be called good recordings.

      This is strange as the first recordings of "Replicas" are good and whilst some of the recordings are nothing special in sound quality terms, they are more than listenable and there aren't any of these tape issues. I can recommend "Replicas", but too much of this first recordings of "The Pleasure Principle" is difficult to listen to.

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