Gary Numan – The Pleasure Principle

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Label:	ATCO Records – SD 38-120, Beggars Banquet – SD 38-120
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, SP - Specialty Pressing
Country:	US
Released:	1979
Genre:	Electronic
Style:	New Wave, Synth-pop

Tracklist

A1	Airlane	3:17
A2	Metal	3:31
A3	Complex	3:10
A4	Films	4:07
A5	M.E.	5:32
B1	Tracks	2:49
B2	Observer	2:53
B3	Conversation	7:33
B4	Cars	3:57
B5	Engineers	3:58

Companies, etc.

Record Company – Warner Communications
Record Company – Atlantic Recording Corporation
Manufactured By – Atlantic Recording Corporation
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Beggars Banquet
Copyright © – Beggars Banquet
Copyright © – Beggars Banquet Music Ltd.
Copyright © – Andrew Heath Music Ltd.
Published By – Beggars Banquet Music Ltd.
Published By – Andrew Heath Music Ltd.
Recorded At – Marcus Recording Studios
Mastered At – Strawberry Mastering
Lacquer Cut At – Atlantic Studios
Pressed By – Specialty Records Corporation

Credits

Art Direction [Art Directed By] – Malti Kidia
Backing Vocals – Garry Robson (tracks: B3)
Bass – Paul Gardiner
Calligraphy – Su Wathan
Drums, Percussion – Cedric Sharpley*
Engineer, Mixed By – Harvey Webb, Rikki Sylvan
Illustration [Illustrated By] – Tony Escott
Keyboards, Viola – Christopher Payne*
Lacquer Cut By – GP*
Make-Up – Patti Burris
Mastered By – Julian Mills, Melvyn Abrahams
Photography By – Geoff Howes
Producer – Gary Numan
Songwriter [All Songs Written By] – Gary Numan
Violin [Fadeout Violin] – Billy Currie (tracks: B1, B3)
Vocals, Keyboards, Percussion [Synthetic Percussion] – Gary Numan

Notes

"SP" plant code suffix in label matrices and "SP" etched in runouts denotes Specialty Records Corporation pressing. Remainder of runouts etched.

Includes a cardstock printed inner sleeve with lyrics and credits.

Issued on Atco labels. Atco and Beggars Banquet logos on back cover. Beggars Banquet only on inner sleeve. Atco only on spine.

Recorded at Marcus Music AB London
Mastered at Strawberry
All songs published by Beggars Banquet Music Ltd. / Andrew Heath Music Ltd. (PRS)
All lyrics © 1979 Beggars Banquet Music Ltd. / Andrew Heath Music Ltd.

Atco Records
Division of Atlantic Recording Corporation
A Warner Communications Company
℗© 1979 A Beggars Banquet Recording
Printed in U.S.A.
Mfg. by Atlantic Recording Corp.

I'd like to give my special thanks to the band - who turned basics into songs.
--Gary Numan

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Rights Society: PRS
Pressing Plant ID (On labels): SP
Matrix / Runout (Side A label): ST-C-794395-SP
Matrix / Runout (Side B label): ST-C-794396-SP
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 1): ST-C-794395 B SP @tGP 0-/-w1-1
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 1): ST-C-794396 B- @tGP SP 0-1
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 2): SP ST-C-794395 B @tGP 0-5 SM 1-1
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 2): ST-C-794396-C @tGP SP 0-2 SM 1-1
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 3): ST-C-794395 B @tGP 0-1 SM 1-1
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 3): ST-C-794396-C @tGP SP 0-2 SM 1-2
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 4): ST-C-794395 B @tGP 0-4 ƧM1-1
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 4): ST-C 794396 B- @tGP SP 0-1
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 5): ST-C-7943̶ 395 B SP @tGP 0-1 SM2-1
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 5): ST-C-794396 -C @tGP SP 0-1 SM3-2
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 6): ST-C-794395B @tGP 0-5 SM 1-1 SP
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 6): ̶S̶T̶C̶-̶7̶9̶3̶4̶9̶6̶-̶B̶ 0-1 STC-794396-B S̶T̶=̶C̶ ̶7̶9̶3̶3̶9̶6̶ ̶B̶ - @tGP SP
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 7): ST-C-793̶4395 B @tGP 0-4 ƧM1-1
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 7): ST-C-793̶4396 B- @tGP SP 0-1
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 8): ST-C-7943̶395 B SP @tGP 0-5 SM1-1 5P
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 8): ST-C-794396 -C @tGP SP 0-1 SM3-1
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 9): ST-C-794395 B @tGP 0-5 SM1-1 SP
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 9): ST-C-794396 B- @tGP SP 0-1
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 10): ST-C-794395B @tGP 0-5 SM1-1 SP
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 10): ST-C-794396-C @tGP SP 0-2 SM1-2
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 11): ST-C-794395B @tGP SP 0̶-̶1̶ 0-3 SM 2-1
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 11): ST-C-794396-C @tGP SP 0-1 SM3-1
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 12): ST-C-794395 B- @tGP SP 0-3
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 12): ST-C 794396 B- @tGP SP 0-1
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 13): ST-C-794395 B SP @tGP 0-/-w1-1
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 13): ST-C-794396 -C @tGP SP 0-1 SM3-2

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
	The Pleasure Principle (LP, Album, Stereo)	Beggars Banquet	BEGA 10	UK	1979
	The Pleasure Principle (LP, Album, Stereo)	Beggars Banquet	INT 146.522	Germany	1979
Recently Edited	The Pleasure Principle (LP, Album, Stereo)	Beggars Banquet	660.049	Netherlands	1979
Recently Edited	The Pleasure Principle (Cassette, Album, Blue Text)	Beggars Banquet	BEGC 10	UK	1979
Recently Edited	The Pleasure Principle (LP, Album, Stereo)	Atlantic	ATL 50 646	France	1979

Reviews

Louis2203 Feb 7, 2023
Awesome sounding record. What a great pressing for an awesome album.
agb1262 Jan 9, 2022
Amazing sound of this pressing. This 1979 press kills any new reissue out there
agb1262 Jan 9, 2022
Amazing sound of this pressing. This 1979 press kills any new reissue out there