The Pleasure Principle

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

Tracklist

▼ Cassette 1
#	Title	Rating	Length
A1	Airlane 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 recording of: Airlane composer: Gary Numan	4	3:19
A2	Metal 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 recording of: Metal lyricist and composer: Gary Numan	4.35	3:34
A3	Complex 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) recording of: Complex lyricist and composer: Gary Numan publisher: Andrew Heath Music Ltd., Beggars Banquet, Beggars Banquet Music Ltd. and Momentum Music Ltd.	3.65	3:12
A4	Films 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 later releases: Films (remix) by Gary Numan recording of: Films lyricist and composer: Gary Numan	4	4:11
A5	M.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) recording of: M.E. lyricist and composer: Gary Numan publisher: Beggars Banquet Music Ltd. and Momentum Music Ltd.	3.65	5:37
B1	Tracks 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 recording of: Tracks lyricist and composer: Gary Numan publisher: Beggars Banquet Music Ltd. and Momentum Music Ltd.	4	2:52
B2	Observer 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 recording of: Observer lyricist and composer: Gary Numan	4.5	2:54
B3	Conversation 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 recording of: Conversation lyricist and composer: Gary Numan	3.5	7:40
B4	Cars 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) music videos: Cars by Gary Numan part of: VH1's 100 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of the '80s (number: 11), Paste: The 50 Greatest 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 publisher: Beggars Banquet Music Ltd. and Momentum Music Ltd.	4.15	4:01
B5	Engineers 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 recording of: Engineers lyricist and composer: Gary Numan	3	4:03

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Release

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/2117432 [info]
ASIN:	US: B004NJFLGM [info]

Release group

associated singles/EPs:	Cars Complex
included in:	The Pleasure Principle / Warriors The Pleasure Principle / Warriors

part of:	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: 123)

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]

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Release information

Format:: Cassette
Length:: 41:23

Additional details

Type:: Album
Packaging:: Jewel Case
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

Labels

ATCO Records
CS 38-120

Release events

United States
1979-12

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