We are excited to reissue this album on purple vinyl double lp.
Gary numan vinyl reissues.
The original 50 minute album was cut onto a single lp with a resulting compression and compromise to the sound.
No track times are shown on this release of the record.
Numan will play the albums in full at a series of upcoming shows in los angeles and london.
These editions are titled replicas the first recordings and the debut under his own name the pleasure principle the first recordings.
1979 s replicas and the pleasure principle and 1980 s telekon will get the reissue treatment on standard black vinyl on october 16.
Demon records is proud present the first vinyl reissue of the album pressed on two 140g red vinyl and housed in a deluxe gatefold sleeve with printed inner sleeves per demon records website.
What i consider to be numan s best album from start to finish with not a bad song on it and flowing from start to finish.
2lp coloured vinyl and 2cd sets of first recordings demos outtakes beggars banquet are releasing two special titles to commemorate the legendary albums gary numan tubeway army issued in 1979.
Gary anthony james webb born 8 march 1958 better known as gary numan is an english singer musician songwriter composer and record producer he entered the music industry as the frontman of the new wave band tubeway army after releasing two albums with the band he released his debut solo album the pleasure principle in 1979 topping the uk albums chart.
Gary numan s recording contract with his previous record label beggars banquet had ended with the release of 1983 s warriors album and disillusioned with record companies numan decided to create his own record label numa records in order to give himself full control over his recordings production work and marketing.
Three classic albums from gary numan will be reissued next month via label the arkive.
These releases are available on 2lp coloured vinyl.
I absolutely love gary s 99 expanded dance cd mastered by the recently departed john dent and can t wait to have all those tracks plus an extended moral on vinyl the expanded telekon and remastered pleasure principle vinyl reissues from 2015 state on the front sticker that they re pressed from 96khz 24bit files presumably same ones that beggars released for download simultaneously.
Dance was gary numan s fifth studio album and was released in 1981.
Gary numan announces new lp savage songs from a broken world once again synth pop icon gary numan is set to gift his faithful with a new full length marking his first proper studio album.
Hybrid is a 2003 collection of reinvented classics by influential synth pop innovator gary numan numan collaborated with numerous producers such as flood curve andy gray alan moulder rico and sulphur to completely rework some of his best known songs from the 70 s 80 s and 90 s highlights includes the track crazier which became numan s first uk top 20 hits since 1996 and new wave.