The Pleasure Principle (Gary Numan album). Redirected from Engineers (song)). The Pleasure Principle is the debut solo studio album by English musician Gary Numan. Released about six months after Replicas (1979), the second album with his band Tubeway Army, The Pleasure Principle peaked at number 1 in the United Kingdom. The Pleasure Principle has been described as featuring synth-pop and new wave throughout. Numan completely abandoned electric guitar on the album.
chart-topping Are Friends Electric, he had enough clout to convince his label (Beggar’s Banquet) to allow him to go with a solo identity. This album was a departure from the more guitar-based punk of Gary’s first two albums: Tubeway Army and Replicas. I wanted to experiment by making an album without guitars; I wanted to make a purely electronic album
Includes a printed inner sleeve. Matrix, Runout (Side A Label): ST-C-794395-SP. Matrix, Runout (Side B Label): ST-C-794396-SP. Matrix, Runout (Side A runout, etched, variant 1): ST-C-794395 B SP @tGP 0-/-w1-1. The Pleasure Principle (LP, Album). 208784, Bega 10. Gary Numan. El Principio De Placer (LP, Album, Promo).
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The Pleasure Principle is also one of the first Gary Numan albums to feature true ensemble playing, especially heard within the airtight, killer groove of "Metal" (one of Numan's all-time best tracks). Starting things off with the atmospheric instrumental "Airlane," the quality of the songs gets stronger and stronger as the album progresses - "Films," ". " "Observer," "Conversation," the aforementioned "Cars," and the . Top Ten hit "Complex" all show Numan in top form
Gary Numan's third album, The Pleasure Principle, was not only the most influential synth-pop album this side of the Kraftwerk discography, it was also one of the key albums of the entire new wave era. While Numan found fame in the . with his first two releases, this was the one that broke him on the other side of the Atlantic. Numan played some guitar on the earlier albums, but here he switches to strictly synths. Crucially, he retained his bassist and drummer instead of going all electronic, lending a visceral rock feel to his sound
Tracklist Hide Credits
A1 | Airlane | 3:18 |
A2 | Metal | 3:33 |
A3 | Complex | 3:14 |
A4 | Films | 4:09 |
A5 | M.E. | 5:37 |
B1 | TracksViolin [Fadeout Violin] – Billy Currie |
2:52 |
B2 | Observer | 2:53 |
B3 | ConversationBacking Vocals – Garry RobsonViolin [Fadeout Violin] – Billy Currie |
7:38 |
B4 | Cars | 3:53 |
B5 | Engineers | 4:00 |
Companies, etc.
- Distributed By – WEA
Credits
- Art Direction – Malti Kidia
- Bass – Paul Gardiner
- Drums, Percussion – Ced Sharpley
- Engineer, Mixed By – Harvey Webb, Rikki Sylvan
- Illustration [Illustrated] – Tony Escott
- Keyboards, Viola – Chris Payne
- Mastered By – Julian Mills, Melvyn Abrahams
- Photography By – Geoff Howes
- Producer, Vocals, Keyboards, Percussion [Synthetic] – Gary Numan
- Typography [Caligraphy] – Sue Wathan*
Notes
Comes with a printed inner sleeve.Other versions
Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BEGA 10 | Gary Numan | The Pleasure Principle (LP, Album) | Beggars Banquet | BEGA 10 | UK | 1979 |
208784, Bega 10 | Gary Numan | El Principio De Placer (LP, Album, Promo) | WEA, WEA | 208784, Bega 10 | Argentina | 1979 |
TECI-24260 | Gary Numan | The Pleasure Principle (CD, Album, Promo, RE, RM) | Imperial Records , Beggars Banquet | TECI-24260 | Japan | 2004 |
ATL 50 646 | Gary Numan | The Pleasure Principle (LP, Album) | Atlantic | ATL 50 646 | France | 1979 |
BBLC 10 | Gary Numan | The Pleasure Principle (Cass, Album, RE, Tra) | Beggars Banquet | BBLC 10 | UK | 1988 |
Tracklist Hide Credits
1 | Airlane | 3:17 |
2 | Metal | 3:33 |
3 | Complex | 3:13 |
4 | Films | 4:10 |
5 | M.E. | 5:38 |
6 | TracksViolin [Fadeout Violin] – Billy Currie |
2:52 |
7 | Observer | 2:54 |
8 | ConversationBacking Vocals – Garry RobsonViolin [Fadeout Violin] – Billy Currie |
7:37 |
9 | Cars | 3:59 |
10 | Engineers | 4:02 |
11 | Random | 3:50 |
12 | Oceans | 3:04 |
13 | Asylum | 2:32 |
14 | Me! I Disconnect From You (Live) | 3:07 |
15 | Bombers (Live) | 5:47 |
16 | Remember I Was Vapour (Live) | 4:47 |
17 | On Broadway (Live)Written-By – Mann*, Weill*, Lieber*, Stoller* |
4:47 |
Companies, etc.
- Recorded At – Marcus Recording Studios
- Mastered At – Strawberry Mastering
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Beggars Banquet
- Remastered At – Loud Mastering
- Recorded At – Hammersmith Odeon
- Glass Mastered At – Nimbus
Credits
- Art Direction – Malti Kidia
- Artwork [Calligraphy] – Su Wathan
- Bass – Paul Gardiner
- Drums, Percussion – Cedric Sharpley*
- Engineer, Mixed By – Harvey Webb, Rikki Sylvian*
- Illustration [Illustrated] – Tony Escott
- Keyboards – Christopher Payne*, Gary Numan
- Liner Notes – Steve Malins
- Mastered By [Original] – Julian Mills, Melvyn Abrahams
- Other [Make-up] – Patti Burris
- Photography By – Geoff Howes
- Producer – Gary Numan
- Remastered By [Digital Remastering] – John Dent
- Viola – Christopher Payne*
- Vocals, Percussion [Synthetic Percussion] – Gary Numan
- Written-By – Gary Numan (tracks: 1 to 16)
Notes
Original vinyl LP was released in 1979.Recorded at Marcus Music AB, London.
Originally mastered at Strawberry.
Digitally Remastered at Loud, 1998 from original studio analogue tapes.
Tracks 14-17 were recorded live on the Touring Principle tour at the Hammersmith Odeon, London on 28th September 1979 and did not feature in the original album.
Published by Beggars Banquet Music Ltd. / Momentum Music Ltd. except Numan Music Ltd. Screen Gems / EMI Music.
Jewel case with 16 page booklet.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout: BBL 10 CD ・:MASTERED::BY NIMBUS: 1:0
- Mastering SID Code: IFPI L125
- Mould SID Code: IFPI 2415
Other versions
Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BEGA 10 | Gary Numan | The Pleasure Principle (LP, Album) | Beggars Banquet | BEGA 10 | UK | 1979 |
208784, Bega 10 | Gary Numan | El Principio De Placer (LP, Album, Promo) | WEA, WEA | 208784, Bega 10 | Argentina | 1979 |
TECI-24260 | Gary Numan | The Pleasure Principle (CD, Album, Promo, RE, RM) | Imperial Records , Beggars Banquet | TECI-24260 | Japan | 2004 |
ATL 50 646 | Gary Numan | The Pleasure Principle (LP, Album) | Atlantic | ATL 50 646 | France | 1979 |
BBLC 10 | Gary Numan | The Pleasure Principle (Cass, Album, RE, Tra) | Beggars Banquet | BBLC 10 | UK | 1988 |