Name: The Pleasure Principle - 30th Anniversary Expanded Edition
Brand: Gary Numan

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

bbqcd2063

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Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

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Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2009-09-21

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

PIAS

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

607618206321

Total Cap

2 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Gary Numan

Genre GB

New Wave / Post Punk

Label GB

Gary Numan, born on the 8th of March 1958 in Hammersmith, London, England, is a renowned artist who began his musical journey as a punk rocker in the band Mean Street. After being dismissed from the group in May 1977, he joined The Lasers with Paul Gardiner but eventually formed his own punk band called Tubeway Army alongside his uncle Jess Lidyard on drums.

Tubeway Army was signed to Beggars Banquet in 1978 and released several punk singles. During this time, Gary adopted the name Numan and the band started performing live at various venues around London while supporting acts like Ultravox. It was during their recording sessions for Beggars that Gary stumbled upon a "Minimoog" synthesizer left behind in the studio, which captivated him with its unique sound.

With an impressive career spanning decades, Gary Numan has become an influential figure in music. His early experiences as a punk rocker laid the foundation for his innovative approach to electronic music and paved the way for his future success as an artist.

the 30th anniversary expanded edition of gary numan's seminal debut album; a 2cd featuring remastered demos and out-takes along with extensive sleevenotes. 'the pleasure principle' was the point where the singer became a huge international solo star, even reaching the top 10 in the united states with 'cars' and top 20 with the album. given the conservative nature of the music scene in america at that time and the fact that his new album didn't feature any guitars, let alone conventional song structures - even 'cars' doesn't have a chorus - this is one of those special moments in pop music when a new idea breaks through all the boundaries. the pleasure principle pioneered electronic pop music on a new scale - it was a much bigger success worldwide than kraftwerk's releases or anything from the influential but still relatively 'culty' bowie / eno berlin trilogy. and the fact that it was different and had a major impact in america - numan performed 'cars' and 'praying to the aliens' in front of 40 million people on the saturday night live show - means that there's a direct link from 'the pleasure principle' to the new musical forms that were born in the usa over the next decade - namely hip hop, industrial and techno.

The Pleasure Principle - 30th Anniversary Expanded Edition

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