The Pleasure Principle

The Pleasure Principle
LP front cover
Artist	Gary Numan
Released	07 September 1979
Recorded	Unknown
Length	41 mins (original issue)
Label	Beggars Banquet
Producer	Gary Numan
Engineer	Unknown
Recorded at	Unknown
Formats	LP, MC (original issue); CD, 3xCD Deluxe, digital.
Singles	Cars, Complex
Previous album	Replicas (Tubeway Army)
Next album	Telekon

The Pleasure Principle is the tile of the first solo studio album recorded and released by British artist Gary Numan.

Numan had already recorded and released two albums with Tubeway Army although this was the first one under his own name.

Tracklisting

original LP/MC release

Side One

1. Airlane
2. Metal
3. Complex
4. Films
5. M.E.

Side Two

1. tracks
2. Observer
3. Conversation
4. Cars
5. Engineers

1998 CD release

1. Airlane (3:19)
2. Metal (3:33)
3. Complex (3:12)
4. Films (4:09)
5. M.E. (5:37)
6. Tracks (2:52)
7. Observer (2:54)
8. Conversation (7:37)
9. Cars (3:59)
10. Engineers (4:01)
11. Random (3:50)
12. Oceans (3:03)
13. Asylum (2:32)
14. Me! I Disconnect From You (live) (3:06)
15. Bombers (live) (5:47)
16. Remember I Was Vapour (live) (4:47)
17. On Broadway (live) (4:47)

Deluxe 30th anniversary edition (3CD)

• CD One - as per original album
• CD Two:

1. Airlane (demo version) (3:18)
2. Metal (demo version) (3:36)
3. Complex (demo version) (3:17)
4. Films (demo version) (2:42)
5. M.E. (demo version) (4:30)
6. Tracks (out-take mix) (2:51)
7. Observer (demo version) (3:03)
8. Conversation (demo version 2) (6:49)
9. Cars (demo version) (3:14)
10. Engineers (demo version) (3:50)
11. Random (2009 remaster) (3:48)
12. Oceans (2009 remaster) (3:00)
13. Asylum (2009 remaster) (2:30)
14. Photograph (2009 remaster) (2:27)
15. Gymnopedie No.1 (demo version) (2:26)
16. Conversation (demo version 1) (3:56)
17. M.E. (out-take mix) (5:15)

• CD Three: 1979: The Live EP's

1. Down in the Park (4:31)
2. On Broadway (4:45)
3. Everyday I Die (3:40)
4. Remember I Was Vapour (4:44)
5. Bombers (5:34)
6. Me! I Disconnect From You (3:06)
7. Conversation (7:47)
8. Metal (3:27)
9. Down in the Park (5:15)

   

10. Airlane (3:17)
11. Cars (3:27)
12. We Are So Fragile (2:39)
13. Films (3:52)
14. Something's in the House (4:12)
15. My Shadow in Vain (2:55)
16. Conversation (7:44)
17. The Dream Police (4:19)
18. Metal (4:02)

Singles

Cars rel. 21 August 1979, UK chart peak 01 7" A. Cars B. Asylum
Complex rel. 16 November 1979, UK chart peak 06 7" A. Complex B. Bombers (live version)

External links

• Wikipedia
• Discogs
• Musicbrainz
• Spotify
• All Music
• 40th anniversary: Gary Numan on 'The Pleasure Principle' at 40 & the 'Luck' That Led to 'Cars', billboard.com 2019-09