Telekon

~ Release by Gary Numan (see all versions of this release, 11 available)

Annotation

Some 1979 UK Beggars Banquet releases (BEGA 19) came with a bonus single (SAM 126)

Annotation last modified on 2011-05-24 00:58 UTC.

Tracklist

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▼ 12" Vinyl 1
#	Title	Rating	Length
A1	This Wreckage producer: Gary Numan bass: Paul Gardiner drums (drum set) and membranophone: Cedric Sharpley handclaps: James Freud and John Webb (Gary Numan’s brother) Minimoog, guitar and synthesizer, piano, synthesizer and lead vocals: Gary Numan phonographic copyright (℗) by: Beggars Banquet (in 1980) recording of: This Wreckage lyricist and composer: Gary Numan publisher: Numan Music Ltd. (in 1980)	4	5:21
A2	The Aircrash Bureau recording engineer: Steve Smith (UK engineer, Beggars Banquet and Gary Numan) producer: Gary Numan mixer: Nick Smith (British producer & engineer) bass guitar: Paul Gardiner claves: Rrussell Bell drums (drum set): Cedric Sharpley electric piano, Minimoog and lead vocals: Gary Numan handclaps: Simple Minds (Scottish rock band) piano: Denis Haines synthesizer: Denis Haines and Gary Numan viola: Chris Payne (UK keyboards/viola for Gary Numan/Visage/Dramatis) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Beggars Banquet (in 1980) recorded at and mixed at: Rock City Studios in Shepperton recording of: The Aircrash Bureau lyricist and composer: Gary Numan publisher: Numan Music Ltd.	4	5:35
A3	Telekon recording engineer: Graeme Myhre producer: Gary Numan mixer: Nick Smith (British producer & engineer) bass guitar: Paul Gardiner drum machine, piano, synthesizer and lead vocals: Gary Numan drums (drum set): Cedric Sharpley solo piano: Chris Payne (UK keyboards/viola for Gary Numan/Visage/Dramatis) recorded at and mixed at: Rock City Studios in Shepperton recording of: Telekon lyricist and composer: Gary Numan		4:21
A4	Remind Me to Smile recording engineer: Steve Smith (UK engineer, Beggars Banquet and Gary Numan) producer: Gary Numan mixer: Jess Sutcliffe bass guitar: Paul Gardiner drum machine, electric piano, electronic drum set and lead vocals: Gary Numan drums (drum set): Cedric Sharpley guitar: Rrussell Bell and Gary Numan Minimoog: Gary Numan and Chris Payne (UK keyboards/viola for Gary Numan/Visage/Dramatis) synthesizer: Denis Haines and Gary Numan background vocals: Paul Gardiner, Denis Haines, Chris Payne (UK keyboards/viola for Gary Numan/Visage/Dramatis) and Cedric Sharpley phonographic copyright (℗) by: Beggars Banquet (in 1980) recorded at: Rock City Studios in Shepperton mixed at: Matrix Studios in Soho recording of: Remind Me to Smile lyricist and composer: Gary Numan publisher: Numan Music Ltd.		3:59
A5	Sleep by Windows membranophone: Cedric Sharpley lead vocals: Gary Numan recording of: Sleep by Windows lyricist and composer: Gary Numan		4:54
B1	I’m an Agent recording engineer: Steve Smith (UK engineer, Beggars Banquet and Gary Numan) producer: Gary Numan mixer: Jess Sutcliffe bass guitar: Paul Gardiner drum machine, guitar, Minimoog, synthesizer and lead vocals: Gary Numan drums (drum set) and membranophone: Cedric Sharpley electric piano: Denis Haines viola: Chris Payne (UK keyboards/viola for Gary Numan/Visage/Dramatis) recorded at: Rock City Studios in Shepperton mixed at: Matrix Studios in Soho recording of: I’m an Agent lyricist and composer: Gary Numan		4:17
B2	I Dream of Wires recording engineer: Graeme Myhre and Steve Smith (UK engineer, Beggars Banquet and Gary Numan) producer: Gary Numan mixer: Jess Sutcliffe bass guitar: Paul Gardiner drums (drum set): Cedric Sharpley electric piano: Denis Haines and Gary Numan guitar: Rrussell Bell synthesizer and lead vocals: Gary Numan viola: Chris Payne (UK keyboards/viola for Gary Numan/Visage/Dramatis) whistle: Denis Haines recorded at: Rock City Studios in Shepperton mixed at: Matrix Studios in Soho recording of: I Dream of Wires lyricist and composer: Gary Numan		5:03
B3	Remember I Was Vapour recording engineer: Graeme Myhre and Nick Smith (British producer & engineer) producer: Gary Numan mixer: Nick Smith (British producer & engineer) bass guitar: Paul Gardiner drum machine, Minimoog and lead vocals: Gary Numan drums (drum set), membranophone and percussion and percussion: Cedric Sharpley piano, synthesizer and viola: Chris Payne (UK keyboards/viola for Gary Numan/Visage/Dramatis) recorded at and mixed at: Rock City Studios in Shepperton recording of: Remember I Was Vapour lyricist and composer: Gary Numan		5:05
B4	Please Push No More recording engineer: Steve Smith (UK engineer, Beggars Banquet and Gary Numan) producer: Gary Numan mixer: Jess Sutcliffe bass guitar: Paul Gardiner Minimoog, synthesizer and lead vocals: Gary Numan piano: Denis Haines recorded at: Rock City Studios in Shepperton mixed at: Matrix Studios in Soho recording of: Please Push No More lyricist and composer: Gary Numan		5:31
B5	The Joy Circuit recording engineer: Graeme Myhre producer: Gary Numan mixer: Nick Smith (British producer & engineer) bass guitar: Paul Gardiner drums (drum set) and membranophone: Cedric Sharpley guitar: Rrussell Bell and Gary Numan Minimoog, piano and lead vocals: Gary Numan viola: Chris Payne (UK keyboards/viola for Gary Numan/Visage/Dramatis) violin: R Bell recorded at and mixed at: Rock City Studios in Shepperton recording of: The Joy Circuit lyricist and composer: Gary Numan		5:07

▼ 7" Vinyl 2: Remember I Was Vapour
#	Title	Rating	Length
C	Remember I Was Vapour (live) producer: Gary Numan recorded at: Hammersmith Odeon (Hammersmith Odeon) in Hammersmith (on 1979-09-28) live recording of: Remember I Was Vapour lyricist and composer: Gary Numan		?:??
D	On Broadway (live) producer: Gary Numan phonographic copyright (℗) by: Beggars Banquet (in 1979) recorded at: Hammersmith Odeon (Hammersmith Odeon) in Hammersmith (on 1979-09-28) live cover recording of: On Broadway (Mann/Weil/Leiber/Stoller version for The Drifters) (in 1979) additional writer: Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller writer: Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil publisher: Colgems-EMI Music Inc., Screen Gems‐Col, Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), イーエムアイ音楽出版フジパシフィック事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシングフジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present) version of: On Broadway (original Mann/Weil version)		?:??

Credits

Release

remastered versions:	Telekon Telekon

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/1709654 [info]

Release group

associated singles/EPs:	I Die: You Die This Wreckage We Are Glass
live performances:	Telekon – Live
included in:	Asylum 2 Telekon / I, Assassin Telekon / I, Assassin

part of:	Smash Hits Reader’s Poll – Best Album of the Year (1981) (number: 2) (order: 2)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/28733 [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000038218 [info]
Wikidata:	Q840323 [info]

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Release information

Barcode:: [none]
Format:: 12" Vinyl + 7" Vinyl

Additional details

Type:: Album
Packaging:: Cardboard/Paper Sleeve
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

Labels

Beggars Banquet
BEGA 19
Beggars Banquet
SAM 126

Release events

United Kingdom
1980-09-05

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