Gary Numan – The Pleasure Principle (VG+/VG+) – LP, AU 1979

The Pleasure Principle is an LP by Gary Numan from 1979 released on the Atlantic, Beggars Banquet, WEA label.

About this album

The Pleasure Principle is the album that cemented Gary Numan’s stark, futuristic vision and helped define late-1970s synth-pop. Released in 1979 after the success of Tubeway Army’s Replicas, it presented Numan as a solo artist and pushed rock’s vocabulary towards machine-like textures, icy melodies and detached vocal drama. Built around analogue synthesizers and taut electronic arrangements, the album’s best-known song, Cars, became a major international hit and a signature of the era. Its blend of pop instinct and alienated mood made it one of the key touchstones of British new wave and electronic music.

Genre: Pop & Rock

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