Gary Numan - Telekon (1980) (LP) - €10,00

Telekon is the second solo studio album by the English new wave musician Gary Numan. 

It debuted at the top of the UK Albums Chart in September 1980, making it his third consecutive (and to date, final) No. 1 album. 

It was also the third and final studio release of what Numan retrospectively termed the "machine" section of his career, following Replicas and The Pleasure Principle (both 1979).

In contrast to Numan's previous album The Pleasure Principle, Telekon featured heavy use of guitars and a richer, more complex sound with a broadened use of different synthesizers in combination with viola and violin. 

The album's sound ranges from heavier tracks such as "I'm an Agent" and "The Joy Circuit" to more sombre, melancholic songs such as "Sleep by Windows" and "Remember I Was Vapour". 

 Lyrically the album mixed dystopian themes on tracks such as "I Dream of Wires" and "The Joy Circuit", with more personal lyrics such as "Remind Me to Smile" and "Please Push No More" that dealt with Numan's feelings about his sudden fame and relationship with his fans. 

Several songs such as "Remember I Was Vapour" and "Please Push No More" suggests a goodbye, hinting at Numan's retirement from live work a few months later. 

"The whole album's got that little hint of goodbye in it", Numan confirmed in a 1981 interview, "In 'This Wreckage' the Japanese writing says 'I leave you'."

Telekon was preceded by two non-album singles, "We Are Glass" and "I Die: You Die". The only single taken from the album after its release was the opening number, "This Wreckage", which peaked at No. 20. Numan later admitted that, regardless of its merits as a song, it was a "bloody stupid single". 

The live version of "Remember I Was Vapour", released as a bonus single with the UK album, was released as a 12" single in Germany with the studio version on the B-side. 

"Remind Me to Smile" was released as a US single with "I Dream of Wires" on the B-side. "Remember I Was Vapour" was also released as a 7" single with "On Broadway (Live)" as the B-side. 

Side one

1.  This Wreckage - 5:27  

2.  The Aircrash Bureau - 5:41  

3.  Telekon - 4:27  

4.  Remind Me To Smile - 4:05  

5.  Sleep By Windows - 5:00  

Side two

1.  I’m An Agent - 3:41  

2.  I Dream Of Wires - 5:11  

3.  Remember I Was Vapour - 5:12  

4.  Please Push No More-  5:40  

5.  The Joy Circuit-  5:14 

All songs written and composed by Gary Numan 

Musicians

• Gary Numan – vocals, Minimoog, Polymoog, ARP Pro Soloist, Roland Jupiter-4, Sequential Circuits Prophet-5, Yamaha CP-30, Roland CR-78, Synare, guitar, piano, Minibass ^{[citation needed]}
• Paul Gardiner – bass, backing vocals
• Cedric Sharpley – drums, percussion, backing vocals
• Chris Payne – viola, piano, Minimoog, Polymoog, backing vocals
• Russell Bell – guitars, violin, claves, backing vocals
• Denis Haines – Prophet-5, piano, ARP Pro Soloist, Yamaha CP-30, whistle, backing vocals
• John Webb, James Freud, Simple Minds – handclaps

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Beggars Banquet
• Copyright © – Beggars Banquet
• Recorded At – Rock City Studios
• Mixed At – Rock City Studios
• Mixed At – Matrix Studios
• Mastered At – Strawberry Mastering
• Distributed By – WEA Records Ltd.
• Published By – Numan Music Ltd.

Notes

Release:  1980

Format:  LP, Vinyl

Genre:  Synth-pop, Dark-wave

Label:  Beggars Banquet

Catalog#  660078

Vinyl:  Goed (VG)

Cover:  Goed (VG)

Prijs: €10,00