The Pleasure Principle

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debut album studio album

The Pleasure Principle is the debut studio album by English musician Gary Numan, noted for its pioneering use of synthesizers and its influential role in the development of electronic and new wave music.

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The Pleasure Principle canonical 4
The Pleasure Principle (song) 2
Pleasure Principle 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf debut album ⓘ
studio album ⓘ
artist Gary Numan ⓘ
chartedIn UK Albums Chart ⓘ
Billboard 200 ⓘ
surface form: US Billboard 200
chartPositionUKAlbums 1 ⓘ
containsSingle Cars ⓘ
Complex ⓘ
containsTrack Airlane ⓘ
Conversation ⓘ
Engineers ⓘ
Films ⓘ
M. E. ⓘ
surface form: M.E.

Metal ⓘ
Observer ⓘ
Random ⓘ
Tracks ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
coverArtDepicts Gary Numan at a desk with a glowing pyramid ⓘ
criticalReception generally positive ⓘ
followedBy Telekon ⓘ
follows Replicas ⓘ
genre electronic music ⓘ
new wave ⓘ
synth-pop ⓘ
hasCatalogNumber BEGA 10 ⓘ
hasReissue CD reissue with bonus tracks ⓘ
influencedGenre electronic music ⓘ
new wave ⓘ
synth-pop ⓘ
instrumentationFeature minimal use of guitars ⓘ
prominent analog synthesizers ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricalTheme alienation ⓘ
technology ⓘ
notableFor pioneering use of synthesizers ⓘ
notableWorkOf Gary Numan ⓘ
originalMedium vinyl record ⓘ
performer Gary Numan ⓘ
producer Duncan Bridgeman ⓘ
Gary Numan ⓘ
John Punter ⓘ
recordedIn London, England ⓘ
surface form: London
recordLabel Atco Records ⓘ
Beggars Banquet Records ⓘ
releaseDate 1979-09-07 ⓘ
releaseType LP ⓘ
significantIn history of electronic pop music ⓘ

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Control → hasPart → The Pleasure Principle ⓘ
State of the World Tour → setlistFeature → The Pleasure Principle ⓘ
Let’s Wait Awhile → followedBy → The Pleasure Principle ⓘ
subject surface form: Let's Wait Awhile
The Velvet Rope World Tour → includesSong → The Pleasure Principle ⓘ
Control (album) → hasPart → The Pleasure Principle ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Pleasure Principle (song)
Control (album) → hasMusicVideoFor → The Pleasure Principle ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Pleasure Principle (song)
Rock Witchu Tour → setlistIncludes → The Pleasure Principle ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pleasure Principle