Telekon (45th anniversary expanded edition)

~ Release by Gary Numan (see all versions of this release, 13 available)

Annotation

Copyright: © 2025 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd
℗ 2025 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd

Annotation last modified on 2025-12-16 02:46 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#	Title	Rating	Length
1	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	5:25
2	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, Surrey, England, United Kingdom recording of: The Aircrash Bureau lyricist and composer: Gary Numan publisher: Numan Music Ltd.	4	5:38
3	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, Surrey, England, United Kingdom recording of: Telekon lyricist and composer: Gary Numan		4:24
4	Remind Me to Smile membranophone: Cedric Sharpley lead vocals: Gary Numan recording of: Remind Me to Smile lyricist and composer: Gary Numan publisher: Numan Music Ltd.	4	4:03
5	Sleep by Windows membranophone: Cedric Sharpley lead vocals: Gary Numan recording of: Sleep by Windows lyricist and composer: Gary Numan		4:56
6	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, Surrey, England, United Kingdom mixed at: Matrix Studios in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom recording of: I’m an Agent lyricist and composer: Gary Numan		4:18
7	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, Surrey, England, United Kingdom mixed at: Matrix Studios in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom recording of: I Dream of Wires lyricist and composer: Gary Numan		5:08
8	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, Surrey, England, United Kingdom recording of: Remember I Was Vapour lyricist and composer: Gary Numan		5:09
9	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, Surrey, England, United Kingdom mixed at: Matrix Studios in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom recording of: Please Push No More lyricist and composer: Gary Numan		5:38
10	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, Surrey, England, United Kingdom recording of: The Joy Circuit lyricist and composer: Gary Numan		5:12
11	Like a B‐Film		3:03
12	Please Push No More (early version) recording of: Please Push No More lyricist and composer: Gary Numan		5:34
13	The Aircrash Bureau (early version) recording of: The Aircrash Bureau lyricist and composer: Gary Numan publisher: Numan Music Ltd.		5:48
14	I’m an Agent (early version) recording of: I’m an Agent lyricist and composer: Gary Numan		4:21

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Release

stream for free:	https://open.spotify.com/prerelease/0kP7iO4yQlj1o6asLHaA5l [info] (ended) https://open.spotify.com/album/1jLL5JsbiaiGQJuOehXh64 [info] https://www.deezer.com/album/860249342 [info]
streaming page:	https://tidal.com/album/475441183 [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]
reviews:	https://laut.de/Gary-Numan/Alben/Telekon-18907 [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000038218 [info]
Wikidata:	Q840323 [info]

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Release information

Barcode:: 607618270469
Format:: Digital Media
Length:: 1:08:38

Additional details

Type:: Album
Packaging:: None
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

Labels

Beggars Banquet

Release events

[Worldwide]
2025-12-12

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