{"product_id":"gary-numan-telekon-45th-anniversary-expanded-edition","title":"Gary Numan - Telekon (45th Anniversary Expanded Edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis Expanded Edition includes 4 unreleased bonus tracks, including the never before heard song, “Like A B-Film”.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGary Numan’s second studio album, \u003cem\u003eTelekon\u003c\/em\u003e, was released in 1980 and was his third successive #1 album in the UK.\u003cbr\u003eGary refers to this album, along with its two predecessors, Tubeway Army’s Replicas and his debut solo album The Pleasure Principle, as the “machine” phase of his career.\u003cbr\u003eWhile it was hard to follow up the previous releases, \u003cem\u003eTelekon\u003c\/em\u003e proved to be hugely influential.\u003cbr\u003eUnlike its predecessors, \u003cem\u003eTelekon\u003c\/em\u003e had plenty of guitars, along with strings and lush synthesizer textures.\u003cbr\u003eTrent Reznor claimed to have listened to it every day during the making of Pretty Hate Machine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 2025, a visit to Gary’s archive allowed for a deep dig, and amongst all the treasures, unreleased \u003cem\u003eTelekon\u003c\/em\u003e material was found.\u003cbr\u003eWe are thrilled to include four unreleased tracks on this expanded edition of \u003cem\u003eTelekon\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e“Like A B-Film” is a completely unreleased, not quite finished track from the album’s sessions.\u003cbr\u003eThe other three tracks are previously unreleased early versions of “Please Push No More”, “Aircrash Bureau” and “I’m An Agent”.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe album has been remastered by Geoff Pesche at Abbey Road and includes revised artwork by Michael Speed at Beggars, who has frequently collaborated with Gary on his Beggars reissues.\u003cbr\u003eIt also includes a replica of the original 1980 12-page \u003cem\u003eTelekon\u003c\/em\u003e tour booklet.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003cem\u003eTelekon\u003c\/em\u003e has always held a rather warm place for me whenever I look back at the early years.\u003cbr\u003eI was very proud of it.\u003cbr\u003eI thought the production had moved up a gear for one thing.\u003cbr\u003eI was also proud of the fact that I’d not gone the commercial route and tried to repeat the formula and sound of “Cars” and “Are ‘Friends’ Electric?” I was still trying to move forward, find new sounds.\u003cbr\u003eIt was a reasonably bold stance I think, to not follow a safer, more formulaic path, as I suddenly had a lot to lose after the success of the year before.” – Gary Numan\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BEGGARS BANQUET","offers":[{"title":"Sparkle Rainbow 2LP","offer_id":56848610460023,"sku":"RVX-00046","price":39.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0991\/0632\/4855\/files\/8618e6593484bae51a79669ff685bfda.jpg?v=1773054109","url":"https:\/\/recordvault.co.uk\/products\/gary-numan-telekon-45th-anniversary-expanded-edition","provider":"Record Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}