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Gary Numan
Conversation (The Pleasure Principle Tour 2009 DVD Programme)

Single UK 2009 on Mortal Records label
Spoken Word (Interview)

Filmed at Play Studios, London. DVD running time: 93 mins approx. A Dash Production The interview is interspersed with clips from the Touring Principle '79 DVD. Notes on back cover is as follows: "Gary Numan's The Pleasure Principle is not only one of the biggest selling electronic albums of all time, it's also one of the most influential, with tracks being covered, remixed and sampled by artists ranging from Nine Inch Nails to Armand Van Helden and hip hop pioneer Africa Bambaataa. On this limited edition tour programme DVD, Numan discusses with Steve Malins the making of this pioneering album; the influences on him at the time; the synthesizers that defined his sound in 1979, his fear of interviews and the impact that The Pleasure Principle's success had on him. Filmed at Play Studios in London, Numan is also reunited with some of the machines that helped make hime into a massive international act - from Mini-Moogs to CR78s - in this 90 minute in-depth account of an album that is still relevant and inspirational 30 years after its original release."

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	Gary Numan voc, key, *1958 GB interviewee, album by
	Steve Malins , interviewer

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