{"product_id":"cd-gary-numan-telekon-45th","title":"CD - Gary Numan - Telekon (45th)","description":"\u003cp\u003eCD - Import \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGary Numan’s second studio album TELEKON was released in 1980 and was his third successive #1 album in the UK. Gary\u0026amp;nbsp;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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhile it was hard to follow up the previous releases, Telekon proved to be hugely influential. Unlike its predecessors, Telekon had plenty of guitars, along with strings and lush synthesizer textures. Trent Reznor claimed to have listened to it every day during the making of Pretty Hate Machine.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEarlier this year, a visit to Gary’s archive allowed for a deep dig, and amongst all the treasures, unreleased Telekon material was found. We are thrilled to include four unreleased tracks on this expanded edition of Telekon.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Like A B-Film” is a completely unreleased, not quite finished track from the album’s sessions. The other three tracks are previously unreleased early versions of\u0026amp;nbsp;“Please Push No More”, “Aircrash Bureau” and “I’m An Agent”. Pressed onto double\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003erainbow sparkle black vinyl, the 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. It also includes a replica of the original 1980 12-page Telekon tour booklet.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Encore Records Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47775205359870,"sku":null,"price":19.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1546\/6351\/files\/0041440417_10.jpg?v=1770395007","url":"https:\/\/encorerecords.ca\/products\/cd-gary-numan-telekon-45th","provider":"Encore Records Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}