Gary Numan – Telekon
Label:
Beggars Banquet – BEGA 19, Beggars Banquet – K 58189
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
Country:
UK
Released:
Sep 1980
Genre:
Electronic
Style:
Synth-pop, New Wave
 
Tracklist
A1        This Wreckage
Engineer – Nick Smith (4)
Handclaps – James Freud, John Webb
Synthesizer [Minimoog, Polymoog, A.R.P. Pro-Soloist, JP4, Prophet 5], Piano – G. Numan*
A2        The Aircrash Bureau
Claves – R Bell*
Handclaps – Simple Minds
Synthesizer [Prophet 5, JP4, A.R.P. Pro-Soloist, Minimoog, Polymoog, CP 30] – G Numan*
Synthesizer [Prophet 5], Piano – D Haines*
Viola – C Payne*
A3        Telekon
Piano [Solo] – C Payne*
Synthesizer [Polymoog, Compurhythm], Piano – G Numan*
A4        Remind Me To Smile
Backing Vocals – C Sharpley*, C Payne*, D Haines*, P Gardner*, R Bell*
Rhythm Guitar – R Bell*
Synthesizer [A.R.P. Pro-Soloist] – D Haines*
Synthesizer [Minimoog, Polymoog, Synare, Compurhythm, CP 30] – G Numan*
Synthesizer [Minimoog] – C Payne*
A5        Sleep By Windows
Synthesizer [Polymoog, Minimoog], Bass [Minibass], Guitar – G Numan*
B1        I'm An Agent
Synthesizer [A.R.P. Pro-Soloist, Minimoog, Polymoog, Compurhythm], Guitar – G Numan*
Synthesizer [CP 30] – D Haines*
Viola – C Payne*
B2        I Dream Of Wires
Guitar – R Bell*
Synthesizer [CP 30], Whistle – D Haines*
Synthesizer [JP 4, Prophet 5, Polymoog, CP 30] – G Numan*
Viola – C Payne*
B3        Remember I Was Vapour
Engineer – Nick Smith (4)
Percussion – C Sharpley*
Synthesizer [Compurhythm, Minimoog] – G Numan*
Synthesizer [Polymoog], Piano, Viola – C Payne*
B4        Please Push No More
Piano – D Haines*
Synthesizer [JP 4, Minimoog, Polymoog] – G Numan*
B5        The Joy Circuit
Synthesizer [Minimoog], Piano, Guitar – G Numan*
Violin, Lead Guitar – R Bell*
 
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Beggars Banquet
Copyright © – Beggars Banquet
Recorded At – Rock City Studios
Mixed At – Rock City Studios
Mixed At – Matrix Studios
Mastered At – Strawberry Mastering
Lacquer Cut At – Strawberry Mastering
Distributed By – WEA Records Ltd.
Published By – Numan Music Ltd.
Bass – P Gardiner*
Drums – C Sharpley* (tracks: A1 to B3, B5)
Engineer – Graeme Myhre (tracks: A3, A5, B2, B3, B5), Steve Smith (10) (tracks: A2, A4 to B2, B4)
Mastered By – Melvin Abrahams*
Mixed By – Jess Sutcliffe (tracks: A4, B1, B2, B4), Nick Smith (4) (tracks: A1 to A3, A5, B3, B5)
Photography By – Geoff Howes
Producer, Composed By, Written-By – Gary Numan
Vocals – G Numan*
℗ 1980 Beggars Banquet (labels)
© 1980 A Beggars Banquet Recording
A free poster was issued with some releases.
There are six UK LP versions of this classic album specifically released in 1980, all with the BEGA 19 Catalogue No. and which were mastered at Strawberry Mastering or where the LP's lacquer was cut at. (@ November 2024)
'Telekon': Inner Sleeve (glossy, square corners, no thumb cutout) THIS RELEASE!
'Telekon': Inner Sleeve (glossy, 9 inch cut-out, rounded corners) + free 7" single, ‘WEA’ pressing
'Telekon': Inner Sleeve (matt, square corners, no thumb cutout) + free 7" single
'Telekon': 'White Label' release.
'Telekon': Inner Sleeve (matt, square corners, no thumb cutout) ‘West Drayton’ pressing
'Telekon’: Inner Sleeve (glossy, 9 inch cut-out, rounded corners) ‘Precision’ pressing
Lacquer cut at derived from "STRAWBERRY" stamp in runouts, everything else is etched.
Matrix / Runout (Side A label): BEGA 19 A*
Matrix / Runout (Side B label): BEGA 19 B*
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 1): BEGA 19 A2 STRAWBERRY
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 1): BEGA 19 B3 STRAWBERRY
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 2): BEGA 19 A3 •STRAWBERRY•
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 2): BEGA 19 - B2 STRAWBERRY
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 4): BEGA 19 A2 3 STRAWBERRY•
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 4): BEGA 19 B3 STRAWBERRY• 3