Exhibition (album)
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Exhibition is a double disc
compilation album
of Gary Numan
's hits and selected other tracks released on the Beggars Banquet Records
label. The songs cover from his early punk years of 1978 with Tubeway Army
to the songs from the Warriors
album of 1983.
It was released by Beggars Banquet Records in September 1987 as an LP
, cassette
and, with an expanded track listing, CD
.
The cassette has the same tracks as the LP with sides 1 and 2 of the LP on side 1 of the cassette and sides 2 and 3 of the LP on side 2 of the cassette.
Double album
A double album is an audio album which spans two units of the primary medium in which it is sold, typically records and compact discs....
compilation album
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
of Gary Numan
Gary Numan
Gary Numan is an English singer, composer, and musician, most widely known for his chart-topping 1979 hits "Are 'Friends' Electric?" and "Cars". His signature sound consisted of heavy synthesizer hooks fed through guitar effects pedals.Numan is considered a pioneer of commercial electronic music...
's hits and selected other tracks released on the Beggars Banquet Records
Beggars Banquet Records
Beggars Banquet is an English independent record label that began as a chain of record shops owned by Martin Mills and Nick Austin, and is part of the Beggars Group of labels...
label. The songs cover from his early punk years of 1978 with Tubeway Army
Tubeway Army
Tubeway Army were a London-based punk rock and new wave band led by lead singer Gary Numan. They were the first band of the post-punk era to have a synthesizer-based hit, with their single Are 'Friends' Electric? and its parent album Replicas both topping the UK Album Chart in mid-1979.-Line-up:The...
to the songs from the Warriors
Warriors (Gary Numan album)
Warriors is the seventh studio album by the British musician Gary Numan, released in 1983. It was his last studio album released on Beggars Banquet Records.-Preproduction:...
album of 1983.
It was released by Beggars Banquet Records in September 1987 as an LP
LP album
The LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry...
, cassette
Compact Cassette
The Compact Cassette, often referred to as audio cassette, cassette tape, cassette, or simply tape, is a magnetic tape sound recording format. It was designed originally for dictation, but improvements in fidelity led the Compact Cassette to supplant the Stereo 8-track cartridge and reel-to-reel...
and, with an expanded track listing, CD
Compact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
.
Side one
- "Me! I Disconnect From You" (live) – 3:03
- "That's Too BadThat's Too Bad"That's Too Bad" is the debut single by Tubeway Army, the band which provided the initial musical vehicle for Gary Numan. It was released in February 1978 by independent London record label Beggars Banquet...
" – 3:17 - "My Love is a Liquid" – 3:28
- "Music for Chameleons" – 3:35
- "We Are GlassWe Are Glass"We Are Glass" is a Gary Numan single released in 1980. Its up-tempo beat, scratchy guitars and pitch-bending synthesizer effects made it a prime example of the synthpop of the time....
" – 4:40 - "BombersBombers (Gary Numan song)"Bombers" is the second single by Tubeway Army, released in 1978. The song is in a somewhat more conventional rock style than their punk-oriented debut, "That's Too Bad", and features sound effects simulating air raid sirens, dive bombers, and machine gun fire. Like its predecessor, the single...
" – 3:48 - "Sister Surprise" – 4:57
Side two
- "Are 'Friends' Electric?Are 'Friends' Electric?"Are 'Friends' Electric?" is a 1979 song written by Gary Numan, released under the name of his then-band Tubeway Army as a single and on the album Replicas...
" – 5:19 - "I Dream of Wires" – 5:05
- "Complex" – 3:09
- "Noise Noise" – 3:39
- "WarriorsWarriors (song)"Warriors" is a song by Gary Numan released in 1983 as a 7" and 12" single from his Warriors album. Numan promoted the song on many popular TV shows such as The Saturday Show and Crackajack...
" – 4:03 - "Everyday I Die" (live) – 4:32
Side three
- "CarsCars (song)Fear Factory, an American industrial metal band, recorded a version of "Cars" and released it as the second single from their third studio album, Obsolete. The song was only included as a bonus track on the limited edition digipak re-release of Obsolete and would be instrumental in breaking Fear...
" – 3:53 - "We Take Mystery (to Bed)" – 3:37
- "I'm an Agent" – 4:17
- "My Centurion" – 5:19
- "Metal" – 3:26
- "You Are in My Vision" – 3:10
Side four
- "I Die: You DieI Die: You Die"I Die: You Die" is a Gary Numan single from 1980. Released shortly before his fourth album, Telekon, it continued the anthemic style Numan had begun earlier in the year with "We Are Glass". The composer himself described the two singles as "Much the same thing...
" – 3:39 - "She's Got ClawsShe's Got Claws"She’s Got Claws" is a 1981 song by Gary Numan. It was the first and only single released from his 1981 album Dance. The song signalled a different musical style for Numan, featuring jazz-influenced saxophone and fretless bass, as well as a new image comprising trilby hat and pinstriped suit,...
" – 4:53 - "This WreckageThis Wreckage"This Wreckage" is a song written and performed by Gary Numan. It was featured as the opening track on his 1980 LP Telekon and was the third and final single to be released from that album .Described by Numan as a "self-portrait" song, "This Wreckage" foreshadowed his temporary retirement from...
" – 5:21 - "My Shadow in Vain" – 2:57
- "Down in the ParkDown in the Park"Down in the Park" is a 1979 single written and recorded by Gary Numan with his band Tubeway Army. The first cut from the album Replicas, it was not a hit when released but has long been a critical and fan favourite and for many years was described by Numan as his best composition.-Style:Like the...
" – 4:20 - "The Iceman Comes" – 4:24
The cassette has the same tracks as the LP with sides 1 and 2 of the LP on side 1 of the cassette and sides 2 and 3 of the LP on side 2 of the cassette.
Disc one
- "Me! I Disconnect From You" (live) – 3:03
- "That's Too Bad" – 3:17
- "My Love is a Liquid" – 3:28
- "Music for Chameleons" – 3:35
- "We Are Glass" – 4:40
- "Jo the WaiterJo the Waiter"Jo the Waiter" is a song by Gary Numan, originally released by his band Tubeway Army on its self-titled debut album in 1978. The song is often cited by critics and fans as one of the high points of the album, and Numan has taken to performing it live in concert over the last decade or so .The...
" – 2:39 - "On BroadwayOn Broadway"On Broadway" is a song written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil in collaboration with the team of Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller.-Composition:...
" (live) (Barry MannBarry MannBarry Mann is an American songwriter, and part of a successful songwriting partnership with his wife, Cynthia Weil.-Career:...
, Cynthia WeilCynthia WeilCynthia Weil is a prominent American songwriter. She is famous for having written many songs together with her husband Barry Mann....
, Jerry LieberJerry Leiber and Mike StollerJerome "Jerry" Leiber and Mike Stoller were American songwriting and record producing partners. Stoller was the composer and Leiber the lyricist. Their most famous songs include "Hound Dog", "Jailhouse Rock", "Kansas City", "Stand By Me" Jerome "Jerry" Leiber (April 25, 1933 – August 22, 2011)...
, Mike StollerJerry Leiber and Mike StollerJerome "Jerry" Leiber and Mike Stoller were American songwriting and record producing partners. Stoller was the composer and Leiber the lyricist. Their most famous songs include "Hound Dog", "Jailhouse Rock", "Kansas City", "Stand By Me" Jerome "Jerry" Leiber (April 25, 1933 – August 22, 2011)...
) – 4:43 - "Are 'Friends' Electric?" – 5:19
- "I Dream of Wires" – 5:05
- "Complex" – 3:09
- "Noise Noise" – 3:39
- "Love Needs No DisguiseLove Needs No Disguise"Love Needs No Disguise" is a 1981 single by Dramatis featuring Gary Numan on vocals. It charted at number 33 on the UK Singles Chart. It got its live debut on The Warriors Tour in 1983...
" (Dramatis) – 4:35 - "Remind Me to Smile" – 3:59
- "We Are So Fragile" – 2:50
- "Bombers" – 3:48
- "Moral" – 4:29
- "Warriors" – 4:03
- "Everyday I Die" (live) – 4:32
Disc two
- "Cars ('E' Reg Model)" – 3:35
- "We Take Mystery (to Bed)" – 3:37
- "I'm an Agent" – 4:17
- "My Centurion" – 5:19
- "Metal" – 3:26
- "You Are in My Vision" – 3:10
- "This Wreckage" – 5:21
- "Sister Surprise" – 4:57
- "Engineers" – 3:57
- "I Die: You Die" – 3:39
- "She's Got Claws" – 4:53
- "Stormtrooper in DragStormtrooper in Drag"Stormtrooper in Drag" is the debut single by Paul Gardiner previously the bass-player for Tubeway Army) and Gary Numan.-Production background:...
" (Gary Numan, Paul GardinerPaul GardinerPaul Gardiner was a British musician who played bass guitar with Gary Numan and Tubeway Army as well as material under his own name.-Biography:...
) – 4:52 - "My Shadow in Vain" – 2:57
- "Down in the Park" – 4:20
- "Remember I Was Vapour" (live) – 4:41
- "Do You Need the Service" – 3:36
- "White Boys and Heroes" – 3:31
- "The Iceman Comes" – 4:24
Personnel
- Gary Numan – vocals, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, keyboardsElectronic keyboardAn electronic keyboard is an electronic or digital keyboard instrument.The major components of a typical modern electronic keyboard are:...
, electric pianoElectric pianoAn electric piano is an electric musical instrument.Electric pianos produce sounds mechanically and the sounds are turned into electrical signals by pickups. Unlike a synthesizer, the electric piano is not an electronic instrument, but electro-mechanical. The earliest electric pianos were invented...
, percussion, producerRecord producerA record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music... - Paul Gardiner – bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, keyboards, backing vocalsBacking vocalistA backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists... - Jess Lidyard – drumDrumThe drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments, which is technically classified as the membranophones. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a shell and struck, either directly with the player's hands, or with a...
s - Barry Benn – drums
- Sean Burke – guitar
- Cedric Sharpley – drums, tambourineTambourineThe tambourine or marine is a musical instrument of the percussion family consisting of a frame, often of wood or plastic, with pairs of small metal jingles, called "zils". Classically the term tambourine denotes an instrument with a drumhead, though some variants may not have a head at all....
- Chris Payne – violaViolaThe viola is a bowed string instrument. It is the middle voice of the violin family, between the violin and the cello.- Form :The viola is similar in material and construction to the violin. A full-size viola's body is between and longer than the body of a full-size violin , with an average...
, pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
, keyboards - Rrussell Bell – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
- Dennis Haines – keyboards, piano, backing vocals
- John Webb – percussion, handclaps
- Mick KarnMick KarnAndonis Michaelides , better known as Mick Karn, was an English multi-instrumentalist musician and songwriter, who came to fame as the bassist for the art rock band Japan, from 1974 to 1982....
– bass guitar, saxophone - Kenny Denton – producer
- Mick Glossop – audio engineerAudio engineeringAn audio engineer, also called audio technician, audio technologist or sound technician, is a specialist in a skilled trade that deals with the use of machinery and equipment for the recording, mixing and reproduction of sounds. The field draws on many artistic and vocational areas, including...
, audio mixerAudio mixing (recorded music)In audio recording, audio mixing is the process by which multiple recorded sounds are combined into one or more channels, most commonly two-channel stereo. In the process, the source signals' level, frequency content, dynamics, and panoramic position are manipulated and effects such as reverb may... - Dramatis – producer
- Simon Heyworth – producer
- Zeus B. Held – remixRemixA remix is an alternative version of a recorded song, made from an original version. This term is also used for any alterations of media other than song ....