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That was my worry, I got the Replicas Live DVD and the quality was shocking so good to hear that PP is much better. Agree with you on the Telekon DVD absolutely superb.

Thanks for the feedback fons.

After spending most of yesterday listening to Garys music I've decided to go for it & replace my old vinyl & some of his post Berserker albums. The problem I'm having is what are official albums? I've looked at his "discography" on the internet & what's available online to buy & some of the albums aren't listed in the lists I have on the net or books eg Dark Wonders & Rumour to name but 2. Where is the best place to look for a list of his official releases?

here you are, Scott.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Numan_discography#Studio_albums

Here's another one I found. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170562874410&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

Is this an official release?

This is not an official release that I'm aware of.

I'm afraid that it is an official release, and it's catalogue number is BEGA 153 CD.

There were three others double-disc sets in this series: Tubeway Army / Dance (BEGA 151 CD), Replicas / The Plan (BEGA 152 CD) and Telekon / I, Assassin (BEGA 154 CD). I believe that they were all released in 1998.

They're a 'step up' from the 'two albums on one CD' editions that attempted to marry up the same albums back in 1987.

Rob

I've got almost all of those - when I first discovered Numan in 1995, the Beggar's Banquet double-album releases were all you could get. They were issued following "The Best of Gary Numan" double CD in 1993.

Berserker, The Fury, Strange Charm, Machine & Soul and Sacrifice were all reissued as part of the Numa Years box set in 1998, followed by repackaged versions of the albums. The following year, Machine & Soul, Skin Mechanic Live and Outland were all reissued.

A few years after that, his pre-Berserker albums were finally released as single CD issues, replacing the '93 Beggars double albums.

Ignore the compilations - during harder times, Numan allowed everyone and their dog access to the stuff on the Numa label, so lots of unofficial compilations with awful artwork hit the shops.

Agree with you Alex.

There are only two comps that are worth purchasing i.m.o.
They are: Exposure and Mutate

What makes it difficult is his enormous variety in style and quality of his work.
But the 'final' remasters and luxury editions ('Replicas' and 'The Pleasure Principle') are the ones to have!

At least Exposure was an official release and was worth getting for the 12" version of Music for Chameleons and the new version of Everyday I Die.

I see tthere's even a wikipage for Numan compilations ..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Gary_Numan_compilation_albums

anyway it's not complete cos it hasn't got the one I've got which is rubbish anyway, but I can't remember the name of it.

Here's a nice illustrated Discography
http://www.garynumandiscography.info/