This album was my first of Gary Numan. I have ever since, compared everything to it, good or bad. I have not found any flaw in this one though. Since hearing this album for the first time, when it was released, I was a Numan fan forever, and have strived to collect every album he has made. Can't say the same for a lot of other groups or artists I have heard. Final say: His live albums are just as good as his studio albums too. Can't say the same for some other groups / artists. This album is one that stays in my collection :-)

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Yes, this is the one with "Cars".

All I need to say is that in 1980 I became a life-long Numan fan because of this album. New Wave/Electronic Rock can't get much better than this. The original material alone is worth the price of this remastered disc, but two of the three instrumental b-sides, Random and Oceans, are brilliant. The third, Asylum, is pretty good too; very haunting. The addition of some live, non-Pleasure Principle tracks makes this package well-worth the money.

Oh, and need I mention some of the other artists or bands who have covered Numan songs or were influenced by his music? All right then, we have Kurt Cobain, Foo Fighters, Marilyn Manson, Beck, Nine Inch Nails, Smashing Pumpkins, Hole, Republica, Jesus Jones, Fear Factory, EMF, and other rap/hip-hop artists, to name just a few.

Thank God I spent 6 weeks worth of allowance on this classic new wave album .... I have had to replace the album three times due to wear from frequent usage. There are few albums I can listen to twice in a row and this is one of them. The textures, the grooves (props to Mr. Cedric Sharpley), the simple, melodic lines and the lyrics are what make this collection great. The liner notes in this re-issue offer some cool insight into how Mr. N composed these songs. Very interesting.