Ghost (Gary Numan album)
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Ghost is a live album first released by Gary Numan
in 1988. It was recorded live at the Hammersmith Odeon
in London
on 25 and 26 September 1987 during Numan's Exhibition Tour (an 18-month concert tour that promoted the compilation album Exhibition
). The original release was only available as a fan club
mail order
double LP
. It went on general release in the United Kingdom
as a double CD
in May 1992 before being released in the United States
in 1999.
Of note is the fact that Ghost features live versions of several songs from Numan's Strange Charm
(1986), an album that had not been promoted with a live concert tour.
Some Numa CD copies suffer from CD bronzing
, though other copies (the discs are printed 'Mastered by Mayking') do not.
.
All timings are approximate and will vary slightly with different equipment.
Side Two
Side Three
Side Four
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...
in 1988. It was recorded live at the Hammersmith Odeon
Hammersmith Apollo
Hammersmith Apollo is a major entertainment venue located in Hammersmith, London. Designed by Robert Cromie in Art Deco style, it opened in 1932 as the Gaumont Palace cinema, being re-named the Hammersmith Odeon in 1962...
in London
London
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on 25 and 26 September 1987 during Numan's Exhibition Tour (an 18-month concert tour that promoted the compilation album Exhibition
Exhibition (album)
Exhibition is a double disc compilation album of Gary Numan's hits and selected other tracks released on the Beggars Banquet Records label...
). The original release was only available as a fan club
Fan club
A fan club is a group that is dedicated to a well-known person, group, idea or sometimes even an inanimate object . Most fan clubs are run by fans who devote considerable time and resources to supporting them. There are also "official" fan clubs that are run by someone associated with the person...
mail order
Mail order
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double LP
Gramophone record
A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...
. It went on general release in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
as a double 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 ,...
in May 1992 before being released in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in 1999.
Of note is the fact that Ghost features live versions of several songs from Numan's Strange Charm
Strange Charm
Strange Charm is the tenth studio album, and eighth under his own name, by electronic music pioneer Gary Numan, released in 1986 through by Numa Records. The album was not released in the United States until 1999 when it was issued in a digitally remastered form with five bonus tracks by Cleopatra...
(1986), an album that had not been promoted with a live concert tour.
Some Numa CD copies suffer from CD bronzing
CD bronzing
CD bronzing is a specific variant of disc rot, a type of corrosion that affects the reflective layer of CDs and renders them unreadable over time...
, though other copies (the discs are printed 'Mastered by Mayking') do not.
Track listing
All tracks written by Gary NumanGary 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...
.
All timings are approximate and will vary slightly with different equipment.
1988 Numa vinyl release (NUMAD 1007)
Side One- "Ghost" – 1.40
- "Call Out the Dogs" – 4.00
- "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...
" – 3.35 - "Creatures" – 5.05
- "I Can't Stop" – 3.40
- "Me! I Disconnect From You" – 3.10
Side Two
- "Tricks" – 5.35
- "The Sleeproom" – 5.10
- "My Breathing" – 6.05
- "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...
" – 4.40
Side Three
- "Metal" – 3.10
- "Sister Surprise" – 6.05
- "This Disease" – 4.00
- "We Take Mystery (To Bed)" – 6.15
- "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....
" – 4.35
Side Four
- "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...
" – 6.30 - "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...
" – 4.55 - "My Shadow in Vain" – 2.30
- "Berserker" – 5.35
1992 Numa CD reissue (NUMACD 1007)
Side One and Two, Three and Four were combined for the CD release.1999 Cleopatra U.S. CD reissue (CLP 0680-2)
Same CD track listing as Numa release. Different rear and inner tray artwork and an essay by Rod Reynolds.2003 Eagle Records CD reissue (EDMCD 159)
Same CD track listing as Numa release. Different front, rear and inner tray artwork and an essay by Dominic Jones.Musicians
- Gary NumanGary NumanGary 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...
– vocals - Rrussell Bell – 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...
- Nick Davies – bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Chris Payne – keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
, 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... - John Webb – keyboards, saxophoneSaxophoneThe saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...
- Greg Brimstone – drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
- Valerie Chalmers – backing vocalsBacking vocalistA backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...
- Emma Chalmers – backing vocals
Production
- Gary Numan – 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...
, mixingMixing consoleIn professional audio, a mixing console, or audio mixer, also called a sound board, mixing desk, or mixer is an electronic device for combining , routing, and changing the level, timbre and/or dynamics of audio signals. A mixer can mix analog or digital signals, depending on the type of mixer... - Smudger – 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...
- Tim Summerhayes – engineer, mixing