Dance
Fretless basses, jazz shadows, and Mick Karn — Numan reinvented.
Track Listing
- Slowcar To China
- Night Talk
- A Subway Called 'You'
- Cry, The Clock Said(1)
- She's Got Claws
- Crash
- Boys Like Me
- Stories
- My Brother's Time
- You Are, You Are
- Moral(1)
- Stormtrooper In Drag
- Face To Face
- Dance
- Exhibition
- I Sing Rain
Personnel & Credits
Gary Numan (Vocals, Odyssey, Bass, LM.1 Drum Computer, Polymoog, Roland JP4, CP30, Piano, Percussion, CR78, Prophet 5, Claptrap, Claves, Handclaps) Paul Gardiner (Guitar, Odysey) Sean Lynch (LM.1 Operation) Rob Dean (Guitars) Cedric Sharpley (drums) Christopher Payne (Violas) Mick Karn (Bass, Saxophone) Roger Taylor (Drums,Tom Toms) Nash The Slash (Violins) John Webb (JP4 Operator, handclaps, LM1. Computer) Connie Filapello (Voice) Roger Mason (Prophet 5, CP30) Mick Prague (Bass) Jess Lidyard (Drums)
Produced by Gary Numan Engineered by Nick Smith Assisted by Sean Lynch, Juliet Bowen Mastered by Steve Rooke, Strawberry Mastering, London.
Release Index
| Catalogue | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| BEGA 28 | Inner Cover Test Proof | 1981 |
| BEGA 28 | LP Beggars Banquet [Initial copies with poster] | Sept 1981 |
| BEGA 28 | LP Beggars Banquet. No gatefold. | Sept 1981 |
| BEGC 28 | CA Beggars Banquet. | Sept 1981 |
| BEGA 4CD | CD Beggars Banquet [With Tubeway Army, missing track (1)] | Dec 1987 |
| BBL 28 | LP Beggars Banquet [Lowdown Series] | 1988 (TBC) |
| BEGA 151 CD | CD UK Beggars Banquet [Double CD with Tubeway Army] | Dec 1993 |
| BBL 28CD | CD UK Beggars Banquet (Remastered) | Aug 1999 |
| BBQCD 2104-3 | Disc 3. CD UK Beggars Banquet (5 Disc Boxset) | May 2013 |
| BBQLP 2146 | 2xLP Beggars Banquet (Purple Vinyl) | Jan 2018 |
Released In
Australia
Benelux
Brazil
Canada
Finland
France
Germany
Holland
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Mexico
New Zealand
Saudi Arabia
South Africa
Spain
USARelease Gallery
BEGA 28 - Inner Cover Test Proof - 1981
Credits - Stuart Hall
Test proof has the original running order of side 2.
BEGA 28 - White Label Test Pressing
Stuart Hall
Copies of the white label test pressing have the 'A' and 'B' labels of 'She's Got Claws' (BEG 62T). Reversed and used as the white label.
BEGA 28 - 1981
BEGA 28 Posters
BEGA 28 - No Gatefold - 1981
Credits - Ron Crowder
The cover also had a different colour scheme. The neon lights were blue, not purple.
BEGA 28 - Mispress
Sold on Ebay 01.03.2026
BEGC 28 - 1981
BEGC 28 - 1981 - 2nd Pressing
Credits - Miles Kendrick
BEGA 4CD - 1987
BBL 28 - 1987
Photo credits - Tickles Your Fancy, Bignoid1969 & Nureference
BEGA 151CD - 1993
Credits - Andrew King, Paul Griffiths
BBL 28CD - 1998
BBL 28CD - Mispressing
Credits - The Man Who Dies Everyday
Mispressed booklet has pages from 'The Plan' booklet stapled instead.
BBQCD 2104. Disc 3 of 5
Credits - Ryan Walker
Disc 4 of 5. I, Assassin
BBQLP 2146 - 2018
Barcode (Text): 6 07618 21461 6
Barcode (Scanned): 607618214616
Side A (Etched): BBQLP2146A - BH03139-01 A1
Side B (Etched): BBQLP2146B - BH03139-01 B1
Side C (Etched): BBQLP2146C - BH03139-02 C1
Side D (Etched): BBQLP2146D - BH03139-02 D1