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)
Extra Tracks:
Stormtrooper In Drag
Face To Face
Dance
Exhibition
I Sing Rain
Release Date:-
September 1981

Entered Chart:-
12th September 1981

Highest Chart Position:-
3
Number of weeks in chart:-
8

Includes the single:

She's Got Claws - 1981
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.



BEGA 28Inner Cover Test Proof1981
BEGA 28LP Beggars Banquet.[Initial copies with poster]Sept 1981
BEGA 28LP Beggars Banquet. No gatefold.Sept 1981
BEGC 28CA Beggars Banquet.Sept 1981
BEGA 4CDCD Beggars Banquet [With Tubeway Army, missing track (1)]Dec 1987
BBL 28LP Beggars Banquet [Lowdown Series]1988 (TBC)
BEGA 151 CDCD UK Beggars Banquet [Double CD with Tubeway Army]Dec 1993
BBL 28CDCD UK Beggars Banquet (Remastered)Aug 1999
BBQCD 2104-3Disc 3. CD UK Beggars Banquet (5 Disc Boxset)May 2013
BBQLP 21462xLP Beggars Banquet (Purple Vinyl)Jan 2018

Rarities


Test proof has the original running order of side 2.


BEGA 28 White Label


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


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


Credits - Miles Kendrick


BEGA 4CD - 1987



BBL 28 - 1987



Photo credits - Tickles Your Fancy, Bignoid1969 & Nureference


BEGA 151CD - 1993




Tubeway Army

( BEGA 151CD)


BBL 28CD - 1998







Mispressings

Mispressed booklet has pages from 'The Plan' booklet stapled instead.


BBQCD 2104. Disc 3 of 5


Disc 4 of 5. I, Assassin

( BBQCD 2104-4)


BBQLP 2146 - 2018




Matrix runout codes

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




















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