After its release, numan opted to drop the tubeway army name and release music. Aug 25, 2017 gary anthony james webb born 8 march 1958, better known as gary numan, is an english singer, musician, songwriter, composer, and record producer. Replicas hdtracks the worlds greatestsounding music. Early masterpiece from mr numan when he was still part of tubeway army before he ditched the band and then reformed the band as gary numan. The next two albums featured the name, tubeway army, but gary numan was in bigger letters on the cover of the plan. About tubeway army this is gary numan s first fulllength album and was released quickly after his first two singles, thats too bad and bombers. Originally released in 1978 tubeway army was recorded in just a few days at spaceward, a demo studio in cambridge, england. The plan is an archival compilation album of early demo recordings by british new wave band. This was seriously missing from my greatest hits cds and was gratefully received at christmas. Also, i am a big fan of gary numan and tubeway army of course. See the strange boy keeping to the shadows hes a very good.
Released in april 1979 on beggars banquet catalog no. Numan did the vocal above and he wanted to release dont be a dummy as a single but lee cooper refused. While recording with his band tubeway army in 1978, the british musician stumbled across the minimoog synthesizer and began using the machine to give his. This album represents gary numans first record album, with the artist properly being described as tubeway army. Replicas the worlds greatestsounding music downloads. Discogs attributes 3 albums, 12 compilations and 15 singleseps as releases by tubeway army tubeway army since the band formed in 1977. See the strange boy keeping to the shadows hes a very good friend of mine ive seen you running from the ladies. The classic selftitled debut by gary numans tubeway army was finally reissued by beggars banquet, who have done a masterful job remastering the tracks and adding a live set from 1978 as a bonus. Eventually both the plan and replicas came to be issued later as gary numan albums. They had heard numans vocals and wanted him to record a song for there upcoming commercial campaign for the television jeans advert. Upgrading an earlier twofer cd that curiously omitted great swathes of both albums, the coupling of 1979s breakthrough replicas and the 1978 demos that comprised the plan is both chronologically and musically askance one entire lp, tubeway armys eponymous debut, divided these two projects in time, and while it, too, barely hinted at the utter re.
Can it really be thirty years since gary numan led tubeway army over the top, out of the trenches and into. The 1997 numan tribute album random featured covers of tubeway army songs by pop will eat itself friends, the orb. Albums, dvds, clothing and other merchandise is available on our online store. Get the best deals on double lp vinyl records gary numan when you. Nureference the complete discography of gary numan and tubeway army latest site news. Tubeway army is the debut album by tubeway army, released in 1978. Recognition for nureference from gary numan official. When reissued in mid1979, following the success of the followup replicas, the more commonlyknown cover art. Its initial limitededition run of 5,000 known unofficially as the blue album due to its coloured vinyl.
And the move proved to be massively successful back home in the u. Tubeway army were a londonbased new wave and electronic band led by lead singer gary numan. Gary numan s guitar riffing is more prominent here than on any other of his albums, which gives the tunes a splendid ziggy stardust feel at times. Tubeway army the pleasure principle but i really like everything up to and including strange charm. Favorite gary numan albums steve hoffman music forums. I really cant decide which i prefer more between the punk rock, synth pop, or industrial phases except the fact that theres more material to love from the industrial side.
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Along with kraftwerk he probably did the most to enhance and hasten the use of synthesisers in modern music, and this album is one of the best to showcase the early analogue moog and roland synths in new. Tubeway army, the album, came out in the summer of 1978, at the height of the punk movement, and it is a classic of the genre. Tubeway army promotional photo of uk group with gary numan about 1978. Official store spotify apple music itunes continue to site. Numan actually took his new pseudonym from a local yellow pages where a plumber called arthur neumann was listed, the singer abandoning the german spelling, to become numan. The second album from early new wave band, tubeway army. Tubeway army numan is like the cars material except in some ways more enjoyable since there are actual guitars and saxes and drums entwined with the synthesizers at times more so than not. While recording with his band tubeway army in 1978, the british musician stumbled across the minimoog synthesizer and. After its release, numan opted to drop the tubeway army name and release music under his own name as. In a nineteen seventynine future there was replicas by the band known as tubeway army and in that same year there was the pleasure principle, the epical release by halfman, halfmachine, glam rock musician gary numan.
Tubeway army promotional photo of uk group with gary numan about. The second album from early new wave band, tubeway army, featuring gary numan. Its initial limitededition run of 5,000 known unofficially as. Find us and all our demo tracks here, or on youtube search tubeway days. Nureference the complete discography of gary numan and. Originally released 1984 gary numan tubeway army theplanrelease218116 remastered. Either brilliant or just plain clever telekon is as bonafide as it gets. Gary numan tubeway army releaseproduct the plan label beggars banquet catalogue number bbl55dl release date may 1, 1999 download.
Tubeway army gary numan 1979 replicas torrent download. He was certainly different in his style and his catchy music still works today. Gary anthony james webb born 8 march 1958, better known as gary numan, is an english singer, musician, songwriter, composer, and record producer. Its initial limitededition run of 5,000 known unofficially as the blue album due to its coloured vinyl and cover sold out but did not chart. Its initial limitededition run of 5000 known unofficially as the blue album due to its coloured vinyl and cover sold out but did not chart. All songs written by gary numan except white lightwhite heat lou reed.
Vintage remixes of gaz numans classic are friends electric from renegade soundwave plus exclusive early and alternate versions of numantubeway army classics. Full of numans early explorations into electronic music tubeway army has now been digitally remastered. Gary numan thinks the music industrys collapse is a. The renegade soundwave mix from 1991 still sounds heavy now, rupturing the original with ruffneck hiphop breaks and ragged edits, while the multiple versions of down in the park and replicas are. Replicas the first recordings by gary numan tubeway army. In 197879, the lee cooper company approached beggars banquet asking about a band called tubeway army. Buy tubeway army, gary numans album titled tubeway army to enjoy in your home or car, or gift it. Gary numan nureference the complete discography of gary. They were the first band of the electronic era to have a synthesiserbased numberone hit, with their single are friends electric.
The pleasure principle unlike its sister albums replicas and tubeway army is not adored with the same pinching, heavy guitars and it does not manufacture the same punky beat. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. Our congratulations go to gary for winning an ivor. Mar, 2015 16 videos play all tubeway army gary numan replicas remastered full album album playlists gary numan tubeway army are friends electric. Dec 22, 2018 upgrading an earlier twofer cd that curiously omitted great swathes of both albums, the coupling of 1979s breakthrough replicas and the 1978 demos that comprised the plan is both chronologically and musically askance one entire lp, tubeway armys eponymous debut, divided these two projects in time, and while it, too, barely hinted at the utter reevaluation that gary numan would soon be. By the release of their second album, replicas, gary numan was the undisputed focal point and leader of icy electropunkers tubeway army. A great numan reissue and the recording captures the instruments and numans limited bowie inflections quite well. Gary numan tubeway army the plan remastered full album. A true and classic electronic album which represents the start of gary numan becoming one of the biggest names in uk electronic music in the late 1970s. Download tubeway army gary numan 1979 replicas torrent for free, hd full movie streaming also available in limetorrents. In the past, many have felt that numans debut disc didnt measure up to his later triumphs 1979s replicas, 1980s telekon, etc. See more ideas about gary numan, electronic music and post punk. Tubeway army was gary numans first album, albeit as part of the band tubeway army. Listen to gary numan tubeway army in full in the spotify app.
They had heard numan s vocals and wanted him to record a song for there upcoming commercial campaign for the television jeans advert. He refused to follow the cars formulagreat song by the way and just forged ahead with whatever his musical mind was digesting at the time. When reissued in mid1979, following the success of the followup replicas 1979, the more commonly known cover art featuring a stylised portrait of gary numan was introduced. Gary numan the pleasure principle 1979 the post punk. In the past, many have felt that numan s debut disc didnt measure up to his later triumphs 1979s replicas, 1980s telekon, etc. The classic selftitled debut by gary numan s tubeway army was finally reissued by beggars banquet, who have done a masterful job remastering the tracks and adding a live set from 1978 as a bonus. When reissued in mid1979, following the success of the followup replicas 1979, the more commonlyknown. Tubeway army and gary numan have been a great inspiration to a lot of techno and electro artists to this day. Two months after the plans release, numan issued berserker, his first album through his own record. Tubeway army by tubeway army, gary numan 607618000424. Not too keen on splinter as there is more input from ade fenton than gary numan, its more or less an ade fenton album, the only part of numan is the voice.