Tubeway Army - Tubeway Army [Marbled blue vinyl]

Beggars Banquet

£21.60

Format: LP, Marbled blue vinyl
Catalogue No.: BBQ2262LP2
Barcode: 0607618226206
Release Date: 10 Feb 2023
Genre: Indie/Alternative

 Beggars Arkive reissue the self-titled debut album by Tubeway Army. The audio was mastered at Abbey Road from analogue tape.
 Tubeway Army was the name of Gary Numan’s band. Formed in 1977, their self-titled debut album was released at the tail end of 1978. This album truly paved the way for Gary Numan to become an electronic pioneer. It was during the sessions for this album that
he came across a Minimoog synthesizer by accident in the recording studio, and the rest is history.
 In addition to Gary, the band consisted of Paul Gardiner on bass and backing vocals and Jess Lidyard on drums.
 The album was a segue from the punk-leaning sounds of their early singles to the pioneering electronic music that Gary Numan became known for. The phrase ‘garagey sci-fi rock’ was used in reference to this album.
 Shortly after this album’s release, Tubeway Army recorded their follow-up, ‘Replicas’, which contained ‘Are ‘Friends’ Electric?’, which became the first synthesizer-based Number 1 hit of the electronic era in 1979. After its release, Numan opted to drop the Tubeway Army name and release music under his own name, retaining the musicians from Tubeway Army as his backing band.
 In a career that spans over forty years, Gary Numan’s music evolves, and the themes change. But fans remain fascinated by Numan for the very fact that he’s so uncompromising. Gary recently released his twenty first album, ‘Intruder’, in May 2021.

Tracklisting
Listen To The Sirens
My Shadow In Vain
The Life Machine
Friends
Something’s In The House
Every Day I Die
Steel And You
My Love Is a Liquid
Are You Real?
The Dream Police
Jo the Waiter
Zero Bars (Mr.Smith)