Can it really be thirty years since gary numan led tubeway army over the top, out of the trenches and into. While recording with his band tubeway army in 1978, the british musician stumbled across the minimoog synthesizer and. Tubeway army promotional photo of uk group with gary numan about. 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. When reissued in mid1979, following the success of the followup replicas 1979, the more commonlyknown. Two months after the plans release, numan issued berserker, his first album through his own record. Buy tubeway army, gary numans album titled tubeway army to enjoy in your home or car, or gift it. Tubeway army gary numan 1979 replicas torrent download.
Discogs attributes 3 albums, 12 compilations and 15 singleseps as releases by tubeway army tubeway army since the band formed in 1977. 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. 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. The next two albums featured the name, tubeway army, but gary numan was in bigger letters on the cover of the plan. They had heard numan s vocals and wanted him to record a song for there upcoming commercial campaign for the television jeans advert.
Replicas the worlds greatestsounding music downloads. Gary anthony james webb born 8 march 1958, better known as gary numan, is an english singer, musician, songwriter, composer, and record producer. Albums, dvds, clothing and other merchandise is available on our online store. This was seriously missing from my greatest hits cds and was gratefully received at christmas. 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 tubeway army lyrics and tracklist genius. They were the first band of the electronic era to have a synthesiserbased numberone hit, with their single are friends electric. 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. Get the best deals on double lp vinyl records gary numan when you. 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. Soon afterwards, the tubeway army album was released on blue vinyl, at which point webb adopted the name gary numan. The second album from early new wave band, tubeway army. 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. Gary numan tubeway army the plan remastered full album. Tubeway army promotional photo of uk group with gary numan about 1978. 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.
Tubeway army the pleasure principle but i really like everything up to and including strange charm. Gary numan tubeway army releaseproduct the plan label beggars banquet catalogue number bbl55dl release date may 1, 1999 download. After its release, numan opted to drop the tubeway army name and release music under his own name as. 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. Gary numan thinks the music industrys collapse is a. Can it really be thirty years since gary numan led tubeway army. Replicas hdtracks the worlds greatestsounding music. 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.
Released in april 1979 on beggars banquet catalog no. By the release of their second album, replicas, gary numan was the undisputed focal point and leader of icy electropunkers tubeway army. 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. This album represents gary numans first record album, with the artist properly being described as tubeway army. 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. Tubeway army and gary numan have been a great inspiration to a lot of techno and electro artists to this day. Find us and all our demo tracks here, or on youtube search tubeway days. Vintage remixes of gaz numans classic are friends electric from renegade soundwave plus exclusive early and alternate versions of numantubeway army classics. 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. A great numan reissue and the recording captures the instruments and numans limited bowie inflections quite well.
He was certainly different in his style and his catchy music still works today. Its initial limitededition run of 5,000 known unofficially as. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. 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. See more ideas about gary numan, electronic music and post punk. Mp3 320 kbps, lameencoded create gift voucher add to wish list add to cart play gift this product. 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. Originally released 1984 gary numan tubeway army theplanrelease218116 remastered.
After its release, numan opted to drop the tubeway army name and release music. Gary numan the pleasure principle 1979 the post punk. 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. Recognition for nureference from gary numan official. See the strange boy keeping to the shadows hes a very good. Tubeway army by tubeway army, gary numan 607618000424.
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. Replicas the first recordings by gary numan tubeway army. Vintage remixes of gaz numan s classic are friends electric from renegade soundwave plus exclusive early and alternate versions of numan tubeway army classics. See the strange boy keeping to the shadows hes a very good friend of mine ive seen you running from the ladies. Our congratulations go to gary for winning an ivor. In the past, many have felt that numans debut disc didnt measure up to his later triumphs 1979s replicas, 1980s telekon, etc. Favorite gary numan albums steve hoffman music forums. 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. Tubeway army was gary numans first album, albeit as part of the band tubeway army.
See gary numan pictures, photo shoots, and listen online to the latest music. Mar, 2015 16 videos play all tubeway army gary numan replicas remastered full album album playlists gary numan tubeway army are friends electric. Official store spotify apple music itunes continue to site. Tubeway army were a londonbased new wave and electronic band led by lead singer gary numan. Gary numan nureference the complete discography of gary. 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 there for the fanboys. And the move proved to be massively successful back home in the u. The plan is an archival compilation album of early demo recordings by british new wave band. Download tubeway army gary numan 1979 replicas torrent for free, hd full movie streaming also available in limetorrents. All songs written by gary numan except white lightwhite heat lou reed. Nureference the complete discography of gary numan and. 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. Tubeway army is the debut album by gary numan and his band tubeway army, released in 1978. Tubeway army is the debut album by tubeway army, released in 1978.
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. They had heard numans vocals and wanted him to record a song for there upcoming commercial campaign for the television jeans advert. Nureference the complete discography of gary numan and tubeway army latest site news. The 1997 numan tribute album random featured covers of tubeway army songs by pop will eat itself friends, the orb. In 197879, the lee cooper company approached beggars banquet asking about a band called tubeway army. Listen to gary numan tubeway army in full in the spotify app. Its initial limitededition run of 5,000 known unofficially as the blue album due to its coloured vinyl. Either brilliant or just plain clever telekon is as bonafide as it gets. Gary numan is his own guise or with tubeway army, is on top form with moody and dramatic vocals.
The second album from early new wave band, tubeway army, featuring gary numan. Gary numan tubeway army premier hits double lp vinyl 19 track double album in. Eventually both the plan and replicas came to be issued later as gary numan albums. Full of numans early explorations into electronic music tubeway army has now been digitally remastered. 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. 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. Originally released in 1978 tubeway army was recorded in just a few days at spaceward, a demo studio in cambridge, england. Also, i am a big fan of gary numan and tubeway army of course.
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