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Gary Numan is a pioneer, and his influence on so many artists is unmistakable and grand. Garys style connects him with fans of multiple genres… electronic, industrial, indie-rock, metal, etc. He remains an innovator, and his fan base continues to grow.
Beggars Arkive are releasing two special titles to commemorate the legendary albums Gary Numan/Tubeway Army issued in 1979 These editions are titled Replicas The First Recordings, and the debut under his own name, The Pleasure Principle The First Recordings. They are both available on cd and colored 2X vinyl. Replicas is pressed on sage green and The Pleasure Principle is on orange.
While both of these albums have remained in print, these releases concentrate on the early recordings made prior to the completed albums and present the evolution of the albums. The tracks have been sequenced as they appeared on the original tapes and the audio has been taken from the high resolution digital transfers made by John Dent in 2007. One of the Freerange studio tapes suffered irreparable print through damage on two tracks so they were not used in the 2009 release. However an alternative source has been located so the tapes can now be presented as complete for this release.
In late 1978, Gary Numan was booked into a small studioin Londons Chinatown with the same musicians that had played on Tubeway Armys debut album, released a month earlier. Two stereo master tapes were compiled of eleven tracks. A month later they again went to Gooseberry Studio and recorded an additional three tracks, including Are Friends Electric? and Replicas. At the same time, the band recorded a session for the BBCs John Peel show, taping alternate versions of three songs from the December recordings. Finally Numan returned to an upgraded studio, Marcus Music, in February to overdub and remix the Gooseberry recordings into their released versions. Only one alternative outtake still exists (Down In The Park) which is included in this release.
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