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	Tubeway Army Tubeway Army 1978 Beggars Banquet Records			Listen to the Sirens My Shadow in Vain The Life Machine Friends Something's in the House Everyday I Die	Steel and You My Love is a Liquid Are You Real? The Dream Police Jo the Waiter Zero Bars (Mr. Smith) Bonus CD - Living Ornaments 78 Listen to the Sirens My Shadow in Vain The Life Machine Friends Something's in the House Everyday I Die Steel and You My Love is a Liquid Are You Real? The Dream Police JO the Waiter Zero Bars (Mr. Smith)
Essentially a Gary Numan album, Tubeway Army was his original band. As Gary has recalled it, the only way he could get a recording contract was if he punked things up, since that was the trend at the time. And it worked - this album is proof. Plus, there's a nice addition of a bootlegged performance back in 1978.

	Tubeway Army Replicas 1979 Beggars Banquet Records			me! i disconnect from you are 'friends' electric? the machman praying to the aliens down in the park	you are in my vision replicas it must have been years when the machines rock i nearly married a human CD Bonus Tracks: do you need the service? the crazies only a downstat we have a technical we are so fragile i nearly married a human 2
While recording the second Tubeway Army album, Gary discovered a synthesizer in an adjoining studio. He began to noodle away on it and discovered some great new sounds. He then incorporated them into his existing songs, which led to at least one #1 hit ('Are 'Friends' Electric?').

	Gary Numan The Pleasure Principle 1979 Beggars Banquet Records			Airlane Metal Complex Films M.E.	Tracks Observer Conversation Cars Engineers CD Bonus Tracks: Random Oceans Asylum Me! I Disconnect from You (live) Bombers (live)
Sacking the band concept, this is Numan's first official solo album. He also abandoned guitars (for the most part) and opted for his newfound love: the synthesizer. This led to a revolution in music. Yes, Kraftwerk was the first major band to utilize synths heavily, but Numan made it accessible to the public. His biggest hit ever, 'Cars,' is here.

	Gary Numan Living Ornaments '79 1979 sirtwiggly records			Airlane Cars We Are So Fragile Films Something's In the House My Shadow in Vain	Conversation The Dream Police Metal This Wreckage I Die: You Die
A live bootleg of Numan's triumphant shows at Wembley Stadium.

	Gary Numan Telekon 1980 Beggars Banquet Records			This Wreckage The Aircrash Bureau Telekon Remind Me to Smile Sleep By Windows	We Are Glass I'm an Agent I Dream of Wires Remember I Was Vapour Please Push No More The Joy Circuit CD Bonus Tracks: I Die: You Die A Game Called Echo Photograph Down in the Park (Piano Version) Trois Gymnopedies ................. (First Movement)
This is a great record! Wonderful songs, eerily strange and nowhere near commercial. Only the cool kids at my high school listened to this stuff. The rest had no clue.

	Gary Numan Living Ornaments 80 1980 sirtwiggly records			ME Everyday I Die Down in the Park Remind Me to Smile	The Joy Circuit Tracks Are 'Friends' Electric? We Are Glass
Returning to the scene of former glories, this is another live bootleg of Numan at Wembley Stadium.

	Gary Numan Dance 1981 Beggars Banquet Records			Slowcar to China Night Talk A Subway Called 'You' She's Got Claws Crash	Boys Like Me Stories My Brother's Time You are, You Are Moral CD Bonus Tracks: Stormtrooper in Drag Face to Face Dance Exhibition I Sing Rain
One of my favourites, this album was such a departure from his previous stuff, that it had me stumped As I grew older, I realized how much of an artistic statement this was for Numan. An absolute gem of a record.

	Gary Numan I, Assassin 1982 Beggars Banquet Records			White Boys & Heroes War Songs A Dream of Siam Music for Chameleons	This is My House I, Assassin The 1930's Rust We Take Mystery (to Bed) Bonus Tracks: War Games Glitter and Ash The Image Is This House is Cold Noise Noise We Take Mystery (to Bed) . . . . . . . . . . . [Early Version] Bridge? What Bridge?
Probably my all-time favourite Numan album. Great synth rock that you could dance to. This album proves that you can jam with electronic music.

	Gary Numan Warriors 1983 Beggars Banquet Records			Warriors I Am Render The Iceman Comes This Prison Moon My Centurion	Sister Surprise The Tick Tock Man Love is Like Clock Law The Rhythm of the Evening CD Bonus Tracks: Poetry and Power My Car Slides (1) My Car Slides (2) Nameless and Forgotten Face to Face (Letters)
Still don't know what to make of this album. Heavily influenced by the film The Road Warrior, Numan pulls off his best 'Mad Max' imitation on the cover. The songs are well done, but they are missing that certain something that his previous albums had. Plus, his obsession with saxophone REALLY takes off here. The next few years would be difficult just for this alone.

	Gary Numan Berserker 1984 Numa Records			Berserker This Is New Love The Secret My Dying Machine	Cold Warning Pump It Up The God Film A Child with the Ghost The Hunter CD Bonus Tracks: Berserker (extended) Empty Bed, Empty Heart (B-side) My Dying Machine (extended) Here Am I (B-side)
A futuristic, anesthetic feel to this record. Which may be what Numan was shooting for. 'My Dying Machine' is a blatant attempt to cash in on the dance mixes of the day. Luckily, the thing rocks like crazy!

	Gary Numan White Noise 1985 Numa Records			Intro Berserker Metal Me, I Disconnect from You Remind Me to Smile _____________	Sister Surprise Music for Chameleons The Iceman Comes Cold Warning Down in the Park _______________
				This Prison Moon I Die: You Die My Dying Machine Cars We Take Mystery to Bed	We Are Glass This Is New Love My Shadow in Vain Are 'Friends' Electric?
A souvenir of the Berserker tour. Numan's live albums (of which there are many) are always fun to listen to, especially this one. At the top of his game and actually displaying a sense of humour, this one is worthwhile to have.

	Gary Numan The Fury 1985 Numa Records			Call Out the Dogs This Disease Your Fascination Miracles The Pleasure Skin	Creatures Tricks God Only Knows I Still Remember
Even Numan hated this cover. "Miami Vice" meets Roxy Music. The music was okay, though, with Numan moving in a new direction: more dance oriented, but with that cold, metallic edge. This era of Numan isn't that bad; in fact there's quite a lot of it I enjoy. It's just that saxophones do not sound good on Numan's songs, a fact he was obviously unaware of since he employed them on many songs over the next five years.

	Gary Numan Strange Charm 1986 Numa Records			My Breathing Unknown and Hostile The Sleeproom New Thing from London Town	I Can't Stop Strange Charm The Need This Is Love
The last of the Numa records, that is with original material. Reverting to his old hair colour and his new found admiration for dance records, this was also the first record to not be released domestically (USA). Shame, really, because this one is very good. Except for those lousy saxophones. Oh well . . . can't have everything, I guess.

	Gary Numan Metal Rhythm 1988 Illegal Records			This Is Emotion Hunger New Anger Devious America	Voix Respect Young Heart Cold Metal Rhythm Don't Call My Name
This one was released on a small independent label out of somewhere. A little edgier, but still dance oriented. Not bad.

	Gary Numan The Skin Mechanic 1989 IRS Records			Survival Respect Call Out the Dogs Cars Hunger Down in the Park	New Anger Creatures Are 'Friends' Electric? Young Heart We Are Glass I Die You Die I Can't Stop
Another live album that was released domestically, in the waning days of IRS Records. And they chose to release songs from this show that weren't hits over here. I applaud the effort, gentlemen. Well done, indeed.

	Gary Numan 1978 (Six Track) 1990 Beggars Banquet Records			This is My Life Critics The Monday Troop Mean Street Thoughts No. 2 Basic J Ice Crime of Passion	Check It Out of Sight That's Too Bad Oh! Didn't I Say Do You Need the Service? Bombers O.D. Receiver Blue Eyes
A re-release of sorts from Beggars Banquet. After Numan left the label, they decided to mine the vaults for anything they could get their hands on. Lucky for us, they unearthed some gems from the start of Numan's career.

	Gary Numan Outland 1991 IRS Records			(Interval 1) Soul Protection Confession My World Storm Dream Killer Dark Sunday	Outland Heart (Interval 2) From Russia Infected (Interval 3) Devotion Whisper
Gotta hand it to Numan. He never gives up. Supposedly a concept album, this is his first sci-fi record since Berserker, and I still haven't figured out what it's about. Again, I applaud IRS Records for having the courage to release an album as uncommercial as this.

	Gary Numan Machine + Soul Extended 1993 Numa Records			Machine and Soul Generator The Skin Game Poison I Wonder Emotion Cry	U Got the Look Love Isolation Dark Mountain The Hauntings In a Glasshouse Hanoi
Got this when I was in London. Never really listened to it. Basically a collection of synth / industrial instrumental tracks.

	Gary Numan Here I Am 1994 Receiver Records			Emotion The Skin Game In a Glass House Confession (live) America (live) Your Fascination Time to Die	Are 'Friends' Electric? (live) My Dying Machine Here I Am She Cries We Need It London Times Rumour Berserker
A bunch of old songs mixed in with newer stuff, mostly leftovers. Mostly commercial, too. Only for diehards.

	Gary Numan Sacrifice 1994 Numa Records			Pray Deadliner A Question of Faith Desire Scar	Love and Napalm You Walk in My Soul Magic Bleed The Seed of a Lie
The last of the Numa era recordings, and his first Goth album. Numan finally gave up on the dance approach and embraced Goth Rock, effectively becoming the father of that genre.

	Gary Numan w/ Michael R. Smith Human 1995 Numa Records			Navigators Bombay We Fold Space A Cry in the Dark Manic Empire A Little Lost Soul The Visitor Magician Undercover Halloween Embryo Elm Street Harmonos Big Alien Blind Faith New Life Fairy Tales	Disease Tidal Wave Alone and Afraid Sahara Cold Do You Wonder Betrayal Suspicion The Unborn Lethal Injection Frantic Mother Black Heart Thunder Road Law and Order Needles Climax Inferno
A strange, experimental-type of album I found while in London, England. Had to pick it up for two reasons: 1) It's Numan, and 2) it's not available in the US. Works for me!

	Gary Numan Exile 1998 Cleopatra Records			Dominion Day Prophecy Dead Heaven Dark Innocence Bleeding	The Angel Wars Absolution An Alien Cure Exile CD Bonus Track: Down in the Park (live)
Not really a comeback because he never went away, but it was his first domestic release in years. Unfortunately, it's a bit of a letdown. We all know Numan's an atheist, but shoving that down the public's throat is just as bad as, say, a Jehovah's Witness shoving their religion at the public. Anyway, there's no real punch with this record, but the implications of a domestic release was worth it alone. Plus, Gary toured the States for the first time in like 20 years.

	Gary Numan Pure 2000 Eagle Records			Pure Walking with Shadows Rip One Perfect Lie My Jesus	Fallen Listen to My Voice A Prayer for the Unborn Torn Little Invitro I Can't Breathe
Angrier, harder, and more atheistic than the last one. More confident than anything he's done in several years. And the miscarriage his wife had only adds fuel to his fire ('Little Invitro').

	Gary Numan Jagged 2006 Metropolis Records			Pressure Fold Halo Slave In a Dark Place Haunted	Blind Before You Hate It Melt Scanner Jagged Bonus Track: Fold (Alternative Version)
Numan's first album in four years! And just when you thought he couldn't get any darker . . . . great songs powerfully done, but I wish he would get off the athiest subject matter. Not that I find it offensive (though many would), it's just that it's starting to get boring. Thankfully, the music is still interesting.

	Gary Numan Small Black Box - The Jagged Tour 2006 Audio Programme 2006 www.numan.co.uk			Jagged Tour Intro Blind (Rob Halliday Version) Jagged (Album Version) Scanner (Demo Version) Pressure (Demo Version) What Have I Become (Demo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Version - unreleased) Halo (Alt Version)	Melt (Monti Version) Fold (Album Version) In a Dark Place (Demo Version) Before You Hate It (Demo Version) Haunted (Album Version) Mercy (Demo Version - unreleased) Chemicals (Demo Version - unreleased) Slave (Demo Version)
An audio tour book, exclusively from Numan's shows and website. Not commercially available. Contains interviews with Numan and clips from various songs performed on his 2006 Jagged Tour.


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