Album
Replicas
1979 · Electronic, Rock
36 collectors on Gatefold own this
Replicas is an Electronic album by Tubeway Army, originally released in 1979. On Gatefold: 98 pressings tracked, owned by 36 collectors.
About
Most fans of Gary Numan & The Tubeway Army know their 1979 sophomore long-player for the new-wave synth-pop hit “Are Friends Electric?,” but <i>Replicas</i> began as a concept album, based on a book that Numan never finished about a futuristic metropolis where androids with cloned human skin called “Machmen” team up with machines to keep citizens controlled under fear and force. <i>Replicas</i> opens with “Me! I Disconnect from You,” an angular piece of futuristic pop punctuated by distorted Moogs and robotic beats that hammer mechanically as Numan’s robotic voice sings from a defecting Machmen’s point of view. Aside from being the most popular tune on the album “Are Friends Electric?” furthers the storyline as Numan muses on the empathy of androids. The cold and haunting ballad “Down In the Park” is an often overlooked gem. This <i>Redux</i> version boasts a complete earlier version of the album that began recording in 1978, including a different take on the instrumental “When The Machines Rock” that features a previously lost vocal track by Numan.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Me! I Disconnect From You3:22
- A2Are 'Friends' Electric?5:24
- A3The Machman3:07
- A4Praying To The Aliens3:59
- A5Down In The Park4:26
Side B
- B1You Are In My Vision3:14
- B2Replicas5:00
- B3It Must Have Been Years4:01
- B4When The Machines Rock3:14
- B5I Nearly Married A Human6:31
Sound DNA
- Electronic
- Synth-Pop / New Wave
- brittle
- detached
- nocturnal
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
Recorded at Gooseberry Studios, London. Mixed at Marcus Music AB, London.
Inner sleeve printed with lyrics on one side and photograph with credits on the other side, rounded corners.
Initial copies included a poster.
There is also a variant with label layout differences and square corners on the printed inner, Replicas (UK 1979) (opens in a new tab).
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Gary NumanGUITAR KEYBOARDS KEYBOARDS, GUITAR , VOCALS
- Jess LidyardDRUMS
- Paul GardinerBASS BASS GUITAR
36 collectors on Gatefold own this · 98 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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