Tubeway Army - Airlane {1979}

#alternative_music #Peel_session Tubeway Army were a London-based punk rock and new wave band led by lead singer Gary Numan. They were the first band of the post-punk era to have a synthesizer-based number one hit, with their single “Are ’Friends’ Electric?“ and its parent album Replicas both topping the UK charts in mid-1979. After its release, Numan opted to drop the Tubeway Army name and release music under his own name as he was the sole songwriter, producer and public face of the band, but he retained the musicians from Tubeway Army as his backing band. FOUR Peel sessions: ( lists sessions #1 and #2 attributed to Tubeway Army whilst sessions #3 and #4 attributed to Gary Numan, with mixed attributes to session #2! Go figure - Ed!). (The 21-year interval between sessions #2 and #3 puts Numan high on the list of Longest Gaps Between Peel Session Appearances.) 1. Recorded 1979-01-10. First broadcast 16 January 1979. Repeated 02 April 1980. Me I Disconnect From You / Down In The Park / I Nearly Married A Human 2. Recorded 1979-05-29. First broadcast 25 June 1979. Repeated 23 July 1979, 26 September 1979, 26 December 1979. Films / Airlane / Cars / Conversation 3. Recorded: 2000-12-13. Broadcast for 25 years of Festive Fifty special on 19 December 2000. Not repeated. Are ’Friends’ Electric? 4. Live at Maida Vale 07 February 2001. Rip / Metal / Pure / My Jesus / Cars / Listen To My Voice / I Can’t Breathe / Down In The Park / A Prayer For The Unborn