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© Miroslav Jurčeka (1989-2022)

NUMAN Gary
(voc,g,kb,synths)

Personal Data:

Born:

08.03.1958

(London, GB, as Gary Anthony James Webb)

Appearances:

?	Lasers
1977	Mean Street
1977-79	Tubeway Army

Line-Up (1989):

Gary Numan - voc,synths
Russell Bell - g
Andy Caughlan - bg
Chris Payne - kb
Ade Orange - kb
Cedric Sharpley - ds
John Webb - sax
Val Chalmers - voc
Emma Chalmer - voc

Former Members:

Russell Bell (g, 1980-81, g.a.)
Paul Gardiner (bg, 1979-?); Joe Hubbard (bg, ?-1/84)
Billy Currie (kb, 1979-80); Chris Payne (kb, 1979-81); Dennis Haynes (kb, 1980-81)
Cedric Sharpley (ds, 1979-81)

Albums Discography:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	The Pleasure Principle	9/1979	Beggar's Banquet		1	16
2.	Telekon	05.09.1980	Beggar's Banquet		1	64
3.	Living Ornaments 1979	17.04.1981	Beggar's Banquet		47
4.	Living Ornaments 1980	17.04.1981	Beggar's Banquet		39
5.	Dance	04.09.1981	Beggar's Banquet		3
6.	I, Assassin	9/1982	Beggar's Banquet		8
7.	New Man Numan - The Best Of Gary Numan	11/1982	Virgin		45
8.	Warriors produced by: Gary Numan	16.09.1983	Beggar's Banquet		12
9.	The Plan & Tubeway Army	05.10.1984	Beggar's Banquet		29
10.	Berserker	11/1984	Numa		45
11.	White Noise (2LP)	4/1985	Numa		29
12.	The Fury	9/1985	Numa		24
13.	Strange Charm	10/1986	Numa		59
14.	Exhibition (2LP)	9/1987	Numa		43
15.	Radio Heart & Radio Heart	11/1987	G.F.M.
16.	Metal Rhythm	10/1988	Illegal		48
17.	New Anger	1989	EMI
18.	Automatic credited to: Sharpe & Numan	6/1989	Polydor		59
19.	The Skin Mechanic	10/1989	IRS		55
20.	The Gary Numan Collection (2LP)	10/1989	Castle
21.	Double Peel Sessions (mini LP)	12/1989	Strange Fruit
22.	Outland	3/1991	IRS		39
23.	Machine & Soul	8/1992	Numa		42
24.	Document Series	12/1992	Connoisseur
25.	The Best Of Gary Numan 1978-1983 (2CD)	9/1993	Beggar's Banquet		70
26.	Here I Am	7/1994	Receiver
27.	Dream Corrosion (2CD/3LP)	8/1994	Numa
28.	Sacrifice	10/1994	Numa
29.	Dark Light (2CD)	6/1995	Numa		107
30.	Human & Michael R Smith	10/1995	Numa
31.	The Premier Hits	18.03.1996	Polygram TV		21
32.	Techno Army Featuring Gary Numan & Techno Army	22.04.1996	When!
33.	Exile	20.10.1997	Eagle Rock/edel		49
34.	Random 02	09.03.1998	Beggar's Banquet
35.	Replicas / The Plan	23.03.1998	Beggars Banquet
36.	Exile Extended	30.03.1999
37.	Down In The Park - Alternate Anthology	13.09.1999	2CD
38.	Gary Numan & Hugh Nicholson (87-94) & Hugh Nicholson	27.09.1999
39.	New Dreams For Old	18.01.2000	Spitfire
40.	Pure	09.10.2000	Eagle Rock/edel		58
41.	Dark Wonders: Best of Gary Numan	21.05.2002	Recall
42.	Exposure - The Best Of 1977-2002	5/2002	Jagged Halo		44
43.	Disconnection	08.10.2002	Sanctuary
44.	Hybrid	2/2003	Jagged Halo		99
45.	Reconnected: Live and More	16.09.2003	Nascente
46.	Mutate Limited Edition	04.11.2003	Psychobaby
47.	Numan Factor	18.11.2003	Direct Source
48.	Live at Shepherds Bush Empire	06.04.2004	Eagle
49.	Here In My Car: The Best of 1984-1998	22.06.2004	Cleopatra
50.	Jagged	13.03.2006	Cooking Vinyl		59
51.	The Complete John Peel Sessions	5/2007	Maida Vale
52.	Resonator: Pioneer of Sound	15.05.2007	Artful
53.	Replicas Redux & Tubeway Army (2CD)	07.04.2008	Beggars Banquet
54.	Cars: The Collection	13.08.2009	Cleopatra
55.	78 / 79 & Tubeway Army (4LP box set)	22.07.2010	Vinyl 180
56.	The Touring Principle '79	29.11.2010
57.	Dead Son Rising	24.10.2011	Machine Music		87
58.	80-81 (5LP box set)	24.11.2011	Vinyl 180
59.	Big Noise Transmission	8/2012	Machine Music
60.	Dead Moon Falling	19.04.2013	Mortal
61.	Splinter (Songs From A Broken Mind)	14.10.2013	Mortal		20	175
62.	From Inside & Ade Fenton	07.10.2014	Lakeshore
63.	Here In The Black: Live At The Hollywood Forever Cemetary	3/2016	Mortal
64.	British Live Performance Series	27.01.2017	Rainman
65.	Savage (Songs From A Broken World)	9/2017	BMG		2	154
66.	Live At Hammersmith Odeon 1989	10/2017
67.	Dance	1/2018
68.	Savage - Live At Brixton Academy	11/2018	BMG		75
69.	The Pleasure Principle - The First Recordings	10/2019	Beggars Banquet		36
70.	Replicas - The First Recordings	10/2019	Beggars Banquet		31
71.	When The Sky Came Down & Skaparis Orchestra	12/2019	BMG		51
72.	Intruder	21.05.2021	BMG		2

Singles Discography:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	Cars / Asylum produced by: Gary Numan	7/1979	Beggars Banquet	1
2.	Complex / Bombers (live) 12" + Me I Disconnect From You (live)	16.11.1979	Beggar's Banquet	5
3.	Remember, Remember	1979		1
4.	Cars / Metal	2/1980	Atco		4
5.	We Are Glass / Trois Gymnapedies (1st Movement)	5/1980	Beggar's Banquet	1
6.	Are "Friends" Electric & Tubeway Army	6/1980	Atco		106
7.	I Die You Die / Down In The Park (piano version)	8/1980	Beggar's Banquet	3
8.	I Die You Die / Sleep By Windows	9/1980	Atco		102
9.	Remind Me To Smile (v USA)	12/1980	Atco
10.	This Wreckage / Photograph	12.12.1980	Beggar's Banquet	20
11.	Stormtrooper In Drag & Paul Gardiner	24.07.1981	Beggars Banquet	29
12.	She's Got Claws / I Sing Rain 12" + Exhibition produced by: Gary Numan	21.08.1981	Beggar's Banquet	3
13.	Love Means No Disguise / Take Me Home 12" + Face To Face & Dramatis	27.11.1981	Beggar's Banquet	27
14.	Music For Chameleons / Noise Noise 12" + Bridge? What Bridge	19.02.1982	Beggar's Banquet	18
15.	We Take Mystery (To Bed) / The Image Is	11.06.1982	Beggar's Banquet	6
16.	White Boys And Heroes / War Games 12" + Glitter And Ash	8/1982	Beggar's Banquet	12
17.	That's Too Bad & Tubeway Army	3/1983	Beggar's Banquet	97
18.	Warriors / My Car Slides (1) 12" + My Car Slides (2)	26.08.1983	Beggar's Banquet	12
19.	Sister Surprise / Poetry And Power 12" + Letters	14.10.1983	Beggar's Banquet	20
20.	Berserker / Empty Bed, Empty Heart	26.10.1984	Numa	23
21.	My Dying Machine / Here I Am 12" + She Cries	14.12.1984	Numa	66
22.	Change Your Mind / Remix, Remake, Remodel 12" + Fools In A World Of Fire credited to: Sharpe & Numan	2/1985	Polydor	14
23.	1978-79 Vol. 2	3/1985		82
24.	1978-79 Vol. 3	3/1985		76
25.	The Live EP (Are "Friends" Electric / Cars / We Are Glass / Beserker)	5/1985	Numa	27
26.	Your Fascination / We Need It 12" + Anthem	7/1985	Numa	46
27.	Call Out The Dogs / This Ship Comes Apart 12" + No Shelter	9/1985	Numa	49
28.	Miracles / The Fear	11/1985	Numa	49
29.	This Is Love / Survival 12" + Call Out The Dogs / No Shelter / This Ship Comes Apart	4/1986	Numa	18
30.	I Can't Stop / Faces	6/1986	Numa	17
31.	New Thing From London Town / Time To Die credited to: Sharpe & Numan	9/1986	Numa	52
32.	I Still Remember (new version) / Puppets	11/1986	Numa	74
33.	Radio Heart / Radio Heart (instrumental) 12" + Mistasax version 2 & Radio Heart	3/1987	G.F.M.	27
34.	London Times / Rumour & Radio Heart	5/1987	G.F.M.	48
35.	Cars (E-Reg Model) / Are Friends Electric? 12" + We Are Glass / I Die: You Die (US mix)	9/1987	Numa	16
36.	All Across The Nation & Radio Heart	10/1987	G.F.M.	81
37.	No More Lies / Voices CD + Change Your Mind credited to: Sharpe & Numan	1/1988	Polydor	34
38.	New Anger / I Don't Believe 12",CD + Children / Creatures / I Can't Stop	9/1988	Illegal	46
39.	America / Respect (live) 12" + New Anger (live) CD + Call Out The Dogs (live)	11/1988	Illegal	49
40.	I'm On Automatic / Love Like A Ghost 7"(2) + No More Lies (new version) 12" + Voices ('89 mix) credited to: Sharpe & Numan	5/1989	Polydor	44
41.	The Selection EP (Cars (E-Reg Model) / Down In The Park / I Die: You Die / Are 'Friends' Electric / We Are Glass / Music For Chameleons)	1990	Beggar's Banquet
42.	Cars / We Are Glass	1990	Old Gold
43.	Heart / Shame 12"(1) + Icehouse 12"(2) + Are "Friends" Electric CD + Tread Careful	3/1991	IRS	43
44.	Emotion / In A Glasshouse 12" + Hanoi	9/1991	IRS	43
45.	The Skin Game / Dark Mountain 12",CD + U Got The Look	3/1992	IRS	68
46.	Machine And Soul / Machine And Soul (promo mix) 12" + Your Fascination / Outland / Respect (all live) CD1 + 1999 / The Hauntings CD2 + Cry Baby / Wonder Eye CD3 + Soul Protection / Confession / From Russia Infected (all live)	8/1992	Numan Music	72
47.	Cars / Cars (mix) 12",CD + Cars ('93 Sprint) / Cars (Top Gear)	8/1993	Beggar's Banquet	53
48.	Like A Refugee (I Won't Cry) & Dadadang	5/1994	The Record Label
49.	A Question Of Faith	10/1994	Numa
50.	Absolution / Magic (trick mix) / Magic (extended)	3/1995	Numa
51.	Dark Light Live EP (Bleed / Everyday I Die / The Dream Police / Listen To The Sirens)	5/1995	Numa
52.	Cars (Premier Mix)	3/1996	PolyGram TV	17
53.	Radio & NRG	27.05.1996	The Record Label
54.	Metal / Dans Le Parc	27.10.1997	Random
55.	Random 2	01.12.1997	Beggars Banquet
56.	Random 2.3	1/1998	Random
57.	Random 2.4 (Claude Young, Alex Hazzard, Peter Lazonby mixes)	12.03.1998	Beggars Banquet
58.	Dominion Day	04.04.1998	Eagle
59.	RIP	6/2002	Jagged Halo	29
60.	Cars / Tom Sawyer & Rush	31.03.2003	Alpha Omega
61.	Crazier vs Rico	6/2003	Jagged Halo	13
62.	Pray For You / How Much Is Enough & Plump DJ's	17.11.2003	Finger Lickin'
63.	Metal (Richard F remix, Richard F dub, Friburn & Urik remix, Paul Daley club mix) & Afrika Bambaataa & The Millennium Of The Gods	31.01.2005	Tommy Boy
64.	In A Dark Place / Fold (alternate version)	17.07.2006	Cooking Vinyl	63
65.	The Leather Sea & Ade Fenton	23.07.2007		72
66.	Are Friends Electric? / Down In The Park & Tubeway Army	25.02.2008	Beggars Banquet
67.	My Machines / AM Gestalt & Battles	15.08.2011	Warp
68.	Love Hurt Bleed	23.09.2013
69.	Swansea & Dusky	10/2016
70.	It Will End Here	11/2018
71.	Intruder	11.01.2021
72.	Saints And Liars	30.03.2021

Videos:

1. Newman Numan - The Best Of Gary Numan - 12/1982, Palace Video
2. Gary Numan Broadcasting Live - 16.6.2008, Stormbird, live

Bibliography:

Ray Coleman: Gary Numan - Authorised Biography (1982)

Awards:

1979 Melody Maker Readers' Poll - Brightest Hope

Various:

1984 own label Numa

appeared on the LP:

Robert Palmer: Clues (1980, Island)
Tik & Tok: Intolerance (7/84, Survival)
Junkie XL: Radio JXL - A Broadcast From the Computer Hell Cabin (2.6.03, Roadrunner)
Battles: Gloss Drop (6.6.11)

appeared on the SP:

Claire Hamill: First Night In New York (6.2.81, WEA)
Paul Gardiner: Stormtrooper In Drag (7/81)

Press References:

Gramorevue
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1989	5		4		profile
Melodie
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1981	1		22		profile
Melody Maker
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1979	31	18.08.1979	4	News
1979	34	08.09.1979	25	Albums	album review
1979	37	29.09.1979	45	Caught In The Act	gig review
1979	39	13.10.1979	51	Any Questions?	discography
1979	40	20.10.1979	31		interview
1979	43	17.11.1979	25	Singles	single review
1979	45	01.12.1979	3	News
1980	16	26.04.1980	3	News
1980	27	16.08.1980	3	News
1980	27	16.08.1980	12	Single File	single review
1980	30	06.09.1980	16	Albums	album review
1980	36	11.10.1980	8	Melody Maker
1980	36	18.10.1980	32		interview
1980	42	29.11.1980	5	News
1981	6	07.02.1981	5	News
1981	10	07.03.1981	5	News
1981	18	02.05.1981	33		gig review
1981	18	02.05.1981	36	Caught In The Act	gig review
1981	34	22.08.1981	12	Singles	single review
1981	35	29.08.1981	3	Fast Forward
1981	36	05.09.1981	18	Albums	album review
1981	42	17.10.1981	4	Fast Forward
1981	49	05.12.1981	14	Singles	single review
1982	8	20.02.1982	12	Singles	single review
1982	16	17.04.1982	4	Fast Forward
1982	24	12.06.1982	19	Singles	single review
1982	42	16.10.1982	26	Outer Limits - Books
1982	51	18.12.1982	5	Fast Forward
1983	34	20.08.1983	4	Fast Forward - Record News
1983	36	03.09.1983	22	Singles	single review
1983	37	10.09.1983	10		interview
1983	38	17.09.1983	4	Fast Forward - Record News
1983	39	24.09.1983	24	Albums	album review
1983	40	01.10.1983	20	It's Alive	gig review
1983	41	08.10.1983	4	Fast Forward - Record News
1983	43	22.10.1983	15	It's Alive	gig review
1983	43	22.10.1983	22	Singles	single review
1984	5	04.02.1984	3	Fast Forward
1984	34	06.10.1984	5	Fast Forward - Record News
1984	34	06.10.1984	37	Albums	album review
1984	37	27.10.1984	26	Singles	single review
1984	40	17.11.1984	4	Fast Forward
1984	44	15.12.1984	18	It's Alive	gig review
1984	44	15.12.1984	26	Singles	single review
1993	36	04.09.1993	37	True Stories - Biting Tongues
1994	1	08.01.1994	28	Albums	album review
1994	23	11.06.1994	37	Rebellious Jukebox	interview
1995	43	28.10.1995	11	A.W.O.L.
1996	15	13.04.1996	41	Albums	album review
1996	16	20.04.1996	48	Info Freako
1996	34	24.08.1996	21		gig review
1998	4	24.01.1998	16	Orbit - Stone Free	single review
Rock & Pop
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
2003	7		28	Pelmel