In late 1978, Gary Numan was booked into a small studio in London's Chinatown with the same musicians that had played on Tubeway Army's 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 BBC's John Peel show, taping alternate versions of three songs from the December recordings. Finally Numan returned to an upgraded studio, Marthus Music, in February to overdub and remix the Gooseberry recordings into their released versions. Only one alternative out take still exists ('Down In the Park') which is included in this release.

Disc 1

Track name

Artist

1.You Are in My Vision (Early Version)

Gary Numan

2.The Machmen (Early Version)

Gary Numan

3.Down in the Park (Early Version)

Gary Numan

4.Do You Need the Service? (Early Version)

Gary Numan

5.The Crazies

Gary Numan

6.When the Machines Rock (Early Version)

Gary Numan

7.Me! I Disconnect from You (Early Version)

Gary Numan

8.Praying to the Aliens (Early Version)

Gary Numan

9.It Must Have Been Years (Early Version)

Gary Numan

10.Only a Downstat

Gary Numan

11.I Nearly Married a Human 3 (Early Version)

Gary Numan

Disc 2

Track name

Artist

1.Replicas (Early Version 2)

Gary Numan

2.Are 'Friends' Electric? (Early Version 2)

Gary Numan

3.We Have a Technical

Gary Numan

4.Down in the Park (Outtake Mix)

Gary Numan

5.Are 'Friends' Electric? (Early Version 2)

Gary Numan

6.Replicas (Early Version 2)

Gary Numan

7.Me, I Disconnect from You (BBC Peel Session)

Gary Numan

8.Down in the Park (BBC Peel Session)

Gary Numan

9.I Nearly Married a Human (BBC Peel Session)

Gary Numan

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