This group has been put together for fans of Gary Numan and visitors of the Numanme site, to discuses all things Numan sell/trade share stories and images
from all aspects of Numan's career.
Numanme Radio Podcast will be playing you some of the best Classic Alternative, New Wave, Dark Wave, Synth-Pop, and Punk. Also, a staple diet of Gary Numan/Tubeway Army without question. Shows will be updated here when they become available.
The gallery contains Gary Numan-related photographs. They range from the Tubeway Army days to the present day. Feel free to browse and if you would like to add any of your images please get in touch.
01. Oh! 2025 4:32
02. Human Sacrifice 3:55
03. I Only Find Rewind 4:17
04. No-One Lives Forever 3:55
05. Love Needs No Disguise 4:44
06. Turn 5:19
07. Take Me Home 5:26
08. On Reflection 3:28
09. Ex Luna Scientia5:02
Bonus Tracks
10. Lady D.J. (12" Version) 4:07
11. The Curtain 4:05
12. Face On The Wall 3:40
13. Pomp And Stompandstamp 4:07
14. The Shame (12" - Dance Party Mix I) 5:31
15. I Can See Her Now (12" Version) 6:08
16. One Step Ahead (12" Version) 3:29
17. No-One Lives Forever (12" - Remixed Long Version) 5:50
Disc 1
Single Mixes
01. For Future Reference (Selections From The Forthcoming Album 'For Future Reference' TRAIN 18) 4:26
02. Ex Luna Scientia (7" Version) 3:57
03. Lady D.J. (7" Version) 3:27
04. Oh! Twenty Twenty Five (7" Version) 3:32
05. The Shame (7" Version) 3:22
06. I Can See Her Now (7" Version) 3:42
07. One Step Ahead (7" Version) 2:37
In Concert - BBC Paris Theatre, London May 1982
08. Sand And Stone 5:52
09. I Only Find Rewind 3:41
10. Face On The Wall 3:46
11. I Can See Her Now 2:22
12. Turn 5:01
13. Love Needs No Disguise 4:15
14. Pomp And Stompandstamp 3:01
15. The Shame 3:37
How old:
This CD is old!
Release Date:
April 2006
Format:
CD
Record Label:
Cherry Red
Catalogue No:
CDBRED858
Price Guide:
£12.99
Country:
United Kingdom
Additional info:
Deleted
Highest Chart Position:
N/A
Credits:
Chris Payne – keyboards, viola, cornamuse, recorders,
backing vocals
Russell Bell – guitar, Chapman Stick, synthesizer, Vi-tar,
saxophone, backing vocals
Cedric Sharpley – drums, percussion, electronic drums,
backing vocals
Denis Haines – keyboards, vocal noises, backing vocals
Gary Numan – vocals ("Love Needs No Disguise")
Edgy ‘80s synth pop from former Tubeway Army members who became Dramatis
Featuring their fully remastered debut album, singles and bonus tracks
Plus a previously unreleased BBC In Concert performance from 1982
Back in 1979, at the height of the post-punk era, Tubeway Army’s ‘Are ‘Friends’ Electric?’ all but defined a new style of edgy synthesised pop for the cold war era. The band had evolved rapidly from new wave roots to lead the new charge. But then singer Gary Numan retired in 1982, leaving his backing band to reinvent themselves as Dramatis - RRussell Bell (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Chris Payne (keyboards, viola, occasional vocals), Cedric Sharpley (drums), and Denis Haines (keyboards).
Dramatis eventually signed to Elton John’s Rocket label, releasing a string of promising synth pop singles across 1981-82 and a woefully overlooked album ‘For Future Reference’. Perhaps critics couldn’t see past the fact they had been Tubeway Army.
Certainly, the records were strong, catchy, contemporary – but success, for the most part, eluded them. Only a single credited to Gary Numan & Dramatis on their old label Beggars Banquet, ‘Love Needs No Disguise’, troubled the Top 40 (reaching #33; their 1982 single ‘I Can See Her Now’ reached #57).
Since, then, though fans of early ‘80s synth pop have continued to rate Dramatis highly, bemoaning the fact the album had never been re-issued properly on CD (previous efforts shamefully relied on the Numan connection). For the first time, Dramatis’ sole album appears on CD, remastered from the original tapes, swelled by all relevant non-album material and with the welcome bonus of a previously unissued live BBC broadcast from 1982, recorded at London’s Paris Theatre. Curated with the full support of Dramatis members Rrussell Bell, Chris Payne and Denis Haines, this long-overdue double-CD Digipak reissue will appeal to fans of both the early ‘80s Synth Pop boom and
Gary Numan alike.
