Conference marvin::uk_music

    
    	I read a couple of motnths ago that he has signed to a new
    	label which will only put out 'ambience'  or 'new wave' 
    	music (i.e. no vocals, a blessing where Gary is concerned(-:)
    	
    	I'll try and backtrack to find out if any timetable re albums
    	was mentioned.
    
    	Doug.

    Dear Bill,
    
    Where have you looked for his albums?  I have a friend who is a
    Gary Numan fantic, and she has a good selection of his albums. 
    Have you tried Newbury Comics?  
    
    Also - give Nuggets record store a try in Kenmore Square...they
    have a lot of obscure stuff there.
    
    I'll ask my friend and find out where she got most of her collection.
    
    Take care.
    
    Michele
    
    Stow, Ma.  @OGO
    

    
     RE: Michele
    
        Yes, I have a pretty good selection of his stuff, but it is
    still difficult to get.  I do frequent Newbury comics, in Harvard
    square, and the one in Framingham, which is closer to where I live.
    I have in the past couple of months, picked up many of his albums
    which have been now converted over to CD.  The older ones, they
    put 2 albums on a CD, and left off some of the songs, which they
    put on a double CD called Exebition.  Some people think I am crazy
    for liking his music, but I guess I can relate to it pretty well.
    
    Here is a list of his stuff I have
    
    Standard release albums
    -----------------------
    Tubeway Army - First album
    Replica's
    Pleasure Principal
    Telekon
    Dance
    I Assasin
    Warriors
    Berzerker
    The Fury
    Strange Charm

    Live Albums  - Both double
    -----------
    Living Ornaments
    White Noise (I think thats what it's called)
    
    Various other albums & 12inch 45's
    ----------------------------------
    New Man Numan
    a couple of albums of very early stuff
    About 6 CD's with his albums, etc
    
    Thanks
    
    Bill Powers
    

    These days he flies planes and votes Tory (maybe he always voted
    Tory, tho'). But he's definitely well into flying: I saw him on
    tv the other day in a programme about an airshow; he was in a light
    plane stunt team.
    
    Rod

    
    Re Base Note
    
    Bill,
         Did you ever get to see him in concert at all. I just wondered
    if his US tours were as spectacular as the ones that I saw in the
    UK some years ago.
         I don't really listen to him now, I dropped out after the I
    Assassin LP as I think he went downhill after that.
    
               Tony B.

>         Did you ever get to see him in concert at all. I just wondered
>    if his US tours were as spectacular as the ones that I saw in the
>    UK some years ago.

Was the movie 'Urgh!' ever released in the UK? Because it had an
amazing concert scene in it with Gary Numan performing "Down in the
Park" - AMAZING show! 

Alan S.

BTW - 'Urgh!' was a great movie. Other bands included XTC, Gang of Four,
      999, Chelsea, Police, Go-Gos, Joan Jett, Klaus Nomi, and hordes
      of other new-wave type bands....

    I'm a fan of Gary Numan's older material. I have two recent releases,
    _New Anger_ and _Outland_, and neither has the intriguing, surprising
    synth work I expected. 
    
    Instead, both opt for a dance format, with "soul" singing, and just a
    general harsh overall feel. 
    
    I don't own many Numan CDs, so I can sympathize with the noter who
    talks about availability in the US. It's pretty limited. 
    
    For a while I was seeing some imports at Newbury Comics, but not 
    on a consistent basis. 
    
    Try Sound City USA out of Portland, Oregon. (503) 654-2196. They
    takes payment by check and also MasterCard/VISA. They have I,
    Assassin/Telekon on one CD, and also Replicas/The Plan (which is the
    only import I have). 
    
    Replicas is very good, with lots of melodies inserted into a stark,
    robotic background of rythym and Gary's haunting, android voice on top
    of it all. "I Nearly Married a Human" is almost poignant, even 
    though it's instrumental. "Down in the Park" and "Are Friends
    Electric?" are also on Replicas.
    
    I also have the live Skin Mechanic cd. "We Are Glass" and "I Die,
    You Die" are on that. What albums had the originals of these;
    anyone know?
    
    
    Wes
       

    
    'I Die, You Die' is from Telekon.
    
    will

Gary Numan is appearing at the press launch of Oxford
Laser Quest's new packs today. Just thought you might like
to know.

+Mark+

(He's in concert there too.)

    Excuse my ignorance, but what is "Oxford Laser Quest's new packs"?
    
    Also Mark, you mentioned that he's in concert, does that mean I should
    be combing the Toronto record stores for a new release?  The most
    recent cd's of his that I have is "Machine and Soul" along with two
    compilations of post-Warriors stuff.
    
    Thanx for any info!

    He was doing a personal appearance at the laser-tag facility in Oxford,
    UK. 
    
    The tour was entitled something like "Neuman: the 93 tour" rather than
    something like  "The Album Title tour",so I don't know...
    
    +Mark+