When The Machines Rock (Early Version) - Tubeway Army [‘Are “Friends” Electric?’ Precursor]

This track from ‘Replicas: The First Recordings’ reveals the origins of Tubeway Army’s No. 1 hit, ‘Are “Friends” Electric?’. Penned by a young Gary Numan, this track would become the instrumental ‘When The Machines Rock’ on the Replicas album. The lyrics were re-worked into ‘Are “Friends” Electric?’ and soon, a hit was born! Track Musicians Gary Numan - Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar Paul Gardiner - Bass Jess Lidyard - Drums Photo taken from Discogs. #tubewayarmy #garynuman #hiddengems #demotrack #1979 #paulgardiner