DeMontfort Hall Leicester 6th October 1983

Here's one from 35 years ago to the day from Leicester's DeMontfort Hall as the 'Warrior' tour rolled into town. This was the first tour that I saw him on (in Brighton) having narrowly missed out on Wembley. As UK tours go this was a pretty big one.

FLAC: https://we.tl/t-di7oeqcm3S

01. Sister Surprise
02. Remind Me to Smile
03. Metal
04. This Prison Moon
05. Down in the Park
06. This Is My House
07. My Centurion
08. Warriors
09. She's Got Claws
10. Love Is Like Clock Law
11. The Iceman Comes
12. Films
13. I am Render

01. War Songs
02. Cars
03. We Take Mystery (To Bed)
04. I Die: You Die
05. Me! I Disconnect From You
06. Love Needs No Disguise
07. Are 'Friends' Electric?
08. Tracks
09. We Are Glass

KCRW Santa Monica 3rd November 2010

Here's a US radio session, 'Live on The Morning Becomes Eclectic Show' KCRW from late 2010.

FLAC: https://we.tl/MX3WLUk94e

Artwork: https://we.tl/kYFHlaikpQ

01. Intro
02. The Fall
03. Haunted
04. Cars
05. Interview
06. Zulu
07. Are ‘Friends’ Electric?
08. Prayer For The Unborn
09. Outro
10. Pure (Version 1)
11. Pure (Version 2)

'My Name Is Ruin'

Gary Numan

Black ink on cream card

Lino print 15cm x 20cm

2018

Ultravox Crystal Palace 13th June 1981

Billy Currie

Crystal Palace 13th June 1981

Not Numan I know, but a band with a lot of cross-over appeal and the odd borrowed keyboard player. Here's a set from a 1981 outdoor festival in South London. A great little Vienna/Rage In Eden era set.

FLAC: https://we.tl/4suGqhkeU4

Artwork: https://we.tl/aVmdbz7JYL

01. Private Lives
02. Passionate Reply
03. The Thin Wall
04. Mr X
05. Western Promise
06. Vienna
07. All Stood Still
08. Sleepwalk
09. Astradyne

Martin Mills on BBC Radio 4's 'Zeitgeist'

Sorting through the hard drive I came across this short recording from BBC Radio 4's 'Zeitgeisters' series which focused on individuals that had had a profound influence on popular culture. The subject of this particular episode was Martin Mills as who you all know started (along with Nick Austin) a small independent record label by the name of Beggars Banquet. I just love it for the fact that it meant that The Lurkers got played on Radio 4. May be of interest to some of you:

MP3: https://we.tl/GGVZnExaXs

House of Blues Chicago 28th April 2001

An anniversary gig for this miserable Saturday!

FLAC: https://we.tl/zADyksB4uE

01.Intro
02.Pure
03.Films
04.Rip
05.Listen To My Voice
06.Cars
07.Dark
08.Down In The Park
09.Walking With Shadows
10.Metal
11.My Jesus
12.A Question Of Faith
13.I Can't Breathe
14.Are Friends Electric ?
15.Remind Me To Smile
16.A Prayer For The Unborn

Santa Monica Civic Auditorium 9th March 1980

No this gig has some significance for me. Not that I was there or anything like that. For a start I was 11 years of age and 5,500 miles distant from the gig. No, a version of this gig was to be the first vinyl bootleg I acquired. Entitled 'Transcript' it cost me £9 from 'Wax Factor' record shop in Brighton. £9 to me then was a Kings ransom! This is another version of the transcription disc broadcast on US radio back in the day.

Enjoy this slice of magic from Numan's first US tour.

FLAC: https://we.tl/ZB8I4qWDwo

Artwork: https://we.tl/IoidNFa0Xs

01. Introduction
02. Airlane
03. Me! I Disconnect From You
04. Praying to the Aliens
05. M.E.
06. Films
07. We Are So Fragile
08. Are 'Friends' Electric?
09. Conversation
10. Metal
11. Cars
12. I Die: You Die
13. Down in the Park
14. Closing Credits and Advertisements