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1981 NUMAN By Compoter 1983 THE WARRIORS TOUR Photobook (thanks to ant for the pic) 1985 THE FURY TOUR BOOK LP-sized picture book,
1986 ELECTRIC SHADOWS (soft-back book of cuttings, ) Songbookvol-1 (thanks to ant for the pic) Numan 79 postermag (thanks to ant for the pic)
The authorised biography by Ray Coleman (thanks to ant for the pic) PRAYING TO THE ALIENS Electric Pioneer

BOOK TEXT DISCOGRAPHY

Numan By Compoter
The Warriors Tour  Photobook 
The Fury Tour Book LP-sized picture book
986 Electric Shadows
Songbookvol-1
Numan 79 poster mag
The authorised biography by Ray Coleman 
Praying to the Aliens
Electric Pioneer An Armchair Guide to Gary Numan

ELECTRIC PIONEER

Electric Pioneer: An Armchair Guide To Gary Numan by Paul Goodwin DUE NOV 2004 

The first ever book to concentrate on the music of Gary Numan, 80s icon turned cult hero - adored and reviled in equal measures. Features a foreword by Gary Numan From selling 10 million records in 2 years, both with Tubeway Army ['Are "Friends" electric?'] and solo ['Cars' et al], to more low key and idiosyncratic releases through subsequent decades, Gary Numan has built up an impressive body of work and retained a hugely devoted cult following. 'ELECTRIC PIONEER' is the first ever guide to his recorded output, documenting every single and album and featuring sections on his live shows, memorabilia and DVD releases.

 

PRAYING TO THE ALIENS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At the end of the 1970's Gary Numan, a 20 year old ex-punk from West London, was virtually alone in seeing the potential for a 'synthesisier star'. His unique style, born out of a paradox of introspection and showmanship, touched a chord with a huge international audience and within two years of his breakthrough single 'Are 'Friends' Electric?' Numan had sold more than 10 million records.

Fuelled by the enthusiasm of a huge fanbase, Numan released over 20 albums of forward-looking, oddly personal electronic pop between 1978 and 1994 and survived for several years out of the spotlight with his cult status still intact. 

Avoiding the conventional rock 'n' roll excesses of drink and drugs, Numan blew his money on the pusuit of innivative extremes; gigantic stage sets and new, death-defying adventures as a pilot. He flew around the world in 1981 and by the early 1990's had become one of the top aerobatic display flyers in the country. 

Finally, in Praying To The Aliens, Gary Numan tells his own story. It is a story of an eccentric and at times improbable star. We follow his life, from the unequalled live shows, through media hatred and tax exile to near isolation from the music industry. From hair raising aerobatic stunts to his love of sci-fi. From the decline of his career in the late eighties, to cult status and the huge resurgance of interest in his music in the late nineties. 

Numan is the embodiment of the fin de siecle sentiment; combining his gothic music fascination with a devotion to technology, he conforms to none of pop's boundaries. Defying musical frameworks he is a definitive point of reference for the serious music scene's newest and most wanted. Namechecked by such diverse entities as Tricky, Nine Inch Nails and Beck, Numan is undoubtedly a force to be reckoned with; past present and future. 

Steve Malins 

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