The Radio One Recordings

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The Radio One Recordings
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Compilation album by
ReleasedApril 1999
Recorded Maida Vale Studios, London on 10 January 1979 and 29 May 1979, and at Wembley Arena, London on 30 November 1979
Genre New wave, synthpop
Length42:05
Label Strange Fruit
Producer Bob Sargeant, Tony Wilson, Jeff Griffin
Gary Numan chronology
Living Ornaments '81
(1998)
The Radio One Recordings
(1999)
Pure
(2000)
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The Radio One Recordings is a compilation album of British musician Gary Numan tracks played live and recorded live for BBC Radio 1. The album brings together the tracks from the July 1989 EP of Tubeway Army's 10 January 1979 and Numan's 29 May 1979 sessions for disc jockey John Peel's show and three tracks broadcast by BBC Radio 1 from the Year of the Child concert held at Wembley Arena on 30 November 1979.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks written by Gary Numan.

  1. "Me! I Disconnect From You" – 3:07
  2. "Down in the Park" – 4:17
  3. "I Nearly Married a Human" – 6:37
  4. "Cars" – 3:15
  5. "Airlane" – 3:24
  6. "Films" – 2:47
  7. "Conversation" – 6:45
  8. "Me! I Disconnect From You" (live) – 3:06
  9. "Metal" (live) – 3:28
  10. "Down in the Park" (live) – 5:04

Personnel

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