Tubeway Army – Are 'Friends' Electric?

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Genre:	Electronic
Style:	New Wave
Year:	1979

Tracklist

		Are 'Friends' Electric?	5:19
		We Are So Fragile	2:49

Credits (4)

Paul Gardiner
Bass
Jess Lidyard
Drums
Gary Numan
Producer, Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar
Numan*
Written-By

Notes

Includes different versions with alternate B-side songs, including: "We Are So Fragile"; and "You Are In My Vision".

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Image	,	–			In Your Collection, Wantlist, or Inventory	Version Details	Data Quality
	Are 'Friends' Electric? 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint, Stereo, Label B-side '?'	Beggars Banquet – BEG 18	UK	1979	UK — 1979	Recently Edited
	Are 'Friends' Electric? 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM	Beggars Banquet – INT 126.501		1979	— 1979
	Are 'Friends' Electric? 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo	CNR – 144.681	Netherlands	1979	Netherlands — 1979	Recently Edited
	Are 'Friends' Electric? 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Stereo	Beggars Banquet – BEG 18p	UK	1979	UK — 1979	Recently Edited
	Are 'Friends' Electric? 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo	Beggars Banquet – INT 111.520		1979	— 1979	Recently Edited
	Are 'Friends' Electric? 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono, SP - Specialty Pressing	ATCO Records – 7206	US	1979	US — 1979
	Are 'Friends' Electric? 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Specialty Pressing	ATCO Records – 7206	US	1979	US — 1979	Recently Edited
	Are 'Friends' Electric? 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo	Atlantic – 100094	Australia	1979	Australia — 1979
	Are 'Friends' Electric? 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo	ATCO Records – DMD 235	US	1979	US — 1979
	Are 'Friends' Electric 7", Promo	Atlantic – K 11352	Italy	1979	Italy — 1979
	エレクトリック・フレンズ = Are 'Friends' Electric? 7", 45 RPM	Atlantic – P-466A	Japan	1979	Japan — 1979	Recently Edited
	Are 'Friends' Electric? 7", Picture Disc	ATCO Records – BEG 18 P	US	1979	US — 1979
	Are 'Friends' Electric? Single, 7", 45 RPM	Atlantic – 45-1870	Spain	1979	Spain — 1979	Recently Edited
	Are 'Friends' Electric? 7", Single, 45 RPM	Atlantic – BEG 18	New Zealand	1979	New Zealand — 1979	Recently Edited
	Are 'Friends' Electric? 7", Single, 45 RPM	Beggars Banquet – 144.681	Netherlands	1979	Netherlands — 1979	Recently Edited
	Are 'Friends' Electric? 7", 45 RPM, Knockout Centre	Beggars Banquet – BEG 18	UK	1979	UK — 1979
	Are 'Friends' Electric 7", 45 RPM	Beggars Banquet – K 11352	Italy	1979	Italy — 1979	Recently Edited
	Are 'Friends' Electric? 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo	Beggars Banquet – BEG 18	Canada	1979	Canada — 1979	Recently Edited
	Are 'Friends' Electric 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint, Stereo, No Label A-side '?'	Beggars Banquet – BEG 18	UK	1979	UK — 1979	Recently Edited
	Are 'Friends' Electric? 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo	Beggars Banquet – BEG 18	Canada	1979	Canada — 1979	New Submission
	エレクトリック・フレンズ = Are 'Friends' Electric? 7", 45 RPM, Promo	Atlantic – P-466A	Japan	1979	Japan — 1979	New Submission
	Are 'Friends' Electric? 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, With '?'	Beggars Banquet – BEG 18	UK	1979	UK — 1979
	Are 'Friends' Electric? 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo	Beggars Banquet – BEG 18	Canada	1979	Canada — 1979
	Are 'Friends' Electric? 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo	Warner Bros. Records – WBS 323	South Africa	1979	South Africa — 1979	New Submission
	Are 'Friends' Electric? 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono, MO - Monarch Pressing	ATCO Records – 7206	US	1979	US — 1979	New Submission
	Are 'Friends' Electric? 7", 45 RPM, Single, With '?'	Beggars Banquet – BEG 18	UK	1979	UK — 1979	New Submission
	Are 'Friends' Electric? 7", 45 RPM, Single, Blackwood Music Inc.	ATCO Records – 7206	US	1979	US — 1979	New Submission
	Are 'Friends' Electric? 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, White label	Beggars Banquet – BEG 18	UK	1979	UK — 1979	New Submission
	Are 'Friends' Electric? 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Monarch Pressing	ATCO Records – 7206	US	1979	US — 1979	New Submission
	Are 'Friends' Electric? 7", Misprint	Beggars Banquet – BEG 18	UK	1979	UK — 1979	New Submission
	Are 'Friends' Electric? 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo	Atlantic – 100094	Australia	1979	Australia — 1979	New Submission
	Are Friends Electric 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, Test Pressing	Specialty Records – DMD 235	US	1980	US — 1980	New Submission
	Are 'Friends' Electric? 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo	Warner Bros. Records – WBS 323	Rhodesia		Rhodesia	New Submission
	Are 'Friends' Electric? 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, WEA Pressing Without '?'	Beggars Banquet – BEG 18	UK		UK

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Reviews

kevinsingel Dec 21, 2024
referencing Are 'Friends' Electric? (7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono, SP - Specialty Pressing) 7206

As far as radio edits go, this one is actually pretty cool..it manages to still leave the essence of the entire track while “narrowing” down the instrumental parts
kevingoodchild Apr 29, 2023
referencing Are 'Friends' Electric (7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint, Stereo, No Label A-side '?') BEG 18

the release notes suggest this variant wasn't pressed at Damont....

'The variant does not carry the DAMONT signature, and may not have been pressed by them'

However the matrix details under BARCODES indicates it does

BEG 18 A1 STRAWBERRY DAMONT

?
RedCyan Jul 6, 2022
Edited 2 years ago

referencing Are 'Friends' Electric? (7", 45 RPM, Knockout Centre) BEG 18

Yet another version with the B side ‘We are so fragile’- with that cheeky ‘?’ that shouldn’t be there!
event13 Mar 13, 2020
referencing Are 'Friends' Electric? (7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint, Stereo, Label B-side '?') BEG 18

I thought Billy Currie was in Tubeway Army. He is definitely playing the keyboard in their appearance on 'the old grey whistle test' session during 'are friends electric'. Probably never gets credit for his session work. I also saw him play electric violin for 'the Skids' in a tv appearance as well. I reckon he's the unsung hero of synth pop. Anyone know anything about this ?
tharobster Aug 22, 2016
referencing Are 'Friends' Electric? (7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint, Stereo, Label B-side '?') BEG 18

when this came out that riff was so out of this world . hearing it as a kid blew my mind and led me to a life of electronic music .
Misannthorpe Jan 10, 2015
referencing Are 'Friends' Electric? (7", 45 RPM, Knockout Centre) BEG 18

Just realised that the main riff on Are friends electric is most probably ripped off from Roxy Music's The Bogus man !
sharpnz2014 Jul 2, 2014
referencing Are 'Friends' Electric? (7", 45 RPM, Knockout Centre) BEG 18

The release states a push out centre, therefore the image is not for this release.