Gary Numan re-releases the Numa Years recordings
Gary Numan today revisits his Numa Records era with the news that ‘The Numa Years’ will hit streaming platforms on Friday, March 7th. ‘The Numa Years’ is a special remastered album collection which consists of four studio albums - “Berserker” (1984), “The Fury” (1985), “Strange Charm” (1986) and “Machine + Soul” (1992) - plus three live sets in the shape of “White Noise” (1985), “Ghost” (1987) and “Dream Corrosion” (1994).
‘The Numa Years’ saw Gary Numan depart from the synth-pop focus of his earlier work to further refine his artistic vision. ‘Berserker’ took on far darker tones, at times drawing on the rhythmic punch of the nascent industrial scene and, at others, exploring muscular funk - a stylistic approach which continues in sparser style on “The Fury”. After channelling beguiling dark beauty on “Strange Charm”, “Machine + Soul” was comparatively back-to-basics, bringing together electro-pop, funk and pop-rock, including radical reworks of two Prince songs: U Got The Look and, on this extended version, 1999.
The live albums document an artist in flux, drawing heavily on the studio albums alongside select earlier hits and fan favourites. Barely any of these songs have been performed this century, with My Breathing and Berserker being some of the more common exceptions.
While the studio albums all already feature on streaming services, they were previously only available with their original tracklists. ‘The Numa Years’ adds a wealth of material to each studio album, featuring extended mixes, b-sides and demos. The live albums all consist of their original tracklists, now newly remastered.
‘The Numa Years’ will be available to stream on all major platforms from this Friday (7th March) HERE.
Gary Numan says, "I tend to be so focused on where I’m going next I often dismiss what I’ve done before. As such, some older albums often run out of print and become difficult to find, forgotten somewhat in my desire to move forward, write new songs, and try to get better at what I do. But that attitude does a disservice to the fans and that older music itself. I’m therefore very pleased that BMG have taken on the challenge of making much of my older catalogue available once again. It will sound better, and the packaging will look better, than it did the first time round. I hope the fans will welcome these re-releases with the same enjoyment it has given me to see them alive and well once again."
In addition, “Berserker” is set to receive a long-awaited reissue on physical formats on April 25th. Now available to pre-order HERE. It will be released on double-vinyl, which replicates the tracklisting of the digital format, and a four-CD set which also adds the “White Noise” live album. There are also long-term plans for similar reissues of the remaining three ‘The Numa Years’ studio albums too.
Beyond ‘The Numa Years’, Gary Numan is also preparing to release a live album this summer which will document his 2022 tour in support of most recent studio album “Intruder”. Both “Intruder” and 2017’s “Savage (Songs From A Broken World)” debuted at #2 - his highest album chart positions since “Telekon” fired to #1 in 1980.
The new re-released version of “Berserker” will be out on 25th April 2025 and can be pre-ordered HERE.
Berserker Tracklist
Berserker
This Is New Love
The Secret
My Dying Machine
Cold Warning
Pump Me Up
The God Film
A Child With The Ghost
The Hunter
Empty Bed, Empty Heart
Here Am I
She Cries
Rumour
This Ship Comes Apart
Berserker (extended version)
This Is New Love (extended version)
The Secret (extended version)
My Dying Machine (extended version)
Cold Warning (extended version)
The Hunter (extended version)
The Fury Tracklist
Call Out the Dogs
This Disease
Your Fascination
Miracles
The Pleasure Skin
Creatures
Tricks
God Only Knows
I Still Remember
We Need It
Anthem
No Shelter
Puppets
The Fear
Tribal (demo)
Call Out the Dogs (extended version)
This Disease (extended version)
Your Fascination (extended version)
Miracles (extended version)
The Pleasure Skin (extended version)
Creatures (extended version)
Tricks (extended version)
God Only Knows (extended version)
I Still Remember (extended version)
White Noise Tracklist
Intro
Berserker
Metal
Me, I Disconnect from You
Remind Me to Smile
Sister Surprise
Music for Chameleons
The Iceman Comes
Cold Warning
Down in the Park
This Prison Moon
I Die: You Die
My Dying Machine
Cars
We Take Mystery (To Bed)
We Are Glass
This Is New Love
My Shadow In Vain
Are 'Friends' Electric?
Strange Charm Tracklist
My Breathing
Unknown and Hostile
The Sleeproom
New Thing from London Town
I Can't Stop
Strange Charm
The Need
This Is Love
Survival
Faces
Time to Die
River
Mistasax (version 2)
Ghost Tracklist
Ghost
Call Out the Dogs
I Die: You Die
Creatures
I Can't Stop
Me, I Disconnect from You
Tricks
The Sleeproom
My Breathing
Cars
Metal
Sister Surprise
This Disease
We Take Mystery
We Are Glass
Are 'Friends' Electric?
Down in the Park
My Shadow In Vain
Berserker
Dream Corrosion Tracklist
Mission (Intro)
Machine and Soul
Outland
Me, I Disconnect from You
We Are So Fragile
Respect
Shame
Films
Dream Killer
Down in the Park
My World Storm
The Machman
Generator
Noise Noise
Cars
Voix
You Are in My Vision
It Must Have Been Years
That's Too Bad
Remind Me to Smile
I'm an Agent
Are 'Friends' Electric?
My Breathing
I Don't Believe
Bombers
Jo the Waiter
We Are Glass
Machine + Soul Tracklist
Machine and Soul
Generator
The Skin Game
Poison
I Wonder
Emotion
Cry
U Got the Look
Love Isolation
Hanoi
In a Glasshouse
Wonder Eye
Cry Baby (demo of ‘Cry’)
The Hauntings
1999
Dark Mountain
Machine and Soul (extended version)
Generator (extended version)
The Skin Game (extended version)
Poison (extended version)
I Wonder (extended version)
Emotion (extended version)
Cry (extended version)
Love Isolation (extended version)
