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Are 'Friends' Electric?

Johnnie Walker spins 70s hits and rarities, catches up with Gary Numan and re-visits a classic album from the Average White Band.

Johnnie spins the hits and rarities from the decade of big hair, big flares and big riffs. This week, he catches up with the pioneer of electronic music, Gary Numan.

Numan rose to prominence in the 70s as the lead singer, writer and producer for Tubeway Army, who reached No. 1 on the UK Charts with Are 'Friends' Electric? in May 1979. By September of the same year, Numan went solo and scored another chart topper with Cars.

Not part of the punk or new romantic movements, Numan ploughed his own furrow throughout the 70s and a dedicated fanbase of "Numanoids" grew around him. Together with Johnnie Walker, he will get into the decade that started it all for him, and how he set about creating electronic music that went on to influence countless artists across the globe.

Also on the show, Johnnie spins tracks from the Average White Band's seminal sophomore release AWB from 1974. The record was the Scottish funk group's breakout release, selling over a million copies and knocking Linda Ronstadt off the top of the US Billboard Chart.

1 hour, 56 minutes

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Sun 22 Apr 2012 15:00
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Music Played

  • Hour 1

    • Creedence Clearwater Revival

      Up Around The Bend

  • Mink DeVille

    Spanish Stroll

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1977 (Various).
    • Premier.

  • Featured Album: AWB

    • Average White Band

      You Got It

  • Buffy Sainte‐Marie

    I'm Gonna Be A Country Girl Again

    • Single - Vanguard VRS 35143.

  • David Bowie

    Drive-In Saturday

    • EMI.

  • Eddie & the Hot Rods

    Do Anything You Wanna Do

    • Beautiful Game (Various Artists).
    • Universal.

  • Neil Young & Crazy Horse

    Like A Hurricane

    • Greatest Hits.
    • Reprise.
    • 8.

  • The Band

    The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (The Last Waltz)

  • The Band

    The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down

  • Johnny Keating & The Z Men

    Theme From Z Cars

  • Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel

    Judy Teen

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1974 (Various).
    • Premier.

  • Featured Album: AWB

    • Average White Band

      Pick Up The Pieces

  • Hour 2

    • Smokey Robinson & The Miracles

      The Tears Of A Clown

      • Motown: The Ultimate Hits Collection (Various Artists).
      • Motown.

  • Susan Cadogan

    Hurt So Good

    • Young Gifted & Black (Various).
    • Trojan.

  • T. Rex

    Jeepster

    • Electric Warrior (Deluxe Edition).
    • A&M.
    • 3.

  • Emerson, Lake & Palmer

    Fanfare for the Common Man

    • The Best Of Emerson Lake & Palmer.
    • Atlantic.

  • Ray Charles

    Georgia On My Mind

    • Ray Charles - The Collection.
    • Castle Communications.

  • In conversation with Gary Numan

    • T. Rex

      Telegram Sam

  • Gary Numan

    Are Friends Electric?

    Performer: Tubeway Army.

  • Gary Numan

    Cars

  • Queen

    You're My Best Friend

    • Queen - Greatest Hits.
    • Parlophone.
    • 4.

  • Featured Album: AWB

    • Average White Band

      Got The Love

  • Raspberries

    Overnight Sensation (Hit Record)

    • Remember The 70's (Various Artists).
    • EMI.
    • 8.

Broadcast

  • Sun 22 Apr 2012 15:00
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2