Nobody could have imagined how important Gary Webb from West London would be to the music business, more so than Gary himself.Shy with a personality hard to break down, changing his name to Gary Numan in time for the pressing of this recording back in 1978 would be the first masterstroke from Gary. Also known as The Blue album, the content shows early signs of an electronic influence, building from subtle background keyboard on Life Machine to a really raw solo, inplace of the guitar solo, on Are You Real. Even putting his future aside, this album stands among the best of the era, Punks Final Bow, Gary's song writing techniques showing through with a fresh new ????? you know..that special something all artists aim for.During the recording of this album, Gary first came across the tool that would catapult him to the head of the fame race and enable him, with two fingers, to create a song that would attack the charts with venom, and hold on to top prize for a few good weeks..Are Friends Electric..and it was all just around the corner from this recording. A must for all Numan fans