Tubeway Army were a London-based punk rock and new wave band led by lead singer Gary ‎Numan. They were the first band of the post-punk era to have a synthesizer-based hit, with their ‎single Are 'Friends' Electric? and its parent album Replicas both topping the UK Album Chart in ‎mid-1979.‎

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