Tubeway Army (album)

Tubeway Army
Studio album by
Released24 November 1978 (1978-11-24)
RecordedJuly–August 1978
StudioSpaceward, Cambridge
Genre
Length39:11 (original release)
77:59 (CD reissue)
LabelBeggars Banquet
ProducerGary Numan
Tubeway Army chronology
Tubeway Army
(1978)
Replicas
(1979)
Alternate cover
The revised cover art used on most reissues since 1979
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Smash Hits7/10

Tubeway Army is the debut studio album by the English new wave band Tubeway Army, released in 1978. Its initial limited-edition run of 5,000 (known unofficially as the Blue Album due to its coloured vinyl and cover) sold out but this was not enough for it to chart. When reissued in mid-1979, following the success of the follow-up Replicas (1979), the more commonly known cover art featuring a stylised portrait of Gary Numan was introduced. This release made No. 14 in the UK Albums Chart.