Dramatis For Future Reference CD

Digitally remastered and expanded two CD set. Edgy '80s synth pop from former Tubeway Army members who became Dramatis. Featuring their fully remastered debut album, singles and bonus tracks plus a previously unreleased BBC In Concert performance from 1982. Back in 1979, at the height of the post-punk era, Tubeway Army's 'Are 'Friends' Electric?' all but defined a new style of edgy synthesized pop for the cold war era. The band had evolved rapidly from new wave roots to lead the new charge. But then singer Gary Numan went solo, leaving his backing band to reinvent themselves as Dramatis. The band members - Chris Payne (vocals, keyboards), Russell Bell (guitars, keyboards), Cedric Sharpley (drums), and Denis Haines (keyboards) - eventually signed to Elton John's Rocket label, releasing a string of promising synth pop singles across 1981-82 and a woefully overlooked album For Future Reference. Perhaps critics couldn't see past the fact they had been Tubeway Army.

1. Oh! 2025 2. Human Sacrifice 3. I Only Find Rewind 4. No-One Lives Forever 5. Love Needs No Disguise 6. Turn 7. Take Me Home 8. On Reflection 9. Ex Luna Scientia 10. Lady DJ (12" Version) 11. The Curtain 12. Face on the Wall 13. Pomp and Stompandstamp 14. The Shame (12" - Dance Party Mix 1) 15. I Can See Her Now (12" Version) 16. One Step Ahead (12" Version) 17. No-One Lives Forever (12" - Remixed Long Version) 18. For Future Reference 19. Oh! 2025 (7" Version) 20. Ex Luna Scientia (7" Version) 21. Lady DJ (7" Version) 22. The Shame (7" Version) 23. I Can See Her Now (7" Version) 24. One Step Ahead (7" Version) 25. I Only Find Rewind 26. Face on the Wall 27. I Can See Her Now 28. Turn 29. Love Needs No Disguise 30. Pomp and Stompandstamp 31. The Shame