Beggars Banquet Singles

Are 'Friends' Electric?

BEG 18 Front Cover

Track Listing

  1. 1.A: Are 'Friends' Electric?
  2. 2.B: We Are So Fragile
Taken from the Album
Replicas — 1979Replicas — 1979
Release Date
May 1979
Entered Chart
19th May 1979
Highest Chart
#1
Weeks in Chart
17
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Personnel & Credits

Band

Gary Numan (Keyboards, Guitars, Vocals) Paul Gardiner (Bass) Jess Lidyard (Drums)

Crew & Credits

Produced by Gary Numan Engineered by John Caffery Recorded at Gooseberry Studios, London.

Release Index

CatalogueDescriptionDate
BEG 18P7" Picture Disc1979
BEG 18 - A&R Copy7" A&R Copy1979
BEG 18 - Cover7" Cover Variants1979
BEG 187" 1st PressingMay 1979
BEG 18 - Variant Matrix7" Variant Matrix1979
BEG 18 - Matrix Mispress7" Matrix Mispress1979
BEG 18 - Cut Out Label7" Cut Out Label1979
BEG 18 - Cut Out Mispress7" Cut Out Label Mispress1979
BEG 18 - Label Mispress7" Label Mispress1979
BEG 18 - Variant7" Variant Label1979
BEG 18 - Ridge Variant7" Ridge Variant1979
BEG 18 - Misc.7" Miscellaneous Labels1979
BEG 18 - Lurkers Mispress7" Lurkers Mispress1979
BEG 18 - Undertones Mispress7" Undertones Mispress (SIR 4022)1979
BEG 18 - B.P.I. AwardsSilver & Gold Disc Awards1979
OG 99177" Old Gold Reissue1990

Released In

Release Gallery

BEG 18P — 7" Picture Disc

3 images

BEG 18 — A&R Copy

1 image

BEG 18 — Cover

1 image

BEG 18 — Variant Matrix

2 images

BEG 18 — Matrix Mispress

2 images

BEG 18 — Cut Out Label

2 images

BEG 18 — Cut Out Label Mispress

4 images

BEG 18 — Label Mispress

2 images

BEG 18 — Variant

4 images

BEG 18 — Ridge Variant

2 images

BEG 18 — Misc.

2 images

BEG 18 — Lurkers Mispress

2 images

BEG 18 — Undertones Mispress

4 images

BEG 18 — B.P.I. Disc Awards

2 images

OG 9917 — 1990 Old Gold Reissue

3 images

Matrix / Runout

  • 7" Side A LabelBEG 18-A
  • 7" Side B LabelBEG 18-B
  • 7" Var. 1 — A / BBEG 18 A1 STRAWBERRY / BEG 18 B1 STRAWBERRY
  • 7" Var. 2 — A / BBEG 18 A1 STRAWBERRY / BEG 18 B2 W-L STRAWBERRY
  • 7" Var. 3 — A / BBEG 18 A1 2 STRAWBERRY. / BEG 18 B1 STRAWBERRY. 2
  • 7" Var. 4 — A / BBEG 18 A1 STRAWBERRY S-55 / BEG 18 B1 STRAWBERRY S-24
  • 7" Var. 5 — A / BSTRAWBERRY S-9 BEG 18 A1 / S-11 BEG 18 B1 STRAWBERRY
  • 7" Var. 6 — A / BBEG 18 A1 D IB STRAWBERRY / BEG 18 B1 STRAWBERRY D A
  • 7" Var. 7 — A / BBEG 18 A1 EG STRAWBERRY. / BEG 18 B1 STRAWBERRY..
  • 7" Var. 8 — A / BBEG 18 A1 4 A CA STRAWBERRY / BEG 18 B1 STRAWBERRY 4 BC
  • 7" Var. 9 — A / BSTRAWBERRY. S-9 BEG 18 A1 w / S-10 BEG 18 B1 STRAWBERRY
  • BEG 18P Var. 1 — A / BBEG 18.P. A1 STRAWBERRY. E / BEG 18.P. B1 D M STRAWBERRY.
  • BEG 18P Var. 2 — A / BBEG 18.P. A1 STRAWBERRY. I D / BEG 18.P. B1 I STRAWBERRY.
  • BEG 18P Var. 3 — A / BBEG 18.P. A1 STRAWBERRY. I D O / BEG 18.P. B1 I D O STRAWBERR.Y.