The latest issue of Electronic Sound Magazine features Gary Numan on the cover ahead of his UK tour celebrating the 45th anniversary of his seminal album Telekon. This special edition comes bundled with an exclusive limited edition red vinyl 7" featuring two tracks from Telekon personally selected by Numan: I'm An Agent and Remind Me To Smile. Telekon stands as a stark and futuristic landmark of electronic music, capturing the sound of a young artist grappling with sudden and overwhelming fame. In 1980, with three records simultaneously sitting in the UK Top 20, everybody wanted a piece of Gary Numan.

In this extensive interview, Numan speaks candidly about death threats, stalkers, plane crashes, ghosts and much more, explaining what it was really like to live with the machines while the world lost its head all around him. A hugely entertaining read for both ardent Numanoids and curious onlookers alike. The limited edition red vinyl features I'm An Agent, Numan's favorite track from the album, which famously came to him in a dream - "I woke up with it in my head, so I rang my mum and dad's house and sang it onto their answerphone" - and Remind Me To Smile, a powerful statement about his disillusionment with fame: "It was based on the fact that I was often told to smile, but my whole look was based on how I didn't like smiling. I'd think to myself, 'I don't want to and I'm not particularly happy anyway'. I still don't like smiling. I'm terrible at it."

The issue also includes interviews with Carlos Alomar and George Murray from David Bowie's band, British dub pioneer Adrian Sherwood, industrial provocateurs Fini Tribe, art rock legend Bill Nelson, John Maus, Sudan Archives, Emma-Jean Thackray and more.