The second album released by Beggar's Banquet under the catalog number BEGA 7. It was recorded at Gooseberry Studios, Soho, London in 1979. It was produced by Gary Numan, engineered by John Caffery and mixed by Rikki Sylvan, John Caffery and Gary Numan.

The line-up was as follows:
Gary Numan - Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals
Paul Gardiner - Bass Guitar
Jess Lidyard - Drums

Much like the first Tubeway Army album, Replicas retains a simple, uncluttered clarity. However, this album was more refined and better engineered. Gary makes much more use of the synthesizer on this recording than on the first.

What can I say about this album? When I first bought it, I couldn't stop listening to it. I must have worn it out in the first week of owning it. It was just so damn refreshing....much like the first. Not only is this album a tribute to Gary's musical talents, it also peeks into his personal perception of what the future might be like. A vision of an impersonal, cold world filled with 'Replicas' (synthetic humans), 'Rape Machines' and a 'Park' in which humans are hunted. Sounds like fun to me!

The track listing is as follows:

1. Me! I Disconnect From You
2. Are "Friends" Electric?
3. The Machman
4. Praying To The Aliens
5. Down In The Park
6. You Are In My Vision
7. Replicas
8. It Must Have Been Years
9. When The Machines Rock
10. I Nearly Married A Human

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