1-25-10 John Foxx
12" BURNING CAR VIRGIN JPN VIP-5903
1980 6 TRK EP; picture labels, insert
7" BURNING CAR / 20th CENTURY VIRGIN
1980 2 TRKS with pic sleeve
7" BURNING CAR / 20th CENTURY pic disc VIRGIN UK VSY 360
1980 2 TRKS no pic sleeve, pic disc
12" DANCING LIKE A GUN / SWIMMER I + II VIRGIN
1981 3 TRKS with pic sleeve
12" ENDLESSLY / A KIND OF WAVE VIRGIN
1983 2 TRKS with pic sleeve
7" ENDLESSLY / DANCE WITH ME VIRGIN JPN VIPX-1722
1983 2 TRKS with pic sleeve
7" ENDLESSLY / YOUNG MAN VIRGIN
1982 2 TRKS with pic sleeve
7" ENDLESSLY / YOUNG MAN pic disc VIRGIN UK VSY 513
1982 2 TRKS no pic sleeve, pic disc
12" EUROPE AFTER THE RAIN VIRGIN
1981 3 TRKS with pic sleeve
7"
1981 2 TRKS with pic sleeve
7" EUROPE AFTER THE RAIN / THIS JUNGLE VIRGIN
1981 2 TRKS with pic sleeve
CD GARDEN, THE VIRGIN
1981 16 TRKS (6 x bonus tracks)
LP GARDEN, THE VIRGIN
1981 10 TRKS 2nd album, large booklet
CD GOLDEN SECTION, THE EDSEL
1983 16 TRKS (6 x bonus tracks) ('01 issue)
LP GOLDEN SECTION, THE VIRGIN
1983 10 TRKS 3rd album
CD IN MYSTERIOUS WAYS VIRGIN
1985 10 TRKS 4th album
LP IN MYSTERIOUS WAYS VIRGIN
1985 10 TRKS 4th album
LP JOHN FOXX (Collection) VIRGIN CAN
1981 10 TRK Collection
12" LIKE A MIRACLE VIRGIN
1983 2 TRKS with pic sleeve
7" LIKE A MIRACLE / WINGS AND A WIND VIRGIN
1983 2 TRKS with pic sleeve
CD METAMATIC VIRGIN
1980 16 TRKS 6 x bonus tracks
LP METAMATIC VIRGIN
1980 10 TRKS 1st album, Ultravox
7" MILES AWAY / A LONG TIME VIRGIN
1980 2 TRKS with pic sleeve
7" MY FACE (Flexidisc) SMASH HITS 198082
1980 1 TRK flexi-disc
7" NO-ONE DRIVING (7" x 2) VIRGIN
1980 4 TRK EP; with pic sleeve, 7"x2
7" STARS ON FIRE (7" x 2) VIRGIN
1985 4 TRK EP; with pic sleeve, 7"x2
7" UNDERPASS / FILM 1 VIRGIN
1980 2 TRKS with pic sleeve
12" YOUR DRESS VIRGIN
1983 2 TRKS with pic sleeve
7" YOUR DRESS (7" x 2) VIRGIN
1983 4 TRK EP; with pic sleeve, 7"x2
I saw Ultravox with John Foxx live a couple of times in 1978 or so. They were already playing “Touch and Go”. I was the natural intended audience for “Metamatic”, when it was released in 1980. I ate it up. Mr. Foxx never came back to
I only recently completed by 80’s CD collection of Mr. Foxx’s first 4 solo albums. It took forever for me to find the right version of “The Golden Section” (with the right bonus tracks). The only CD that has the same tracks as the LP is album #4, “In Mysterious Ways”. All the others are healthy with bonus tracks.
I wonder why “Young Love” wasn’t released as the debut John Foxx solo 45? It exists only as a bonus track on the “Metamatic” CD. There’s no 45 of it that I am aware of.
And “Metamatic” is, of course, the most interesting for me. Real tight sound, perfect for serious young insects in 1980. “Metal Beat” was even the name of his record company. Kraftwerk already said “Metal On Metal” – and we’re not talking heavy here! I remember getting the early John Foxx music videos off of “Music Box”, the forerunner of MTV Europe, but I forget if it was “Underpass” or “No One Driving”. We eventually got a PAL VHS video of some of the early Foxx solo music clips.
There were also unique couplings in
I probably don’t have every 45 / 12” of his in my original collection – I sort of lost interest at the time of “The Golden Section”, so I didn’t keep up. I was very focused on
But in 2010, I am OK with the first 4 solo albums by John Foxx. As with the usual law of diminishing averages, I like the first one best.
4 comments:
Finally! An artist where I smoke Ron in terms depth and breadth of collection! I have all of these and a lot more.
Hey! The song of the month for Sue is "Your Dress" by John Foxx. My wife has an unusual power - that of the ability to listen to a song on repeat for hours or even weeks at a time! In the home this will last for hours, but the real long haul is in her car. She is capable of listening to a single song on repeat for weeks at a time in her car.
My hat is off to you, Sue!
I prefer "The Garden" to "Metamatic," though I can see "Metamatic" has an extremity that would make it very attractive to many.
Yep, "Metamatic" is my favorite - as I got to see him on stage with Ultravox at the very end of his tenure (they were already playing "Touch and Go"!), I was waiting for "Metamatic".
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