The Virgin Years 1980–1985

~ Release by John Foxx (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

This 5CD Box Set covers the 4 albums John Foxx released between 1980 - 1985 - Metamatic, The Garden, The Golden Section & In Mysterious Ways - plus B-sides and out-takes from the sessions which have been added as bonus tracks after each original album, and on a fifth CD, Fusion/Fission. The Virgin Years includes the new Metamatic master taken from newly discovered analogue tapes dating back to 1979 (featured on this year's ltd white vinyl edition), along with re-masters of the B-sides - 'This City', 'Film One' etc. The black box also houses five postcards with the artwork for the singles 'Underpass', 'No-One Driving', 'Europe After The Rain', 'Endlessly' and 'Stars On Fire'.

Annotation last modified on 2014-06-30 11:14 UTC.

Tracklist

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1CD: Metamatic
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1-1Plaza
engineer:
Gareth Jones (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
John Foxx
electronic drum set and synthesizer:
John Foxx
recorded at:
Pathway Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Plaza
lyricist and composer:
John Foxx
publisher:
Island Music (Island Music Ltd.)
53:55
1-2He's a Liquid
engineer:
Gareth Jones (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
John Foxx
electronic drum set and synthesizer:
John Foxx
recorded at:
Pathway Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
He's a Liquid (John Foxx)
lyricist and composer:
John Foxx
publisher:
Island Music (Island Music Ltd.)
43:01
1-3Underpass
engineer:
Gareth Jones (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
John Foxx
electronic drum set and synthesizer:
John Foxx
additional performer:
John Wesley Barker (synthesizer player)
recorded at:
Pathway Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Underpass
lyricist and composer:
John Foxx
publisher:
Island Music (Island Music Ltd.)
53:56
1-4Metal Beat
engineer:
Gareth Jones (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
John Foxx
electronic drum set and synthesizer:
John Foxx
additional performer:
John Wesley Barker (synthesizer player)
recorded at:
Pathway Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Metal Beat (John Foxx)
lyricist and composer:
John Foxx
publisher:
Island Music (Island Music Ltd.)
43:01
1-5No-one Driving
engineer:
Gareth Jones (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
John Foxx
electronic drum set and synthesizer:
John Foxx
additional performer:
John Wesley Barker (synthesizer player)
recorded at:
Pathway Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
No-One Driving
lyricist and composer:
John Foxx
publisher:
Island Music (Island Music Ltd.)
53:49
1-6A New Kind of Man
engineer:
Gareth Jones (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
John Foxx
electronic drum set and synthesizer:
John Foxx
additional performer:
John Wesley Barker (synthesizer player)
recorded at:
Pathway Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
A New Kind of Man (John Foxx)
lyricist and composer:
John Foxx
publisher:
Island Music (Island Music Ltd.)
53:41
1-7Blurred Girl
engineer:
Gareth Jones (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
John Foxx
electronic drum set and synthesizer:
John Foxx
recorded at:
Pathway Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Blurred Girl (John Foxx)
lyricist and composer:
John Foxx
publisher:
Island Music (Island Music Ltd.)
54:19
1-8030
engineer:
Gareth Jones (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
John Foxx
electronic drum set and synthesizer:
John Foxx
recorded at:
Pathway Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
030
lyricist and composer:
John Foxx
publisher:
Island Music (Island Music Ltd.)
53:17
1-9Tidal Wave
engineer:
Gareth Jones (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
John Foxx
electronic drum set and synthesizer:
John Foxx
additional performer:
John Wesley Barker (synthesizer player)
recorded at:
Pathway Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Tidal Wave (John Foxx)
lyricist and composer:
John Foxx
publisher:
Island Music (Island Music Ltd.)
54:16
1-10Touch and Go
engineer:
Gareth Jones (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
John Foxx
electronic drum set and synthesizer:
John Foxx
additional performer:
John Wesley Barker (synthesizer player)
recorded at:
Pathway Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Touch and Go (John Foxx)
lyricist and composer:
John Foxx
publisher:
Island Music (Island Music Ltd.)
45:42
1-11Film One
engineer:
Gareth Jones (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
John Foxx
recording of:
Film One (John Foxx)
writer:
John Foxx
24:02
1-12This City
engineer:
Gareth Jones (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
John Foxx
recording of:
This City (John Foxx)
lyricist and composer:
John Foxx
53:11
1-13Burning Car
engineer:
Gareth Jones (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
John Foxx
recording of:
Burning Car (John Foxx)
lyricist and composer:
John Foxx
43:15
1-14Glimmer
engineer:
Gareth Jones (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
John Foxx
recording of:
Glimmer (John Foxx)
composer:
John Foxx
33:38
1-15Mr No
engineer:
Gareth Jones (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
John Foxx
performer:
John Foxx
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Projekt: Archive (in 2025)
recording of:
Mr No (John Foxx)
composer:
John Foxx
43:18
1-16Young Love
recording of:
Young Love (John Foxx)
lyricist and composer:
John Foxx
3:10
1-1720th Century
engineer:
Gareth Jones (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
John Foxx
recording of:
20th Century
lyricist and composer:
John Foxx
43:07
1-18My Face
recording of:
My Face (John Foxx)
3:21
1-19A New Kind Of Man (Alternative Version)
recording of:
A New Kind of Man (John Foxx)
lyricist and composer:
John Foxx
publisher:
Island Music (Island Music Ltd.)
4:31
1-20He's a Liquid (Alternative Version)
recording of:
He's a Liquid (John Foxx)
lyricist and composer:
John Foxx
publisher:
Island Music (Island Music Ltd.)
3:00
2CD: The Garden
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2-1Europe After The Rain
membranophone programming:
John Foxx
producer:
John Foxx
acoustic guitar, piano and synthesizer:
John Foxx
bass and bass guitar:
Duncan Bridgeman
vocals:
John Foxx
recorded at:
The Garden (John Foxx's studio in London) in Shoreditch, Hackney, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Europe After the Rain
composer:
John Foxx
4:02
2-2Systems of Romance4:04
2-3When I Was a Man and You Were a Woman3:39
2-4Dancing Like a Gun4:12
2-5Pater Noster
membranophone programming:
John Foxx
producer:
John Foxx
electronic instruments and synthesizer and synthesizer:
John Foxx
vocals:
John Foxx
recorded at:
The Garden (John Foxx's studio in London) in Shoreditch, Hackney, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Pater Noster
composer:
John Foxx
2:35
2-6Night Suit4:26
2-7You Were There3:53
2-8Fusion/Fission3:51
2-9Walk Away3:55
2-10The Garden
7:18
2-11Swimmer II
producer:
John Foxx
recording of:
Swimmer II (Foxx)
5:16
2-12This Jungle
membranophone programming:
John Foxx
producer:
John Foxx
bass:
Joe Dworniak
guitar and synthesizer:
John Foxx
vocals:
John Foxx
recording of:
This Jungle (John Foxx)
4:44
2-13Miles Away
engineer:
Jo Julian
producer:
John Foxx
recording of:
Miles Away (John Foxx)
lyricist and composer:
John Foxx
33:20
2-14A Long Time3:51
2-15Swimmer I
producer:
John Foxx
recording of:
Swimmer 1 (John Foxx)
composer:
John Foxx
3:35
2-16Swimmer III
producer:
John Foxx
recording of:
Swimmer II (Foxx)
5:26
2-17Swimmer IV
producer:
John Foxx
recording of:
Swimmer II (Foxx)
3:59
3CD: The Golden Section
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3-1My Wild Love
recording engineer:
Alan Barson
producer:
John Foxx and Zeus B. Held (Bernd Held)
mixer:
Tim Palmer (British producer/mixer)
drums (drum set) and keyboard:
Paul Wickens
guitar and keyboard and lead vocals:
John Foxx
keyboard:
Zeus B. Held (Bernd Held)
recording of:
My Wild Love
lyricist and composer:
John Foxx
3:45
3-2Someone
recording engineer:
Alan Barson
synthesizer programming:
J.J. Jeczalik
producer:
John Foxx and Zeus B. Held (Bernd Held)
mixer:
Tim Palmer (British producer/mixer)
drums (drum set):
Paul Wickens
guitar and keyboard and lead vocals:
John Foxx
keyboard:
Zeus B. Held (Bernd Held)
recording of:
Someone
lyricist and composer:
John Foxx
3:31
3-3Your Dress
recording engineer:
Alan Barson
synthesizer programming:
J.J. Jeczalik
producer:
John Foxx and Zeus B. Held (Bernd Held)
mixer:
Tim Palmer (British producer/mixer)
bass:
Joe Dworniak
drums (drum set):
Paul Wickens
guitar and keyboard and lead vocals:
John Foxx
keyboard:
Zeus B. Held (Bernd Held)
recording of:
Your Dress
lyricist and composer:
John Foxx
4:26
3-4Running Across Thin Ice With Tigers
recording engineer:
Gareth Jones (UK producer/engineer) and Corinne Simcock
producer:
John Foxx and Zeus B. Held (Bernd Held)
mixer:
Gareth Jones (UK producer/engineer)
bass:
Joe Dworniak
guitar:
Robin Simon
guitar and keyboard and lead vocals:
John Foxx
keyboard:
Zeus B. Held (Bernd Held)
recording of:
Running Across Thin Ice With Tigers
lyricist and composer:
John Foxx
5:37
3-5Sitting At The Edge Of The World
recording engineer:
Joe Dworniak and Gareth Jones (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
John Foxx and Zeus B. Held (Bernd Held)
mixer:
Gareth Jones (UK producer/engineer)
bass:
Joe Dworniak
guitar:
Kevin Armstrong (UK guitarist, producer & songwriter)
guitar and keyboard and lead vocals:
John Foxx
keyboard:
Zeus B. Held (Bernd Held)
recording of:
Sitting at the Edge of the World
lyricist and composer:
John Foxx
4:23
3-6Endlessly
recording engineer:
Joe Dworniak and Gareth Jones (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
John Foxx and Zeus B. Held (Bernd Held)
mixer:
Tim Palmer (British producer/mixer)
bass:
Joe Dworniak
drums (drum set):
Paul Wickens
guitar and keyboard and lead vocals:
John Foxx
keyboard:
Zeus B. Held (Bernd Held)
recording of:
Endlessly (1983 version)
lyricist and composer:
John Foxx
publisher:
Island Music Ltd.
4:18
3-7Ghosts On Water
recording engineer and mixer:
Gareth Jones (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
John Foxx and Zeus B. Held (Bernd Held)
drums (drum set):
Blair Cunningham
keyboard:
John Foxx and Zeus B. Held (Bernd Held)
lead vocals:
John Foxx
recording of:
Ghosts on Water
lyricist and composer:
John Foxx
3:12
3-8Like A Miracle
recording engineer:
Alan Barson
producer:
John Foxx and Zeus B. Held (Bernd Held)
mixer:
Tim Palmer (British producer/mixer)
drums (drum set):
Paul Wickens
guitar and keyboard and lead vocals:
John Foxx
keyboard:
Zeus B. Held (Bernd Held) and Paul Wickens
recording of:
Like a Miracle
lyricist and composer:
John Foxx
5:10
3-9The Hidden Man
recording engineer and mixer:
Gareth Jones (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
John Foxx and Zeus B. Held (Bernd Held)
bass:
Joe Dworniak
drums (drum set):
Blair Cunningham
guitar:
Robin Simon
guitar and keyboard and lead vocals:
John Foxx
keyboard:
Zeus B. Held (Bernd Held)
recording of:
The Hidden Man
lyricist and composer:
John Foxx
5:44
3-10Twilight's Last Gleaming
recording engineer and mixer:
Corinne Simcock
drum machine programming:
Mike Howlett
producer:
Mike Howlett
bass:
Mike Howlett
guitar and keyboard and lead vocals:
John Foxx
choir vocals:
James Risborough
recording of:
Twilight's Last Gleaming
lyricist and composer:
John Foxx
4:31
3-11Annexe
recording of:
Annexe
3:11
3-12A Kind Of Wave
co-producer:
John Foxx and Zeus B. Held (Bernd Held)
recording of:
A Kind of Wave (John Foxx)
lyricist and composer:
John Foxx
3:39
3-13A Woman on a Stairway
recording of:
A Woman on a Stairway
4:26
3-14The Lifting Sky
recording of:
The Lifting Sky
4:50
3-15Shine On Me
recording of:
Shine on Me (John Foxx)
3:46
3-16Wings And a Wind
recording of:
Wings and a Wind
composer:
John Foxx
5:17
3-17Dance With Me
engineer:
Gareth Jones (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Zeus B. Held (Bernd Held)
recording of:
Dance With Me (John Foxx)
lyricist and composer:
John Foxx
publisher:
Quiet Man Music Ltd.
3:30
4CD: In Mysterious Ways
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4-1Stars On Fire5:38
4-2Lose All Sense of Time4:21
4-3Spin Away
recording of:
Spin Away
6:45
4-4Enter The Angel II
partial recording of:
Enter the Angel
composer:
John Foxx
2:14
4-5Enter The Angel
recording of:
Enter the Angel
composer:
John Foxx
3:58
4-6In Mysterious Ways
recording of:
In Mysterious Ways
3:06
4-7What Kind Of A Girl5:04
4-8Shine On
recording of:
Shine On (John Foxx)
4:47
4-9Stepping Softly
recording of:
Stepping Softly
3:58
4-10Morning Glory
recording of:
Morning Glory
6:01
4-11Lumen De Lumine
2:32
4-12To Be With You (Alternative Version)
recording of:
To Be With You (John Foxx)
4:41
4-13And The Sky
4:34
4-14This Side Of Paradise
recording of:
This Side of Paradise
4:40
4-15Hiding In Plain Sight
5:55
4-16City Of Light
3:39
5CD: Fusion/Fission
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5-1Cinemascope
recording of:
Cinemascope (John Foxx)
3:28
5-2To Be With You
recording of:
To Be With You (John Foxx)
4:23
5-3Like A Miracle (Alternative Version)
recording of:
Like a Miracle
lyricist and composer:
John Foxx
3:56
5-4Fog
producer:
John Foxx
5:54
5-5Fusion/Fission (Early Version)
producer:
John Foxx
recording of:
Fusion/Fission
composer:
John Foxx
3:53
5-6Dance With Me (Early Version)
producer:
John Foxx
recording of:
Dance With Me (John Foxx)
3:50
5-7A Woman on a Stairway (Early Version)
producer:
John Foxx
recording of:
A Woman on a Stairway
5:01
5-8Endlessly (Single Version)
engineer:
Jo Dworniak
producer:
John Foxx and Gareth Jones (UK producer/engineer)
recording of:
Endlessly (1982 version)
3:51
5-9My Wild Love (Early Version)
recording of:
My Wild Love
lyricist and composer:
John Foxx
2:48
5-10A Long Time (Alternative Version)
recording of:
A Long Time (John Foxx)
writer:
Duncan Bridgeman, Joe Dworniak, John Foxx and Philip Roberts
5:07
5-11Sitting At The Edge Of The World (Alternative Version)
recording of:
Sitting at the Edge of the World
lyricist and composer:
John Foxx
3:58
5-12Twilight's Last Gleaming (Early Version)
recording of:
Twilight's Last Gleaming
lyricist and composer:
John Foxx
3:50
5-13Young Man
recording of:
Young Man (John Foxx)
2:57
5-14The Hidden Man (Alternative Version)
recording of:
The Hidden Man
lyricist and composer:
John Foxx
4:41
5-15Enter The Angel (Alternative Version)
recording of:
Enter the Angel
composer:
John Foxx
3:40
5-16Magic
3:36
5-17Shine On (Alternative Version)
recording of:
Shine On (John Foxx)
5:03

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