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

CD 1: Metamatic
CD 2: The Garden
CD 3: The Golden Section
#TitleRatingLength
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
CD 4: In Mysterious Ways
CD 5: Fusion/Fission

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