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

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