John Foxx - Metamatic
Originally released as a vinyl album on Virgin Records (V 2146) in 1980. Ripped here from a 1993 compact disc reissue. Surely John Foxx hasn't been relegated to the dusty shelves of East London charity shops? - I discovered this album for £1 recently which has to be exceptional value, if you don't mind me saying, especially for a decent copy of Underpass. John Foxx - the thinking man's Gary Numan!
1 Plaza
2 He's A Liquid
3 Underpass
4 Metal Beat
5 No-One Driving
6 A New Kind Of Man
7 Blurred Girl
8 030
9 Tidal Wave
10 Touch And Go
11 Young Love
12 Film One
13 20th Century
14 Miles Away
15 A Long Time
16 Swimmer 1
http://www.mediafire.com/download/fsbszbtklesy3m3/jfoxx_meta.rar
ReplyDeleteA-hahahaha. Something I'm really happy to see; the man from Ultravox, from before they were shite.
ReplyDeleteApparently this album inspired the much more recent act of the same name and eventually Foxx and this guy collaborated together. Interesting little closed loop.
- Penguinflight
John Foxx relegated to the dusty shelves of charity shops? Probably not. 20 year old single disc reissues (with wrong b-sides attached) that have since been supplanted by far more extensive, deluxe editions relegated to them? Far more likely.
ReplyDeleteWhich, I hasten to add, is not a comment on your posting it, but a possible answer to your question.
Seems to be the only essential Foxx solo record - unlike his former band who had at least three stone cold classics (amidst the stellar run of seven great albums). Perhaps John wasn't as good on his own - or, more specifically, wasn't as good when not creating man-and-machine music.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, this first CD reissue seems to be the best-sounding one. But still would have been good to hear the direct original vinyl rip... But that's no dig at the blog owner, huge thanks for this one too! :o)