''Assembly'' is the title of an 18-track compilation album by British recording artist
John Foxx
John Foxx (born Dennis Leigh; 26 September 1948) is an English singer, musician, artist, photographer, graphic designer, writer, teacher and lecturer. He was the original lead singer of the new wave band Ultravox, before leaving to embark on a ...
, issued in
1992
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. It contains tracks from the artist's first four albums – ''
Metamatic
''Metamatic'' is the debut solo album by John Foxx, released in 1980. It was his first solo project following his split with Ultravox the previous year. A departure from the mix of synthesizers and conventional rock instrumentation on that band ...
'', ''
The Garden'', ''
The Golden Section
''The Golden Section'' is a 1983 album by English musician John Foxx. A progression from the sound of '' The Garden'' (1981), Foxx called ''The Golden Section'' "a roots check: Beatles, Church music, Psychedelia, The Shadows, The Floyd, The Ve ...
'' and ''
In Mysterious Ways
''In Mysterious Ways'' is a 1985 album by John Foxx, the follow-up to his album '' The Golden Section'', released two years previously. It features some of the highly romantic style similar to 1981's ''The Garden'' album. Largely missing from ...
'' as well as tracks which had not been previously issued in an album format. The album was remastered for CD by Foxx himself, and although was the first time many of his solo tracks had appeared on CD there were no new tracks and none of the tracks remain exclusive to this release.
[http://www.quietcity.co.uk/discog/assembly.html Quiet City - Discography : Assembly]
The sleeve of "Assembly" features one of Foxx's
Cathedral Oceans images, although in 1993, none of the music from that project had yet been made available. The CD booklet contains
sleeve notes
Liner notes (also sleeve notes or album notes) are the writings found on the sleeves of LP record albums and in booklets that come inserted into the compact disc jewel case or the equivalent packaging for cassettes.
Origin
Liner notes are descen ...
written by John Foxx himself where he describes each phase of his work over the 1980s.
Track listing
Tracks 1-3 from ''
Metamatic
''Metamatic'' is the debut solo album by John Foxx, released in 1980. It was his first solo project following his split with Ultravox the previous year. A departure from the mix of synthesizers and conventional rock instrumentation on that band ...
''
Track 4 - B-side of "
No-One Driving
"No-One Driving" is a 1980 song by UK artist John Foxx, and was released as a single in March 1980. It was the second single release from the ''Metamatic'' album, after "Underpass". The song is typical of Foxx's musical output of the time, feat ...
" single
Tracks 5, 6, 8-10 from ''
The Golden Section
''The Golden Section'' is a 1983 album by English musician John Foxx. A progression from the sound of '' The Garden'' (1981), Foxx called ''The Golden Section'' "a roots check: Beatles, Church music, Psychedelia, The Shadows, The Floyd, The Ve ...
''
Track 7 - B-side of "
Europe After the Rain
"Europe After The Rain" is a song by John Foxx, released as a single in August 1981, and included on '' The Garden'' album released later the same year.
The song signalled a departure from Foxx's previous solo work which had focused on a sparse e ...
" single
Tracks 11, 12 from ''
In Mysterious Ways
''In Mysterious Ways'' is a 1985 album by John Foxx, the follow-up to his album '' The Golden Section'', released two years previously. It features some of the highly romantic style similar to 1981's ''The Garden'' album. Largely missing from ...
''
Tracks 13 - 18 from ''
The Garden''
The issue is part of the "VU Virgin Universal" series and is the first John Foxx compilation. The next compilation was ''
Modern Art – The Best of John Foxx
Modern Art - the Best of John Foxx is the title of an 18-track compilation album by British recording artist John Foxx, issued in 2001.
Its issue coincided with the publication of a new album with Louis Gordon "The Pleasures of Electricity" an ...
'', issued in 2001.
References
External links
Quiet City - the music of John FoxxAssembly at discogs.com
{{John Foxx
1992 compilation albums
John Foxx compilation albums
Virgin Records compilation albums