''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 File:1992 Events Collage V1.png, From left, clockwise: Riots break out across Los Angeles, California after the police beating of Rodney King; El Al Flight 1862 crashes into a residential apartment building in Amsterdam after two of its engines ...

. 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 ban ...

'', '' 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 V ...

'' and '' In Mysterious Ways'' 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 ''Cathedral Oceans'' (after 2003 also referred to as ''Cathedral Oceans I'') is an album of ambient music by John Foxx, released in 1997. Alongside ''Shifting City'' released on the same day, it marked Foxx's return to the music scene after an ab ...

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 ''

'' 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 ''

'' Track 7 - B-side of "

Europe After the Rain "Europe After The Rain" is a song by John Foxx, released as a Single (music), single in August 1981, and included on ''The Garden (John Foxx album), The Garden'' album released later the same year. The song signalled a departure from Foxx's previ ...

" single Tracks 11, 12 from '' In Mysterious Ways'' 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" a ...

'', issued in 2001.

References

External links

Quiet City - the music of John Foxx

Assembly at discogs.com
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