The Virgin Years 1980-1985

Kolekcjonerski zestaw zawiera 4 albumy Foxxa wydane w latach 1980 – 1985 – Metamatic, The Garden, The Golden Section i In Mysterious Ways – oraz strony B i nagrania z sesji, które zostały dodane jako bonusowe utwory, a na piątej płycie jest Fusion / Fission.

The Virgin Years zawiera materiały z nowo odkrytych taśm analogowych z 1979 r. wraz z remasterami stron B – "This City", "Film One" itp.

W kartonowym boxie mieści się także pięć pocztówek z okładkami do singli "Underpass", "No-One Driving", "Europe After The Rain", "Endlessly" i "Stars On Fire".

Boxset includes five postcards showing artwork from the single releases.

 

Extra tracks original sources (following infos not on release, adapted from Edsel 2007-2008 remasters):

 

CD1 (all extra tracks already in Metamatic 2007 remaster bonus disc)

1-11 Film One (Underpass / Film 1 7" single B-side)

1-12 This City (No-One Driving double 7" single extra track)

1-13 Burning Car (Burning Car 7" single B-side)

1-14 Glimmer (No-One Driving 2-track 7" single B-side)

1-15 Mr No (No-One Driving 3-track 7" single extra track)

1-16 Young Love (studio outtake, originally released on Metamatic 1993 reissue)

1-17 20th Century (Burning Car 7" single B-side)

1-18 My Face (My Face flexi disc given away with Smash Hits magazine)

1-19 A New Kind Of Man (alternative version, originally released on Metamatic 2007 remaster bonus disc)

1-20 He's A Liquid (alternative version, Underpass 12" promotional single B-side)

 

CD2 (all extra tracks already in The Garden 2008 remaster bonus disc)

2-11 Swimmer II (Dancing Like A Gun 7" single B-side)

2-12 This Jungle (Europe After The Rain 7" single B-side)

2-13 Miles Away (Miles Away 7" single A-side)

2-14 A Long Time (Miles Away 7" single B-side)

2-15 Swimmer I (Dancing Like A Gun 12" single extra track)

2-16 Swimmer III (originally titled The Quiet Man 3, Meridians 2 1983 cassette compilation)

2-17 Swimmer IV (originally titled The Quiet Man 4, Meridians 1 1983 cassette compilation)

 

CD3 (all extra tracks already in The Golden Section 2008 remaster bonus disc)

3-11 Annexe (Your Dress double 7" single extra track)

3-12 A Kind Of Wave (Endlessly 12" single B-side)

3-13 A Woman On A Stairway (Your Dress double 7" single extra track)

3-14 The Lifting Sky (Your Dress double 7" single extra track)

3-15 Shine On Me (studio outtake, originally released on The Golden Section 2008 remaster bonus disc)

3-16 Wings And A Wind (Like A Miracle 7" single B-side)

3-17 Dance With Me (Endlessly 7" single B-side)

 

CD4 (all extra tracks already in In Mysterious Ways 2008 remaster bonus disc)

4-11 Lumen De Lumine (Stars On Fire double 7" single B-side)

4-12 To Be With You (alternative version, originally released on In Mysterious Ways 2008 remaster bonus disc)

4-13 And The Sky (studio outtake, originally released on In Mysterious Ways 2008 remaster bonus disc)

4-14 This Side Of Paradise (In Mysterious Ways original LP)

4-15 Hiding In Plain Sight (originally titled Stairway, Enter The Angel 7" single B-side)

4-16 City Of Light (Stars On Fire 12" single B-side)

 

CD5 (all tracks already in Edsel 2007-2008 remasters as mentioned)

5-1 Cinemascope (sampled and re-assembled from ideas and fragments found on cassette using only analogue gear, originally released on Metamatic 2007 remaster bonus disc)

5-2 To Be With You (sampled and re-assembled from ideas and fragments found on cassette using only analogue gear, originally released on Metamatic 2007 remaster bonus disc)

5-3 Like A Miracle (alternative version, originally released on Metamatic 2007 remaster bonus disc)

5-4 Fog (studio outtake, originally released on The Garden 2008 remaster bonus disc)

5-5 Fusion/Fission (early version, originally released on The Garden 2008 remaster bonus disc)

5-6 Dance With Me (early version, originally released on The Garden 2008 remaster bonus disc)

5-7 A Woman On A Stairway (early version, originally released on The Garden 2008 remaster bonus disc)

5-8 Endlessly (Endlessly 7" single A-side, also released on The Golden Section 2008 remaster bonus disc)

5-9 My Wild Love (early version, originally released on The Golden Section 2008 remaster bonus disc)

5-10 A Long Time (alternative version, originally released on The Golden Section 2008 remaster bonus disc)

5-11 Sitting At The Edge Of The World (alternative version, originally released on The Golden Section 2008 remaster bonus disc)

5-12 Twilight's Last Gleaming (early version, originally released on The Golden Section 2008 remaster bonus disc)

5-13 Young Man (Endlessly 7" single B-side, also released on The Golden Section 2008 remaster bonus disc)

5-14 The Hidden Man (alternative version, originally released on The Golden Section 2008 remaster bonus disc)

5-15 Enter The Angel (alternative version, originally released on In Mysterious Ways 2008 remaster bonus disc)

5-16 Magic (studio outtake, originally released on In Mysterious Ways 2008 remaster bonus disc)

5-17 Shine On (alternative version, originally released on In Mysterious Ways 2008 remaster bonus disc)