JOHN FOXX – THE GOLDEN SECTION LP – Nr MINT A2/B2 UK 1983 ORIG ELECTRONICA ULTRAVOX

John Foxx – The Golden Section
(Virgin Records  1983  V2233)
Matrix No’s: A2/B2 – UK Pressing

Sleeve in Very Good+ condition
– wear to edges with sellotape discolouration along top & bottom edge & sticker mark top right
Inner Sleeve has no splits but does have sellotape marking along both sides
No Book

Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality apart from the odd light pop/crackle)

John Foxx (born Dennis Leigh, 26 September 1947) is an English singer, artist, photographer and teacher. He was the original lead singer of the band Ultravox, before leaving to embark on a solo career (with Midge Ure eventually taking his place in Ultravox). Primarily associated with electronic synthesizer music, he has also pursued a parallel career in graphic design and education.

Andy Kellman of AllMusic noted that Foxx “was one of those cult figures known more through the recordings of others rather than those of his own making. His detached, jolting vocal style inspired mainstream and underground artists across the decades, from synth pop superstar Gary Numan to electro-techno duo Adult”.

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 Velvets, Roy Orbison, Kraftwerk, and cheap pre-electro Europop”. The album was Foxx’s first work with a producer since his final Ultravox album, Systems of Romance, in 1978; The Golden Section was co-produced by Zeus B. Held, well known in the Krautrock scene of the 1970s. In addition to Foxx’s wide array of synthesizers, the production made extensive use of vocoder effects and sampling, along with traditional rock guitar.

Track listing

All songs written by John Foxx.

1. “My Wild Love” – 3:45
2. “Someone” – 3:30
3. “Your Dress” – 4:26
4. “Running Across Thin Ice With Tigers” – 5:37
5. “Sitting at the Edge of the World” – 4:23
6. “Endlessly” – 4:18
7. “Ghosts on Water” – 3:12
8. “Like a Miracle” – 5:10
9. “The Hidden Man” – 5:44
10. “Twilight’s Last Gleaming” – 4:24 Produced by Mike Howlett

Personnel

• Kevin Armstrong – guitar
• Blair Cunningham – drums
• Jo Dworniak – bass
• John Foxx – vocals, guitar, keyboards, Magnetic Choir
• Zeus B. Held – keyboards
• Mike Howlett – bass, drums
• J. J. Jeczalik – Fairlight CMI programming
• James Risborough – choirboy
• Robin Simon – guitar
• Paul “Wix” Wickens – drums, keyboards