John Foxx compilations across the years Part 6

Three years on from the previous compilation release, ‘Metatronic’, 2013’s ‘Metadelic’ was very much a companion piece that chose to focus on the ‘warmer’ periods of John’s solo material, seemingly psychedelic infused as opposed to the more influential, cold and dystopian works his solo work started off with (and would revisit later), and managed to include some previously unreleased exclusives, as well as bring some video materials back into circulation. Or as Foxx describes it in the sleevenotes; The cyber-punk they called John Foxx’ has dissolved a little and defrosted. He has become healthy and splendored, drifting free.

John Foxx 'Metadelic' CD front case design
^ John Foxx ‘Metadelic’ CD front case design

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Propaganda ‘Die 1000 Augen Des Dr. Mabuse’ Record Store Day LP (ZTT / Universal Music Recordings, ZAFT1 / 5890985, 2024)

The annual Record Store Day orgy of new and limited edition releases has come and gone and once more served up a new ZTT label release that has proved too tempting to resist, in this case an album-length release dedicated to eight versions of one song alone, ‘Dr. Mabuse’. What do you mean who needs an album of eight different versions of one song?! This is only ‘Part 1’ – there’s even more to come at some future as yet unspecified date! It is the single’s 40th anniversary too, don’tcha know?!

Propaganda - 'Die 1000 Augen Des Dr. Mabuse' RSD 2024 LP front cover
^ Propaganda – ‘Die 1000 Augen Des Dr. Mabuse’ RSD 2024 LP front cover

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Kraftwerk ‘Kometenmelodie 2’ 1981 UK 7″ (Vertigo, VER3, 1981)

1981 and Kraftwerk’s world tour and new ‘Computer World’ album was easily the band’s highest profile moves in several years and so it also acted as an impetus for the band’s previous record label to cash in with a new compilation album (‘Elektro Kinetik’) and accompanying single, ‘Kometenmelodie 2’. This would be the last hurrah for Vertigo Records in the UK with regards to Kraftwerk releases, as after 1981 the band acquired the rights to their earliest work and there would be no further re-issues of the Philips/Vertigo era material at all.

Kraftwerk 'Kometenmelodie 2' 1981 UK 7" front cover
^ Kraftwerk ‘Kometenmelodie 2’ 1981 UK 7″ front cover

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Drinking Electricity ‘Subliminal’ / ‘Random Particles’ UK 7″ double-A side single (Survival, SUR001, 1981)

Once more a post on the mysterious Drinking Electricity. Their first few single releases were on the Pop:Aural label, (including the previously featured ‘Cruising Missiles’ and ‘Shake Some Action’) but by the time of this – their fourth 7” single – the band had parted company with Bob Last and Hilary Morrison’s label and with this release would debut their very own label, Survival Records.

Drinking Electricity 'Subliminal' / 'Random Particles' UK 7" double-A side single - 'Subliminal' side
^ Drinking Electricity ‘Subliminal’ / ‘Random Particles’ UK 7″ double-A side single – ‘Subliminal’ side

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Button Badge Goodness: Bauhaus (Part 2)

Following on from part 1 in this series posted late last year, here’s a modest follow-up that focuses on a badge set that was available to buy from the official merch staff at Bauhaus gigs from the period of their second reformation in 2005/2006. As well as a good number of live shows, that period of reformation also spawned the ‘Go Away White’ album, as featured on a previous VersionCrazy post in its Japanese CD edition with exclusive track.

Bauhaus button badge selection 2
^ Bauhaus button badge selection 2

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