Put The Needle On The Record - Week #94

Put The Needle On The Record Week #94 John Foxx - The Garden

For this weeks feature we go back to September 1981 and the John Foxx album "The Garden".

"The Garden" was the 2nd album by John Foxx, following his split from Ultravox and this album goes back to the sound of the Ultravox album "Systems Of Romance" (the last album John Foxx featured on with Ultravox). "The Garden" actually features a track called "Systems Of Romance" that was written but not recorded for the Ultravox album "Systems Of Romance". Another connection between "The Garden" and "Systems Of Romance" is the fact that Robin Simon featured on both of the albums!

It is quite an interesting album to listen to as it touches many different genres, the standout tracks on the album are "Europe After The Rain", "Systems Of Romance", Dancing Like A Gun", "You Were There", "Walk Away" and "The Garden"

2 singles were released off the album "Europe After The Rain" (which reached number 40 in the UK Singles chart) and "Dancing Like A Gun" (which failed to chart in the UK).

The album, reached Number 24 in the UK album chart.

Track Listing

Europe After The Rain
Systems Of Romance
When I Was A Man And You Were A Woman
Dancing Like A Gun
Pater Noster
Night Suit
You Were There
Fusion/Fission
Walk Away
The Garden

If you have this album in your collection, dig it out and give it a spin!