Ultravox!(John Foxx) - 1979 US Tour rarities - Radio Beach

In 1979, the original line up of Ultravox! embarked on a, self funded, tour of the USA shortly before singer John Foxx and guitarist Robin Simon departed on return to the UK, leaving the group in limbo. On that tour the band debuted some new songs that had yet to be recorded, two of these, 'He's a Liquid'(Foxx's 1980 electronic masterpiece, Metamatic) and 'Touch and Go'(Foxx's Metamatic, 1980 and as 'Mr X' and 'Herr X' on Ultravox's 1980 album Vienna) would be used again but 'Radio Beach' was only to be performed live.

Line-up:
John Foxx - vocals
Billy Currie - Keyboards, violin
Chris Cross - Bass and keyboards
Robin Simon - Guitar
Warren Cann - Drums

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[Ni5ei]

Great to hear this again. I have the concert on tape but I don't have a tape recorder anymore so it' been years since I've last listened to it :)

[ww1231]

Thanks so much for these! Never heard 'em. Foxx fan for 30 years or so !

[flicker66]

Yeah, this is pretty rare and, as NuSynth says, was never recorded and only played live a handful of times on this final tour. Foxx apparently told them he intended to leave before the tour started and Simon opted to remain behind in the US. It's amazing that Cross, Currie and Cann found Ure quite quickly (through Visage) and were back in the states touring in the autumn of '79 not long after Currie had completed work on Gary Numan's first tour.

[eveningers]

I think it's recorded 1979.03.?? in Buffalo,Stage One (it's very rare track)

[diskochimp]

Excellent, I've wanted to hear this for AGES. Do you have the entire tape...?

[AirCrashBureau]

Thanks! Where did you get this?