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To celebrate their forty-fifth anniversary Metamatic Records will release a new black vinyl collection of singles and B-sides from 1980 entitled No-One Driving which includes Underpass, No-One Driving, Burning Car and Miles Away, the latter hinting at a new direction after the minimalism of his 1980 debut solo album Metamatic. Some of Foxx's strongest work is on the B-sides with the likes of Film One and Mr. No being particular Aphex Twin favourites, while This City could easily have been a single in it's own right.

An alternative take on 20th Century became the theme for the Janet Street-Porter TV magazine show, 20th Century Box which was first broadcast by London Weekend Television in 1980, but this B-side remains the definitive, full fledged version. Completing the album are two tracks - Cinemascope and To Be With You - which were later re-assembled by Foxx from original cassette recordings, notes and lyrics from the Metamatic sessions - and have never been released on vinyl before.



The full track-listing is as follows...

Side One
A1. Underpass (Single Edit)
A2. Film One
A3. No-One Driving (Single Version)
A4. Glimmer
A5. Mr. No
A6. This City

Side Two
B1. Burning Car
B2. 20th Century
B3. Cinemascope
B4. To Be With You
B5. Miles Away
B6. A Long Time

Release Date: 12 September 2025
Catalogue Number: META82LP

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John will be at the Sister Ray shop (75 Berwick Street, Soho, London W1F 8TG) at 5:30pm on Saturday 13th September signing copies No-One Driving.

You can pre-order your copy from Sister Ray [LINK] to guarantee entry to the signing. For those attending, simply select "pick up in store" to grab your copy at the shop for John to sign for you. If you would like a personalised signed copy, but cannot make it to the shop on the day, John will sign all pre ordered copies - whether you need it shipped out or are able to collect it at a later date.

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John will also be signing copies of No-One Driving at Rough Trade East, London on Friday the 12th of September from 19:00 [LINK] and at Rough Trade Bristol on Monday the 15th of September from 18:30 [LINK]. These Rough Trade events will also include a Q&A.

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No-One Driving is also available to pre-order from Townsend Records [LINK].

Now this is something more like it! I've always associated Miles Away with the Metamatic material (I know others haven't and that's fine of course).

I wonder whether there will be other releases this autumn? It seems we're rapidly heading towards another 40th anniversary! And a companion would be a perfect place for another (superior in my view) version of "To Be With You". Ah well, I can dream.