Foxx subsequently signed to Virgin Records and released his album "Metamatic" in January 1980. By this time, Billy Currie had been recruited by the rising star Gary Numan in 1979 to do a performance at the "Old Grey Whistle Test" show with his band Tubeway Army. Numan had been a fan of Ultravox and Currie was also asked to play on Numan's début solo album, "The Pleasure Principle", and its subsequent tour. Warren Cann went to work for Zaine Griff, while Chris Cross did some shows with James Honeyman-Scott (of The Pretenders) and Barrie Masters (from Eddie and the Hot Rods).