Name: Roxy Music
Brand: Roxy Music

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roxycd1

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Limited edition

Release date

2009-05-12

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Universal

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

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Roxy Music

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Classic

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Roxy Music were an English rock band formed in 1970 by lead vocalist and chief songwriter, who became the band's lead vocalist and chief songwriter, and bassist. Alongside Ferry, the other longtime members were (guitar), (saxophone and oboe) and (drums and percussion), and other former members include (synthesizer and "treatments"), (synthesiser and violin), and (bass). Although the band took a break from group activities in 1976 and again in 1983, they reunited for a concert tour in 2001, and toured together intermittently between that time and their break-up in 2011. Ferry frequently enlisted members of Roxy Music as session musicians for his solo releases.

Inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2019 (Performers)and Roxy Music frontman was awarded a CBE by Her Majesty the Queen of England on 30 November 2011.

Discogs records that Roxy Music have released 28 albums since their inception back in 1971. Of these,18 have made the UK Top 40 music charts with four albums reaching No.1 position.The albums to hit the top spot are 'For Your Pleasure' , 'Flesh + Blood', 'Avalon'and 'Country Life'. All these four albums cumulatively spent thirteen weeks at No.1 position.All eighteen

one of rough trade's island 50th anniversary selection - 50 crucial titles, specially selected by us to highlight the unique contribution this seminal label has made to british music since 1959. with startling, boundless creativity, roxy music's juiced-up debut record put a subversive spin on mid-'70s conventions, embracing glam-pop and artsy electronics while harboring a deep love of classic rock songcraft. brian eno's stamp is all over the record, driving songs like 're-make / re-model' down strange, atonal avenues. bryan ferry's nightclub glamour-boy persona and wandering vibratos help make timeless epics out of molehills like the track 'virginia plain.' eno stuck around for one more record, 1973's 'for your pleasure', leaving ferry and the band to embrace their less avant-garde leanings. this unpredictable, dangerous record might be a shock for those who associate roxy music with the silky sounds of later records such as 'flesh and blood' and 'avalon'. it is nevertheless essential listening for all who care about boundary-defining rock, as well as the possibilities for profound innovation and redefinition that artists like david bowie, t rex, and the new york dolls promised, but never quite delivered - not on island anymore of course, but too good to miss from this selection.

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