“I said, ‘I’ll tell you what, I’ll show you how to tune the guitar so you can play it with just one finger.’ And he actually came up with something! ” -Phil Manzanera. roxymusic.lnk.to/Pyjamarama
A tape of Roxy Music's 'lost' Top of the Pops performance of "Pyjamarama" was recently unearthed in a collection belonging to mobile disco DJ Roger Hill, having been lost in the BBC archive.
"Love is the Drug", from Roxy Music's 1975 album Siren, was released on 29 September of that year. This performance from the UK television show Supersonic has become the de facto music video of the song.
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Roxy Music performed "In Every Dream Home A Heartache" on the Old Grey Whistle Test in 1973. This classic performance is included on the For Your Pleasure Super Deluxe Edition DVD, and is now available to watch in full on Roxy Music's YouTube channel.
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A rare live performance of "For Your Pleasure" live on Full House from 1972. The full video is available on Roxy Music's YouTube channel now, and will be included on the live DVD of archive and previously unseen video material in the For Your Pleasure Super Deluxe Box Set
The upcoming super-deluxe version of For Your Pleasure contains a DVD of recently unearthed live performances from 1972-73, including this performance of Grey Lagoons live on BBC2's 'Full House' in November 1972. Watch the full video on YouTube now RoxyMusic.lnk.to/GreyLagoons…
Roxy Music’s For Your Pleasure celebrates 50 years with a Super Deluxe edition: the original album plus b-sides, previously unreleased studio outtakes, live performances and video, unseen photos, and extensive new essays. Available to pre-order now:
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On August 4th, 1972, new band Roxy Music released their debut single "Virginia Plain", despite the song not appearing on their debut album, released 2 months earlier.
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The re-recorded 'disco' version of "Angel Eyes" was released as the 3rd single from Manifesto on this day in 1979. This German TV performance shows Bryan Ferry in his lime green suit by Antony Price, which he wore extensively promoting the single on television.
Join us in wishing Andy Mackay a very happy birthday as he celebrates 80 years today!
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"Oh Yeah!" from Roxy Music's 7th album Flesh And Blood was released as a single on this day in 1980. This live version is from Roxy Music's reunion show at Hammersmith Apollo in London, 2001.
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Viva! Roxy Music, the band's first live album, was released this week in July 1976. This clip of "Both Ends Burning" from the album was filmed at the Wembley Empire Pool in 1975.
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Next week @philmanzanera and the Sound of Blue Band return to the stage for one night only on the 2nd of July, at Bush Hall in Shepherd's Bush, London. Expect some very special guests and a setlist revisiting Phil's eclectic career. Last tickets from bit.ly/4xmpwDD
Bryan Ferry discusses the changing visual style of Roxy Music live, in this 1982 interview for Irish television.
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June 16 also saw the release of Roxy Music's Flesh and Blood in 1980. The closing track to side A, "My Only Love" is seen here performed live at Lovebox festival in London in 2010.
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Roxy Music released their debut album on 16 June, 1972. This live performance of "If There Is Something" is from The Bataclan in Paris during the album's autumn tour.
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Roxy Music have donated 6 rare white label pressings - including an original 10" acetate of "Do The Strand" - to @WhiteLabelAuct for a charity auction. Bidding on these items is open now, and closes at 11AM on June 23. Browse the catalogue and bid at whitelabelauction.com
"Avalon" was released as a single on 7 June, 1982. This live version from Hammersmith Apollo in London is from Roxy Music's 2001 30th anniversary tour.
In 1979, "Dance Away" appeared on Top of the Pops every week in May during its 14-week run in the UK singles charts.
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