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Roxy Music – Roxy Music – 180 Gram Half Speed Mastered Vinyl Record
Roxy Music’s Roxy Music is the band’s debut studio album, released on June 16, 1972 by Island Records (UK) and later by Warner Bros. in the United States. It’s widely regarded as one of the foundational records of early-’70s art rock and glam rock, introducing a sound that combined avant-garde experimentation with sharp pop instincts and stylized visual identity.
The original lineup on this album is key to its impact: Bryan Ferry (vocals, keyboards), Brian Eno (synthesizers, treatments, tape effects), Phil Manzanera (guitar), Andy Mackay (saxophone, oboe), Graham Simpson (bass), and Paul Thompson (drums). Eno’s presence is especially important—his use of synth textures and sonic manipulation gives the record its futuristic edge, while Ferry’s theatrical vocal delivery anchors it in cabaret-pop tradition.
Musically, the album blends driving rock rhythms with experimental electronics, lounge influences, and sharp, angular arrangements. Tracks like “Re-Make/Re-Model” open the album with layered instrumentation and interlocking motifs, while “Ladytron” showcases Eno’s electronic treatments and Ferry’s detached vocal style. The standout single “Virginia Plain”—added to later pressings after becoming a UK hit—brought the band significant attention and helped define their early glam image. “2 H.B.” closes the record with a noir atmosphere and cinematic flair, underscoring Ferry’s fascination with old Hollywood romanticism.
Critically, Roxy Music was praised for its originality and quickly positioned the band at the forefront of Britain’s art-rock movement. It reached the UK Top 10 and established a blueprint the group would refine on later albums like For Your Pleasure and Stranded. The album’s blend of irony, fashion-conscious presentation, and experimental pop structures also had a long-term influence on new wave and post-punk artists later in the decade.
In the band’s catalog, this debut captures Roxy Music at their most raw and conceptually bold—less polished than their later, more sophisticated releases, but brimming with ideas. It remains a landmark first album: theatrical, experimental, and unmistakably modern for its time.
Brand new, never played and still in the factory plastic sealed
Track Listing
Remake / Re-Model
Ladytron
If There Is Something
2HB
The Bob (Medley)
Chance Meeting
Would You Believe?
Sea Breezes
Bitters End
