Evolving from the late-'60s art-rock movement, Roxy Music had a fascination with fashion, glamour, cinema, pop art, and the avant-garde, which separated the band from their contemporaries. Dressed in bizarre, stylish costumes, the group played a defiantly experimental variation of art rock which vacillated between avant-rock and sleek pop hooks. During the early '70s, the group was driven by the creative tension between Bryan Ferry and Brian Eno, who each pulled the band in separate directions: Ferry had a fondness for American soul and Beatlesque art-pop, while Eno was intrigued by deconstructing rock with amateurish experimentalism inspired by the Velvet Underground. This incarnation of Roxy Music may have only recorded two albums, but it inspired a legion of imitators -- not only the glam-rockers of the early '70s, but art-rockers and new wave pop groups of the late '70s. Following Eno's departure, Roxy Music continued with its arty inclinations for a few albums before gradually working in elements of disco and soul. Within a few years, the group had developed a sophisticated, seductive soul-pop that relied on Ferry's stylish crooning. By the early '80s, the group had developed into a vehicle for Ferry, so it was no surprise that he disbanded the group at the height of its commercial success in the early '80s to pursue a solo career.
1972 - Roxy Music 00:42:55
1973 - For Your Pleasure... 00:42:25
1973 - Stranded 00:41:14
1974 - Country Life 00:41:52
1975 - Siren 00:44:39
1979 - Manifesto 00:43:12
1980 - Flesh + Blood 00:42:02
1982 - Avalon 00:37:43
2012 - Singles, B-Sides And Alternative Mixes (2CD) 02:16:57
1972 - Roxy Music
01. Re-Make / Re-Model 05:16
02. Ladytron 04:26
03. If There Is Something 06:35
04. 2 H.B. 04:36
05. The Bob (Medley) 05:48
06. Chance Meeting 03:08
07. Would You Believe? 03:54
08. Sea Breezes 07:03
09. Bitters End 02:05
1973 - For Your Pleasure...
01. Do The Strand 04:04
02. Beauty Queen 04:41
03. Strictly Confidential 03:48
04. Editions Of You 03:53
05. In Every Dream Home A Heartache 05:30
06. The Bogus Man 09:20
07. Grey Lagoons 04:13
08. For Your Pleasure 06:52
1973 - Stranded
01. Street Life 03:28
02. Just Like You 03:36
03. Amazona 04:17
04. Psalm 08:06
05. Serenade 02:59
06. A Song For Europe 05:46
07. Mother Of Pearl 06:53
08. Sunset 06:05
1974 - Country Life
01. The Thrill Of It All 06:25
02. Three And Nine 04:04
03. All I Want Is You 02:52
04. Out Of The Blue 04:48
05. If It Takes All Night 03:13
06. Bitter-Sweet 04:51
07. Triptych 03:09
08. Casanova 03:27
09. A Really Good Time 03:46
10. Prairie Rose 05:13
1975 - Siren
01. Love Is The Drug 04:11
02. End Of The Line 05:14
03. Sentimental Fool 06:12
04. Whirlwind 03:38
05. She Sells 03:49
06. Could It Happen To Me? 03:36
07. Both Ends Burning 05:16
08. Nightingale 04:10
09. Just Another High 06:29
1979 - Manifesto
01. Manifesto 05:30
02. Trash 02:14
03. Angel Eyes 03:32
04. Still Falls The Rain 04:13
05. Stronger Through The Years 06:13
06. Ain't That So 05:39
07. My Little Girl 03:17
08. Dance Away 04:20
09. Cry, Cry, Cry 02:56
10. Spin Me Round 05:13
1980 - Flesh + Blood
01. The Midnight Hour 03:12
02. Oh Yeah 04:51
03. Same Old Scene 04:00
04. Flesh And Blood 03:10
05. My Only Love 05:19
06. Over You 03:26
07. Eight Miles High 04:53
08. Rain Rain Rain 03:20
09. No Strange Delight 04:44
10. Running Wild 05:02
1982 - Avalon
01. More Than This 04:31
02. The Space Between 04:30
03. Avalon 04:17
04. India 01:45
05. While My Heart Is Still Beating 03:28
06. The Main Thing 03:54
07. Take A Chance With Me 04:42
08. To Turn You On 04:16
09. True To Life 04:28
10. Tara 01:47
2012 - Singles, B-Sides And Alternative Mixes (2CD)
Disc One
01. Virginia Plain 03:00
02. The Numberer 03:42
03. Pyjamarama (Island Mix) 03:03
04. Pyjamarama (Polydor Mix) 02:54
05. The Pride And The Pain 04:16
06. Do The Strand (USA 7" Mix) 03:23*
07. Hula Kula 02:39
08. Your Application’s Failed 04:45
09. The Thrill Of It All (Edit) 04:22*
10. The Thrill Of It All (USA 7" Mix) 03:25*
11. Love Is The Drug (USA 7" Mix) 03:00*
12. Sultanesque 05:26
13. Both Ends Burning (7" Mix) 04:01*
14. For Your Pleasure (Live) 05:04*
15. Trash 2 03:11
16. Dance Away (7" Version) 03:50
17. Dance Away (Canadian Extended 12" Mix) 06:31
18. Angel Eyes (7" Version) 02:53
19. Angel Eyes (12" Version) 06:38
Disc Two
01. Oh Yeah (7" Version) 04:15*
02. Manifesto (Remake) 04:02
03. South Downs 05:14
04. Lover 04:29
05. Jealous Guy 06:12
06. To Turn On You (1981 B-Side Version) 04:13*
07. More Than This (7" Version) 04:35
08. Avalon (7" Version) 04:16*
09. Always Unknowing 05:21
10. Take A Chance With Me (7" Version) 03:40*
11. Take A Chance With Me (USA 7" Mix) 02:47*
12. The Main Thing (12" Version) 07:44
13. The Main Thing (Remix) 03:49*
* never been available on CD before
