ROXY MUSIC
For Your Pleasure
Super Deluxe Edition
Box set
(UMR/ Virgin, 2026)
While Roxy Music’s self-titled 1972 debut is routinely cited among the greatest first albums ever made, its follow-up occupies an even more exclusive pantheon: the greatest second albums. Released in March 1973, For Your Pleasure saw a band that had already redrawn the boundaries of rock and pop pushing forward into unknown territory with music of a dark, hard glamour and power, perfectly reflected by the album’s instantly iconic cover art: part old world noir poise and danger; part ultra-modern alienation. All mystery. An invitation to dream. A new sensation.
Via unheard studio recordings, songwriting sketches, rehearsals, outtakes, live sessions and rare performances, this deluxe edition of For Your Pleasure offers remarkable insight into the creation of the album, and a vivid illustration of Roxy Music’s rapid evolution in the period surrounding it, as Bryan Ferry, Phil Manzanera, Andy Mackay, Brian Eno and Paul Thompson worked out the answer to pressing question that faced them at the dawn of 1973: just how do you follow a debut album like Roxy Music?
In addition to the original album, remastered by Bob Ludwig, the 3CD+1DVD Super Deluxe Edition features a second CD of 20 unheard songwriting sketches recorded by Bryan Ferry while he worked at home, as well as band rehearsals and outtakes from Roxy’s recording sessions at AIR Studios. A third CD is filled with live sessions, singles and instrumentals, including 14 previously unheard recordings. The DVD features rare TV and live performances from 1972–1973, originally broadcast by the BBC, German and Swiss television networks.
A 116-page hardback book, complete with exclusive archive content, includes an essay by Damien Love built from new interviews with Roxy Music, their producers and creative team; a vibrant appreciation by Michael Bracewell; and a further essay by Nick de Ville on Roxy’s visual world. The book comes illustrated with many rare and unpublished photographs, original marketing materials (including press materials from original publicist Simon Puxley), lyrics, work-in-progress notes, and tape scans. A fabulous creation, indeed.
BOB DYLAN
SPRINGTIME IN NEW YORK
The Bootleg Series, Volume 16 (1980–85)
Box Set
(Columbia/ Legacy, 2021)
The latest chapter in Bob Dylan’s highly acclaimed Bootleg Series revisits an often-forgotten, rich vein in Dylan’s vast and complex catalog, shining fresh light on the provocative new musical directions Dylan was taking as a songwriter and a recording artist from 1980 through 1985. In the early 1980s, while the music industry was grappling with the arrival of new trends and technology, from MTV to compact discs to digital recording, Bob Dylan was writing and recording new songs for a new decade, creating an essential new chapter in his studio catalog. Bob Dylan – Springtime In New York (1980-1985) celebrates the rich creative period surrounding Dylan’s albums Shot Of Love, Infidels, and Empire Burlesque with previously unreleased outtakes, alternate takes, rehearsal recordings, live performances and more. The deluxe 5CD edition of the album presents 57 rare Bob Dylan recordings, 54 of them previously unreleased in any format, from 1980-1985.
In his liner notes for Bob Dylan – Springtime In New York, Damien Love writes, “And that’s the real story of this gloriously untrammeled collection. The songs. The songs stripped free of trappings, tampering, passing tastes, and judgments. The songs broken down to the sound of people really doing this, right now, acting on instinct. The songs rough and rowdy, bruised and tender, joking and crying, nagging and striving and yearning. The songs were always there, and here they are still, keeping pace with us.”
BRYAN FERRY
RETROSPECTIVE
Selected Recordings 1973–2023
Box Set
(BMG, 2024)
Retrospective represents the first comprehensive overview of Bryan Ferry’s career as a solo artist. Spanning a period of over 50 years, the 81 tracks gathered in the 5CD deluxe boxset explore the depth and breadth of Ferry’s solo recordings. Showcasing his skills both as a songwriter and as one of the great modern interpreters of other writers’ material, the compilation makes dazzlingly clear the versatility of Ferry’s work: from idiosyncratic rock’n’roll to sophisticated adult pop; from R&B and dance-based grooves to piano ballads; from electronica to jazz and country, folk and blues.
Co-curated and art directed by Ferry himself, Retrospective: Selected Recordings 1973-2023 offers the deepest ever dive through his career beyond Roxy Music, including rarities, previously unreleased and new recordings, and a 100-page book featuring extensive liner notes and exquisite photography by some of the greatest music photographers, including Anton Corbijn, Mick Rock, Pennie Smith and Brian Aris.
PAUL QUINN & THE INDEPENDENT GROUP
Unadulterated/ Unincorporated
Box Set
(Postcard Recordings of Scotland, 2021)
The first release in 25 years from the fabled Postcard Records, “last of the punk independents.” Limited edition vinyl box set, in a hand-numbered edition of 300. Features: remastered pressings of the two original classic albums by the cult singer’s cult singer; a double LP featuring the Stupid Thing EP, unreleased tracks, and a wealth of live recordings; a 10″ EP featuring Quinn’s collaboration with The Nectarine No. 9, and a previously unreleased version of “Pale Blue Eyes” with Edwyn Collins; 144-page 12″ x 12″ hardback book, featuring a career retrospective text by Damien Love, and a plethora of unseen imagery from the Postcard vault.
ROBERT MITCHUM, JACK MARSHALL & V/A
Thunder Road
Original Soundtrack
(Bear Family Records, 2015)
Never before released: the original soundtrack from Robert Mitchum’s cult labour-of-love moonshiner movie of 1958, featuring the legendary Joe Maphis on guitar. The set also includes Mitchum’s famed recording of The Ballad Of Thunder Road, alongside other promotional singles recorded by co-star Keely Smith and soundtrack composer Jack Marshall, all in stunning remastered sound. The collection further unearths songs that were specially written for the movie in 1957 – but never used – by Randy Sparks of The New Christy Minstrels, plus the greatest cover versions of Mitchum’s cult title song, from western swing star Tex Williams to surf group The Super Stocks. 35 tracks in all, covering 1958-1974, plus a lavish 108-page booklet featuring many rare and previously unseen photos, and a detailed history of the making of the movie and its music by Damien Love.
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