Attn Roxy Music Fans

chumlie
chumlie Posts: 8,658
edited September 2012 in Music & Movies
Looks like Roxy Music is remastering there studio albums. ''Complete Studio Recordings 1972-1982'' now at Amazon for preorder, release date Aug 7. From what i read its a 12 disc set. 8 cd's 4 dvd's that was originaly set for April release for 40th aniversery of 1st album but was delayed. Deluxe single cd's to follow sometime in November.
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  • DForeman
    DForeman Posts: 468
    edited May 2012
    I'll be getting a few of those. Thanks for the heads up.
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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,339
    edited May 2012
    What about vinyl re-issues?
    Carl

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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited May 2012
    Unfortunately, many times 'remaster' means 'make it sound worse'. Let's hope for the best.
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  • Timothy Smith
    Timothy Smith Posts: 764
    edited May 2012
    "Virginia Plain" and "For Your Pleasure" are two of my favorite albums. Two of the top 10 of all albums that I would choose to take to a desert island.
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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 8,508
    edited May 2012
    schwarcw wrote: »
    What about vinyl re-issues?

    Hey Carl! I might be interested in the digital remasters, but I don't need any vinyl.:wink::cheesygrin: It would be kewl to see the first seven re-issued in another vinyl box set. In retrospect, they might as well add Avalon and call it "All Eight" of their studio releases. The First Seven vinyl box sets were released in '81, Avalon was '82.

    Thanks for heads up chumlie!
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited May 2012
    Bryan forever !! :biggrin:
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  • gudnoyez
    gudnoyez Posts: 8,124
    edited May 2012
    A band I need to get in the collection. I am sure. Ones collection is not complete with out some Roxy Music. I would like to know which one has the track Love Is The Drug love that song. So which one is it? I think I will start there.
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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 8,508
    edited May 2012
    gudnoyez wrote: »
    I would like to know which one has the track Love Is The Drug love that song. So which one is it?

    Their fifth studio album, Siren. It is also on some of their greatest hits albums.

    Roxysiren.jpg
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited May 2012
    A real "must have" IMO is, Bete Noire.:wink:

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  • chumlie
    chumlie Posts: 8,658
    edited May 2012
    schwarcw wrote: »
    What about vinyl re-issues?
    Don't know about vinyl re-issue's, but you can get their first 4 lps ( IMO best work ) here.
    '' www.soundstagedirect.com '' 180g for $21 each

    Tim Smith: I would have to add ''Stranded'' to that list. ( To bad Eno left the band )

    SComp: Nice find, not easy to get.

    gdb: Agree ''Bete Noire'' is a must. I would also put ''Taxi'',''Boys and Girls'' and ''Mamouna'' on the list of must have's. I have the whole catalog but those i couldn't do without.
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited May 2012
    Don't think I have Boys & Girls, yet. You got the stripped bride ?:wink:
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  • chumlie
    chumlie Posts: 8,658
    edited May 2012
    gdb wrote: »
    Don't think I have Boys & Girls, yet. You got the stripped bride ?:wink:
    Have them all. You mean '' The Bride Stripped Bare''. Been there, done that. Once and that didn't end well.
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  • Timothy Smith
    Timothy Smith Posts: 764
    edited May 2012
    chumlie wrote: »
    Don't know about vinyl re-issue's, but you can get their first 4 lps ( IMO best work ) here.
    '' www.soundstagedirect.com '' 180g for $21 each

    Tim Smith: I would have to add ''Stranded'' to that list. ( To bad Eno left the band )

    SComp: Nice find, not easy to get.

    gdb: Agree ''Bete Noire'' is a must. I would also put ''Taxi'',''Boys and Girls'' and ''Mamouna'' on the list of must have's. I have the whole catalog but those i couldn't do without.

    Yep.

    But "Stranded" would be third for me, and obviously appropriately titled if you were stranded on a desert island.

    Someone said that these guys had more great ideas on the first song of their first album than most "artists" have in a lifetime of music.

    A really great book if you like early Roxy Music is "Unknown Pleasures-A Cultural Biography of Roxy Music". I have been a fan since the early 70's and have listened to their albums literally 100's if not 1000's of times, and there are fascinating things in that book that I never knew.
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  • chumlie
    chumlie Posts: 8,658
    edited May 2012
    Cool, i'll check it out. Also a fan since the 70's. They put on a great show too, back in the day. Seen Ferry here last year. He still has that voice. Did you get into Eno's albums, 801 or Quiet Sun. Eno's first 3 are killer.
    Just ordered the book. Thanks.
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  • Timothy Smith
    Timothy Smith Posts: 764
    edited May 2012
    chumlie wrote: »
    Cool, i'll check it out. Also a fan since the 70's. They put on a great show too, back in the day. Seen Ferry here last year. He still has that voice. Did you get into Eno's albums, 801 or Quiet Sun. Eno's first 3 are killer.
    Just ordered the book. Thanks.

    I grew up in the Detroit area in the 70's. Cleveland and Detroit were always tour stops for Roxy Music and had big fan bases.

    Eno's "Here Come The Warm Jets" and "Taking Tiger Mountain" were/are weird and wonderful.

    Have you check out the live version of "Baby's On Fire" on "June 1 1974 Ayers/Eno/Cale/Nico", maybe the "evil-est" sounding song I have ever heard.
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  • chumlie
    chumlie Posts: 8,658
    edited May 2012
    Oh hell yaeh, got it and love it. Love Kevin Ayers and John Cale's solo stuff too.
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  • Timothy Smith
    Timothy Smith Posts: 764
    edited May 2012
    Cale is the man.

    From the Velvets, to his solo work, producing the first Modern Lover's album, the first Stooges album etc.

    Roxy Music "Live at the Apollo" from 2002 is a reunion album of sorts with Bryan, Andy, Phil, Paul etc (sadly no Eno). Playing all the old classic songs. Amazing sound an visuals. Lovely "Roxy Girls" too. That was always a treat on the album covers and concerts. Kari-Ann - WOWSA!

    If you have Netflix, I recently checked out "Roxy Music - A Visual History" 1972-1987? 2-DVD set, great early videos, mostly ones I have never seen before from the Virginia Plain/For Your Pleasure/Stranded era.

    Watched with my 19 yr. old son, he said "That's cool".
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  • chumlie
    chumlie Posts: 8,658
    edited May 2012
    Fun turning the children on to good music. Took my 25yr old to see Roger Waters. Finally starting to get away from the rap.
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  • Timothy Smith
    Timothy Smith Posts: 764
    edited May 2012
    Fun to try to help the kids discover vintage stereo components too.

    Set my 23 year old Daughter up with a modest vintage system including a HK 330C receiver and some A/D/S L-690 speakers. I was amazed how good it sounded for a little over $100 invested.

    She went to Paris for a semester overseas and back for a 6-month internship (I'm still not sure how we afforded that, but can't afford another $100 stupid piece of "old stereo equipment".

    When she returned and a friend returned her stero, she asked me to stop by because it "didn't sound right". I checked all the wiring and it sounded good to me. She look mystified and said it didn't sound "right". I asked her to explain , so she took out her phone and played a distorted, compressed crappy song and said "see...it doesn't soundlike this?"

    SIGH.......
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  • chumlie
    chumlie Posts: 8,658
    edited May 2012
    Sounds like my brother. ALL his music is downloaded. Thinks i'm crazy for getting sacd player, fixing my turntable, buying an amp and spending money on wires. I told him the differance is i actually listen to the music. As long as he hear's it he's happy.
    SIGH....back.
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  • gudnoyez
    gudnoyez Posts: 8,124
    edited May 2012
    Ok guys just got off Best Buy.com ordered the 4 pack for $17.99 which includes the followng Siren, Flesh & Blood, Manifesto, and Avalon. I hope these are good to get my feet wet so to say. I have owned some of Bryan Ferrys stuff Taxi is one of them like that one a lot
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited May 2012
    chumlie wrote: »
    Fun turning the children on to good music. Took my 25yr old to see Roger Waters. Finally starting to get away from the rap.

    May God forever bless and keep you for that !!!:cool:
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,305
    edited May 2012
    I have no Roxy Music, guess I better get this on my list of pick ups..
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  • chumlie
    chumlie Posts: 8,658
    edited May 2012
    gudnoyez wrote: »
    Ok guys just got off Best Buy.com ordered the 4 pack for $17.99 which includes the followng Siren, Flesh & Blood, Manifesto, and Avalon. I hope these are good to get my feet wet so to say. I have owned some of Bryan Ferrys stuff Taxi is one of them like that one a lot
    Sorry to say. Keep those for $18. But to really enjoy Roxy. Get there first 4 albums.
    #1) Roxy Music. AKA Virginia Plain.
    #2) For Your Pleasure.
    #3) Stranded.
    #4) Country Life.
    IMHO Thats the best of them all. No doubt your gonna love Siren, but to truely enjoy Roxy Music your gonna have to get their first 4. Any Roxy fans correct me if you think i'm wrong. Sorry bud, Just speaking my opinion. Listen to me now and believe me later. You love Neil Young. Trust me, PLEASE.
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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 8,508
    edited May 2012
    chumlie wrote: »
    Any Roxy fans correct me if you think i'm wrong.

    Yeah, style changed due to personnel changes. Avalon was looked upon as a more mature album. If you agree that Avalon is more adult, allow me to also like the previous less mature stuff.:cheesygrin:

    This is as good as any opinion of the bands history.

    http://www.connollyco.com/discography/roxy_music/index.html

    While this sounds contradictory, I like when bands change their style but don?t always like their style change. It makes for the big V word, variety. With Roxy, I liked it all.
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  • chumlie
    chumlie Posts: 8,658
    edited May 2012
    So do you agree with me or not. I love all of it but IMO first 4 are still the cream of the crop.
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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,339
    edited May 2012
    SCompRacer wrote: »
    Yeah, style changed due to personnel changes. Avalon was looked upon as a more mature album. If you agree that Avalon is more adult, allow me to also like the previous less mature stuff.:cheesygrin:

    This is as good as any opinion of the bands history.

    http://www.connollyco.com/discography/roxy_music/index.html


    While this sounds contradictory, I like when bands change their style but don?t always like their style change. It makes for the big V word, variety. With Roxy, I liked it all.

    Rich,

    I have a Japanese pressing of "Avalon" that is much better than the 180 g reissues. The SACD of Avalon is one of the best SACDs I own.
    Carl

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  • chumlie
    chumlie Posts: 8,658
    edited June 2012
    Pictures up at Amazon. 10 cd set, no dvd's.
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  • chumlie
    chumlie Posts: 8,658
    edited July 2012
    Still going up in price. Started at $98, now $135. Damnit.
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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 8,508
    edited July 2012
    schwarcw wrote: »
    Rich,

    I have a Japanese pressing of "Avalon" that is much better than the 180 g reissues. The SACD of Avalon is one of the best SACDs I own.

    You dog:cheesygrin:! You know I love Japanese pressings, I have a WB. I also have the SACD. Back in Feb of 2012, a sealed Roxy Music Avalon SACD on ebay had a starting bid of $500 with a $725 BIN (buy it now).:eek:

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&_trksid=p4340.l2557&hash=item3f1358042f&item=270907474991&nma=true&pt=Music_CDs&rt=nc&si=bUSrydzznLoPdKWw5jQybwQbilQ%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc
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