Between their debut album and For Your Pleasure, Roxy Music released standalone single "Pyjamarama" on this day in 1973. This clip is from one of their many live performances on German music show Muzikladen.
#roxymusic #livemusic #onthisday
Roxy Music continued their Avalon world tour in 1983, beginning in Japan in January and February before heading to North America.
Roxy Music released "Jealous Guy", their tribute to John Lennon, in February, 1981. It has become a regular in both Roxy Music's and Bryan Ferry's live shows ever since, including this performance from Live Aid in 1985.
A happy belated weekend birthday to Phil Manzanera for 31 January!
#roxymusic #happybirthday
January 1981 saw the television broadcast of the PopRock Live concert that took place the month before in Germany, where Roxy Music shared the bill with Mike Oldfield, Talking Heads, and Dire Straits
Roxy Music frequently appeared on German music show Muzikladen. On this day in 1974, they performed "Psalm" live.
Roxy Music's cover of John Lennon's "Jealous Guy" was featured on the year-end New Year's Eve edition of Top of the Pops in 1981
#roxymusic #johnlennon #coversong
The Psychedelic Furs have been covering "Pyjamarama" in their live sets on and off since 2010. This audience footage is from their 2023 US tour.
#roxymusic #livemusic #coversong
Canadian synth-rockers Men Without Hats (who supported Roxy Music in Montreal in 1983) later made “Editions of You” a staple of their live set, eventually recording a version for their ‘Best Of’ album Collection
#roxymusic #coversong #livemusic
In 2002 Jamiroquai threw their hat into the ring with this live version of "Love Is The Drug" from BBC's Re:covered show.
#roxymusic #jamiroquai #coversong
In 1980 Grace Jones covered "Love is the Drug" on her album Warm Leatherette, which was later remixed on her Island Life compilation along with an official music video.
#roxymusic #gracejones #coversong
Other artists have done more than "More Than This";
David Bowie and Tin Machine covered "If There Is Something" at their 'secret' gig at LAX airport in 1991
#roxymusic #davidbowie #coversong
Happy Christmas from Roxy Music! "Dance Away" was one of the 'Tracks of the Year' from Top On The Pops on Christmas Day, 1979
#roxymusic #totp #top10 #christmas
While not strictly a 'cover version', we applaud Bill Murray's performance of "More Than This" from the Sofia Coppola film Lost In Translation
#roxymusic #morethanthis #billmurray
"More Than This" was also covered by 10,000 Maniacs as the first single from their 1997 album Love Among the Ruins
#roxymusic #morethanthis #coversong
It's not just Prince that's covered "More Than This", in 2021 UK singer/songwriter Billie Marten released this version as a standalone single.
#roxymusic #morethanthis #coversong
In 2011, @prince added Roxy Music's "More Than This" to the setlist of his Welcome 2 America tour, where this clip is from
#roxymusic #prince #coversong
"More than This", perhaps Roxy Music's most recognisable track, was released in March 1982 as the first single from their 8th album Avalon.
lnk.to/roxy-avalon
#roxymusic #musicvideo
Today the 50th Anniversary limited edition 12" vinyl of 'Love Is The Drug' is released. This 4-track EP features the original album track, Greg Wilson’s extended edit, Todd Terje’s Disco Dub, and the original B-side 'Sultanesque'. roxymusic.lnk.to/LITD50
A busy week in Roxy Music history, Country Life was released on 15 November, 1974, sealed in a green plastic wrap "for your protection" in some territories
#roxymusic #onthisday #vinyl
Roxy Music's 3rd album Stranded was released on 16 November, 1973, and became their first UK No.1 album, remaining in the charts for 4 months.
On this day in 1974, Roxy Music performed 3 tracks live on German TV show Musikladen, including "Out of the Blue" seen here.
Roxy Music released their third single "Street Life" on November 5th, 1973. This live performance from Stockholm Konserthuset was broadcast on Swedish television in 1976.
#roxymusic #musicvideo #livemusic
"Same Old Scene", from Roxy Music's seventh album Flesh and Blood, was released on this day in 1980.
lnk.to/roxy-fleshan...
#roxymusic #onthisday
'Love Is The Drug' celebrates its 50th anniversary with a new 12" single vinyl edition, featuring the original track, Greg Wilson’s extended edit, Todd Terje’s Disco Dub, and original b-side 'Sultanesque'. Out 12 December, available to pre-order now. roxymusic.lnk.to/LITD50
"Love is the Drug", the debut single from Roxy Music's fifth album Siren, was released on this day in 1975.
#roxymusic #onthisday #loveisthedrug #musicvideo
Please join us in wishing Bryan Ferry a very happy birthday today!
#bryanferry #happybirthday #onthisday
Out today, AM PM SOHO LIVE features material from Phil Manzanera and Andy Mackay’s recent album, AM PM, as well as notable tracks from Phil Manzanera’s solo catalogue and several Roxy Music classics.
phil-manzanera.backstreetmerch.com
The new themed collections of Roxy Music tracks continues with the fourth EP offering, ‘Rockers’, available on all streaming platforms. Depending on your mood, you can also catch up on the previous releases, ‘Dance Floor’, ‘Ballads’, and ‘Art Rock’.
roxymusic.lnk.to/Collections
Wishing Andy Mackay a very happy birthday today!
