On March 11, 1993, Bryan Ferry appeared on Top Of The Pops for the second time in 3 weeks, performing "I Put A Spell On You", the lead track and single from his forthcoming album Taxi
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At the start of 2025, Bryan Ferry announced his first new album in over a decade, a collaboration with artist and poet @amelia__barratt entitled Loose Talk. The second single "Florist" was released on 28 February.
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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.
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Bryan Ferry released his fourth solo album, In Your Mind, on this day in 1977
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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.
Bryan Ferry's "Kiss and Tell" was released as a single this week in 1988. This live version from the Bête Noire tour of the same year features Luico Hopper, Neil Hubbard, Steve Scales, Andy Newmark, Michelle Cobbs, and Yanick Etienne
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"This is Tomorrow", the lead single from In Your Mind, was released on 24 January 1977
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Roxy Music frequently appeared on German music show Muzikladen. On this day in 1974, they performed "Psalm" live.
The Bryan Ferry album re-issues continue into 2026, featuring the two Bryan Ferry Orchestra albums "The Jazz Age" and "Bitter-Sweet" both re-issued on coloured vinyl and CD, out 27 February and available to pre-order now.
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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
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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.
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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
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In 2002 Jamiroquai threw their hat into the ring with this live version of "Love Is The Drug" from BBC's Re:covered show.
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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.
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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
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Happy Christmas from Roxy Music! "Dance Away" was one of the 'Tracks of the Year' from Top On The Pops on Christmas Day, 1979
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While not strictly a 'cover version', we applaud Bill Murray's performance of "More Than This" from the Sofia Coppola film Lost In Translation
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"More Than This" was also covered by 10,000 Maniacs as the first single from their 1997 album Love Among the Ruins
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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.
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"More than This", perhaps Roxy Music's most recognisable track, was released in March 1982 as the first single from their 8th album Avalon.
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In 2011, @prince added Roxy Music's "More Than This" to the setlist of his Welcome 2 America tour, where this clip is from
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In November 1974, Bryan Ferry headlined the Royal Albert Hall for the first time. The live recording was not mixed until 2020, when it was finally released on this day as the box set "Bryan Ferry Live at the Royal Albert Hall 1974"
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
The Bryan Ferry Orchestra released "The Jazz Age" on 26 November, 2012, re-imagining both Roxy Music and Bryan Ferry songs in the spirit of the roaring '20s
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Bryan Ferry's single "Windswept" was released on this day in 1985. This live version features Neil Hubbard's guitar solo finale from the Bête Noire tour.
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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
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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.
Today sees the release of brand new vinyl and CD re-issues of Bryan Ferry's albums Bête Noire and Dylanesque. Bête Noire's CD re-issue features a second disc of b-sides, alternate mixes, and remixes from the album; Dylanesque features new updated album artwork on both formats.
On this day in 1974, Roxy Music performed 3 tracks live on German TV show Musikladen, including "Out of the Blue" seen here.
