#ROXY MUSIC 1972 LP

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THE GROUP'S ARTY PENCHANT FOR RETRO GLAMOUR STARTS HERE.

PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on a photo-session/photo-dump of ROXY MUSIC cover-girl/model Kari-Ann Muller posing for RM'S self-titled 1972 debut album sleeve art. 📸: Karl Stoecker.

SLEEVE ART OVERVIEW: "Cornwall-born Kari-Ann Muller was a former Bond girl (she appeared in "On Her Majesty’s Secret Service") paid a scant £20 to appear on the cover of "Roxy Music" – a steal for the then-unknown band, whose debut album would go on to define 70s art-rock. Evoking classic glamour shots of the '40s and '50s, the "Roxy Music" artwork set the template for all future Roxy Music album covers, though Muller would retire from modeling in order to become a yoga teacher. She retains ties to the rock world, however, as she married Chris Jagger, whose brother has fronted a popular beat combo since the '60s."

-- U DISCOVER MUSIC, "Beauty Queens: the Stories Behind Roxy Music’s Album Covers," by Jason Draper, c. September 2022

Sources: https://twitter.com/dark_shark/status/953525448411037697 & www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/beauty-queens-behind-roxy-musics-artwork.

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A Breath of Fresh Air Aug 6

A Breath of Fresh Air With Sandy Kaye bombshellradio.com Tuesdays 1pm EST and Fridays 8pm EST Archival shows : bombshellradiopodcasts.com Known for his part in legendary Australasian bands Split Enz and Crowded House, as well as for Finn Brothers with younger sibling and frequent bandmate Neil Finn, Tim Finn is also recognized for witty, insightful solo material that often negotiates warm jangle and smooth singer/songwriter pop. Having led chart-topping art rock/new wave outfit Split Enz since 1972, the success of his solo debut, 1983's Escapade (a number one hit in New Zealand), signaled the end of the group, whose remaining members -- including Neil -- issued their final LP in 1984. It gave Neil the opportunity to step into the role of singer and main songwriter, and he subsequently launched the even more successful Crowded House in 1985. Tim briefly joined that group as guitarist, keyboardist, and vocalist for 1990's Woodface and associated touring, then resumed his solo career with popular albums including 1993's Before & After (New Zealand Top Three, U.K. Top 30), 2006's Imaginary Kingdom (New Zealand Top 20), and 2011's The View Is Worth the Climb (New Zealand Top 30). After working on the stage musical Ladies in Black, Finn returned with a pair of wide-ranging full-length collaborations with Roxy Music guitarist Phil Manzanera, Caught by the Heart (2021) and The Ghost of Santiago (2022). Sandy Kaye sandy@abreathoffreshair.com.au www.abreathoffreshair.com.au Read the full article

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Irwin Allen, Cindy Lee Berryhill, Junior Brown, Rocky Burnette, Jewell Caples, Bun E. Carlos (who I played “the history of rock’n’roll” with live), Coldplay’s 2008 VIDA LA VIDA OR DEATH album, Chick Corea, the sublime crooner Vic Damone, Brad Delp, Pete Farndon (Pretenders), Charlie Feathers, Anne Frank, Uta Hagen, Bill Haley & The Comets 1954 single “Rock Around the Clock,” Roy Harper, “Helsinki Day,” John Lennon’s 1972 SOMETIME IN NYC LP, Christie Martin, Reg Presley (Troggs), Robyn, Amadeo Roldán, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Richard Sherman, the 1909 single “Shine on Harvest Moon” by Ada Jones & Billy Murray, Eomann Walker, and one of my heroes, the late, great bassist and singer-songwriter extraordinaire John Wetton. Seeing him live with King Crimson in 1974 changed the way I play bass and improvise. He was a powerhouse on his axe, but also a great vocalist and songwriter. Nearly every band he joined was fantastic and popular in some way: Asia, Family, King Crimson, Roxy Music, Uriah Heep + many sessions (Malcolm & Alwyn, Phil Manzanera) and an excellent string of solo albums. I chose one from one of the John Wetton/Geoff Downes set list: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMetnmjv90k ...HB John—thank you for your remarkable work and sounds.

#johnwetton #kingcrimson #asia #family #kingcrimson #roxymusic #uriahheep #malcolmandalwyn #philmanzanera #birthday

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Incuestionablemente, guste o no, la terna David Bowie / Roxy Music / Marc Bolan-T. Rex fue trascendental para la música británica del periodo 1972- 1982, aprox. Podría hacer un listado bastante largo de grupos y solistas influidos por ellos con nombres muy evidentes (mayormente las hordas niuromantiks y tecnopops), otros no tanto (numerosísimos grupos punk y post punk), y otros inesperados ("Low" es uno de los LPs favoritos de siempre de Paul Weller; Bryan Ferry es el líder estético de Kevin Rowland; ¿a qué espera una banda mod a versionar "Laser Love" de Bolan?). Hasta los Soft Boys hacían en sus ensayos "Over You" de Roxy.

Y unos rockabillys como The Polecats, producidos por el gran Dave Edmunds, se despacharon ese frenético, n-n-n-e-e-r-v-o-u-s "John I´m Only Dancing" de Bowie. Así es la música, Dios los cría y ellos se juntan. Aunque sean artistas que en apariencia tengan poco o nada que ver algo muy importante les une: son músicos y pueden coincidir de alguna manera en cualquier momento.

Existen un montón de redes entretejidas. La música, como otras artes, no es un mundo constituido por compartimentos estancos, todo está conectado, y de eso va un poco esto de Julio Viernes. Ahora, la artista pop del momento, pasto de adolescentes, Taylor Swift, cita a Patti Smith en su recién publicado "departamento de artistas torturados", y ésta tan contenta y dándole las gracias. Además la une al poeta galés Dylan Thomas, todo un elogio para Patti.

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Roxy Music - Virginia Plain (1972) Bryan Ferry from: “Roxy Music” (US | LP) "Virginia Plain" / "The Numberer" (Single)

Art Pop | Glam Rock

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Personnel: Bryan Ferry: Vocals / Hohner Pianet Andrew Mackay: Oboe / Saxophone Brian Eno: VCS3 Synthesizer / Treatments Phil Manzanera: Guitar Rik Kenton: Bass Paul Thompson: Drums

Produced by Peter Sinfield

Virginia Plain Recorded: @ Command Studios in London, England UK July 10 - 12, 1972

Album Released: on August 4, 1972 (UK)

E.G. Records Island Records

US Single Released: October, 1972

Reprise Records

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Roxy Music

I have as stand alone or as part of mp3 collection by Roxy Music -1st (1972), For Your Pleasure (1973), Stranded (1973), Country Life (1974), Siren (1975), Manifesto (1979), Flesh & Blood, (1980) Avalon (1982). I was a fan before they hit it big with Siren, though I found some of songs on the first lps a bit dull & self-indulgent in that art-school way.  With pop dominated by groups like Led…

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Philip Bailey

Philip James Bailey (born May 8, 1951) is an American R&B, soul, gospel and funk singer, songwriter and percussionist best known as an early member, and one of the two lead singers (along with group founder Maurice White) of the band Earth, Wind & Fire. Noted for his four-octave vocal range and distinctive falsetto register, Bailey has won seven Grammy Awards. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Vocal Group Hall of Fame as a member of Earth, Wind & Fire. Bailey was also inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame for his work with the band.

Bailey has released several solo albums. Chinese Wall from 1984, which received a Grammy Award nomination for Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male, included the international hit, "Easy Lover", a duet with Phil Collins. "Easy Lover" won an MTV Video Music Award for Best Overall Performance in a Video in 1985 and was Grammy nominated for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals.

In May 2008, Bailey was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Music from Berklee College of Music at Berklee's Commencement Ceremony where he was the commencement speaker.

Life and career

Early days

Bailey was born and raised in Denver, Colorado, United States. He attended East High School in Denver and graduated in 1969. He was also in a local R&B band called Friends & Love. Some of Bailey's early influences included jazz musicians such as Miles Davis, John Coltrane and Max Roach, the Motown sound, in particular the music of Stevie Wonder and he was also largely influenced by female singers such as Sarah Vaughan and Dionne Warwick.

Earth, Wind & Fire

In 1972, while attending college, Bailey was invited to join the band Earth, Wind & Fire by EWF-founder and bandleader Maurice White. Bailey was the featured lead vocalist on popular Earth, Wind & Fire songs as "Devotion", "Keep Your Head to the Sky", "Reasons", "Fantasy", "I'll Write A Song For You", "Imagination", "I've Had Enough", and "Guiding Lights". He also shared lead vocals with Maurice White on such EWF hits as "Shining Star", "Getaway", "September", "Sing A Song", "Serpentine Fire", "Saturday Night", and sang lead with both White and the girl group The Emotions on their classic disco collaboration "Boogie Wonderland".

With Maurice White's retirement and then death, Bailey became the on-stage leader of Earth, Wind & Fire, along with bassist Verdine White, vocalist/percussionist Ralph Johnson and vocalist/percussionist B. David Whitworth.

In live duet performances, Bailey will sing his falsetto part, then switch to the vocal part originally sung by White, showing off his vocal prowess and versatility.

Solo albums

In 1983, Bailey issued his debut studio album, titled Continuation, on Columbia Records. The album reached No. 19 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. An album cut titled "I Know" rose to No. 10 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.

During 1984, Bailey released his second solo album, titled Chinese Wall, also on Columbia Records. The album reached No. 22 on the Billboard 200 chart and No. 10 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. The album was certified Gold in the US by the RIAA. Off the album, a duet with Collins titled "Easy Lover", rose to Nos. 1 & 2 on the UK Singles and Billboard Hot 100 charts, respectively.

Bailey went on to issue his third studio album, titled Inside Out, in 1986 on Columbia. The album reached No. 30 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. A single from the album titled "State Of The Heart" reached No. 20 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.

During 1994, Bailey issued his self titled fourth studio album on Zoo Entertainment. Artists including Brian McKnight, Chuckii Booker and PM Dawn guested on the LP. The album cut "Here With Me" rose to No. 33 on the Billboard Adult R&B Songs chart.

Bailey went on to release his first jazz album, titled Dreams in 1999 on Heads Up International records. The album featured artistes such as Gerald Albright, Grover Washington, Jr. and Pat Metheny. It reached No. 43 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart. During 2002 he released Soul on Jazz, his sophomore jazz album once again on Heads Up. The album rose to No. 45 upon the Billboard Jazz Albums chart.

Gospel

Bailey featured on Andraé Crouch's 1979 album I'll Be Thinking of You. He and Maurice White then collaborated with The Hawkins Family on their 1981 live album, The Hawkins Family Live.

In 1980, Bailey joined with friends, Deniece Williams, Billy Davis and Marilyn McCoo to present a gospel show at a popular Los Angeles club named The Roxy. The show was called "Jesus At the Roxy". Williams later reported that "God did something miraculous. Over three hundred people were saved." After that, both Bailey and Williams decided to pursue careers in Christian music.

During 1984, Bailey issued his first gospel album titled The Wonders of His Love on Myrrh Records. The album reached No. 13 on the Billboard Christian Albums chart and No. 17 on the Billboard Top Gospel Albums chart. The Wonders of His Love was also Grammy nominated in the category of Best Inspirational Performance.

His second gospel album Triumph was released in 1986 on Horizon Records. The LP reached No. 18 on the Top Christian Albums chart and No. 33 on the Billboard Top Gospel Albums chart. Triumph also won a Grammy for Best Gospel Performance, Male.

During 1989 he released his third gospel album titled Family Affair on Myrrh Records. The album reached No. 37 on the Billboard Top Gospel Albums chart.

Bailey later played percussion and sang on the King Baptist Church Mass Choir's 1990 album Holding on to Jesus' Hand.

Work with other artists

Bailey sang on Jazz guitarist Alphonso Johnson 1976's LP Yesterday's Dreams. He later played percussion alongside Verdine White on bass upon the track "Tahiti Hut" composed by both Maurice White and Eumir Deodato from Deodato's 1978 album Love Island. He also sang on Ronnie Laws' 1978 album Flame.

Bailey went on to produce R&B Band Kinsman Dazz's 1978 debut LP Kinsman Dazz and work as an arranger and guest artist on their sophomore 1979 album Dazz. As a band, Kinsman Dazz later became known as the Dazz Band. Bailey also collaborated as a vocalist with tenor saxophonist Stanley Turrentine on his 1981 album Tender Togetherness.

As well he guested on Stevie Wonder's 1985 "In Square Circle" album, Kenny Loggins' 1985 LP Vox Humana, Ray Parker Jr.'s 1987 album After Dark and Anita Pointer's 1987 LP Love for What It Is. Bailey also collaborated with Julio Iglesias on his 1988 album Non Stop, Little Richard on the soundtrack of the 1988 feature film Twins and Deniece Williams on her 1988 album As Good As It Gets.

He later featured on Nancy Wilson's 1989 LP A Lady with a Song, Dianne Reeves' 1990 album Never Too Far and George Duke and Stanley Clarke's 1990 LP 3. Bailey also guested on jazz group Fourplay's 1991 self-titled debut album, Ronnie Laws' 1992 LP Deep Soul, George Duke's 1992 LP Snapshot and Fourplay's 1993 sophomore album Between the Sheets.

Bailey then featured on Chante Moore's 1994 album A Love Supreme, Keiko Matsui's 1994 LP Doll, George Duke's 2000 album Cool, Boney James's 2006 LP Shine, Deniece Williams' 2007 album Love Niecy Style and Gerald Albright's 2008 LP Sax for Stax.

Bailey sung uncredited vocals on Travis Scott's "STOP TRYING TO BE GOD" from his 2018 album Astroworld. The song also features fellow musicians Stevie Wonder and Kid Cudi.

On screen

Bailey appeared in an episode of the TV show Matlock in the role of Pvt. Bobby Thomas. He also played a soldier in the 1987 feature film Full Metal Jacket.

On October 27, 2007, Bailey sang "God Bless America" during the seventh-inning stretch in Game 3 of the 2007 World Series held at Coors Field, Denver, Colorado. This was the first World Series game that was ever played in his hometown of Denver. He also threw out the ceremonial first pitch on June 30, 2012 in an MLB game between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Detroit Tigers held at Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida.

Personal life

Bailey is currently married to singer/ songwriter, Valerie Bailey (née Davis), who has worked with Whitney Houston and Celine Dion.Bailey is the father of seven children, one of whom is Pili Bailey, the daughter of Jeanette Hutchinson of the R&B hit group The Emotions. His son, Philip Doron Bailey, is also a member of Earth Wind & Fire.

Accolades

Grammy Awards

The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Bailey has received one award out of four solo nominations.

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22-November 散財記録

02(wed) ・Rima Kato / Sing-Song (2019, 10inch) ・石若駿 / Asa/Christmas Song (2017, 7inch) ・Ramayana Soul / Sabdatanmantra (2015, used LP) ・Saroos / See Me Not (2010, LP) ・Steve Martland / 266 (1989, used LP) 04(fri) ・Anom Vitruv / Untitled (2017, used 10inch) ・Cyclopean / Cyclopean EP (2013, used 12inch) ・John Davis / Leave Home (1995, used LP) 05(sat) ・The Dylan Group / Sandcastles (1998, used 12inch) ・Freiwillige Selbstkontrolle / Continental Breakfast (1987, used LP) ・The Brass Band / Live and in Debt (1987, used LP) ・Michael Brook with Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois / Hybrid (1985, used LP) ・Aldo Ciccolini / The Best Piano Works of Erik Satie Vol. 2 (1982, used LP) ・Nat King Cole / Cole Español (1958, used LP) 08(tue) ・Charles Stepney / Step on Step (2022, 2LP) ・Florist / Florist (2022, 2LP) ・Female Species / Tale of My Lost Love (2021, LP) ・Lost in the Stars: The Music of Kurt Weill (1985, used LP) 09(wed) ・Charles M. Schulz / A Charlie Brown Christmas (1977, used LP) 11(fri) ・WETNAP / gnarled (2022, LP) 12(sat) ・Andy Narell / Stickman (1981, used LP) 13(sun) ・Luah / Mo Vi Mento (2022, used LP) ・Joana Queiroz / Tempo Sem Tempo (2019, used LP) ・ゆるふわギャング / Contains Samples from SUPERCAR (2018, used 7inch) 14(mon) ・Big City Orchestra / Grass (1995, used 7inch) ・Richard Jobson / Ten-Thirty on a Summer Night (1983, used LP) ・Cass Elliot / Cass Elliot (1972, used LP) 15(tue) ・Billie Holiday / Giants of Jazz: Billie Holiday (1979, used 3LP) 17(thu) ・The Chipmunks / Christmas with the Chipmunks (1962, used 2LP) ・Turk Murphy and His Jazz Band / When the Saints Go Marching In (1954, used LP) 18(fri) ・The Space Lady / On the Street of Dreams (2018, used LP) ・Jason O'D. Traeger / The Wedding Album (1995, used LP) ・Bongwater / Double Bummer (1988, used 2LP) 19(sat) ・しょうにゅうどう / ほろほろ (2022, CD) ・The Coctails / Let's Enjoy (2005, used 10inch) ・Vienna Art Orchestra / From No Time to Rag Time (1983, used 2LP) ・生活向上委員会大管弦楽団 / This Is Music Is This!? (1980, used LP) ・The Catalan Piano Tradition (1976, used LP) 21(mon) ・Flowchart / Cumulus Mood Twang (1997, used 2LP) ・Frank Zappa & the Mothers / Roxy & Elsewhere (1974, used 2LP) 23(wed) ・Hallo Zayaendo (2020, LP) 24(thu) ・湯浅湾 / 港 (2009, used LP) ・Wayne Shorter / Atlantis (1985, used LP) ・Van Morrison / Celtic Swing (1983, used 7inch) ・The Rod Levitt Orchestra / The Dynamic Sound Patterns of the Rod Levitt Orchestra (1964, used LP) 29(tue) ・Smiling Pets (1998, used 2LP) ・Rebby Sharp / In One Mouth and Out the Other (1989, used LP) ・Peter Blegvad / The Naked Shakespeare (1983, used LP)

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Listed: Dallas Acid

Dallas Acid is a trio from Austin, Texas that first convened in 2015 to play music inspired by the synthesizer-oriented ensembles of the 1970s. Laaraji is a zither player who had been busking for years in New York’s Washington Square Park before Brian Eno heard him and asked him to come on down to the studio. Their LP, Day of Radiance,marks the intersection of the new age and ambient music genres. Laaraji and his musical partner Arji OceAnanda shared a gig with Dallas Acid in early 2018, after which they went into the studio. This encounter yielded a collaborative LP, Arrive Without Leaving. The members of Dallas Acid compiled this list.

We are sure that most people reading this will probably know about these records already, but these are ten of our favorite, all-time classics that have had the greatest influence on our music. There are literally hundreds of others we should include, but these should be easy to find for those who are unfamiliar and curious. In no particular order:

Steve Hillage—Rainbow Dome Musick

Canterbury’s epic prog guitar master collaborated with long-time partner Miquette Giraudy in 1979 on Arps, EMS & some modular Moogs, taking our favorite moments from their work with Gong and solo albums to create this early ambient masterpiece. Rediscovered as come-down music in the height of KLF-fueled rave culture in the late 80s, Rainbow Dome Musick offers a different approach to the ambient genre than the work of Eno and the Krautrock pioneers. The two sides of this LP are very effective in creating a reality with no beginning and no end.

Popul Vuh—Hosiana Mantra/Aguirre

It was so hard to pick just one Popul Vuh record, so we picked two! Both recorded in 1972 and yet worlds apart, the soundtrack for Werner Herzog’s Aguirreis dominated by its beautiful minimalist Moog compositions. OnHosiana Mantra, Florian Fricke goes acoustic with a full band and vocalist Djong Yun, producing reverent, meditative, therapeutic, and maybe slightly unsettling compositions that will definitely make you a better person after just one listening.

Klaus Schulze—Moondawn

This 1976 LP was our introduction to Klaus Schulze’s work with sequencers. Cyborgand Irrlictwere both big influences on us texturally and structurally, but hearing the way he seemed to use the sequencer to drive composition changed the way we approached songwriting. This is the first in a series of great albums for Klaus over the next couple of years, but it also feels like the first LP to feature his classic analogue space station with all components operating in optimal harmony. Plus, you get to hear Harald Grosskopf (who’s own solo 1980 LP Synthesistis fantastic) play some pretty crazy percussion on the record.

Fripp & Eno—(No Pussyfooting)

Shortly after leaving Roxy Music, Brian Eno had been experimenting with an extended tape-delay system (first developed by Pauline Oliveros and Terry Riley) and teamed up with virtuoso guitarist Robert Fripp to create one of the most unique and revered recordings of Ambient/Experimental/Electronic music. 1973’s (No Pussyfooting)is not quite yet ambient music as we would come to know it but offers some incredible exploration into what was then an undefined genre. Fripp’s technique and concoction of effects would be known as Frippertronics, and while many over the 45 years since have attempted to imitate, none has matched the exceptional playing on this LP.

Ashra—New Age of Earth

Manuel Göttsching’s reputation as an innovative guitarist with Ash Ra Tempel had been well established by the time he released this 1976 adventure into synth-guitar experimentation. ARPs, Farfisa and an EMS are given equal importance as the echo-driven guitar hypnosis technique that came to define his style. Still too dirty to be true “New Age” this LP captures Göttsching at his most innovative and tasteful, with the perfect balance of darkness and light.

Spiritualized—Lazer Guided Melodies

I was very luckily to see Spiritualized with this classic line-up in Los Angeles on the Rollercoaster US tour back in 1992. Those first few records with Kate on keys and Will on bass are still our favorites. So magical - the perfect combination of minimalist restraint and calculated explosions of ecstasy. This EP collection has an incredible transportive quality that just hasn’t been outdone since.

Nico—Desertshore

This 1970 album is definitely a dive into the darkness but might be the most beautiful of all the records we’ve listed. While John Cale’s influence & contributions are clear, it might be the furthest Nico strayed from the Velvet Underground days. You are immediately overpowered by the droning harmonium and rendered almost immobile by her stark words and monotone vocals. If you survive a single listening without an intense emotional reaction, you truly contain the stuff from which all future anti-depressants should be made.

Gavin Bryars—The Sinking of the Titanic

Ex-Scratch Orchestra member Gavin Bryars used bit of dark humor as the inspiration for this slow-moving composition for strings. As the Titanic sank, legend has it, the ship’s band continued to play on. First released in 1975 on Eno’s Obscure Records, the recording is increasingly affected over time to simulate the changes in sound reverberation as they sank further into the ocean.

Terry Riley—Shri Camel

Using a YC-45D modified for just intonation and an early digital delay, Terry Riley adds an Indian tonality to his signature minimalist style. Composed in 1975 but not released until 1980 Shri Camel feels more open and tranquil than many of his previous recordings. Transformative.

LARAAJI—Essence/Universe

Essence/Universe by Laraaji

Obviously we hold the entire LARAAJI catalogue in great esteem, but this 1987 release, re-issued a few years ago on Brian Eno’s All Saints label, is probably our favorite. The ambient master’s zither is more affected than on his other recordings, creating incredible, almost super-natural, reverberated washes of shimmering ecstasy. The two side-long tracks achieve a vibration which is uniquely meditative, even for a musician who’s entire life’s work has been defined by its thoughtfully measured cosmic flow.

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'Baron Von Tollbooth'/'Manhole': Dying Embers of the First American Psychedelic Period (1966-73) Part One

For some reason, I dug these two slices of late-period psychedelic vinyl from my shelves, and reimagined my first listening to them in 1973, at a time when this sort of music was being gradually put out to pasture, to be replaced by more slick and knowing, post - hippie types like David Bowie, Roxie Music, Steely Dan and Little Feat, to name only a few 1970s masters. To give it it's full title, Baron Von Tolbooth and the Chrome Nun (BVT) was jointly credited to Jefferson Airplane's 'royal couple', Paul Kantner and Grace Slick, with Quicksilver Messenger Service's David Freiberg as the studio gooseberry; Manhole, also on the Airplane's Grunt vanity label (which was distributed by RCA Victor), was a solo project, but with a cast of thousands, by Slick, the first of four. I've always remained a great fan of both of these LPs, but they do serve to demonstrate some of the reasons why first generation psychedelic music, in particular that from San Francisco, was looking rather peaky by 1973, a year that, like 1963, can be put forward as the decade's 'true start'. After all, wasn't this essentially Sixties music, even if some of us only really caught up with it in the early seventies?

The Airplane's Surrealistic Pillow (February 1967) was the first really significant psychedelic San Francisco recording. Never mind The Charlatans, Moby Grape, The Great! Society or even Jefferson Airplane Takes Off. We very soon had After Bathing at Baxters and Crown of Creation, Electric Music for the Mind and Body, Anthem of the Sun, Aoxomoxoa and Live/Dead, Quicksilver Messenger Service and Happy Trails, and Cheap Thrills - these are merely the late 60s products of probably the best known of the SF groups of the time. There are many, many others, some of which can be experienced on a 4-disc Rhino 'nuggets' compilation from 2007, Love Is the Song We Sing: San Francisco Nuggets 1965-1970, a sumptuously presented selection, which features the great and the good, the bad and the plain indifferent, as any honest and accurate collection should.

Most rock historians have pointed out that 1970 is probably a good cut-off point; the essential conservatism of America (or Amerika, as some hippies insisted on calling it) began to emerge around 1968 (despite the revolutionary rhetoric of the time) in even the supposed 'radical' genre of the rock music at that time, with the emergence of what we now call 'Americana': Dylan kicked it off with John Wesley Harding and, even earlier, The Basement Tapes (the latter initially only available as a bootleg, Little White Wonder); The Beatles aimed to "get back to where you once belonged"; The Stones courted and were courted by Byrd/Burrito Brother, good 'ol/young boy, Gram Parsons; the covers of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young's monster-seller Deja Vu and The Band's eponymous second disc were virtually interchangeable, being sepia-tinted exercises of nostalgia for a future-imagined bucolic rural arcadia (in places like Marin County, however, rather than the post-lapsarian, smack and speed-riddled, Haigh Ashbury of 1968).

As I have described in my books, I'm a fan of the 'seven year cycle' model of musical 'movements'. Taking on this admittedly rather fanciful framework, we can see that the post-1970 years represented a 'decadent' phase of the notional first psychedelic era of 1966-73. English psychedelic whimsy was soon bulldozed by nascent 'progressive' music, both in the form of what became known as Prog, and that of hard rock/metal. (Blue Cheer were thus perhaps the most prescient of all the SF groups.) There were several great albums by the SF musicians around 1972-4, including the first Jerry Garcia and Bob Weir solo excursions, Garcia and Ace, From the Mars Hotel (beloved by Tony Blair's Ugly Rumours band, and probably the Dead's last wholly satisfactory studio recording, from 1974), the early Hot Tuna output culminating in The Phosphorescent Rat, but the writing was very clearly on the wall, despite the efforts over here of bands like Gong and the Welsh jammers Man. (Man were even joined, for a time, by none other than QMS's immortal John Cipollina, thus squaring some sort of circle, I guess?)

More to come...

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51 YEARS AGO THIS MONTH, ROXY MUSIC'S '72 DEBUT LP FINISHED RECORDING.

NOTE:^If Wikipedia is anything to go by, recording for the album reportedly ended on March 29, 1972, which was yesterday, 51 years ago, in my part of the world.

PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight om the U.S. CD pressing of "Roxy Music," self-titled debut studio album by English rock band ROXY MUSIC, re-released and remastered by Virgin Records America, Inc. in 1999.

Source: www.45worlds.com/cdalbum/cd/roxycd1.

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Roxy Music – For Your Pleasure (Half Speed Master) (LP) (01.04.2022)

Roxy Music – For Your Pleasure (Half Speed Master) (LP) (01.04.2022)

Arriving seemingly perfectly formed from nowhere, Roxy Music’s self-titled debut instantly propelled the band into the affections of both the music-buying public and the serious music press – no mean feat in 1972. Frontman Bryan Ferry’s lyrical evocations of romance and glamour, pop-art references and allusions to both old Hollywood and future shock sci-fi came showcased against an eclectic and…

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RECORD STORE DAY 2020

Now called RSD Drops for 2020 Taking place on 29th August, 26th September & 24th October This Saturday 24th October is the third & final official RSD Drop for 2020. Usually we would be having a huge celebration for Record Store Day, encouraging our friends and customers to come down on the day, pick up some RSD exclusives, do some digging and hang out. However 2020 has been a very different year, and as such we will be doing very different things. With special permissions from RSD Australia, we will be moving our RSD exclusive items to online & phone sales only. From midnight Friday night /Saturday morning you’ll be able to secure RSD items on our webstore, or from 9am Saturday morning (if still available) you’ll be able to purchase RSD items over the phone. We will open as normal on Saturday, however we will be enforcing our strict 5-person maximum store limit throughout the day, and are strongly discouraging customers from lining up in the morning and purchasing RSD items in-store. Stay home, jump on the webstore or give us a call. Click here for our pop-up webstore for RSD titles RSD Drops 2020 October Key Info: •    Online sales from 12am (Midnight Friday night) •    Phone sales from 9am Saturday morning •    Limit of one copy of each title per person. Multiple titles can be purchased. •    Mail order to Australian addresses only •    $10 flat rate shipping •    Store pick up available •    Stay home if you can! •    Due to many freight issues worldwide many August/September Drop titles have been late, see below for the list

Confirmed list of titles for the October RSD Drop

Bob Mould - Circle of Friends [2LP] Booker T. & The M.G.'s - McLemore Avenue [LP] Cheap Trick - Out To Get You! Live 1977 [2LP] Chief Keef - Back From The Dead 2 [2LP] Church, The - Gold Afternoon Fix [LP] City Morgue - City Morgue Vol. 2: As Good As Dead [LP] Def Leppard - Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame [12”] DevilDriver - Winter Kills [2LP] Dexter Gordon - The Squirrel [2LP] Dexter Gordon Quartet - Live In Chateauvallon 1978 [LP] Eminem - My Name Is / Bad Guys Always Die [7”] Exploited, The - Live At The Whitehouse [LP] Fleshtones, The - Face of the Screaming Werewolf [LP] Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush - Real LIVE! Vol. 1 [2LP] Frank Zappa - You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore (Sampler) [2LP] Freddie Gibbs & Madlib - Pinata: The 1974 Version [LP] Game, The - Born 2 Rap [3LP] Gil Scott-Heron & His Amnesia Express - Summer '86 [LP] Humble Pie - Official Bootleg Collection Vol 2 [2LP] Ice Nine Kills - The Silver Scream: Killer Cuts [10” Shaped] Infectious Grooves - Take You On A Ride [12''] Inhaler - My Honest Face [10''] J.J. Johnson & Kai Winding - Stonebone [LP] Johnny Cash - Classic CASH: Hall Of Fame Series-Early Mixes (1987) [2LP] Lemonheads, The - Lovey: 30th Anniversary Edition [2LP Book] Lil' Kim - 9 [LP] Lou Reed & John Cale - Songs For Drella [2LP] Miles Davis - Double Image: Rare Miles From The Complete Bitches Brew Sessions [2LP] Modern English - I Melt With You [12''] Mondo Rock - Summer of 81: Live at The Pier [2LP] Obsessed, The - Incarnate Ultimate Edition [2LP] Polish Club - Live & Horny At The Corner [LP] Rolling Stones, The - Metamorphosis UK (Special Edition) [LP] Rory Gallagher - Cleveland Calling [LP] Skid Row - Slave To The Grind [2LP] Snoop Dogg - I Wanna Thank Me [2LP] Specials, The - Dubs [10''] Tear Da Club Up Thugs Of Three 6 Mafia - CrazyNDaLazDayz [2LP] Thin Lizzy - Chinatown [2LP] Tony Joe White - The Beginning [LP] Toto - Live In Tokyo 1980 [LP] UFO - Live In Youngstown '78 [2LP] Verlaines, The - Dunedin Spleen [2LP] Vitamin String Quartet - Performs Lana Del Ray [LP] Warren Zevon - Greatest Hits [LP] Who, The - A Quick Live One [LP] Soundtrack & Various Soundtrack - Austin Powers In Goldmember  [LP] Soundtrack - Austin Powers: International Man Of Mystery [2LP] Soundtrack - Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me [LP] Soundtrack - Avalon (Randy Newman) [LP] Soundtrack - Black Mirror: Smithereens (Ryuichi Sakamoto) [LP] Soundtrack - Heart Of Batman (Makeup And Vanity Set) [LP] Soundtrack - Koyaanisqatsi (Philip Glass) [2LP] Soundtrack - Lethal Weapon [LP] Soundtrack - Metroland (Mark Knopfler) [LP] Soundtrack - Phenomenon [2LP] Soundtrack - Synecdoche New York (Jon Brion) [LP] Soundtrack - The Dark Crystal Age Of Resistance: The Crystal Chamber [LP Picture Disc] Soundtrack - The Natural (Randy Newman) [LP] Soundtrack - The Turning: Kate's Diary [LP] Soundtrack - The Virgin Suicides [LP] Various Artists - Double Whammy! A 1960s Garage Rock Rave-Up [LP] Various Artists - Rough Guide To Brazilian Psychedelia [LP] All available from our pop-up webstore Saturday 24th October at 12:00am https://beatdisc-records.myshopify.com/

Leftovers / Late titles / Still in-stock

Late running titles / First time at Beatdisc! Allan Holdsworth - Road Games [LP] 100 Flowers (Urinals) - Drawing Fire (Expanded) [LP] Ramones, The - It's Alive II [2LP] Jimi Hendrix - “Message To Love (Live)” / “Changes (Live)” [7"] Rockabye Baby! - Lullaby Renditions of Wu-Tang Clan [LP] New Order - The John Peel Session 1982 [12"] Various Artists - Behind The Dykes: Beat, Blues and Psychedelic Nuggets from The Lowlands 1964-1972 [2LP]   Restocks! Ravi Shankar - Chants Of India [2LP] Brittany Howard - Live At Sound Emporium [LP] Roxy Music - Roxy Music: The Steven Wilson Stereo Mix [LP] U2 - 11 O'Clock Tick Tock (40th Anniversary Edition) [LP] Various Artists - This Are Two Tone [LP]

Click here for all leftovers & late running titles

[julio-viernes]

La canción de apertura de "Time Vaults" de Van Der Graaf Generator, "The Liquidator", que podía haber sido un potente single "pop" para una banda que no hacía singles, pero quedó absolutamente inédita a principios de los setenta. He leído por ahí que tiene un toque un poco Sparks, sin embargo yo veo más aquí a Roxy Music, esos instrumentos de viento la emparentan más con las virguerías marcianas de Andy Mackay. Este LP es una interesante colección de temas que quedaron perdidos entre "Pawn Hearts" y "Godbluff", del periodo 1972-1975 en el que VDGG se separaron temporalmente.

[theaudiobible]

Greatest Albums: 1973

Progressive Rock had been a developing under the surface of mainstream pop since King Crimson hit the airwaves in 1969. In 1973, two progressive heavyweights stole the show with landmark works. One of the truly great years in music history, it feels a shame to not give honours to Stevie Wonder, The Who, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Roxy Music (and the list goes on). Yet somehow three records sit head and shoulders above the rest. 

Number 3

Genesis: Selling England by the Pound

King Crimson’s domination of prog rock ended with Yes and Genesis both releasing landmark records (Close to the Edge and Foxtrot) in 1972. All three of these classical prog heavyweights had also branched out and found their niches. For Genesis, this meant costumes, stage antics and a very poetic, very British brand of storytelling. There is a no more quintessential example of this than “Selling England by the Pound”. The record leaves behind the gargantuan 23 minute religious chronicles, but still manages to convey cohesive storylines and push drama. Genesis even managed to sneak in their only Gabriel era radio friendly hit with “I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)”. Everyone is at their best on this record. Tony Banks piano in “Firth of Fifth” is mesmerising, Gabriel’s poetry is at its sweetest on “Dancing With the Moonlit Knight”, we even see Phil Collins foreshadowing the future of the band, hopping on lead vocals for the first time in “More Fool Me”.

The Hit: Firth of Fifth

Hidden Gem: More Fool Me 

Number 2

Elton John: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Yellow Brick Road is both the most unique LP Elton John released as well as the one that best sums him up as an artist. Although recorded in Jamaica, there is really not a lot of Jamaican influence here aside from the playful “Jamaica Jerk Off”. The remaining 16 tracks are Elton at his most Elton. The piano ballads are some of his most soulful, while the grooves and riffs from his fellow bandmates bite the hardest in all of his catalogue. Davey Jonhstone tries some snarling Seattle Guitar in “All the Girls love Alice”. Drummer Nigel Olsson complements the ballads with his most tender grooves all over the record. His delicate performance in (“I’ve Seen That Movie Too”) among others can’t be understated, even if it just helps to keep the focus on magic man Elton. Marilyn Monroe tribute “Candle in the Wind” became a live favourite. There could have been 17 singles, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road really is that good.

The Hit: Bennie and the Jets

Hidden Gem: I’ve Seen That Movie Too

Number 1

Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon

In an historic year for music, Pink Floyd somehow managed to produce a work that blew everything else out of the water. “Meddle”, released the year prior had given fans a taste of the bands’ potential, but few could have predicted a breakout into the mainstream like this one. It is impossible not to marvel at the record’s interstellar scope of lyrical content, the hyper produced guitars and alien synths, or guest Clare Torry’s vocal masterpiece on “The Great Gig in the Sky”. Even the finer details on the record however are near perfection, and like all the greatest albums, the whole is greater than a sum of its’ parts. Roger Waters and David Gilmour find a way to string together spaceship arpeggiation (see: “On the Run”) with grounded, reflective commentaries on salient Earthly concepts in “Time” and “Money”. Despite the scope, it never feels like Pink Floyd bit off more than they could chew. TDSOTM is a haunting account of the human race with the universe as the canvas. From Gilmour’s opening hum “Breathe in the air, don’t be afraid to care” to the closing roar “And everything under the sun is in tune, but the sun is eclipsed by the moon”; each track is just a stanza in a poem. No song belongs anywhere else but on this record. A must have in any LP collection, and truly one of the great albums of our time.

The Hit: Money

Hidden Gem: The Great Gig in the Sky