Product Description
The legendary Bryan Ferry returns with his brand new studio album Olympia on October 26th, 2010, his debut for Astralwerks Records. This will follow the release of the brand new single "You Can Dance" on August 10th.

The album features musical contributions from Nile Rodgers, Pink Floyd's David Gilmour, Groove Armada, Scissor Sisters, Marcus Miller, Flea, ex Stone Roses Mani (Primal Scream) and Jonny Greenwood of Radiohead. It also sees Bryan Ferry reunite on record with members of Roxy Music, including Brian Eno, Phil Manzanera, and Andy Mackay. This is the first album to reunite them since Roxy Music's seminal album For Your Pleasure in 1973.

The single "You Can Dance", which is already a club hit across Europe, is accompanied by a stunning music video shot at the historic Wilton's Music Hall in London.

The album features eight new songs, and Ferry's moving adaptation of Tim Buckley's "Song To the Siren"; an amazing version of Traffic's "No Face, No Name, No Number" as well as collaborations with Scissor Sisters ("Heartache By Numbers") and Groove Armada ("Shameless").

Olympia was co-produced by Bryan Ferry and Rhett Davies.

1. You Can Dance
2. Alphaville
3. Heartache By Numbers
4. Me Oh My
5. Shameless
6. Song To the Siren
7. No Face, No Name, No Number
8. BF Bass (Ode To Olympia)
9. Reason Or Rhyme
10. Tender Is The Night

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Looking forward to hearing this.

Bryan Ferry recruits Kate Moss for album cover artwork
Roxy Music singer compares supermodel with Marilyn Monroe

September 9, 2010
http://www.nme.com/news/bryan-ferry/52916



Bryan Ferry has recruited Kate Moss for the cover of his forthcoming solo album 'Olympia'.

For the artwork (pictured), the model is depicted in the same pose as the 19th century Édouard Manet painting of the same name.

"Kate has long been the femme fatale of our age, as controversial as she is beautiful, and the most glamorous female icon since Marilyn Monroe," Ferry told the Metro.

He added: "Olympia was a kind of early pin-up picture and, in a sense, a forerunner of some 20th century pop art, which I feel strongly connected to."

Information about the vinyl release coming in November from The Vinyl Factory.

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Bryan Ferry 'Olympia'
Deluxe vinyl edition
The Vinyl Factory
Availability: In Stock

£ 30
Product Details:
Hand crafted by The Vinyl Factory, this deluxe vinyl gatefold edition of Bryan Ferry's acclaimed new album is a highly collectible release containing exclusive artwork.

Featuring Olympia on super-heavyweight 200-gram vinyl, pressed on the legendary EMI 1400 in Hayes, Middlesex, and encased in a specially treated gatefold sleeve, this edition also contains a fine art print of the iconic Kate Moss cover image, plus essays by Michael Bracewell and Richard Williams.

Olympia features contributions from a stellar cast of musicians including Brian Eno, David Gilmour, Flea and Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood, as well as collaborations with Scissor Sisters, Groove Armada and Dave Stewardt of Eurythmics.

Olympia's album cover is graced by Kate Moss, supermodel supreme and the most recognisable face in the modern fashion world. The photograph was taken by Adam Whitehead, who honed his craft under Mario Testino.

"On the day Kate was amazing," recalls Ferry. "She had in her mind exactly the character she wanted to portray. 'Give me red lips, i want to be a Roxy girl' she screamed!"

Set to become a highly coverted release, this is the premium format on which to own Bryan Ferry's best solo album in a decade.

Available to pre-order now; shipping Monday 8th November

• 200-gram vinyl record, pressed on EMI 1400
• Exclusive art print of iconic Kate Moss image
• Bespoke gatefold sleeve with treated artwork
• Essays by Michael Bracewell and Richard Williams
• Inner sleeve containing lyrics and credits

There are a few other editions of this coming out:

Deluxe Version including 2 bonus tracks and DVD:


Disc: 1
1. You Can Dance
2. Alphaville
3. Heartache By Numbers
4. Me Oh My
5. Shameless
6. Song To The Siren
7. No Face, No Name, No Number
8. BF Bass (Ode To Olympia)
9. Reason Or Rhyme
10. Tender Is The Night
11. Whatever Gets You Thru The Night
12. One Night
Disc: 2
1. The Making Of Olympia (DVD)
2. You Can Dance (DVD)

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Bryan Ferry 'Olympia' Book Format
This format is a deluxe, casebound hardback book, which comes in a rigid slipcase. It stands 11" x 11", with three discs that come housed in CD wallets.

CD1 - The 10-track CD album, plus 2 bonus tracks.

CD2 - A second CD of previously unreleased alternative mixes.

DVD - contains a 30-minute documentary. This consists of track-by-track interviews with Bryan Ferry as well as the production team and musicians involved. Also included on the disc is the music video for 'You Can Dance' and a behind-the-scenes featurette on the making of the album cover.

The book itself is saddle-stitched and has 40 pages of content printed on heavyweight gloss paper. It contains lyrics for each song, exclusive shots from the album cover photoshoot and two specially-commissioned essays. The first, by music journalist and long-time champion Richard Williams, details the records's content and creation. The second, by noted art critic and Roxy Music biographer Michael Bracewell, focuses on the conceptual aspects of the artwork for 'Olympia'.

The full track listing for the two audio CDs is as follows:

CD1 - 'OLYMPIA'

1. You Can Dance
2. Alphaville
3. Heartache By Numbers
4. Me Oh My
5. Shameless
6. Song To The Siren
7. No Face, No Name, No Number
8. BF BASS (Ode To Olympia)
9. Reason Or Rhyme
10. Tender Is The Night

Bonus Tracks
11. Whatever Gets You Thru The Night
12. One Night

CD2 - ALTERNATIVE MIXES

1. You Can Dance (Fred Falke Mix)
2. Alphaville (Time and Space Machine Mix)
3. Heartache By Numbers (Circus Parade Mix)
4. Me Oh My (DJ Cleaver Mix)
5. Shameless (Still Going Mix)
6. BF BASS (Ode To Olympia) (West End Wolf Mix)
7. Reason Or Rhyme (Instrumental)

Cover artwork:


Release date is November 2, 2010:

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Sigh............ another artist I like has joined the "let's make it so bleeping expensive to grab a few bonus trax that my hard core fans will choose to download for free instead of buying it at the reasonable price it should have been released at" club.

Has anyone heard this yet? Yourmusic has the 1 disc version & wondering if I should bite.

This is the first I've heard of this. Can anyone tell me which track(s) David Gilmour plays on?

Gilmour plays on the tracks Me Oh My, and on Song to the Siren alongside Phil Manzanera.

This is a pretty good album although not Avalon by a long stretch, which is my favorite later year Roxy-related album.

But it does have some of the Roxy clan on here - Eno, Manzanera, but also includes Chris Spedding on a few tracks
as well as Neil Hubbard and Dave Stewart...sprinkled throughout..

Haven't heard it in a while, think I'll pop it in right now!

Thanks! I will base my purchase on your word. (Purchase meaning among the differerent versions!).