Description
Roxy Music’s ground-breaking debut album is expanded in an exclusive super-deluxe package featuring rare and previously unavailable material. It represents the first time Roxy Music’s archives have been opened, offering rare and genuinely never-heard-before material outside Roxy’s inner circle. Compiled with the group’s involvement, the 3CD / DVD 12” X 12” box set includes the original album including ‘Virginia Plain’, the demo tape that led to their first record deal plus the legendary BBC Sessions that saw the group hone their craft. There’s also an entire disc, exclusive to this format, of previously unheard studio outtakes prepared exclusively by Bryan Ferry and producer Rhett Davies including alternate session versions for every album track and ‘Virginia Plain’. The original album is presented in the 1999 Bob Ludwig master, while the reminder of the audio has been mastered by Frank Arkwright at Abbey Road. The DVD includes promos and BBC TV appearances as well rare footage of Roxy at the Bataclan Club in Paris in November 1972, the only surviving capture of this line-up live on stage. To round the audio/visual elements of the set off, lifetime admirer Steven Wilson has mixed the album into 5.1 DTS 96/24 and Dolby AC3 Sound. Seven years in the making, the box set also contains a 136-page book printed on hi-gloss 170gsm paper curated by Bryan Ferry, containing many rare and previously unpublished photographs, and an essay by Guardian journalist and author Richard Williams, the man who first wrote about the group in Melody Maker in 1971.

Tracklist
[CD1: The Album]
1. Re-Make/Re-Model
2. Ladytron
3. If There Is Something
4. Virginia Plain
5. 2 H.B.
6. The Bob (Medley)
7. Chance Meeting
8. Would You Believe?
9. Sea Breezes
10. Bitters End

[CD2: Demos & Out-Takes]
Early Demos April/May '71:
1. Ladytron
2. 2 H.B.
3. Chance Meeting
4. The Bob (Medley)
Album Out-Takes:
5. Instrumental
6. Re-Make/Re-Model
7. Ladytron
8. If There Is Something
9. 2 H.B.
10. The Bob (Medley)
11. Chance Meeting
12. Sea Breezes
13. Bitters End
14. Virginia Plain

[CD3: The BBC Sessions]
1. If There Is Something - John Peel Radio Session, London 1972
2. The Bob (Medley) - John Peel Radio Session, London 1972
3. Would You Believe? - John Peel Radio Session, London 1972
4. Sea Breezes - John Peel Radio Session, London 1972
5. Re-Make/Re-Model - John Peel Radio Session, London 1972
6. 2 H.B. - John Peel Radio Session, London 1972
7. Ladytron - John Peel Radio Session, London 1972
8. Chance Meeting - John Peel Radio Session, London 1972
9. Virginia Plain - John Peel Radio Session, London 1972
10. The Bob (Medley) - Live / BBC "In Concert", Paris Theatre, London 1972
11. Sea Breezes - Live / BBC "In Concert", Paris Theatre, London 1972
12. Virginia Plain - Live / BBC "In Concert", Paris Theatre, London 1972
13. Chance Meeting - Live / BBC "In Concert", Paris Theatre, London 1972
14. Re-Make/Re-Model - Live / BBC "In Concert", Paris Theatre, London 1972

[DVD]
Audio:
- The full album remixed in 5.1 by Steven Wilson
Video:
1. Re-Make/Re-Model - The Royal College Of Art, 6/6/72
2. Ladytron - The Old Grey Whistle Test, 20/6/72
3. Virginia Plain - Top Of The Pops, 24/8/72
4. Re-Make/Re-Model - Full House, 25/11/72
5. Ladytron - Full House, 25/11/72
6. Would You Believe - French TV, Bataclan, Paris, 26/11/72
7. If There Is Something - French TV, Bataclan, Paris, 26/11/72
8. Sea Breezes - French TV, Bataclan, Paris, 26/11/72
9. Virginia Plain - French TV, Bataclan, Paris, 26/11/72

3CD/1DVD Super Deluxe Edition (shown above)
US - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B077Y965S9/?tag=imwan-20
CA - https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B077Y965S9/?tag=imwanca-20
UK - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B077Y965S9/?tag=imwan-21

2CD Deluxe Edition (contains CD1 and CD3 only)
US - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B077Y6QZWX/?tag=imwan-20
CA - https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B077Y6QZWX/?tag=imwanca-20
UK - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B077Y6QZWX/?tag=imwan-21

1LP Vinyl Edition
US - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LX4RY3H/?tag=imwan-20
CA - https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B01LX4RY3H/?tag=imwanca-20
UK - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01LX4RY3H/?tag=imwan-21

I've opened a thread for the TFF album too:

viewtopic.php?f=17&t=99663

Hopefully, there will be a deluxe re-issue, with beaucoups bonus tracks.

Glad to hear this is definite (even though I bought the mediocre Japan SACD series)

A semi-update from Super Deluxe Edition, but this really doesn't say squat.

NEWS
Bryan Ferry confirms Roxy Music box

Another year, another promise…

Bryan Ferry has revealed that the long-awaited and much delayed box set of Roxy Music‘s 1972 eponymous debut will be released in November.

Speaking to the Santa Barbara Noozhawk website the 71-year old said “This November, we are releasing a new special edition box set of the first Roxy Music album, complete with the original demo recordings and loads of previously unpublished photographs”.

Before fans get their hopes up too much, it should be noted that Ferry had previously told another journalist that this would be delivered last year… “probably, July 2016”.

Steven Wilson has told his fans that he has remixed this album for 5.1 surround sound, but while Ferry mentioned the demos in his fairly casual comment, there was no mention of the 5.1 mix (he had previously made reference to a DVD). Let’s hope that content hasn’t been dropped.

More news on this when SDE gets it.

I hope that unlike Marillion, they also let Wilson do the 96.24 2.0. If so I am definitely in.

Rock stars sure don't have marketing skills do they?

One exception is Steven Wilson himself, who is extremely effective in marketing his own music and others with his enthusiasm about the work he does for other people.

If I was Bryan Ferry i'd be talking up his music, and offering as much insight as possible.

Bump: Universal has scheduled the release of this box set for February 2nd. Pre-order links can be found in the first post (only the UK is active so far).

Wilson!Wilson! Wilson! 96/24 2.0 PLEASE!

Bump: Added the packshot, description and tracklist to the first post. The initial solicitation from Universal UK doesn't provide full details for the tracks on CD2 and the DVD -- hopefully those will be elaborated on soon.

That's a crazy price for 3CD/1DVD

We can surely expect Amazon's final price to be much better than that.

I will be so into this. Only question, what country will I order from?

Obviously I need the 3CD/1DVD Super Deluxe Edition. Let us know if any good Amazon deals show up.

With this & Marillion, I hope we're not seeing a trend to not let Wilson remix 2.0 along with the 5.1.

The label has kindly provided a fully detailed tracklist now, which I've put into the first post. And we also have a promo trailer:

I'm disappointed in the lack of a Wilson 2.0 mix as well, especially considering that for Record Store Day 2015, Roxy released a 10" EP including Wilson's remixes for "Ladytron" and "The Numberer" and the back cover states "Taken from the forthcoming Super Deluxe Edition of ROXY MUSIC". Though I picked up the vinyl, I've been waiting for the past two years for this to be released on CD and/or DVD. This set doesn't even include "The Numberer" at all.

https://www.discogs.com/Roxy-Music-Lady ... se/6911688

Guys, this might be a good idea to lock in right now -- the Amazon Canada pre-order listing for the big box has appeared, and it's currently more than $100 cheaper than the UK cost:

https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B077Y965S9/?tag=imwanca-20

I feel this 'Super Deluxe' edition of Roxy Music's 1st Album is incomplete without "The Numberer" (the non-LP B-side of "Virginia Plain").

I wish there was a CD/DVD option with just the original album in 5.1 and stereo, like his King Crimson reissues.

Done. Thanks!


Yes, it really is part of the era and sessions for the album. It should include the original mix and Wilson's remix, which runs 15 seconds longer. His remix for "Ladytron" adds about three minutes.