The Complete Studio Recordings

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All Music Guide - Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Roxy Music have been remastered and boxed before but there's a simple elegance to The Complete Studio Recordings that suits the band. Containing nothing more than handsome remastered mini-LP reissues of the band's eight albums along with two discs of non-LP singles -- including "Virginia Plain," two mixes of "Pyjamarama," as well as several edits and mixes making their CD debut -- the 2012 box set lacks such expected frills as liner notes, an absence that is noted but not greatly missed, as the execution on this set is expert. Presentation was always key to Roxy Music, and The Complete Studio Recordings is frankly gorgeous, its mini-LPs housed in heavy cardboard...
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Editorial Reviews

All Music Guide - Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Roxy Music have been remastered and boxed before but there's a simple elegance to The Complete Studio Recordings that suits the band. Containing nothing more than handsome remastered mini-LP reissues of the band's eight albums along with two discs of non-LP singles -- including "Virginia Plain," two mixes of "Pyjamarama," as well as several edits and mixes making their CD debut -- the 2012 box set lacks such expected frills as liner notes, an absence that is noted but not greatly missed, as the execution on this set is expert. Presentation was always key to Roxy Music, and The Complete Studio Recordings is frankly gorgeous, its mini-LPs housed in heavy cardboard sleeves, the outer box black and sleek, conveying the well-tailored sophistication of the band while placing emphasis directly on the music. Nicely remastered -- perhaps not a great revelation compared to the 1999 discs but warm, rich, and full, better overall -- the music is familiar yet fresh, still kinetic with imagination after all these years. Roxy's catalog roughly breaks down into pairs with two outliers: the early Eno-graced Roxy Music and For Your Pleasure, their artiest and strangest LPs; the muscular glam of Stranded and Country Life; the cool European disco of Manifesto and Flesh + Blood. There is also the 1975 transitional masterpiece Siren -- the bridge between art rock and art pop -- and the reserved swan song Avalon. The bonus material is unequally balanced, with the entirety of the second disc devoted to the early '80s and about a third of the first covering the Manifesto era, but it's all welcome, particularly the odd mixes and the essential early singles. Ultimately, the box itself is essential: Roxy Music are one of the rare rock bands with such an exquisitely carved catalog, and it shines in this setting.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 2/5/2013
  • Label: Virgin Records Us
  • EAN: 5099944021726
  • Catalog Number: 40217
  • Sales rank: 7,848

Tracks

Disc 1
  1. 1 Re-Make/Re-Model (5:16)
  2. 2 Ladytron (4:26)
  3. 3 If There Is Something (6:35)
  4. 4 2 H.B. (4:36)
  5. 5 The Bob (Medley) (5:48)
  6. 6 Chance Meeting (3:08)
  7. 7 Would You Believe? (3:54)
  8. 8 Sea Breezes (7:03)
  9. 9 Bitters End (2:05)
Disc 2
  1. 1 Do the Strand (4:04)
  2. 2 Beauty Queen (4:41)
  3. 3 Strictly Confidential (3:48)
  4. 4 Editions of You (3:53)
  5. 5 In Every Dream Home a Heartache (5:30)
  6. 6 The Bogus Man (9:20)
  7. 7 Grey Lagoons (4:13)
  8. 8 For Your Pleasure (6:52)
Disc 3
  1. 1 Street Life (3:28)
  2. 2 Just Like You (3:36)
  3. 3 Amazona (4:17)
  4. 4 Psalm (8:06)
  5. 5 Serenade (2:59)
  6. 6 A Song for Europe (5:46)
  7. 7 Mother of Pearl (6:53)
  8. 8 Sunset (6:05)
Disc 4
  1. 1 The Thrill of It All (6:25)
  2. 2 Three and Nine (4:04)
  3. 3 All I Want Is You (2:52)
  4. 4 Out of the Blue (4:48)
  5. 5 If It Takes All Night (3:13)
  6. 6 Bitter Sweet (4:51)
  7. 7 Triptych (3:09)
  8. 8 Casanova (3:27)
  9. 9 A Really Good Time (3:46)
  10. 10 Prairie Rose (5:13)
Disc 5
  1. 1 Love Is the Drug (4:11)
  2. 2 End of the Line (5:14)
  3. 3 Sentimental Fool (6:12)
  4. 4 Whirlwind (3:38)
  5. 5 She Sells (3:49)
  6. 6 Could It Happen to Me? (3:36)
  7. 7 Both Ends Burning (5:16)
  8. 8 Nightingale (4:10)
  9. 9 Just Another High (6:29)
Disc 6
  1. 1 Manifesto (5:30)
  2. 2 Trash (2:14)
  3. 3 Angel Eyes (3:32)
  4. 4 Still Falls the Rain (4:13)
  5. 5 Stronger Through the Years (6:13)
  6. 6 Ain't That So (5:39)
  7. 7 My Little Girl (3:17)
  8. 8 Dance Away (4:20)
  9. 9 Cry, Cry, Cry (2:56)
  10. 10 Spin Me Round (5:13)
Disc 7
  1. 1 The Midnight Hour (3:12)
  2. 2 Oh Yeah (4:51)
  3. 3 Same Old Scene (4:00)
  4. 4 Flesh and Blood (3:10)
  5. 5 My Only Love (5:19)
  6. 6 Over You (3:26)
  7. 7 Eight Miles High (4:53)
  8. 8 Rain Rain Rain (3:20)
  9. 9 No Strange Delight (4:44)
  10. 10 Running Wild (5:02)
Disc 8
  1. 1 More Than This (4:31)
  2. 2 The Space Between (4:30)
  3. 3 Avalon (4:16)
  4. 4 India (1:45)
  5. 5 While My Heart Is Still Beating (3:28)
  6. 6 The Main Thing (3:54)
  7. 7 Take a Chance with Me (4:42)
  8. 8 To Turn You On (4:16)
  9. 9 True to Life (4:28)
  10. 10 Tara (1:47)
Disc 9
  1. 1 Virginia Plain (3:00)
  2. 2 The Numberer (3:42)
  3. 3 Pyjamarama (3:03)
  4. 4 Pyjamarama (2:54)
  5. 5 The Pride and the Pain (4:16)
  6. 6 Do the Strand (3:23)
  7. 7 Hula Kula (2:39)
  8. 8 Your Application's Failed (4:45)
  9. 9 The Thrill of It All (4:22)
  10. 10 The Thrill of It All (3:25)
  11. 11 Love Is the Drug (3:00)
  12. 12 Sultanesque (5:26)
  13. 13 Both Ends Burning (4:01)
  14. 14 For Your Pleasure (5:04)
  15. 15 Trash 2 (3:11)
  16. 16 Dance Away (3:50)
  17. 17 Dance Away (6:31)
  18. 18 Angel Eyes (2:53)
  19. 19 Angel Eyes (6:38)
Disc 10
  1. 1 Oh Yeah (4:15)
  2. 2 Manifesto (4:02)
  3. 3 South Downs (5:14)
  4. 4 Lover (4:29)
  5. 5 Jealous Guy (6:12)
  6. 6 To Turn You On (4:13)
  7. 7 More Than This (4:35)
  8. 8 Avalon (4:16)
  9. 9 Always Unkowing (5:21)
  10. 10 Take a Chance with Me (3:40)
  11. 11 Take a Chance with Me (2:47)
  12. 12 The Main Thing (7:44)
  13. 13 The Main Thing (3:49)
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Album Credits

Performance Credits
Roxy Music Primary Artist
Eddie Jobson Keyboards
Paul Carrack Keyboards
Bryan Ferry Piano, Keyboards, Vocals
Phil Manzanera Guitar
Simon Phillips Drums
Brian Eno Synthesizer, Tape
John Gustafson Bass
Neil Hubbard Guitar
Neil Jason Bass
London Welsh Male Choir Choir, Chorus
Andy Mackay Saxophone
Andy Newmark Drums
John Porter Bass, Guest Appearance
Allan Schwartzberg Drums
Graham Simpson Bass Guitar
Alan Spenner Bass
Paul Thompson Drums, Timpani
Gary Tibbs Bass
Andrew Mackay Oboe
Edwin Jobson Synthesizer, Strings, Keyboards
Chris Lawrence String Bass
Technical Credits
Eddie Jobson Composer
Bryan Ferry Composer, Lyricist, Art Direction, Cover Art
John Lennon Composer
Phil Manzanera Composer
Wilson Pickett Composer
Bob Clearmountain Engineer
Rhett Davies Producer, Engineer
Jimmy Douglass Engineer
Andy Mackay Composer
John Middleton Engineer
Roxy Music Arranger, Producer
Steve Nye Engineer
John Punter Engineer
Peter Sinfield Producer
Paul Thompson Composer
Andy Hendriksen Engineer
Randy Mason Engineer
Simon Puxley Liner Notes
Chris Thomas Producer
Graham Hughes Cover Art
Robert C. Ludwig Mastering
Bob Bowkett Artwork, Cover Art
Nicholas Deville Artwork, Art Direction, Cover Art
Neil Kirk Cover Art
Antony Price Cover Art, Fashion Stylist
Cream Cover Art
Phill Brown Engineer
Celine Cover Art
Sally Feldman Cover Art
Adrianne Hunter Cover Art
Jerry Hall Cover Art
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