1st Press Roxy Music 1972 LP UK Island Pink Rim Very Good Vinyl
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Roxy Music 1972 LP UK ISLAND 1st Press Pink Rim - Very Good Vinyl
ROXY MUSIC Roxy Music (The First Roxy Music Album)
1972 UK ISLAND (ILPS 9200) FIRST PRESSING OF ROXY MUSIC'S SUBLIME DEBUT
PRESSED WITH THE FIRST ISSUE PINK RIM ISLAND LABELS MATRIX: ILPS 9200 A-2U / ILPS 9200 B-3U MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1/MR and 1/GR THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL DEEPLY GLOSSY GATEFOLD COVER "Printed and made by Tinsley Robor Group Ltd." WITH ANTHONY PRICE'S CHIC AND GLAMOROUS STYLING COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL PLAIN WHITE INNER SLEEVE
Falling halfway between musical primitivism and art rock ambition, Roxy Music's eponymous debut remains a startling redefinition of rock's boundaries. Simultaneously embracing kitschy glamour and avant-pop, Roxy Music shimmers with seductive style and pulsates with disturbing synthetic textures. Although no musician demonstrates much technical skill at this point, they are driven by boundless imagination -- Brian Eno's synthesized "treatments" exploit electronic instruments as electronics, instead of trying to shoehorn them into conventional acoustic patterns. Similarly, Bryan Ferry finds that his vampiric croon is at its most effective when it twists conventional melodies, Phil Manzanera's guitar is terse and unpredictable, while Andy Mackay's saxophone subverts rock & roll clichés by alternating R&B honking with atonal flourishes. But what makes Roxy Music such a confident, astonishing debut is how these primitive avant-garde tendencies are married to full-fledged songs. That was the trick that elevated Roxy Music from an art school project to the most adventurous rock band of the early '70s.
Side A: Remake/Re-Model (5:10) Ladytron (4:21) If There Is Something (6:33) 2 H.B. (4:30) Side B: The Bob (Medley) (5:48) Chance Meeting (3:00) Would You Believe? (3:47) Sea Breezes (7:00) Bitters End (2:02)
LABELS: slightly faded. shows spindle marks
VINYL Visual: Both surfaces shine with just some light hairlines and brush marks. 1 visable mark/scratch to side B VINYL Audio: Very Good SLEEVE: Pretty Good. Corners are good, no folds. Spine is a little faded and bruised
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