Roxy Music – Viva!
(Polydor Records 1977 23020538)
Matrix No’s: A1/B1 – UK Pressing
Gatefold Sleeve in Excellent+ condition
– some wear to edges and small tear on back bottom right
Vinyl in Nr MINT/Excellent+ condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality apart from some light pops/crackles)
Roxy Music are an English art rock band formed in 1971 by Bryan Ferry (vocals), Graham Simpson (bass), Phil Manzanera (guitar), Andy Mackay (saxophone and oboe) and Paul Thompson (drums and percussion) & Brian Eno (synthesiser and “treatments”)
Viva! Roxy Music was the first live Roxy Music album. It was released in August 1976 and was recorded at three venues over a period of three years (1973-1975). The recordings were from the band’s shows at the Apollo in Glasgow in November 1973, City Hall at Newcastle in October 1974 and the Wembley Arena in October 1975.
Track listing
All songs written by Bryan Ferry except “Out of the Blue” by Ferry and Phil Manzanera.
| Side one | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | “Out of the Blue” (Newcastle City Hall, 27 or 28 October 1974) | 4:44 |
| 2. | “Pyjamarama” (Glasgow Apollo, 2 November 1973) | 3:36 |
| 3. | “The Bogus Man” (Newcastle City Hall, 27 or 28 October 1974) | 7:05 |
| 4. | “Chance Meeting” (Glasgow Apollo, 2 November 1973) | 2:58 |
| 5. | “Both Ends Burning” (Wembley Empire Pool, 17 or 18 October 1975) | 4:46 |
| Side two | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | “If There Is Something” (Newcastle City Hall, 27 or 28 October 1974) | 10:37 |
| 2. | “In Every Dream Home a Heartache” (Newcastle City Hall, 27 or 28 October 1974) | 8:23 |
| 3. | “Do the Strand” (Newcastle City Hall, 27 or 28 October 1974) | 4:00 |
Personnel
- Roxy Music
- Bryan Ferry – vocals, keyboards
- Eddie Jobson – electric violin, synthesizer, keyboards
- Andy Mackay – saxophone, oboe
- Phil Manzanera – guitar
- John Gustafson – bass (on “Both Ends Burning”)
- Paul Thompson – drums
- Additional personnel
- John Wetton – bass (on “Out of the Blue,” “The Bogus Man,” “If There Is Something,” “In Every Dream Home a Heartache,” and “Do The Strand”)
- Sal Maida – bass (on “Pyjamarama” and “Chance Meeting”)
- Rick Wills – bass (credited on the album, despite not playing on any of the tracks, because he replaced John Gustafson for the USA leg of the 1975-76 tour)[5]
- The Sirens (Doreen Chanter and Jacqui Sullivan) – background vocals (on “Both Ends Burning”)
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