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Can ya recommend to me good live Roxy recordings? Preferring Eno-era or pre-Manifesto (material), but not necessarily excluding anything...

All I have is Viva! (and The High Road EP) - any CD, DVD, easily-obtainable bootleg, ....

― dave225 (Dave225), Thursday, 10 July 2003 15:57 (9 years ago) Permalink

There's a great dvd, called "The Best of MusikLaden: T.Rex & Roxy Music" that features Roxy Music at their best. I think it's from about '73. Eno's still in the band, so it should be from around that time. The costumes and Bryan Ferry dance are worth the price ($19.99, from what I remember).

The T. Rex part, a different concert performance, isn't quite as good, but also worth a viewing.

― Sloan Kohler, Thursday, 10 July 2003 16:25 (9 years ago) Permalink

My favorite live Roxy album is Concerto, which was recorded in Denver in '79 on their Manifesto tour. I know you wanted something pre-Manifesto, but I think this is their best. It has two discs, one mostly devoted to Manifesto tracks, and the other to older stuff. It has a very raw, streamlined and bass-heavy sound. Not too cluttered. Then again, Siren and Manifesto are probably my two favorite Roxy albums, so it makes sense that I would favor that sound to their earlier, wilder stuff (which I also love). That new Live album from the 2001 tour is also pretty cool. Probably worth getting as well. I never really got into Viva! actually, not sure why. And I have yet to hear Heart Still Beating.

― Patrick South (Patrick South), Thursday, 10 July 2003 16:39 (9 years ago) Permalink

The new live DVD is quite good. A fantastic set list, costume changes galore and a rather attractive female keyboardist/percussionist who looks not a thing like Eddie Jobson.

― Naive Teen Idol (Naive Teen Idol), Thursday, 10 July 2003 17:58 (9 years ago) Permalink

there's a bootleg called "champange and novocaine" which has some good quality eno era things including some bbc live things. lots of bleeps and squeeks from eno and some terrific guitar playing from manzanera (more prominent than on the albums). try slsk.

― phil turnbull (philT), Thursday, 10 July 2003 20:48 (9 years ago) Permalink

6 years pass...

can anyone direct me to the thrill of it all cd online? i can't live without pyjamarama all of a sudden!

― iago g., Sunday, 17 January 2010 03:40 (3 years ago) Permalink

2 years pass...

Is there an official release of the BBC material yet. Just listening to th e'72 In Concert show and it sounds fantastic. So surprised it hasn't come out in a legit way.
This was part of a 2cd set of various Eno era Roxy music stuff that I got torrented a few years back.
If it was possible to get it fully remastered from the masters it would be a lovely thing to have.
This did also include the first session which still has Davy O'List on pre Manzanera so that might possibly have thrown up some kind of obstacle.
There also appears to be one session missing that hasn't been rebroadcast so maybe has ceased to exist. Would think somebody must have a copy in some quality though, even if not as pristine as a BBC master.

― Stevolende, Saturday, 29 September 2012 21:26 (7 months ago) Permalink

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