Roxy Music-The Avalon Tapes (1981 1982)

Roxy Music 

The Avalon Tapes

Studio Demo Outtakes 1981-1982

(Demos / Outtakes / Unreleased)

SBD/STU +10

COMPARTIR/SHARE

01. True To Life (Ferry) 

    Song Demo Rough Track With Vocalising 1981 Roxy Music

    Without the lyrics, it sounds very much like "Slave to Love"...

02. More Than This (Ferry)

    Song Demo Rough Track With Vocalising 1981 Roxy Music

03. The Main Thing (Ferry)

    Song Demo Rough Track With Vocalising 1981 Roxy Music

04. Unreleased #1 (unknown) 

    Song Demo Rough Track With Vocalising 1981

    Listed (on back as Track 5) as "Unreleased #1"

05. Avalon (Ferry) 

    Song Demo Rough Track With Vocalising 1981 Roxy Music

    Listed on back as Track 4

    To me, it sounds like Lost, that re-surfaced 33 years later in Ferry's Avonmore album

06. Is Your Love Strong Enough (Ferry) 

    Song Demo Rough Track With Some Lyrics 1981 Roxy Music

    Listed as "Circles"

07. The Space Between (Ferry) 

    Song Demo Rough Track - Instrumental 1981 Roxy Music

08. Movie, Move Me [version 1] (Ferry) 

    Song Demo Rough Track With Some Lyrics 1981 Roxy Music

09. Unreleased #2 (unknown) 

    Song Demo Rough Track - Instrumental 1981

10. While My Heart Is Still Beating (Ferry/Mackay) 

    Song Demo Rough Track - Instrumental 1981 Roxy Music

11. Unreleased #3 (unknown) 

    Song Demo Rough Track With Vocalising 1981

12. Take A Chance With Me (Ferry/Manzanera) 

    Song Demo Rough Track With Vocalising 1981 Roxy Music

13. Unreleased #4 (unknown) 

Song Demo Rough Track With Vocalising 1981

14. Unreleased #5 (unknown) 

Song Demo Rough Track - Instrumental1981

15. Movie, Move Me [version 2] (Ferry) 

Song Demo Rough Track With Vocalising 1981 Roxy Music

Collection of demos for the Avalon album, with a number of songs that weren't ultimately included.

All the songs are in the same basic format:

- a basic backing track, with Bryan Ferry vocalising along to the melody with barely a lyric to articulate

- quite mind-boggling that this is how these songs evolved, the music consistently coming before any attempt at lyrics.

The sound quality is very good. -Original