Roxy Music - The Best of Roxy Music

Released to herald a reunion of the band and superseding several out-of-print predecessors, The Best of Roxy Music is an excellent summary of the group's hits and album highlights between 1972 and 1982. There are really two editions of Roxy Music, the glam rock unit that achieved widespread U.K. success from 1972 to 1975, and the more polished one that was a broader international success from 1979 to 1982. The compilers have dealt with the dichotomy and the more lasting popularity of the later recordings by presenting the compilation in reverse chronological order, so that soft rock hits like "Over You" and "Dance Away," which scored in America, come before U.K.-only hits like "Street Life" and "Virginia Plain," which rock much harder. But all the major hits are here (only a couple of less-successful British singles chart entries are missing), augmented by memorable album tracks like "Do the Strand" and "Mother of Pearl." In print or not, this is the best single-disc collection of Roxy Music, since it is more complete than earlier compilations like the 1977 Greatest Hits and 1983 The Atlantic Years (1973-1980) LPs, and, unlike later best-ofs such as Street Life: 20 Great Hits (1986), The Ultimate Collection (1988), and More Than This: The Best of Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music (1995) (the latter two U.K. releases), it is not divided between Bryan Ferry solo tracks and Roxy Music ones. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide

Name Credits Alan Spenner Musician Allan Schwartzberg Musician Andy Mackay Musician Andy Newmark Musician Anthony Price Photography Anton Corbijn Photography Antony Price Photography Bogdan Zarkowski Design Brian Eno Musician Bryan Ferry Design, Musician Chris Thomas Producer Dave Skinner Musician Doctor I.D. Smith Liner Notes Eddie Jobson Musician Fonzi Thornton Musician Gary Tibbs Musician Graham Simpson Musician Jimmy Maelen Musician John Gustafson Musician John Porter Musician John Punter Producer Karl Stoecker Photography Michael Dawe Musician Neil Hubbard Musician Neil Jason Musician Nicholas Deville Design Paul Carrack Musician Paul Thompson Musician Peter Sinfield Producer Phil Manzanera Musician Rhett Davies Producer Richard Tee Musician Rik Kenton Musician Roxy Music Producer Yanick Etienne Musician