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Roxy Music The Avalon Tapes 1981-1982
Publisher: Unknown
Reference :
Date :
Made In :
Quality :Studio
Booklet & packaging :Colour CD jewel case artwork
Total duration: 56:46

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.

Personal notes:
I received this as a gift on a cd, without any infos/tracklisting, and extracted the music files in mp3@320)
The tracklist infos come from www.bootlegzone.com/album.php?name=rmtat19811982
I am quite puzzled for their track 4 and track 5 identification...
I prefered not to include any track name on the mp3 files, so you can make your own identification.


Tracklist:
01. True To Life (Ferry) 4:09
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) 4:39
Song Demo Rough Track With Vocalising 1981 Roxy Music
03. The Main Thing (Ferry) 3:27
Song Demo Rough Track With Vocalising 1981 Roxy Music
04. Unreleased #1 (unknown) 3:37
Song Demo Rough Track With Vocalising 1981
Listed (on back as Track 5) as "Unreleased #1"
05. Avalon (Ferry) 3:17
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) 3:40
Song Demo Rough Track With Some Lyrics 1981 Roxy Music
Listed as "Circles"
07. The Space Between (Ferry) 4:25
Song Demo Rough Track - Instrumental 1981 Roxy Music
08. Movie, Move Me [version 1] (Ferry) 3:20
Song Demo Rough Track With Some Lyrics 1981 Roxy Music
09. Unreleased #2 (unknown) 3:54
Song Demo Rough Track - Instrumental 1981
10. While My Heart Is Still Beating (Ferry/Mackay) 3:17
Song Demo Rough Track - Instrumental 1981 Roxy Music
11. Unreleased #3 (unknown) 4:37
Song Demo Rough Track With Vocalising 1981
12. Take A Chance With Me (Ferry/Manzanera) 4:29
Song Demo Rough Track With Vocalising 1981 Roxy Music
13. Unreleased #4 (unknown) 3:06
Song Demo Rough Track With Vocalising 1981
14. Unreleased #5 (unknown) 2:55
Song Demo Rough Track - Instrumental1981
15. Movie, Move Me [version 2] (Ferry) 3:46
Song Demo Rough Track With Vocalising 1981 Roxy Music

http://www40.zippyshare.com/v/jPdLNnlE/file.html

This is awesome!!! Thank you Eddie so much for posting this!!

Fabulous. Thank you.

Wow - wonderful stuff!

Just got a fantastic soundboard from 1979.

eddie wrote:Roxy Music The Avalon Tapes 1981-1982
Publisher: Unknown
Reference :
Date :
Made In :
Quality :Studio
Booklet & packaging :Colour CD jewel case artwork
Total duration: 56:46

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.

Personal notes:
I received this as a gift on a cd, without any infos/tracklisting, and extracted the music files in mp3@320)
The tracklist infos come from http://www.bootlegzone.com/album.php?name=rmtat19811982
I am quite puzzled for their track 4 and track 5 identification...
I prefered not to include any track name on the mp3 files, so you can make your own identification.


Tracklist:
01. True To Life (Ferry) 4:09
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) 4:39
Song Demo Rough Track With Vocalising 1981 Roxy Music
03. The Main Thing (Ferry) 3:27
Song Demo Rough Track With Vocalising 1981 Roxy Music
04. Unreleased #1 (unknown) 3:37
Song Demo Rough Track With Vocalising 1981
Listed (on back as Track 5) as "Unreleased #1"
05. Avalon (Ferry) 3:17
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) 3:40
Song Demo Rough Track With Some Lyrics 1981 Roxy Music
Listed as "Circles"
07. The Space Between (Ferry) 4:25
Song Demo Rough Track - Instrumental 1981 Roxy Music
08. Movie, Move Me [version 1] (Ferry) 3:20
Song Demo Rough Track With Some Lyrics 1981 Roxy Music
09. Unreleased #2 (unknown) 3:54
Song Demo Rough Track - Instrumental 1981
10. While My Heart Is Still Beating (Ferry/Mackay) 3:17
Song Demo Rough Track - Instrumental 1981 Roxy Music
11. Unreleased #3 (unknown) 4:37
Song Demo Rough Track With Vocalising 1981
12. Take A Chance With Me (Ferry/Manzanera) 4:29
Song Demo Rough Track With Vocalising 1981 Roxy Music
13. Unreleased #4 (unknown) 3:06
Song Demo Rough Track With Vocalising 1981
14. Unreleased #5 (unknown) 2:55
Song Demo Rough Track - Instrumental1981
15. Movie, Move Me [version 2] (Ferry) 3:46
Song Demo Rough Track With Vocalising 1981 Roxy Music

http://www40.zippyshare.com/v/jPdLNnlE/file.html

Amazing demo collection. I remember see this on bootlegzone

Poor bootlegzone, gone forever I think. same old people doing all the uploading there and same old people who did all the requesting, freeloading and copying and pasting of others links.

AJWAVE wrote:

eddie wrote:Roxy Music The Avalon Tapes 1981-1982
Publisher: Unknown
Reference :
Date :
Made In :
Quality :Studio
Booklet & packaging :Colour CD jewel case artwork
Total duration: 56:46

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


Amazing demo collection. I remember see this on bootlegzone

Just re-upped it to you know where.

"Just re-upped it to you know where."

Sorry, nope!

discoginfo wrote:"Just re-upped it to you know where."

Sorry, nope!

Yeah I know not everyone does, it's not a public place, that's the best thing along with 'certain' people being pre-blocked.

(I'm pretty new here, and would really be grateful for a copy of this, if possible!)
Nevermind.. I figured it out. Still, Thanks!!

It's available on YouTube... albeit not in a high bitrate... but I guess it does not matter with substandard sound (no offence, just saying)

Thanks to Eddie who pointed at that obscure gem.
15 tracks of Avalon+ demos.

you know where -----
yes, here -->

MP3 320 (or so they say)
https://mega.nz/file/4Y1wxY5I#gbbxy61JF ... 0_XMPCm8Wg

Thanks UVox for posting a link.
I usually shy away from "demos",
because I only want to hear the finished product.
Avalon is such a brilliant release that I had to peek behind the curtain.
So many 80s artists were influenced by Roxy Music,
it was wonderful for Roxy Music to show them who's the master!

Thanks. Usually not my bag, but I love this album. Just bought another copy on CD because it was 50c .