Roxy Music
Richard Williams, Melody Maker, 29 July 1972
ALMOST a year ago to the week, Bryan Ferry sat in a council flat in Shepherds Bush and explained his timetable for the next year. He had this band called Roxy, and he said, that they were going to make it "in as civilised a way as possible."
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