Live At The BBC & Beyond 1972-73 vinyl

It was a special time in the history of Roxy Music. Having formed from a meeting of particularly proficient minds - Bryan Ferry and Graham Simpson - the outfit welcomed Andy Mackay, Phil Manzanera, Paul Thompson and Bryan Eno to the fold before recording their landmark, self-titled debut. Immediately catapulting them into a glam rock league of their own, perhaps only T Rex could match them for musical ambition and pioneering spirit. Their work was so bold it would help lay foundations for punk and the post-punk that followed, and offer a very early blueprint for new wave. Live At The BBC & Beyond 1972-73 comprises two distinct halves, one recorded for Britain's world-famous public broadcaster, the other for German TV, both captured during the band's formative era. And both reinforce what we've just said. The music here is brave, forward thinking, multifaceted and, ultimately, impossible to ignore.