Roxy Music - Re-modelled (1972)

I was contacted last week with a suggestion for a possible post from Roxy Music, as apparently it's understood that Bryan Ferry was not too impressed with Pete Sinfield's production of the band's debut album, so much so that when he launched his solo career in 1973 he took to re-recording songs from the record for b-sides to his singles. It would be great if he'd recorded all of them, but he only did four - 'Chance Meeting', 'Sea Breezes', '2HB', and 'Remake/Remodel', so we'll never know how he felt the rest of the songs should have sounded. However, on researching whether this would be a feasible task to undertake, I found that the 2018 re-issue of the first Roxy album included as bonus tracks a complete set of demo recordings. We therefore have takes of all of the songs just as they were recorded in the studio, and before Pete Sinfield got his hands on them, so after they were given a quick polish, it's just possible that this is how Ferry wanted the album to sound. The title was a no-brainer, given that this is a re-modelling of the original album, so give it a listen and see who you think was right - Ferry or Sinfield. 

Track listing

01 Re-Make/Re-Model
02 Ladytron
03 If There Is Something
04 2HB
05 The Bob (Medley)
06 Chance Meeting
07 Would You Believe?
08 Sea Breezes
09 Bitters End
10 Virginia Plain