Roxy Music was something far beyond a mere ‘art rock’ project. They were different, both baroque and futuristic, discordant yet harmonious.

Their debut album, Roxy Music was released in 1974 and propelled them into instant global success. Roxy’s early style was majorly influenced by the art school backgrounds of its members. The well received single Virginia Plain was named after one of front man, Bryan Ferry’s, own paintings. Through blistering singles like ‘For Your Pleasure’ and ‘Country Life’, Roxy Music would continue to show how the avant-garde could shape conventional pop form.

Avalon elected to mute the edginess in favour of lush soundscapes and a sophisticated sound that set the tone for much of Ferry’s future solo career. The white tux of the early days has remained one of Bryan Ferry’s enduring motifs: timeless, elegant, mysterious — the images of a most English maverick.