Roxy Music - Siren (Island 1975)
Jerry, at the time, was soon to be engaged to Bryan Ferry. So smitten with her that he recorded a solo single of Let's Stick Together which became a hit for him.
But the romance was not to be. Jerry left him after a hear to hook up with Mick Jagger. Ferry went on to record the bitter The Bride Stripped Bare solo album - sticking with his image as a hopeless romantic who never gets the girl.
The back features pencil sketched photos of the band. A first for them as they've been relegated to the inner gatefold on previous releases.
At the time this was released, I was not a fan of ATCO pressings in the USA. They were noisy and didn't possess a decent range. At the time I was also a big fan of Roxy Music. I had a US version of their previous LP Country Life which I traded someone for a German import. I didn't want to chance an ATCO pressing on a Roxy Music album again. So I opted to wait for a UK import to arrive. Glad I did as it comes with a a special label.
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