This day 49 years ago, on 8 December 1973, glam rock icons ROXY MUSIC
scored their 1st No 1 album in the UK with their third one, called STRANDED.
The front sleeve featured the Playboy’s Playmate of The Year, model Marilyn Cole,
who was the mag’s first full-frontal nude centerfold. The photos were taken by Karl Stoecker and stylished by Antony Price.
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ALBUM
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ROXY MUSIC: Bio – Discography – Website
Every pop/rock junkie knows the glamtatsic exploits of ROXY MUSIC
but she/he also knows the sexy album artwork of several of their LPs.
Let’s have another look at foxy ladies on most of the roxy albums.
– ROXY MUSIC – 1972
– FOR YOUR PLEASURE – 1973
– STRANDED – 1973
– COUNTRY LIFE – 1974
– SIREN – 1975
– MANIFESTO – 1979
– THE BEST OF ROXY MUSIC – 2001
8 December 2020
Band: ROXY MUSIC
Active: 1970–1976, 1978–1983, 2001–2011, 2019
Album: STRANDED – the band’s third LP
Released: 1 November 1973
Score: Their first No 1 album in the UK, landing on the top
spot of the charts on 8 December 1973 – 47 years ago today
Artwork: The front cover featured Playboy’s Playmate of The Year 1972,
model Marilyn Cole. She also was the magazine’s first full-frontal nude
centerfold.
Bryan Ferry: “When I started writing songs, I stopped painting completely,
and the only art things I do are connected to the career, like album sleeves
and, to some extent, posters and things like that.”
Single…
Full centerfold…
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ROXY MUSIC: Facebook
Looking back in time… memorable moments in sonic history!
ROXY MUSIC celebrated their first number one album in the UK with STRANDED
hitting the top spot of the British album charts on 8 December 1973. Their third LP
and the first one with Eddie Jobson, who replaced the genial Brian Eno…
First single was the swirling STREET LIFE. Let’s dance back in time…