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Avalon

Studio Album - May 1982

Avalon released 28th May 1982 is the eighth studio album by Roxy Music which proved to be their final album together was a huge commercial success reaching number 1 in the UK album charts and their most successful album in USA.

Despite tensions within the band during the recording of this album, Bryan Phil and Andy, along with producer Rhett Davies produced one of the most accomplished albums of its time. An augmented band of 13 musicians took the Roxy sound further away from the initial impact created by Roxy in 1972 but still maintaining originality and creating a new benchmark for the future.

A chance meeting with singer Yanick Etienne in the studio corridors led to the evocotive vocal weaving through the sax and guitar at the final refrain of the title track. The first single More Than This reached number 6, Avalon number 13 and Take A Chance With Me number 26 in the UK singles chart.

The album cover features Lucy Ferry as the cover girl. The photograph was shot in Ireland on a lake at the home of Lucy Ferry's parents.

Rhett Davis took the master tapes in 2002 to completely re-mix the album for a new version of the album to be released on 7th July 2003. This new version incorporating 5.1 surround sound also includes a new booklet with additional liner notes and previously unseen photos from 1982.
The new version includes a re-mix of 'Always Unknowing' the b-side to the Avalon single.

Week by week album chart positions:

05/06/1982   1
12/06/1982   3
19/06/1982   1
26/06/1982   1
03/07/1982   2
10/07/1982   3
17/07/1982   3
24/07/1982   4
31/07/1982   5
07/08/1982   7
14/08/1982   9
21/08/1982  11
28/08/1982  11
04/09/1982  15
11/09/1982  27
18/09/1982  26
25/09/1982  23
02/10/1982  22
09/10/1982  19
16/10/1982  20
23/10/1982  28
30/10/1982  32
06/11/1982  32
13/11/1982  45
20/11/1982  63
27/11/1982  66
04/12/1982  70
11/12/1982  84
18/12/1982  68
25/12/1982  77
01/01/1983  77
08/01/1983  63
15/01/1983  51
22/01/1983  69
29/01/1983  73
05/02/1983  87
12/02/1983  84
19/02/1983  82
26/02/1983  79
05/03/1983  97
12/03/1983  57
19/03/1983  59
26/03/1983  61
02/04/1983  71
09/04/1983  71
16/04/1983  99
23/04/1983  92
30/04/1983  69
07/05/1983  69
04/06/1983  98
23/07/1983  91
30/07/1983  96
13/08/1983 100
20/08/1983  85
27/08/1983  49
10/09/1983  83
19/11/1983  98

(57 weeks total)

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