If contractual problems or record company difficulties were to put the mockers on the idea of 40th anniversary boxed sets of the Roxy albums (and, while I hope this doesn't happen, the first three are already overdue!), maybe the unreleased goodies could find another outlet?
I'm thinking of budget priced multi-disc sets along these lines:
(1) the early years could be covered by any demo recordings and the various BBC radio sessions on CD, with maybe an accompanying DVD (e.g. the Golden Rose Of Montreux gig, if it still exists, and/or anything from the Royal College Of Art show that hasn't already been seen); and
(2) there could be a series of live sets from different eras, e.g. the earlier years could perhaps compile the shows which were taped and dipped into for Viva! (even though Newcastle '74 has been quite widely bootlegged), unless there's going to be a 2016 deluxe box...
Classic Rock magazine occasionally produces "fan packs" devoted to a particular band, e.g. there's one due for Bad Company, which will include a 100+ page magazine and a DVD covering the band's history, with interviews with the surviving members. Roxy's history may have been well enough covered in the More Than This DVD, so the free gift in any Roxy pack could perhaps instead be a DVD of the Wembley '75 show, if the film still exists (better in a deluxe Siren box, I agree, but...).
With many of the diehard fans now in the 50-65 age group, this music needs to be out there before we stop buying or, indeed, stop breathing!
