IanS wrote:
I can sympathise to an extent. Most artists become more and more obsessed with perfecting their work before releasing it. However, when it does eventually come out, it has very little impact because it's taken so long, it's all a bit stale and only purchased by the hardcore fans. Roxy would have sold bucket loads of the 1972/73 Radio Sessions, or the Newcastle 1974 recording or the Wembley 1975 video. if they had been released at the right time. If it all came out now, I doubt if it would achieve much in the form of sales.
I seem to recall Manzo saying that the '75 Wembley concert is lost. Portions exist but not the entire concert.
The '74 Newcastle concert is Roxy's live zenith. The playing and musicianship is right up there with Springsteen's E Street band and the Stones who were possibly the most revered live artists of the time. Bryan's voice was so strong and the rythm section of TGPT and Wetton is the best that Roxy has had. Andy felt that Newcastle should have been released instead of Viva and he is dead right!