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Avalon

Album by Roxy Music

Released 28 May 1982

art rock rock pop rock

Tracklist

1
More Than This
4:30
3.8 ★
2
The Space Between
4:30
3.4 ★
3
Avalon
4:17
4.2 ★
4
India
1:45
3.0 ★
5
While My Heart Is Still Beating
3:26
3.8 ★
6
The Main Thing
3:54
3.7 ★
7
Take a Chance With Me
4:43
3.5 ★
8
To Turn You On
4:17
3.4 ★
9
True to Life
4:25
3.6 ★
10
Tara
1:31
3.5 ★
11
More Than This (5.1 mix)
4:31
12
The Space Between (5.1 mix)
4:31
13
Avalon (5.1 mix)
4:17
14
India (5.1 mix)
1:45
15
While My Heart Is Still Beating (5.1 mix)
3:26
16
The Main Thing (5.1 mix)
3:54
17
Take a Chance With Me (5.1 mix)
4:43
18
To Turn You On (5.1 mix)
4:17
19
True to Life (5.1 mix)
4:26
20
Tara (5.1 mix)
1:32
21
More Than This (Atmos mix)
4:31
22
The Space Between (Atmos mix)
4:31
23
Avalon (Atmos mix)
4:17
24
India (Atmos mix)
1:45
25
While My Heart Is Still Beating (Atmos mix)
3:26
26
The Main Thing (Atmos mix)
3:54
27
Take a Chance With Me (Atmos mix)
4:43
28
To Turn You On (Atmos mix)
4:17
29
True to Life (Atmos mix)
4:26
30
Tara (Atmos mix)
1:32

A pretty safe 80s album. I think this is probably one of the better ones tbh. There was a lot of atmospheric production and reverb effects which I think works very well with themes of unattainable dreams and fantasies that keep getting away.

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Release credits

Alan Spenner
bass guitar [1, 3-4, 8-10]
Andy Mackay
oboe [7], saxophone [1-6, 9-10]
Andy Newmark
drums (drum set) [1-7, 9]
Bob Clearmountain
mix [1-10]
Bryan Ferry
electric guitar [4], keyboard [1-10], lead vocals [3], vocal [1-2, 5-9]
Fonzi Thornton
background vocals [1-3, 6-7, 9]
Jimmy Maelen
percussion [1-3, 5-7, 9]
Kermit Moore
cello [8]
Neil Hubbard
guitar [1-9]
Neil Jason
bass guitar [2, 5-7]
Paul Carrack
piano [8]
Phil Manzanera
guitar [1-7, 9]
Rhett Davies
producer [1-10]
Rick Marotta
drums (drum set) [8]
Roxy Music
performer [3], producer [1-10]
Yannick Etienne
background vocals [3]

Issues

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(Combined release view)
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Avalon
12" Vinyl
28 May 1982
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Avalon
12" Vinyl
1982
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Avalon
Cassette
1982
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Avalon
12" Vinyl
1982
A
Avalon
12" Vinyl
1982
A
Avalon
CD
1982
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Avalon
CD
1982
A
Avalon
12" Vinyl
1982
A
Avalon
CD
1982
A
Avalon
CD
1984
A
Avalon
CD (made in West Germany by Polygram)
1984
A
Avalon
CD (made in Japan)
1984
A
Avalon
CD (made in West Germany)
1984
A
Avalon
CD (red CD label)
1984
A
Avalon
CD (club edition)
1984
A
Avalon
CD (club edition)
1984
A
Avalon
CD
1985
A
Avalon
CD
22 January 1987
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Avalon
CD
1987
A
Avalon
CD
1988
A
Avalon
CD
1992
A
Avalon
CD
1995
A
Avalon
HDCD
28 October 1999
A
Avalon
HDCD
14 March 2000
A
Avalon
Hybrid SACD (CD layer), Hybrid SACD (SACD layer, 2 channels), Hybrid SACD (SACD layer, multichannel)
4 July 2003
A
Avalon
HDCD (remastered edition, manufactured by Optimal Media Production)
2008
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Avalon
SHM-CD
31 July 2013
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Avalon
SHM-CD
28 January 2015
A
Avalon
SHM-SACD
28 January 2015
A
Avalon
12" Vinyl (180g vinyl)
2017
A
Avalon
Blu-ray
9 May 2025
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Avalon
CD
A
Avalon
HDCD (“remastered edition” made by Sony DADC)
A
Avalon
Digital Media
A
Avalon
HDCD (remastered edition, made by Arvato)
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Avalon
Digital Media