Roxy Music | Love is the Drug | Live at Wembley | 18 October 1975

A new restoration and edit of live footage and high quality audio, from the Roxy Music Siren tour, recorded at Wembley in 1975.

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The Roxy Music Siren tour commenced in the UK on October 2nd 1975. The tour ran for almost 6 months, including three dates in Scandinavia, and many shows in the US and Canada. Andy MacKay: “(In the States) we played mainly theatres which suited us. In the UK we were playing arenas, but the audience were great in both”.

Roxy’s Siren album was released on October 31st, 1975. Therefore, on many of the early shows of the tour, including all the UK dates, the audience had not heard the new material. Despite that, Roxy played much of the new album, often starting the set with two new songs, Sentimental Fool and Love is the Drug.

Love is the Drug became a hugely successful single for Roxy Music, reaching number 2 in the UK, and number 30 in the US charts. It has been said to have been a progenitor of future new wave and funk sounds and a big influence on acts such as Simple Minds, Gang of Four, Public Image Ltd. and the Human League. Nile Roger’s of Chic was hugely influenced by seeing Roxy on the Siren tour, and has stated that John Gustafson's bassline on Love is the Drug, was a major influence on his Chic classic, "Good Times". Love is the Drug also seems to point the way forward to the future Roxy of the Manifesto and Flesh and Blood eras.

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It seems apposite timing to put out new Roxy Music videos now, with the band reforming for their upcoming 50th anniversary tour next month. Alas, the band aren’t coming to my part of the world, so I won't get to see one of the shows.

It has often been said that Roxy Music songs are better live than the original studio versions. I think that is very much the case here - the groove that Paul Thompson and John Gustafson lay down is absolutely killer, and Ferry's vocal is wonderful.

And the footage is great! Which begs the question - when will the Roxy powers-that-be release the complete footage from the Wembley ‘75 shows? Treasure such as this must not be left on the shelf! And if the footage needs editing, then Roxy HQ need look no further than Nacho’s Videos!

Anyway, in the meantime here’s one truly golden nugget from those shows.

Thanks for watching, I hope you dig it!

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Video Source:
October 17th, 18th 1975 | Wembley Empire Pool | London, UK | From the Love is the Drug Live video | 1975 | All You Need is Love episode 15 | US TV | 1977

Audio Source:
Roxy Music | Love is the Drug | Wembley Empire Pool | London | October 18th 1975 | From the live at Wembley soundboard bootleg

Personnel:
Bryan Ferry | Vocals
Paul Thompson | Drums
Phil Manzanera | Guitar
Andy Mackay | Saxophone
Edie Jobson | Keyboards
John Gustafson | Bass
Jacquie Sullivan | Vocals
Doreen Chanter | Vocals

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Always more videos to follow, so please keep your electric eye on me babe!

I don't own the rights, and I'm not making any money out of this etc. Just a fan making videos for other fans.

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[chrishyde]

I saw them at Wembley in 1975. I still listen to Roxy Music. Quality never dies.

[guylancaster]

First Roxy song I heard…and was hooked

[HenryCovertsDeepImages]

One of THE great rock bands of all times

[dougtaylor]

Bet they never thought people would still be jamming to their music 50 years later. At the time this came out rock and roll was only 20 years old.

[SLB]

What a fucking album!!! As all of Roxy’s stuff was.

[KngDce]

l grew up listening to ROXY MUSIC . My older brother bought all of their albums as they were released . lncredibly they released 5 albums in just 3 years !

[IozziEric]

Roxy Music was a 1980s band in the 1970s!!!

[TheRealTomWendel]

Mackay sporting the world’s finest mullet before anyone knew what that was.

[AVALONPOL]

Congratulations Nacho!! Your vídeos are the BEST!!! Roxy and Bowie my favorites FOREVER!!!

[jcoltrane]

Still a great song. The drum and bass lines, Ferry’s ubercool delivery, and the immediacy of needing to get laid! It practically saved 1975 from mediocrity, and invented the 1980s on the spot.

[rickytoddbotelho]

One of the greatest pieces Roxy music, or otherwise in the history of the world 🌍❤

[DekeZivven]

I was It was great and I’m now on their live Album.

[zororosario]

One of my favorites Roxy Music tunes!👍

[dannymiles]

Siren was the 1st Roxy album i bought ever and i got it in 75 upon release and Love Is The Drug was huge, like No1. I found the songs brilliant, Both Ends Burning, Sentimental Fool, Just Another High etc.etc.
Nacho you have done superbly with this and Both Ends Burning also, reminding us how these videos are both vital and influential. Nacho, youre keeping the great videos alive, thanks mate.

[rduquet]

OUTSTANDING Nacho !!! 😎 Bob from Michigan

[anneboettcher]

Watching this performance I can definitely see now how Roxy Music took part in the inspiration for Rocky Horror Picture Show. Iconic! ❤

[oooo]

How can you not love the interwebbs and their magic?

[David-hzs]

This Performance Flows Like A Fine 🍷 Wine👍👍👍🎤🎸🥁🎵

[nickclarke]

The brunette does it for me oh boy!, my first favourite band, but they split up, just when i discovered them

[cynthiasmith]

Roxy Music, is the best Bryan Ferry sing's so sultry, his CLOTHE'S are so fine!!!! He make's you want to get up and Best band of the From The Motor City, where we know