The Atlantic Years

Compilation Album - November 1983

This compilation was released in 1983 at the end of Roxy Music'c USA contract with Atlantic (ATCO)The album peaked at number 23 in the UK album charts and its CD issue is one of the most sought after items by Roxy collectors as it was deleted after 2 years. The album peaked at number 183 in the USA album charts.

The original USA CD pressing did not include Do The Strand. (Atco 7 901222 USA CD)The German rear sleeve had a band biography.

Roxy Music's first American label was Warner Brothers. They signed to Atlantic in 1973, in time to distribute Bryan Ferry's first solo album, but that was after Do The Strand had been released so strictly speaking this track is not from the Atlantic era of the band's career. Atlantic did acquire the rights to Do The Strand with the first two Roxy Music albums when they signed them in 1973. They returned to Warner for the release of Avalon and this album would have been released by Atlantic to cash in on Roxy's raised profile in USA due to the success of the Avalon album in America

Week by week album chart position:


12/11/1983  23
19/11/1983  23

26/11/1983  40
03/12/1983  41
10/12/1983  42
17/12/1983  45
24/12/1983  44
31/12/1983  44
07/01/1984  52
14/01/1984  49
21/01/1984  55
28/01/1984  51
04/02/1984  37
11/02/1984  64
18/02/1984  63
25/02/1984  99
17/03/1984  88
24/03/1984  80
07/04/1984  99
14/04/1984 100
28/04/1984  95
12/05/1984  97
07/07/1984  91
14/07/1984  79
11/08/1984  97

(25 weeks total)

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