1975-10-24
Siren
Roxy Music
By Maeve C.
Jerry Hall stands on the rocks at South Stack, Anglesey, on the cover of Siren, photographed by Graham Hughes from sketches by Antony Price. Roxy Music recorded their fifth studio album at AIR Studios in London between June and September 1975, with Chris Thomas producing and Steve Nye engineering.
“Love Is the Drug” opens the record and reached number two in Britain, also becoming the band’s highest-charting single in America. “Both Ends Burning” followed as a second single in December, while “Sentimental Fool” and the closing “Just Another High” both run past six minutes.
Sources
Artist official site: “Released: 24 October 1975”; production Chris Thomas, engineering Steve Nye; marks “Love Is The Drug” and “Both Ends Burning” as album singles; tracklist.Corroborates release on 24 October 1975 by Island (Atco in the US); recorded June–September 1975 at AIR Studios, London; Jerry Hall cover at South Stack, Anglesey, photographed by Graham Hughes from Antony Price sketches; “Love Is the Drug” UK No. 2 and US No. 30 (band’s highest US placing); “Both Ends Burning” released 19 December 1975; track durations.