Tracks:
Virginia Plain
A Hard Rain's A-gonna Fall
Pyjamarama
Do the Strand
These Foolish Things (Feat. Helen Ward)
Street Life
Let's Stick Together
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
Love Is the Drug
Sign of the Times
Dance Away
Angel Eyes
Oh Yeah
Over You
Same Old Scene
In the Midnight Hour
More Than This
Avalon
Slave to Love
Jealous Guy
Performer Notes:
- The first compilation to attempt an all-encompassing overview of Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music's career, Street Life was originally released in 1986, four years on from the band's break-up. And, across four sides of vinyl, it represented one of the most lovingly compiled tombstones any band could receive. Subsequent compilations have, of course, undermined it a little, but still it's difficult to criticize a collection that wraps up every significant hit single that the two parties enjoyed, from "Virginia Plain" and the oft-overlooked "Pyjamarama" through to "Jealous Guy" and "Avalon," via "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall" and "Slave to Love." The packaging is distinctive, with tempting stills from long-ago TV appearances mingling with all the relevant LP sleeves, and if you should ever be looking for a one-stop reminder of the combo's unerring brilliance, this is it. ~ Dave Thompson
Format: CD (1 Disc)
Country: USA
Release Date: 8 June, 1987
Label: Emi Europe Generic
Dimensions: 14.3 x 1 x 12.3 centimeters (0.06 kg)