Roxy Music - Virginia Plain released as their debut single in August 1972. Written by Roxy frontman Bryan Ferry, Virginia Plain was recorded by his band in July 1972 at Londons Command Studios. Backed with The Numberer (an instrumental composed by Andy Mackay), as a single the song became a Top 10 hit in the UK, peaking at number four. The song was not present on the original UK LP version of the bands debut, Roxy Music, and had not even been recorded when the album was released. After the success of the album in the UK, it was included on later reissues. In 1977, it was re-released as a single, together with Pyjamarama, originally the second Roxy Music single, to promote their Greatest Hits album, and reached number 11. Both Virginia Plain and The Numberer can be found on The Thrill of It All boxset. Virginia Plain features bass guitarist Rik Kenton, who joined after Graham Simpson left the band. It begins with a deceptively quiet introduction, followed by an instant increase of volume as soon as the vocals come in on the first verse, this apparently being a deliberate ploy by Bryan Ferry to trap unwary radio and club DJs. The song was also notable at the time for its lack of chorus and for its synthesizer work by Brian Eno, and also that the title is only heard in the last two words of the lyric.
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