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Roxy Music

Avalon

1982 · via Roxy Music

Roxy Music’s 1982 recording of “Avalon” is the earliest release on file. Bryan Ferry of Roxy Music is credited as its writer. Also recorded by Trevor Horn (released 2023), Ian McShane (released 1992) and Deadsy (released 1995), among 73 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

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Ferry's "Avalon" kept drifting out of the band's hands, and in 1992 Ian McShane took his own turn at it. Spin the Roxy version first, then hear how the song holds up with a different voice steering.

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Credited writer: Bryan Ferry.

Earliest release on file: this one, 1982.

Other recordings on file · first release year

73 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

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Bryan Ferry wrote "Avalon" and Roxy Music recorded it first. Which of these later cut his own version of the song?Ian McShane
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