Editing Roxy Music (section)

===Formation and early years (1970–1971)===
In November 1970, Bryan Ferry, who had just lost his job teaching ceramics at a girls' school for holding impromptu record-listening sessions,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.roxyrama.com/classic/history/chronology/1970s/index.shtml#1970 |title=Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music Chronology |publisher=RoxyRama |access-date=24 May 2010 |archive-date=15 December 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101215223929/http://www.roxyrama.com/classic/history/chronology/1970s/index.shtml#1970 |url-status=dead }}</ref> advertised for a keyboardist to collaborate with him and [[Graham Simpson (musician)|Graham Simpson]], a bassist he knew from his [[Newcastle University]] formed band, the Gas Board, and with whom he collaborated on his first songs. [[Andy Mackay]] replied to Ferry's advertisement. Although more proficient on saxophone and oboe, Mackay owned an [[EMS VCS 3]] synthesizer.

Mackay had met [[Brian Eno]] during university days, as both were interested in [[Avant-garde music|avant-garde]] and [[electronic music]]. Although Eno was a non-musician, he could operate a synthesizer and owned a [[Revox]] reel-to-reel tape machine, so Mackay convinced him to join the band as a technical adviser. Before long Eno was an official member of the group. Rounding out the original sextet were guitarist Roger Bunn (who had issued the well-regarded solo studio album ''Piece of Mind'' earlier in 1970)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/roger-bunn-mn0001614978/biography|title=Roger Bunn - Biography & History - AllMusic|website=AllMusic|access-date=7 April 2018}}</ref> and drummer Dexter Lloyd, a classically trained [[timpani]]st.

The group's name was derived from Ferry and Mackay making a list of old cinemas, and Ferry picking Roxy because it had a "resonance", some "faded glamour", and "didn't really mean anything".<ref name="rob-chapman.com">{{cite web|last=Chapman|first=Rob|date=December 1995|title=Roxy Music: They Came From Planet Bacofoil|url=http://www.rob-chapman.com/pages/journalism.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210123020750/http://www.rob-chapman.com/pages/journalism.html|archive-date=23 January 2021|access-date=7 April 2018|website=Rob-chapman.com}}</ref> After learning of an [[Bob Segarini|American band with the name Roxy]], Ferry changed the name to Roxy Music, a play on "rock music".<ref name="rob-chapman.com"/>

At some time during late 1970/early 1971, Ferry auditioned as lead vocalist for [[King Crimson]], who were seeking a replacement for [[Gordon Haskell]]. While [[Robert Fripp]] and [[Peter Sinfield]] decided Ferry's voice was unsuitable for King Crimson's material, they were impressed with his talent and helped the fledgling Roxy Music to obtain a [[recording contract]] with [[E.G. Records]].

In 1971, Roxy Music recorded a [[Demo (music)|demo tape]] of some early compositions. In the spring of that year, Lloyd left the band, and an advertisement was placed in ''[[Melody Maker]]'' saying "wonder drummer wanted for an [[avant rock]] group".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.roxyrama.com/classic/biographies/paulthompson.shtml |title=Paul Thompson Biography |publisher=Roxyrama.com |access-date=20 July 2011 |archive-date=6 January 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090106143825/http://www.roxyrama.com/classic/biographies/paulthompson.shtml |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Paul Thompson (musician)|Paul Thompson]] responded to the advertisement and joined the band in June 1971.

Bunn left the group at the end of the summer of 1971, and in October, Roxy Music advertised in ''Melody Maker'' seeking the "Perfect Guitarist". The successful applicant was [[David O'List]], former guitarist with [[the Nice]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/sep/25/rocks-backpages-roxy-music|title=Roxy Music: 'Being big is the only way in rock' – a classic interview from the vaults|first=Jonh|last=Ingham|date=25 September 2013|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=7 April 2018}}</ref> [[Phil Manzanera]]—soon to become a group member—was one of about twenty other players who also auditioned. Although he did not initially make the band as a guitarist, the group were impressed enough with Manzanera that he was invited to become Roxy Music's [[Road crew|roadie]], an offer which he accepted. In December 1971, after a year of writing and rehearsing, Roxy Music began playing live, with their first show at the Friends of the [[Tate Britain|Tate Gallery]] Christmas show in [[London]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vivaroxymusic.com/chronology.php|title=Roxy Music - Roxy Music Chronology|website=Vivaroxymusic.com}}</ref>

The band's fortunes were greatly increased by the support of broadcaster [[John Peel]] and ''Melody Maker'' journalist [[Richard Williams (journalist)|Richard Williams]]. Williams became an enthusiastic fan after meeting Ferry and being given a demonstration tape during mid-1971, and wrote the first major article on the band, featured on ''Melody Maker''{{'}}s "Horizons" page in the edition of 7 August 1971. This line-up of Roxy Music (Ferry/Mackay/Eno/Simpson/Thompson/O'List) recorded a [[BBC]] session shortly thereafter.