Editing Roxy Music (section)

===Final studio albums and hiatus (1978–1983)===
Roxy Music reunited during 1978 to record a new studio album, ''[[Manifesto (Roxy Music album)|Manifesto]]'', but with a reshuffled line-up. Jobson was reportedly not contacted for the reunion; at the time, he was touring and recording with his own band, [[U.K. (band)|U.K.]], alongside fellow ex-Roxy Music member John Wetton. In place of Jobson, [[Paul Carrack]] now played keyboards for Roxy Music, while bass duties were split between [[Alan Spenner]] and [[Gary Tibbs]]. On the subsequent tour, the core band of Ferry, Mackay, Manzanera and Thompson were augmented by Tibbs and keyboardist Dave Skinner. 

Three singles were issued from ''Manifesto'', including the major UK hits "[[Angel Eyes (Roxy Music song)|Angel Eyes]]" (UK No.&nbsp;4), and "[[Dance Away]]" (UK No.&nbsp;2). Both these tracks are significantly different from the album versions, as "Dance Away" was remixed for single release, and "Angel Eyes" was entirely re-recorded, with a disco, rather than rock, arrangement.

After the tour and before the recording of the next album, ''[[Flesh and Blood (Roxy Music album)|Flesh + Blood]]'' (1980), Thompson broke his thumb in a motorcycle mishap and took a leave from the band. After Ferry, Mackay and Manzanera completed the album with several session drummers, Thompson rejoined them, briefly, in the spring of 1980 and made some television appearances as part of the album's early promotion. By the time the ''Flesh + Blood'' tour properly began, Thompson had left again due to musical differences with Ferry.<ref>{{cite web |title=Interview: Roxy Music's Paul Thompson |url=http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/interview-roxy-musics-paul-thompson-1449252 |work=nechronicle |date=6 February 2009}}</ref>

At this point, the band officially became a core trio of Ferry, Mackay and Manzanera, augmented by a variety of musicians over the next few years including Alan Spenner, Gary Tibbs, Paul Carrack, drummer [[Andy Newmark]] and guitarist [[Neil Hubbard]]. ''Flesh + Blood'' (1980) became a huge commercial success in their homeland, as the album went to No.&nbsp;1 on the UK charts, and spun off three UK hits: "[[Oh Yeah (Roxy Music song)|Oh Yeah]]" (UK No.&nbsp;5), "[[Over You (Roxy Music song)|Over You]]" (UK No.&nbsp;5), and "[[Same Old Scene]]" (UK No.&nbsp;12).

However, the changed cast reflected a distinct change in Roxy Music's musical style. Gone were the unpredictable elements of the group's sound, giving way to smoother musical arrangements. ''Rolling Stone'' panned ''Manifesto'' ("Roxy Music has not gone [[disco]]. Roxy Music has not particularly gone anywhere else either.")<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/roxymusic/albums/album/141100/review/5942773/manifesto|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081224094932/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/roxymusic/albums/album/141100/review/5942773/manifesto|url-status=dead|title=Roxy Music: Manifesto : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|archive-date=24 December 2008}}</ref> as well as ''Flesh + Blood'' ("such a shockingly bad Roxy Music record that it provokes a certain fascination"),<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/roxymusic/albums/album/283455/review/5942618/flesh__blood|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081224093710/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/roxymusic/albums/album/283455/review/5942618/flesh__blood|url-status=dead|title=Roxy Music: Flesh & Blood : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|archive-date=24 December 2008}}</ref> while other sources praised the reunion. ''[[Melody Maker]]'' said, of ''Manifesto'', "...reservations aside, this may be the first such return bout ever attempted with any degree of genuine success: a technical knockout against the odds."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.roxyrama.com/classic/articles/reviews/albums/1979_03_00_manifesto_melodymaker.shtml |title=Manifesto Album Review – Melody Maker – circa March 1979 |publisher=Roxyrama.com |date=25 May 2011 |access-date=20 July 2011 |archive-date=26 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726112118/http://www.roxyrama.com/classic/articles/reviews/albums/1979_03_00_manifesto_melodymaker.shtml |url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 1981, Roxy Music recorded the non-album single "[[Jealous Guy]]". A [[cover version]] of a song written and originally recorded by [[John Lennon]], Roxy Music recorded "Jealous Guy" as a tribute to Lennon after his [[Murder of John Lennon|1980 murder]]. The song topped the UK Singles Chart for two weeks in March 1981, becoming the band's only No.&nbsp;1 single.

Later, with more sombre and carefully sculpted soundscapes, the band's eighth—and final—studio album, ''[[Avalon (Roxy Music album)|Avalon]]'' (1982), recorded at [[Chris Blackwell]]'s [[Compass Point Studios]], was a major commercial success and restored the group's critical reputation<ref>(''Rolling Stone'': "''Avalon'' takes a long time to kick in, but it finally does, and it's a good one.")</ref> and contained the successful single "[[More Than This (Roxy Music song)|More Than This]]". The album also included several Roxy Music classics, such as "[[Avalon (Roxy Music song)|Avalon]]", "The Main Thing", "The Space Between", "True to Life", and "To Turn You On". Ferry, Mackay and Manzanera (augmented by several additional players) toured extensively from August 1982 to May 1983,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vivaroxymusic.com/tours_10.php|title=Roxy Music - Tours|website=Vivaroxymusic.com}}</ref> with the ''Avalon'' tour being documented on the band's second live album ''[[The High Road (Roxy Music album)|The High Road]]'', released in March 1983. A home video was also released titled ''The High Road'', capturing an August 1982 show at [[Fréjus]] where Roxy Music co-headlined with King Crimson (whose set from the same show was released on home video as ''[[Neal and Jack and Me (album)|The Noise]]''). A further live album from this tour, ''[[Heart Still Beating]]'', was released in 1990, while ''The High Road'' home video was released on DVD in 2001.

After completion of the ''Avalon'' tour, Roxy Music dissolved. For the next eighteen years Ferry, Mackay and Manzanera all devoted themselves full-time to solo careers.