Bitters End
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| "Bitters End" | ||
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| Song by Roxy Music | ||
| from the album Roxy Music | ||
| Released | June 1972 | |
| Recorded | 27-29 March 1972 at Command Studios, London | |
| Genre | Art/Glam-rock | |
| Length | 2:03 | |
| Writer(s) | Bryan Ferry | |
| Producer(s) | Peter Sinfield | |
| Roxy Music track listing | ||
| Sea Breezes (9) |
"Bitters End" (10) |
(last album track) |
"Bitters End" is the final song on Roxy Music's self-titled debut album, released in 1972. The song is based on a group vocal arrangement done in a satirical 1950s doo wop style. In the middle eight, the band sings 'bizarre', which seems to sum up the initial impact of the first listens to the album. "Bitters End" was not performed live often, however Roxy Music did perform it on 23rd June 1972 for John Peel on the BBC sessions.
Two cover versions of this song are on the Velvet Goldmine soundtrack: one by Venus In Furs and one by Andy Mackay and Paul Kimble.
[edit] Song Musicians
- Andy MacKay – Oboe & Saxophone.
- Bryan Ferry – Voice & Piano.
- Eno – Synthesiser & Tapes.
- Graham Simpson – Bass Guitar.
- Paul Thompson – Drums.
- Phil Manzanera – Guitar.
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