- DESCRIPTION
Deluxe Reissue on 180g Audiophile Double LP!
Half-Speed Mastered by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios!
Features Nile Rodgers & Roxy Music Bandmates Phil Manzanera, Andy Mackay & Brian Eno!
Includes the Previously Unreleased Album Horoscope!
Bryan Ferry’s ninth solo studio album, Mamouna, is being reissued for the first time since 1994. It was Bryan Ferry’s first studio album in seven years to feature original recordings, having worked on the album for six years under the working title of Horoscope. The previously unreleased alternate recordings to the final Mamouna versions are collected for the first time on these deluxe reissues as the Horoscope album.
The 2LP audiophile heavyweight vinyl was half-speed cut at Abbey Road Studios, London, by master engineer Miles Showell. The artwork direction for the updated reissue was overseen by Bryan Ferry himself.
The album features a stellar cast of supporting musicians including Nile Rodgers, Guy Pratt and Steve Ferrone, as well as contributions from his Roxy Music bandmates Phil Manzanera, Andy Mackay and Brian Eno. The album peaked at Number 11 on the UK Official Album Chart and includes the singles “Don’t Want to Know,” “Your Painted Smile” and title track “Mamouna.”
Features
- Deluxe Reissue
- First Time on Vinyl Since 1994
- Half-Speed Mastered by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios
- 180g Audiophile Vinyl
- Double LP
- Previously Unreleased Album Horoscope
- Artwork Direction Overseen by Bryan Ferry Himself
- Gatefold Jacket
Selections
LP1 – Mamouna
SIDE A:
- Don’t Want to Know
- N.Y.C.
- Your Painted Smile
- Mamouna
- The Only Face
SIDE B:
- The 39 Steps
- Which Way to Turn
- Wildcat Days
- Gemini Moon
- Chain Reaction
LP2 – Horoscope (previously unreleased)
SIDE A:
- Where Do We Go from Here (The 39 Steps)
- The Only Face (Horoscope Version)
- Desdemona (N.Y.C.)
- S&M (Midnight Train)
- Loop De Li (Horoscope Version)
SIDE B:
- Gemini Moon (Horoscope Version)
- Raga
- Mother of Pearl (Horoscope Version)