The Thrill of it All : The Story of Bryan Ferry and "Roxy Music"

Led by Bryan Ferry, the hippest Geordie in town, Roxy Music kicked against the denim-clad anonymity of the early '70s and turned the first half of the decade into a huge glam-rock party.

The mid-'70s saw rows and band splits before Roxy reformed as a slick, sophisticated lounge-disco concern before finally imploding, after a successful but very druggy US tour, in 1983.

After 18 years, Roxy Music reformed in 2001 for a greatest hits album and sell-out US and European tour.

Then, sensationally, they announced in March 2005 that they were going back into the studio to work on a new album.

With their profile sky high, the timing is perfect for this new edition of David Buckley's definitive biography of the band.