Last week saw the release of a 5 CD, 50 year retrospective of Bryan Ferry titled "Retrospective:Selected Recordings 1973-2023." If you're a fan, you most likely have most of what Ferry has personally selected for this boxed set, including a number of rarities like the extended version of "Mother Of Pearl" and some choice b-sides and remixes. It's a solid set, though of course, too many of my personal favorites were not chosen.
The one surprise for me is on Disc 5, a cover of John Lennon's "Whatever Gets You Through The Night," originally recorded in 1995 for an aborted Yoko produced tribute record. As much as I love Bryan Ferry's solo work, I have always preferred his original material over his interpretations, which too often are mired in melodrama and echo, or simply just misguided. But, I thought this Lennon cover was quite good, sounding a lot like "Siren"-era Roxy.
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Blood boil time, Andy Edwards the drummer (who? he played with Robert Plant) "bloody hates" Ferry as #1 bloody hated https://youtu.be/CBJKJdPp7wg?t=563
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