Roxy Music - For Your Pleasure 50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Set Announced

Roxy Music remain one of the defining names in art rock, and their 1973 album For Your Pleasure is central to that reputation. The band’s classic second record now returns to the spotlight with a comprehensive 50th anniversary Super Deluxe reissue set, announced for release on November 6, 2026 according to a detailed report on German site Pulse & Spirit.

What the 50th anniversary release includes

The new Super Deluxe edition of For Your Pleasure is planned as a 3CD/DVD box set on Virgin/UMR, accompanied by separate 2LP vinyl and 2CD Deluxe configurations for different listening preferences. The Pulse & Spirit announcement states that the box collects home-recorded song sketches by Bryan Ferry, rehearsal tapes, studio outtakes, live sessions, singles and instrumental versions in one curated packagePulse & Spirit report on For Your Pleasure Super Deluxe.

One notable aspect of the release is the inclusion of twenty songwriting sketches Ferry recorded at home, which remained unheard outside the inner circle of the band for more than fifty years. For fans of Roxy Music’s sophisticated pop writing, these early versions offer a direct window into how songs evolved from private ideas into the richly arranged tracks heard on the album.

Broadcast archives and DACH relevance

Beyond demos and studio material, the Super Deluxe box is set to contain 14 live performances drawn from BBC television and German and Swiss TV archives, according to the same announcement. That means performances originally broadcast for audiences in the UK and the DACH region will finally be available in one place, underlining how important Germany and Switzerland were for Roxy Music’s early international exposuredetails on TV archive content.

For listeners based in Germany today, the inclusion of performances from German television gives the set a particular local resonance. It documents how the band’s combination of glam aesthetics, experimental textures and pop hooks travelled beyond the UK club circuit into continental European media at a time when British rock acts were still establishing their footprint on German TV.

How For Your Pleasure fits into Roxy Music’s work

Within Roxy Music’s discography, For Your Pleasure occupies a crucial position between the raw shock of their self-titled debut and the more polished, romantic sound of later albums such as Sirens and Avalon. Released in 1973, it captured the original lineup with Brian Eno still on electronics and treatments, while Bryan Ferry’s songwriting pushed further into surreal, cinematic territory.

The record’s mixture of jagged rock riffs, avant-garde processing and lounge-influenced melodies helped define a particular strand of British art rock that later influenced acts across post-punk and new wave. Revisiting its sessions in expanded form allows listeners to hear how that balance between experimentation and accessibility was achieved in detail.

Where the band stands now

As of early September 2026, Roxy Music have no officially announced future tour dates listed on major ticketing platforms or the band’s site, and their most recent reunion activity remains the 50th anniversary arena tour completed in 2022. With the new For Your Pleasure Super Deluxe release due on November 6, 2026, the focus is currently on archival work rather than live shows.