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All Songs Rewind: The Best Opening Tracks

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All Songs Considered

All Songs Rewind: The Best Opening Tracks

July 10, 2015 • All Songs intern Julian Ring picks his all-time favorite episode of the show, one that asks: Can you judge an album by its first song? For a handful of classic records, absolutely.

All Songs Rewind: The Best Opening Tracks

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1,000 Recordings To Hear Before You Die

October 13, 2008 • So much to hear. So little time. We talk with NPR reviewer Tom about his new book, 1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die: A Listener's Life List and listen to some of the music he selected.

1,000 Recordings To Hear Before You Die

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First Listen: Bryan Ferry, 'Avonmore'

November 9, 2014 • The Roxy Music singer channels his classic work while still sounding fresh. Ferry's sound remains full, clear and direct, with intricate layers of instruments shifting in and out of focus.

Avonmore

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All Songs Considered

Hear Four New Bryan Ferry Songs

November 4, 2014 • On this week's All Songs Considered, Roxy Music's Bryan Ferry joins hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton to share songs and discuss his upcoming album, Avonmore.

Bryan Ferry Shares New Songs And Stories From His Upcoming Record

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A Secret Atoms For Peace Track, Roxy Music As '20s Jazz, More

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A Secret Atoms For Peace Track, Roxy Music As '20s Jazz, More

January 30, 2013 • On this week's show we've got a hard-to-find cut from Thom Yorke's latest project, Atoms For Peace. You'll also hear Bryan Ferry's Roxy Music re-imagined as '20s jazz instrumentals. (It's not as crazy as you'd think). Plus the shape-shifting sounds of Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Night Beds and more.

A Secret Atoms For Peace Track, Roxy Music As '20s Jazz, More

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More Than This: The 'Complete' Roxy Music

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More Than This: The 'Complete' Roxy Music

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October 15, 2012 • Ed Ward connects the dots of the British band's eight studio albums, which were just collected in a box set.

More Than This: The 'Complete' Roxy Music

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