Roxy Music has released a previously unheard demo of “Pyjamarama,” offering a rare look at the formative stages of one of the band’s most influential tracks. The guitar-and-vocal recording, debuted on October 2, 2026, serves as a preview for an upcoming super deluxe reissue of the band’s 1973 sophomore album, For Your Pleasure.
The demo represents a significant shift in Bryan Ferry’s creative process. While his previous work was primarily composed on keyboards, “Pyjamarama” marked the first time the frontman utilized a guitar to write a song. This “skeletal” version was recorded during a period of creative isolation at a remote cottage in Derbyshire belonging to Ferry’s friend, Nick de Ville. Although “Pyjamarama” was originally released as a non-album single in 1973, it was recorded during the same era as the For Your Pleasure sessions and has been integrated into the new collection to provide a complete picture of the band’s experimental peak.
Scheduled for release on November 6, 2026, the expanded edition of For Your Pleasure captures the band at a crossroads. It was the final Roxy Music studio album to feature synthesist Brian Eno, whose avant-garde textures defined the group’s early art-rock sound. The For Your Pleasure 3CD+DVD box set includes 20 previously unheard songwriting sketches and 14 unreleased live recordings, alongside a DVD featuring high-resolution audio and visual material.
The archival material within the set highlights the band’s transition from the raw energy of their debut to the more polished, atmospheric production of their second record. Beyond the primary box set, the reissue will be available in several formats, including a 2CD edition, 2LP vinyl sets in both black and blue pearl, and an SDE-exclusive Blu-ray.
The release of the “Pyjamarama” demo follows a broader trend of the band opening their archives to showcase the evolution of their sound during the early 1970s, a period that helped define the glam and art-rock genres.
