This year's Record Store Day releases have been announced, and included in the line-up of collectable releases is Roxy Music's iconic 1796 live album, Viva! - re-issued for the first time in over 30 years, on limited edition gold vinyl, to coincide with the album's 50th anniversary.
By the time Viva! arrived, Roxy Music had moved from cult innovators to one of the most important and imaginative forces in 1970s music, and this live album captured the thrilling arc of a group who had already transformed rock’s aesthetics, ambition and attitude.
Recorded across three legendary UK venues - Glasgow Apollo (Nov 1973), Newcastle City Hall (Oct 1974) and Wembley Empire Pool (Oct 1975), Viva! acts as a sort of alternative greatest hits of the band’s first era.
The release follows a string of limited 50th anniversary releases, spanning both Bryan Ferry's solo and Roxy Music discographies, most recently The Jazz Age and Bitter-Sweet - both due to be re-released on CD and limited edition colour vinyl on Friday 10th April 2026.
Viva! Roxy Music will be available to purchase in-person from participating independent music retailers, exclusively from Saturday 18th April 2026. You can find your nearest participating store here.
