Phil Manzanera – Guitarissimo (1986)

When I was at school, Roxy Music passed me by, despite being taken with their early singles, Virginia Plain and Pyjamarama. So, there's a world of 1970s Roxy waiting for me to visit and see what I missed. My reticence is due to my finding Brian Ferry (schoolboy football contemporary of Everton hero, Howard Kendall) a singularly unappealing character, with his love of fox hunting and support for the Conservative Party.

But, from the world of Roxy, I've embraced (metaphorically) Eno, and now it's Phil Manzanera's turn. He's an artist I've long intended to investigate, knowing of his Canterbury Sound connections, and a late night visit to Music Magpie online found this compilation of his 1975-82 work at a bargain price.