📰 Stranded Roxy Music - Advert : Nov. 1973

A full-page Island Records advertisement promoting Roxy Music’s album *Stranded* and the new single “Street Life”.

Roxy Music ‘Stranded’ ILPS 9252 — A new single “Street Life” WIP 6173.

Sounds

Date: November 17, 1973

Length: 3 min read

📰 Key Highlights

• Dramatic black-and-white image of a woman lying in dense jungle foliage

• Bold red-and-white “ROXY MUSIC ‘STRANDED’” headline

• Catalogue number ILPS 9252 for the album

• Announcement of the new single “Street Life” with catalogue WIP 6173

• Striking visual concept tying into the album’s exotic, stranded theme

📰 Overview

Published on November 17, 1973, this advert in Sounds used a powerful, cinematic visual to launch Roxy Music’s third studio album *Stranded*, while also promoting the lead single “Street Life”.

📰 Source Details

Publication / Venue: Sounds

Date: November 17, 1973

Format: Full-page album and single advertisement

Provenance Notes: Original 1973 Sounds magazine advert from Island Records.

📰 The Story

The advert showcases *Stranded* with a striking jungle-themed image and simultaneously pushes the new single “Street Life”, capturing Roxy Music at a creative high point following the departure of Brian Eno and the band’s evolving art-rock sound.

📰 Visual Archive

High-contrast black-and-white photograph of a woman reclining dramatically in lush jungle undergrowth, with bold red typography for the band name and single announcement in the bottom right corner.

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📰 Closing Notes

This November 1973 Sounds advert is a classic piece of Roxy Music visual flair — blending glamour, danger and artistic ambition as the band continued to redefine British rock in the post-Eno era.

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