🔘 The Same Old Scene – Single: Oct. 1980

Label: EG Records

Catalogue Number: ROXY 1

Format: 7" Vinyl Single

Released: October 31, 1980 (UK)

A sleek, modern Roxy groove — backed with the atmospheric My Only Love.

Issued on EG, the single captured the refined, late‑period sophistication of the Flesh + Blood era.

🔘 Overview

The Same Old Scene was released on October 31, 1980 as a UK 7" single on EG Records. Taken from Roxy Music’s 1980 album Flesh + Blood, the track blended smooth, minimalist funk with Bryan Ferry’s cool, detached vocal delivery — a hallmark of the band’s early‑’80s sound.

The B‑side, My Only Love, also from the album, offered a more expansive, emotive contrast. ROXY 1 arrived in an EG company sleeve and marked the beginning of a new catalogue‑number sequence for the band’s singles.

🔘 Track List (Common Configurations)

7" Vinyl — ROXY 1

A. The Same Old Scene

B. My Only Love

Written by: Bryan Ferry

Produced by: Rhett Davies, Roxy Music

🔘 Release Details

Label: EG Records

Formats: 7" Vinyl

Country: UK

Year: 1980

Notes:

- From the album Flesh + Blood

- B‑side also album‑derived

- First single in the ROXY‑prefix catalogue series

- Issued in EG company sleeve

🔘 Variants (Discogs‑Verified)

Variant 1

UK – EG – ROXY 1 (1980)

Format: 7" Vinyl (Paper Label)

Variant 2

UK – EG – ROXY 1 (1980)

Format: 7" Vinyl (Injection‑moulded label, select pressings)

🔘 Chart Data (BBC / Official Charts Company)

Peak Position: UK — No. 12

Weeks on Chart: 9

Chart Run (Official Charts):

08 Nov 1980 — No. 38

15 Nov 1980 — No. 23

22 Nov 1980 — No. 17

29 Nov 1980 — No. 12

06 Dec 1980 — No. 14

13 Dec 1980 — No. 20

20 Dec 1980 — No. 27

27 Dec 1980 — No. 39

03 Jan 1981 — No. 55

🔘 Context & Notes

Recording Notes

A cool, rhythmic production — tight bass, clipped guitars, and Ferry’s smooth vocal glide defining Roxy’s early‑’80s aesthetic.

Collector Notes

Paper‑label ROXY 1 copies are the most desirable. Early EG sleeves add value.

Legacy

A quintessential late‑period Roxy single — elegant, modern, and quietly influential.

🔘 Related Material

Previous Single

Oh Yeah (On the Radio) (1980)

Next Single

Jealous Guy (1981)

🔘 Discography (Selected, Chronological)

The Same Old Scene — 1980

My Only Love — 1980

🔘 Mini‑Timeline

Oct. 31, 1980 — UK single released

Nov.–Dec. 1980 — Peaks at UK No. 12

🔘 Glam Flashback

Roxy at their smoothest — refined, rhythmic, and effortlessly stylish.

🔘 Sources

EG Records

Discogs

Official Charts Company

Roxy Music archival documentation