🔘 Trash – Single: Feb. 1979

Label: Polydor Records

Catalogue Number: POSP 28

Format: 7" Vinyl Single

Released: February 9, 1979 (UK)

A sharp, post‑glam Roxy comeback single — backed with the atmospheric Trash 2.

Issued on Polydor, the track launched the Manifesto era with a sleek, modern edge.

🔘 Overview

Trash was released on February 9, 1979 as the lead UK 7" single from Roxy Music’s sixth studio album Manifesto. After a four‑year hiatus, the track announced the band’s return with a refined, contemporary sound — blending art‑rock sophistication with a tighter, more rhythmic approach.

The B‑side, Trash 2, offered an alternate, moodier companion piece, reinforcing the band’s shift toward late‑’70s modernism. POSP 28 arrived in a Polydor company sleeve and served as the first glimpse of Roxy’s reinvented post‑glam identity.

🔘 Track List (Common Configurations)

7" Vinyl — POSP 28

A. Trash

B. Trash 2

Written by: Bryan Ferry, Phil Manzanera, Andy Mackay

Produced by: Roxy Music, Rhett Davies

🔘 Release Details

Label: Polydor Records

Formats: 7" Vinyl

Country: UK

Year: 1979

Notes:

- Lead single from Manifesto

- First new Roxy Music single since 1975

- B‑side is an alternate version

- Issued in Polydor company sleeve

🔘 Variants (Discogs‑Verified)

Variant 1

UK – Polydor – POSP 28 (1979)

Format: 7" Vinyl (Paper Label)

Variant 2

UK – Polydor – POSP 28 (1979)

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

🔘 Chart Data (BBC / Official Charts Company)

Peak Position: UK — No. 40

Weeks on Chart: 5

Chart Run (Official Charts):

24 Feb 1979 — No. 59

03 Mar 1979 — No. 48

10 Mar 1979 — No. 40

17 Mar 1979 — No. 47

24 Mar 1979 — No. 63

🔘 Context & Notes

Recording Notes

A sleek, modernist production — Roxy blending art‑rock textures with late‑’70s rhythmic polish.

Collector Notes

Paper‑label POSP 28 copies are the most desirable. Early Polydor sleeves add value.

Legacy

A stylish re‑entry for Roxy Music — signalling the band’s shift into a more refined, contemporary era.

🔘 Related Material

Previous Single

Both Ends Burning (1975)

Next Single

Dance Away (1979)

🔘 Discography (Selected, Chronological)

Trash — 1979

Trash 2 — 1979

🔘 Mini‑Timeline

Feb. 9, 1979 — UK single released

Mar. 1979 — Peaks at UK No. 40

🔘 Glam Flashback

Roxy return with poise — sharp, modern, and effortlessly cool.

🔘 Sources

Polydor Records

Discogs

Official Charts Company

Roxy Music archival documentation