The b-side to "Pyjamarama" the great song by Roxy Music, is"The Pride And The Pain" which sounds like if Bryan Ferry left the band and was replaced by Ennio Morricone. It took me awhile to find this recording because once I heard it, I loved it. There is a CD version that is on one of their Roxy Music box sets put out some years ago, but finally, I have the single.
"The Pride and The Pain" is written by Andy Mackay. It features his distinctive oboe playing but mixed in with the minimal piano, Phil Manzanera's Italian sounding electric guitar, Eno's (I presume) sound of the wind and off-mike vocals or talking, and like the title, it does bring Morricone's great spaghetti western soundtracks from the 1960s. This recording is too great to be lost in the heaps of b-sides that never made it onto albums.
"Pyjamarama" is essential early Roxy. The great guitar cords in the beginning, but before the melody and Ferry's voice kicks in - it's a natural music high at this point. One wonders why this song is not on the "For Your Pleasure" album, but at the same time, it does exist quite well as a stand-alone single. It's a classic Roxy piece, but again, the b-side "The Pride And The Pain" is really amazing.
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