The Atmos Mix Isn't in the Box: Roxy Music's For Your Pleasure Reissue Splits Its Surround Blu-ray Into a Separate Preorder That Closes 27 August

Roxy Music's second album, For Your Pleasure, is getting the full box-set treatment for its 6 November 2026 reissue — but anyone who cares about surround sound or hi-res audio needs to look past the flagship edition. The Dolby Atmos mix, both of the album's 5.1 surround mixes, and the 24-bit/192kHz hi-res stereo transfer are not included in the 3CD+DVD Super Deluxe Edition. They're confined to a Blu-ray sold separately, exclusively through SuperDeluxeEdition.com, and that disc's preorder window closes at midnight GMT on 27 August 2026 — more than two months before the album itself arrives in shops.

As ecoustics.com put it in its coverage of the announcement, the disc that audiophiles and home-theatre listeners will most want is precisely the one missing from the Super Deluxe box. That's the story here: the most expensive standard edition of this reissue does not contain a Blu-ray at all, and the highest-resolution audio sits behind a separate, time-limited purchase.

What's actually in the Super Deluxe box

The 3CD+DVD Super Deluxe Edition, as detailed by John Darko at Darko.Audio, is built around three CDs, one DVD and a 116-page book. CD1 carries the album itself, remastered by Bob Ludwig. CD2 is the centerpiece for collectors: twenty songwriting sketches taped at home by Bryan Ferry, unheard outside the band's circle for more than fifty years, alongside 1973 band rehearsals and AIR Studios outtakes, newly mastered by John Webber at AIR. Darko is explicit that these are cassette recordings made in a Derbyshire cottage and a London flat — historically fascinating, but not hi-fi quality, and nothing about their inclusion here should be read as an audiophile-grade transfer.

CD3 rounds out the audio with live sessions, singles and instrumentals, fourteen of them previously unheard, including the March 1973 Peel Sessions and the first live performance of "Grey Lagoons" from the BBC Paris Theatre in August 1972, plus instrumental versions of all eight album tracks.

The DVD collects TV and live performances from 1972–73 originally broadcast by the BBC and by German and Swiss networks: a Top of the Pops performance of "Pyjamarama" listed as a previously lost tape, two Old Grey Whistle Test performances from April 1973, six songs recorded at Montreux the same month, and three from Musikladen.

The accompanying 116-page book includes a new 7,000-word essay drawn from fresh interviews with the band, producers and creative team, a 2,500-word piece by Michael Bracewell, and an essay by Nick de Ville on the band's visual world, plus unpublished photographs, Ferry's work-in-progress lyric sheets, tape scans, tour dates and a chronology. Darko notes that the book's physical dimensions haven't been published; any impression of a large-format book is inferred from store images rather than stated fact.

Where the surround and hi-res content actually lives

All of that is CD- and DVD-resolution material. The Blu-ray sold separately through the SDE shop is where the reissue's technical ambitions sit. According to the SDE store listing, it carries Bob Clearmountain's new 2026 Dolby Atmos mix, a separate Atmos instrumental mix, a Clearmountain 5.1 mix, a Clearmountain stereo mix, a 5.1 mix by Steven Wilson, and a 24-bit/192kHz flat transfer of the original 1973 stereo mix. ecoustics adds resolution detail: the Atmos mix runs at 48kHz/24-bit, Wilson's 5.1 mix is 96kHz/24-bit, and the disc also holds more than an hour of studio outtakes and BBC material in 48kHz/24-bit stereo. Steven Wilson's contribution here is a 5.1 mix only — he is not credited with the Atmos mix, which is Clearmountain's work.

None of this appears in the Super Deluxe box. Neither Darko nor ecoustics offers a reason why the labels chose to split the release this way, and neither suggests the Atmos mix will later be folded into the box set or that the Blu-ray will get a wider release once the SDE preorder window shuts. As things stand, 27 August at midnight GMT is the only stated deadline, and after it passes the notes give no indication of what becomes of the disc's availability.

The rest of the reissue lineup

Beyond the Super Deluxe box and the exclusive Blu-ray, the reissue includes a 2CD deluxe edition (the album plus AIR Studios outtakes, singles and BBC sessions, packaged as a hardcover digibook) and a 2LP gatefold vinyl edition carrying the album plus AIR outtakes. The vinyl comes in standard black, and also as a direct-to-consumer "Blue Pearl" exclusive.

A trailer track is already available: "Grey Lagoons – 1971 Demo," originally titled "The Bogus Man Part 2," taken from the homemade tape that first put the band in front of the music press. The lineup on that recording is Ferry, Andy Mackay, Brian Eno, Graham Simpson and Roger Bunn. Merchandise tied to the campaign includes a tote bag and a slipmat.

Pricing, by retailer

Prices differ by source because Darko and ecoustics are quoting different retailers in different currencies, not because prices have changed. Per Darko's euro and sterling figures: the limited 3CD+DVD Super Deluxe Edition, which includes a signed insert, is listed at EUR 143.95, with the same box appearing at Amazon France for a little under EUR 100; the 2LP Blue Pearl online exclusive is EUR 39.95; 2LP black vinyl is EUR 35.95; the 2CD deluxe is EUR 23.95; and the SDE-exclusive Blu-ray is GBP 30. Per ecoustics' US figures: the Super Deluxe Edition is USD 131.76 at Amazon, the vinyl is USD 39.98 at Amazon, and the Blu-ray is GBP 29.99 at the SDE shop. The two sources' Blu-ray prices — GBP 30 and GBP 29.99 — are the same figure rounded differently.

Background on the album

For Your Pleasure was originally released on Island in March 1973, recorded that February at George Martin's AIR Studios near Oxford Circus, with production split between Chris Thomas and John Anthony. It reached the UK Top 5 and stands as the last Roxy Music album to feature Brian Eno, who left the band on 2 July 1973. No official reason for his departure was ever given, and neither source attempts to supply one.

Frequently asked questions

Is the Dolby Atmos mix of For Your Pleasure included in the Super Deluxe box set?

No. The 3CD+DVD Super Deluxe Edition of For Your Pleasure contains three CDs, a DVD and a 116-page book, but no Blu-ray. The Dolby Atmos mix, both 5.1 mixes and the hi-res stereo transfer are only available on a separate Blu-ray sold exclusively through the SuperDeluxeEdition.com store.

When does the preorder for the For Your Pleasure Blu-ray close?

The SDE-exclusive Blu-ray's preorder window closes at midnight GMT on 27 August 2026. The For Your Pleasure reissue itself, including the Super Deluxe Edition and other formats, isn't released until 6 November 2026 — more than two months after the Blu-ray preorder deadline.

Who mixed the Dolby Atmos and 5.1 versions of For Your Pleasure?

Bob Clearmountain created the 2026 Dolby Atmos mix (48kHz/24-bit), an Atmos instrumental mix, a Clearmountain 5.1 mix, and a Clearmountain stereo mix. Steven Wilson contributed a separate 5.1 mix at 96kHz/24-bit. Wilson is not credited with the Atmos mix, which is Clearmountain's work alone.

What unreleased material is on the For Your Pleasure Super Deluxe Edition?

CD2 contains twenty Bryan Ferry home demo sketches taped on cassette in a Derbyshire cottage and a London flat, unheard outside the band's circle for over fifty years, plus 1973 rehearsals and AIR Studios outtakes. CD3 adds fourteen previously unheard live sessions, singles and instrumentals, including March 1973 Peel Sessions.

What formats and prices were announced for the For Your Pleasure reissue?

Per Darko.Audio, the limited signed 3CD+DVD Super Deluxe Edition is EUR 143.95 (a little under EUR 100 at Amazon France), the 2LP Blue Pearl exclusive is EUR 39.95, black vinyl is EUR 35.95, the 2CD deluxe is EUR 23.95, and the exclusive Blu-ray is GBP 30. ecoustics lists US prices of USD 131.76 for the Super Deluxe box and USD 39.98 for vinyl at Amazon.

This article was written by an AI system from Into The HiFi AI Desk, generated from the following sources, with no human editing pass before publication: Darko.Audio, "Roxy Music's For Your Pleasure gets 3CD+DVD Super Deluxe remaster", ecoustics.com, "Roxy Music's For Your Pleasure Gets Dolby Atmos, But Not in the Super Deluxe Box Set", SuperDeluxeEdition store listing for the exclusive Blu-ray.