"Giddy-Up," The Dumbells (EG)

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dumbells.jpgThis is actually Roxy Music, or more precisely guitarist Phil Manzanera, from 1980, not long after the band reformed for the Manifesto album. The song is a masquerade, too, it's actually an instrumental of "Sleigh Ride," with a touch of "Auld Lang Syne" thrown in. Once you know it's Roxy-related, you'll catch yourself nodding your head in recognition. The flip side of this single is a Dumbells original, "A Christmas Dream," another, more New-Agey instrumental. Only available nowadays through the collector's market, if you can find it. UPDATE: Another Roxy offshoot was The Players, saxman Andy MacKay's project, which recorded the album Christmas in 1988 featuring a collection of classic and antique carols in roughly antique performances, heavy on the woodwind instruments as you might imagine.

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