Album Review: Phil Manzanera ‎– Diamond Head

Phil Manzanera,”Diamond Head” (Voiceprint)- The winter of 1974 found Roxy Music guitarist Phil Manzanera taking a well earned break from his activities with the band to put together his first solo album. “Diamond Head” was the result and although it didn’t make too much of a commercial impact at the time the contents certainly provide a splendid vehicle for Manzanera’s instrumental artistry as this consistently under-rated musician and his gifted cohorts tackle a sublime blend of quirkily memorable songs and instrumentals, with the likes of Robert Wyatt, Brian Eno and King Crimson’s John Wetton handling the vocal duties on “Frontera,” “Miss Shapiro” and “Same Time Next Week” respectively.