When Bryan Ferry was forming Roxy Music, he put out several adds in music magazines to recruit musicians. In response to the advertisement for "Perfect Guitarist," approximately 20 such Perfect Guitarists applied including Davy O'List and Phil Manzanera. The most Perfect Guitarist, however, was O'List who had previously been a member of the pioneering progressive rock band The Nice. Manzanera was liked well enough in his rehearsal that he was offered a job as a roadie, which he took.
O'List, however, quit Roxy Music soon after joining (replaced by the ready Manzanera) in a bit of history that echoes his departure from The Nice. When he left then, The Nice were in the middle of recording their second album Ars Longa Vita Brevis which saw release in 1968 on the Immediate label.
Here is the discography surrounding The Nice's second album:
Ars Longa Vita Brevis
Brandenburger (1968 single)
"Ars Longa Vita Brevis" by The Nice
Pass the Headphones!!
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