Diamond Head (Phil Manzanera album)

Diamond Head
Studio album by Phil Manzanera
Released	April 1975
Recorded	December 1974 – January 1975
Studio	Island Studios (London)
Genre	Art rock
Length	42:28
Label	Island (original UK issue) Atco (original US issue) Polydor (1977 reissue) E.G.
Producer	Phil Manzanera
Phil Manzanera chronology
Diamond Head (1975) K-Scope (1978)

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Diamond Head is the first studio album by English rock musician Phil Manzanera. It was released in 1975, originally on Island Records in the UK (who was handling all E.G. recordings) and in the US on Atco Records. The sound quality on the US album was deemed to be worse than the UK album, so the UK import became a popular seller in the speciality record shops who sold Roxy Music and other UK bands. The diesel locomotive featured on the cover art is an EMD E9.

Unlike other solo albums issued by an instrumental member of an existing band (Manzanera was Roxy Music's lead guitarist), Diamond Head, featured a number of songs, sung by guest musicians.

With the exception of Bryan Ferry, all members of Roxy Music feature on the album.

Metal band Diamond Head took their name from the album.