Mole, but Manzanera briefly revived the group in 1975 to record a full LP of their original music during the making of his first solo album Diamond Head; later he included two other previously unrecorded Quiet Sun tracks on his 2008 album Firebird V11, which also featured Charles Hayward. Music career Roxy Music (1971–1983) Manzanera was determined to join a professional band, and in October 1971 he was one of about twenty players who auditioned as lead guitarist for the recently formed art rock band Roxy Music. Manzanera displayed a wide-ranging interest in music. Influenced by his childhood sojourns in Latin America, and his stints at boarding school, he came to know several prominent musicians including Soft Machine's Robert Wyatt and Pink Floyd's David Gilmour, who was a friend of his older brother, Eugene. He joined Roxy Music in 1972; his bandmates at this time were Bryan Ferry, Brian Eno, Paul Thompson, Andy Mackay, and Graham Simpson. Roxy Music's rise was meteoric, with the band being hailed as a major stylistic influence of the early 1970s. During the next 12 years, until 1983 when the band members went on a "long break", Roxy Music released a series of internationally best-selling albums, achieving ten UK Top Ten albums and touring extensively throughout the world. Although Ferry had sole writing credit on the first two LPs, and his work dominated the group's output, Manzanera was credited as co-writer with Ferry on the following Roxy Music songs: "Amazona" (Stranded, 1973) "Out of the Blue" and "Prairie Rose" (Country Life, 1974) "Whirlwind" and "Nightingale" (Siren, 1975), "Manifesto", "Still Falls The Rain", "Trash" and "My Little Girl" (Manifesto, 1979) "Trash 2" ("Trash" single B-side, 1979) "Over You", "No Strange Delight" and "Running Wild" (Flesh & Blood, 1980) "Lover" ("Same Old Scene" single B-side, 1980) "Take a Chance with Me" (Avalon, 1982) Manzanera also received sole composer credit on the following Roxy Music song: "Hula Kula" ("Street Life" single B-side, 1973) In parallel with Roxy Music, Manzanera has always pursued solo projects, both recording his own albums and producing for others. His first major credit as producer was in 1975; after spotting the New Zealand group Split Enz, who had supported Roxy on their 1974 Australian tour, Manzanera produced the group's second LP, Second Thoughts, which was recorded in London. Manzanera played guitar on three tracks of the first Brian Eno album Here Come the Warm