Duran Duran - Duran Duran (Deluxe Edition) '1981

Tracks list

Tracklist:

CD 1:
01. Girls on Film (2010 Remaster) 3:33
02. Planet Earth (2010 Remaster) 4:03
03. Anyone Out There (2010 Remaster) 4:03
04. To the Shore (2010 Remaster) 3:51
05. Careless Memories (2010 Remaster) 3:56
06. Night Boat (2010 Remaster) 5:25
07. Sound of Thunder (2010 Remaster) 4:07
08. Friends of Mine (2010 Remaster) 5:44
09. Tel Aviv (2010 Remaster) 5:21
10. Late Bar (2010 Remaster) 2:57
11. Khanada (2010 Remaster) 3:28
12. Fame (2010 Remaster) 3:18
13. Faster Than Light (2010 Remaster) 4:31

CD 2:
01. Girls on Film (AIR Studio Version) 4:00
02. Tel Aviv (AIR Studio Version) 6:04
03. Anyone Out There (Manchester Square Demo) 4:11
04. Planet Earth (Manchester Square Demo) 5:03
05. Friends of Mine (Manchester Square Demo) 5:54
06. Late Bar (Manchester Square Demo) 3:05
07. Night Boat (BBC Radio 1 Peter Powell Session Recorded 19th June 1981,
Transmitted 11th August 1981) 5:13
08. Girls On Film (BBC Radio 1 Peter Powell Session Recorded 19th June 1981,
Transmitted 11th August 1981) 3:39
09. Anyone Out There (BBC Radio 1 Peter Powell Session Recorded 19th June 1981,
Transmitted 11th August 1981) 3:55
10. Like An Angel (BBC Radio 1 Peter Powell Session Recorded 19th June 1981,
Transmitted 11th August 1981) 4:53
11. Planet Earth (Night Version; 2010 Remaster) 6:17
12. Girls on Film (Night Mix; Extended Version) 5:46
13. Planet Earth (Night Mix; 2010 Remaster) 7:00
14. Girls on Film (Night Mix) 5:43

 BIOSpecializing in danceable, synthesized pop delivered with visual flair,
Duran Duran epitomizes the sleek, fashionable side of new wave, -- a talent
crystallized in a series of groundbreaking music videos from the early 1980s and
continued through decades of recording and touring. The group had the good
fortune to deliver their debut album in 1981, the same year MTV began
broadcasting, and their success was intertwined: Duran Duran gave the network
clever, cinematic clips for "Rio" and "Hungry Like the Wolf," which MTV played
ceaselessly, helping to turn the Birmingham, England-based band into global
superstars. Between 1982 and 1985, they were fixtures on the British and
American charts, with "Is There Something I Should Know?," "Union of the Snake,"
"The Wild Boys" and the James Bond theme "A View to a Kill" reaching the Top Ten
on both sides of the Atlantic. Unlike many of their new wave peers, Duran Duran
managed to sustain a career that lasted for decades, withstanding a shifting
lineup -- the duo of keyboardist Nick Rhodes and vocalist Simon Le Bon were the
only two members to stay with the group throughout the years -- and changes in
musical fashion. The group forged an alliance with Chic's Nile Rodgers for
1986's funky Notorious, then refashioned themselves as mature balladeers in 1993
and landed one of their biggest hits with "Ordinary World." The original lineup
from the New Romantic era reunited for 2004's Astronaut, a move that helped
revive the band's profile. Over the next decade, they collaborated with a number
of prominent modern hitmakers, including Timbaland, Justin Timberlake, Mark
Ronson, and Blur's Graham Coxon, who were featured on their 2021 album Future
Past. The following year, they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of
Fame, an occasion the band celebrated by delivering Danse Macabre, a fantasy
soundtrack to a Halloween party, in 2023.
Inspired by David Bowie and Roxy Music, as well as post-punk and disco,
schoolmates Nick Rhodes (keyboards) and John Taylor (guitar) formed Duran Duran
in 1978 with their friends Simon Colley (bass, clarinet) and Stephen Duffy
(vocals). Taking their name from a character in Roger Vadim's psychedelic sci-fi
film Barbarella, the group began playing gigs in the Birmingham club Barbarella,
supported by a drum machine. Within a year, Duffy and Colley both left the group
-- Duffy would later form the Lilac Time -- and were replaced by former TV Eye
vocalist Andy Wickett and drummer Roger Taylor. After recording a demo, John
Taylor switched to bass and guitarist Alan Curtis joined the band, only to leave
within a matter of months. The group placed an ad in Melody Maker, which drew
the attention of Andy Taylor, who became their guitarist. However, Duran Duran
were still having trouble finding a vocalist. Following Wickett's departure in
1979, a pair of singers passed through the group before Simon LeBon, a former
member of the punk band Dog Days and a drama student at Birmingham University,
joined in early 1980.
By the end of 1980, Duran Duran had become popular within the burgeoning new
romantic circuit in England and had secured a record contract with EMI. "Planet
Earth," the band's first single, quickly rose to number 12 upon its spring 1981
release. Immediately, Duran Duran became the leaders of the new romantic
movement, and media sensations in the British music and mainstream press. The
group's popularity increased through its cutting-edge music videos, especially
the bizarre, racy clip for "Girls on Film." Although the BBC banned the Godley &
Creme-directed video, the single became the group's first Top Ten hit, setting
the stage for the fall release of its eponymous debut album. Duran Duran reached
number three upon its release and stayed in the charts for 118 weeks. The band
quickly followed the album with Rio in the spring of 1982. Rio entered the
charts at number two, and its singles -- "Hungry Like the Wolf" and "Save a
Prayer" -- became Top Ten hits. By the November release of the remix EP
Carnival, the bandmembers were superstars in Europe, but only just beginning to
make headway in America. Their exposure in the U.S. was helped greatly by the
emergence of MTV, which put the group's stylish videos into heavy rotation.
MTV's constant playing of the videos paid off, and "Hungry Like the Wolf" became
a Top Ten hit early in 1983. Rio followed that single into the Top Ten,
eventually selling over two million copies.
Duran Duran mania was in full swing across America, with "Is There Something I
Should Know" reaching the Top Ten -- it became the group's first English number
one that summer -- and the group's first album climbing its way to number ten.
Duran Duran capitalized on their popularity by releasing Seven and the Ragged
Tiger in time for 1983's holiday season. The record hit number one in the U.K.
and number eight in the U.S., spawning the hit singles "Union of the Snake" and
"The Reflex," their first number one U.S. hit and their second British
chart-topper. The band took an extended break after completing its
year-and-a-half-long international tour in the spring of 1984. In November, the
group released the non-LP single "Wild Boys," which reached number two in the
U.K. and the U.S., where it was added to the live album Arena.
By 1985, Duran Duran fever was beginning to cool off, and after completing the
title track for the James Bond film A View to a Kill, the group went on hiatus.
Andy and John Taylor formed the supergroup the Power Station with vocalist
Robert Palmer and former Chic drummer Tony Thompson in January, releasing their
eponymous debut album in the spring; it spawned the Top Ten singles "Some Like
It Hot" and "Get It On (Bang a Gong)." The remaining members of Duran Duran --
Nick Rhodes, Simon LeBon, and Roger Taylor -- responded with their own side
project, Arcadia, releasing an album called So Red the Rose in the fall of 1985;
the album launched the Top Ten hit "Election Day." Early in 1986, Roger Taylor
announced he was taking a yearlong sabbatical from the group; he never returned.
Several months later, Andy Taylor also left, reducing Duran Duran to a trio.
Late in 1986, the band released Notorious, its first album in nearly three
years. While it was relatively successful, going platinum in the U.S. and
generating a Top Ten hit with the title track, it was noticeably less popular
than their earlier records. For the remainder of the decade, Duran Duran's
popularity continued to decline, with 1988's Big Thing producing "I Don't Want
Your Love," their last Top Ten single for five years.
The greatest-hits album Decade was released late in 1989, followed several
months later by Liberty, the first Duran Duran album that failed to go gold. By
that point, former Missing Persons guitarist Warren Cuccurullo had become a
permanent member of the group. In 1993, the band returned from a prolonged
hiatus with Duran Duran [The Wedding Album], a mature, layered record of lite
funk and soulful adult contemporary pop that became a surprise hit. "Ordinary
World" and "Come Undone" became Top Ten hits in America and the U.K. as well;
the album itself climbed into the Top Ten on both continents and went platinum
in America. Not only did the record restore their commercial status, but it
earned them some of the best reviews of their career. The group followed the
album with one of its most poorly received efforts, 1995's all-covers Thank You,
which managed to go gold in America despite negative reviews. While Duran Duran
were recording the follow-up to Thank You in 1996, John Taylor left the band to
pursue a solo career, leaving the group a trio of LeBon, Rhodes, and Cuccurullo.
That follow-up, Medazzaland, was released in 1997 but failed to produce any
major hits. Released in 2000, Pop Trash suffered a similar fate.
In March 2001, the three Taylors -- Andy, John, and Roger -- met up in Wales and
worked with each other for three weeks. Around this time, rumors of a
five-member reunion began to circulate. Two months after Rhodes and LeBon denied
the rumors, the reunion was confirmed. Duran Duran recorded on and off for a new
album over the next three years and also toured sporadically. After signing with
Epic, they released Astronaut in October 2004. Red Carpet Massacre, produced by
Timbaland and without Andy Taylor, followed in 2007. In 2011, Duran Duran
delivered their 13th studio album, the Mark Ronson-produced All You Need Is Now;
it was greeted with positive reviews and debuted at 11 on the U.K. charts and 29
in the U.S.
Duran Duran began recording for their 14th album in 2013 and worked on it over
the next two years. When it finally materialized in September 2015, Paper Gods
bore tracks produced by both Mark Ronson and Nile Rodgers, alongside additional
contributions in this area from Mr. Hudson and the band's engineer of choice,
Josh Blair. The album also included vocals from Janelle Monáe, Kiesza, and
Mew's Jonas Bjerre, as well as guitar from former Red Hot Chili Pepper John
Frusciante. The record was their first to be issued through Warner Bros. and its
release date coincided with a headline slot at Rob da Bank's Bestival event on
the Isle of Wight.
Duran Duran supported Paper Gods with an extensive tour, then turned their
attention to recording its sequel in 2019. The COVID-19 pandemic delayed the
release of the ensuing Future Past until October 2021. Largely produced by DJ
Erol Alkan and featuring Blur's Graham Coxon on guitar, Future Past was their
first record for BMG. It hit number three on the U.K. Albums Chart and cracked
the Top 30 of the Billboard 200. It spawned several singles, including
"Invisible," "More Joy!," and "Give It All Up" (featuring Tove Lo). In August
2022, they embarked on The Future Past World Tour, which found both Chic's Nile
Rodgers and Bastille appearing at various times as opening acts. That November,
Duran Duran was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, with the band
appearing at the ceremony, minus Andy Taylor who was absent due to an ongoing
battle with stage IV metastatic prostate cancer. By March 2023, they had begun
working on new material, including some with Taylor. The resulting Danse Macabre
album emphasized the group's connections to the goth side of post-punk while
also making space for such playful covers as a re-interpolation of Rick James'
"Super Freak." It was released in time for Halloween 2023.

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