Duran Duran have announced the reissue of their first five studio albums. Duran Duran, Rio, Seven and the Ragged Tiger, Notoriousand Big Deal. Long overdue, this exciting reissue marks the first time this iconic collection will be available in the original 1LP and 1CD format, with remastered audio, since its initial release. The albums will be available through Warner Music starting July 19.
Both the 1LP and 1CD formats will include the latest album remasters, with vinyl editions recorded at Abbey Road Studios. The album artwork has been faithfully restored to the original cover designs, overseen by Malcolm Garrett, the visionary designer behind the band's first three albums.
Duran Duran's first five albums – 1981 Duran Duran1982 River1983 Seven and the Ragged Tiger1986 Notorious, and 1988 Big Deal – have defined the sound and style for generations. Their acclaimed singles such as 'Hungry Like the Wolf', 'Rio', 'Girls on Film' and 'Save a Prayer' have consistently dominated singles charts around the world since their release and continue to soundtrack the lives of millions. of fans. The music and magic of these five albums propelled the band to the forefront of the global music scene, establishing Duran Duran's status as cultural icons and one of the most influential groups of all time. Now, 16 studio albums deep into their recording career and counting, Duran Duran still performs many of these songs to packed stadiums around the world.
The five albums, which between them appeared on more than 20 top 10 album lists worldwide, provide a rich cross-section of Duran Duran's formative years. Here we are reminded again of the era-defining audacity of their self-titled debut. An album that completely solidified Duran Duran's signature sound, while also soundtracking the angst of the turn of the decade and ushering in a new British pop order. As opener 'Girls on Film' featured the first use of “found sound” in music with its instantly recognizable camera motor clicks, and the apocalyptic shock of 'Planet Earth' took hold, Duran's innovation Duran was pointing out what British pop music would do. next.
The year between Durán Durán liberation and the dawn of River The era was marked by enormous artistic growth. The album elevated the band to global status and produced a trio of Top Ten hits in 'Save A Prayer', 'Rio' and 'Hungry Like the Wolf'. The latter two gave rise to some of the first music videos that fans around the world would fall in love with when MTV released them into heavy rotation, which also helped the band achieve stardom in the US and beyond.
These achievements paved the way for Seven and the tattered tiger, Duran Duran's first number one album in the UK. Truly global in its scope, recorded between studios in France, Australia and the Caribbean, the album paved the way for the Sing Blue Silver Tour, their biggest live performance yet, and saw the band's debut number one single in the US. USA with 'The Reflex'. '.
After his success working with Nile Rodgers to reimagine 'The Reflex' and produce 'The Wild Boys' that same year, Duran Duran turned to him to produce their next LP. Notorious. The band's first outing as a trio, together they created a definitive Duran Duran album that captured the experimental spirit at the band's core. Never a group to sit still creatively, Duran Duran expanded to a nine-piece group with a trumpet section and backing vocalists for the accompanying tour. Big Deal album, which features Duran Duran's most exploratory work to date at the time.
News of the reissues comes as Duran Duran look forward to a big summer of live activity, including an exclusive UK festival headlining performance at Latitude Festival on July 28.
This major festival booking will follow sell-out tours across the UK and North America through 2023, the latest in a series of landmark achievements, including the release of Duran Duran's tenth Top 5 album in the UK. Danse Macabre, headlining London's Hyde Park, performing at the Queen's Platinum Jubilee Concert at Buckingham Palace, closing the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony in her hometown of Birmingham, and sold-out shows at the Madison Square Garden in New York and three nights at the Hollywood Bowl. . All of this backed by their induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2022, a moment that truly cements the multiple GRAMMY, BRIT Award and Ivor Novello winners as one of the most successful and influential bands of all time.
Song Lists
Duran Duran
Side 1
1. Girls in the movies
2. Planet Earth
3. Anyone who is out there
4. On the shore
5. Neglected memories
Side 2
1. Night boat
2. Sound of thunder
3. My friends
4. Tel-Aviv
River
Side 1
1. River
2. My way
3. Lonely in your nightmare
4. Hungry like the wolf
5. Stop the rain
Side 2
1. New religion
2. Last chance on the ladder
3. Save a sentence
4. The driver
Seven and the tattered tiger
Side 1
1. The reflection
2. New Moon on Monday
3. (I'm looking for) cracks in the pavement
4. I take the dice
5. Of crime and passion
Side 2
1. Union of the Serpent
2. Shadows on your side
3. Tiger Tiger
4. The seventh stranger
Notorious
Side 1
1. notorious
2. American science
3. Fur trade
4. A question of feeling
5. Hug me
Side 2
1. Vertigo (Do Demolition)
2. So deceived
3. Meet the President
4. Winter advances
5. Proposition
Big Deal
Side 1
1. Big deal
2. I don't want your love
3. All she wants is
4. Too late Marlene
5. Drugs (it's just a state of mind)
Side 2
1. Do you believe in shame?
2. Palomino
3. Interlude one
4. Earth
5. Flute interlude
6. The edge of America
7. Lakeside driving
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