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The Singles 81-85 Box

March 20, 2003 - Hollywood, CA.

Capitol Records to release
first ever Duran Duran box set

DURAN DURAN: 'THE SINGLES 1981-1985' BOX

Release date: 12 May 2004

Capitol Records will release the first ever Duran Duran singles box set on June 10, 2003. The collection of 13 CD singles celebrates the very height of the band's career from 1981 to 1985.

From their very first single "Planet Earth" to their James Bond theme tune "A View To A Kill", each CD single includes all the original 'B' sides. The packaging is a glossy flip top box housing 13 CDs in pouchettes, faithfully replicating the original single sleeve artwork designed by the renowned Malcolm Garrett and Pete Farrow. Also included is a pull out poster, making this box a must for collectors and today's new electro-pop fans alike.

Spawned from the cutting edge alternative club scene in Birmingham in 1978, Duran Duran's remarkable pop sensibilities and New Romantic artschool glamour broke them almost instantly into the mainstream to become the biggest band of the 1980s. Stylistically influenced by Roxy Music and David Bowie, and musically ifluenced by post-punk and disco, their manifesto boasted a new sound which would merge the 'Sex Pistols with Chic' - distinctive innovative keyboard sounds, dirty and melodic rock guitar, funky disco rhythm and bass and futuristic lyrics all combined to make pop gems ("Girls On Film", "Rio", "Hungry Like The Wolf"),or searing ballads ("Save A Prayer", "The Chauffeur") which captured the imagination along with their racy, groundbreaking videos.

  track listing

EMI 7243 5 51729 2 1 [card ps]

Planet Earth
1. Planet Earth
2. Late Bar
3. Planet Earth (Night Version)

EMI 7243 5 51730 2 7 [card ps]

Careless Memories
1. Careless Memories
2. Khanada
3. Fame

EMI 7243 5 51731 2 6 [card ps]

Girls On Film
1. Girls On Film
2. Faster Than Light
3. Girls On Film (Night Version)

EMI 7243 5 51732 2 5 [card ps]

My Own Way
1. My Own Way (Single Version)
2. Like An Angel
3. My Own Way (Night Version)

EMI 7243 5 51733 2 4 [card ps]

Hungry Like The Wolf
1. Hungry Like The Wolf
2. Careless Memories (Live Version)
3. Hungry Like The Wolf (Night Version)

EMI 7243 5 51734 2 3 [card ps]

Save A Prayer
1. Save A Prayer (7" Edit)
2. Hold Back The Rain (Re-Mix)
3. Hold Back The Rain (12" Re-Mix)

EMI 7243 5 51735 2 2 [card ps]

Rio
1. Rio (Part One)
2. The Chauffeur (Blue Silver)
3. Rio (Part Two)
4. My Own Way

EMI 7243 5 51736 2 1 [card ps]

Is There Something I Should Know?
1. Is There Something I Should Know?
2. Faith In This Colour
3. Is There Something... (Monster Mix)
4. Is There Something... (Alternate Slow Mix)

EMI 7243 5 51737 2 0 [card ps]

Union Of The Snake
1. Union Of The Snake
2. Secret Oktober
3. Union Of The Snake (The Monkey Mix)

EMI 7243 5 51738 2 9 [card ps]

New Moon On Monday
1. New Moon On Monday (Album Version)
2. Tiger Tiger
3. New Moon On Monday (Dance Mix)

EMI 7243 5 51739 2 8 [card ps]

The Reflex
1. The Reflex (7" Version)
2. Make Me Smile (Live)
3. The Reflex (Dance Mix)

EMI 7243 5 51740 2 4 [card ps]

The Wild Boys
1. The Wild Boys (45)
2. (I'm Looking For) Cracks In The Pavement
3. The Wild Boys (Extended Mix)

EMI 7243 5 51741 2 3 [gatefold ps]

A View To A Kill
1. A View To A Kill
2. A View To A Kill (That Fatal Kiss)

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CD 1

1. Planet Earth (7 Inch)
2. Late Bar
3. Planet Earth (Night Version 12 Inch)
4. Careless Memories
5. Khanada
6. Fame
7. Girls On Film (7 Inch)
8. Faster Than Light
9. Girls On Film (12 Inch Night Version)
10. My Own Way (Single Version)
11. Like An Angel
12. My Own Way (Night Version)
13. Hungry Like The Wolf
14. Careless Memories (Live)
15. Hungry Like The Wolf (Night Version)

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CD 2

1. Save A Prayer (7 Inch Edit)
2. Hold Back The Rain (Remix)
3. Hold Back The Rain (12 Inch Remix)
4. Rio PT1 (7 Inch)
5. The Chauffeur (Sing Blue Silver)
6. Rio PT2 (12 Inch)
7. My Own Way
8. Is There Something I Should Know?
9. Faith In This Colour
10. Is There Something... (Monster Mix)
11. Faith In This Colour (Alternate Slow Mix)
12. Union Of The Snake
13. Secret Oktober
14. Union Of The Snake (Monkey Mix)

CD 3

1. New Moon On Monday (Album Version)
2. Tiger Tiger
3. New Moon On Monday (Dance Mix)
4. The Reflex (7 Inch Version)
5. Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me) (Live)
6. The Reflex (Dance Mix)
7. The Wild Boys (45 Version)
8. (I'm Looking For) Cracks In The Pavement
9. The Wild Boys (Wilder Than Wild Boys)
10. A View To A Kill
11. A View To A Kill (That Fatal Kiss)