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PLANET EARTH |
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• unique 'Special Night Version' picture sleeve |
WITH COMPLIMENTS |
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• nice promo-only 12-inch single in unique picture sleeve, rarely seen these days. |
PLANET EARTH |
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• first US promo-only 12-inch single in unique 'Stars & Moon' group picture sleeve plus bio on reverse! |
ANYONE OUT THERE |
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• one of the rarest Brazil records released in 1981 to promote Nexus jeans, comes in totally unqique picture sleeve. |
MY OWN WAY |
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• Another rare edition of 7-inch released in France, comes in unique sleeve. |
HAMBRIENTO COMO EL LOBO |
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• 7-inch Mexican issue in unique black & white gatefold picture sleeve. |
HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF |
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• Japanese issue in withdrawn 'sky scraper' picture sleeve different to the one with the 'staircase'. |
RIO RADIO SPECIAL |
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• John and Nick introduce tracks recorded for this classic album! Comes in stickered sleeve. |
SPECIAL DJ COPY |
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• Superb Japanese promo-only 10-track LP including Hungry Like The Wolf, Khanada, and Careless Memories, has unique black & white group picture sleeve plus Japanese bio on reverse! |
CONOCE A DURAN DURAN |
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• Mexican only 'disco promocional' radio show album, comes in unique picture sleeve! |
MIXING |
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• italian-only 12-inch EP comes with five 18x24 Francesco Scavullo prints of each band member, group 10x15 sticker, giant 90x120 poster and 'I Love Duran Duran' 17x3 badge. |
A VIEW TO A KILL |
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• Megarare 7-inch single released in Uruguay, b/w That Fatal Kiss. Comes in stunning and completely unique picture sleeve! |
DURAN DURAN STORY |
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• Japanese promo-only 17-track retrospective LP, features Duran Duran classix, plus Arcadia, Power Station and John Taylor tracks. Unique picture sleeve! |
SKIN TRADE |
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• Canadian issue in scarce banned 'bum' picture sleeve, more revealing to French 'bum' release. |
LA DOLCE VITA |
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• stunning EMI Italiana promo-only 5 x LP box set of 5 first Duran Duran albums plus giant poster (Notorious album artwork), all housed in unique picture box with gold-embossed title and content list. |
MASTER MIXES |
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• unique Brazilian 12-inch remix E.P. in group picture sleeve with tour dates on the back, totally different to the US plain white gatefold sleeve edition with title sticker. |
BIG THING |
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• limited Indian album release on His Master's Voice (HMV) label. Different not like regualr gatefold picture sleeve has back of the LP is black and white with track list and credits. |
I DON'T WANT YOUR... SPECIAL DJ COPY |
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• megarare Japanese promo-only 18-track compilation sampler CD, features all singles from Planet Earth to I Don't Want Your Love in chronological order, 'Special DJ Copy' custom picture sleeve! |
OFFICIAL BOOTLEG: THE LSD EDIT |
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• 1989 US 'Official Bootleg The LSD Edit' 1-track promotional-only CD featuring 3:30 edited version, presented in custom title stamped card sleeve. |
LIBERTY (SPECIAL DJ COPY) |
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• Japanese promotional 11-track mispressed CD presented in unique red & white custom card picture sleeve - both sleeve and disc list 14-tracks but disc actually plays only 11 regular album tracks. |
MINI ALBUM X 4 (THE 12-INCH COLLECTION) CD 2 ('Tiger Tiger!' & 'Strange Behaviour'): 1. The Reflex (Dance mix) 2. Union Of The Snake (Monkey mix) 3. New Moon On Monday 4. Is There Something I Should Know? (Monster mix) 5. Tiger Tiger 6. Notorious (Extended mix) 7. Skin Trade (Stretch mix) 8. We Need You 9. Notorious (Latin Rascals mix) 10. Skin Trade (Album version) 11. A View To A Kill |
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• Japanese only 20-track double CD set featuring night versions, 12" mixes and b-sides. Comes with lyrics booklet plus obi strip. |
CLASSIC IN CONCERT - 8: DURAN DURAN |
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• 1993 UK BBC Transcription broadcast-only CD from 'Classic Concerts from the BBC' series featuring Duran Duran live at London's Hammersmith Odeon on 4th November 1982. Presented in fold-out sleeve outlining tracks performed, short bio plus opening and closing announcements for radio dj's! Supplied with cue-sheet. |
ORDINARY WORLD (TIRAGE LIMITE SPECIAL CLUB) |
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• French promo-only 1-sided 12-inch in unique picture sleeve! |
HEAR IT HERE FIRST! matrix no.: DISQUE AMERIC 0FBA1<011>DPRO1071E |
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• Exclusive sneak preview (four songs from "THANK YOU" - Available April 4). • 1995 Canadian HMV promo-only 4-track sampler issued by EMI Music Canada, presented in unique English-spelt picture sleeve! Each track includes DJ introduction in English at the end of the track. |
EN PRIMEUR ICI matrix no.: DISQUE AMERIC 0FBB1<011>DPRO1071F |
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• En Primeur Exclusivement Chez (Quatre chansons tirées de "THANK YOU" - Disponsibles le 4 Avril) • 1995 Canadian HMV promo-only 4-track sampler issued by EMI Music Canada, presented in unique French-spelt picture sleeve! Each track includes DJ introduction in French at the end of the track. |
WHITE LINES |
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• Japanese DJ promo-only 5-inch CD single in superb unique custom picture sleeve, one out of two different promos released in this country. |
WHITE LINES |
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• Japanese promotional use only 5-inch CD single in unique picture sleeve, rarely seen even in Japan. |
LAY LADY LAY |
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• Scarce Italian-only 4-track 12-inch release in picture sleeve. |
DURAN DURAN SAMPLER |
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• Japanese promo-only 10-track retrospective CD, unique 4-page booklet / picture sleeve, beautiful collector's item! |
THE REFLEX 98 (4 ON DA FLOOR REMIX) |
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• promo-only 5-inch CD single for The Reflex remixed by '4 On Da Floor' (Regi Penxten and John Miles Jnr.) issued to promote 'Greatest' album release in Belgium, comes in custom card picture sleeve. |
WILD BOYS 98 (4 ON DA FLOOR REMIX) |
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• promo-only 5-inch CD single for Wild Boys remixed by '4 On Da Floor' (Regi Penxten and John Miles Jnr.) issued to promote 'Greatest' album release in Belgium, comes in custom card picture sleeve. |
NICE REMIXES |
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• 2004 US 7-track yellow-label promo CD-R acetate from Epic Records presented in custom Sony-BMG picture sleeve, featuring mixes done for totally unreleased single. Only a few copies made for charity. |
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ARCADIA: EL DIABLO |
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• extremely rare even in Spain, 1-sided promotional single, comes in unique picture sleeve, flip side has generic un-filled record label! |
ARCADIA: THE OPEN INTERVIEW |
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• Canadian only radio show record with cue sheet in die-cut company sleeve. |
ARCADIA: SAY THE WORD |
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• promotional 12-inch single featuring two unreleased mixes - officially presented on this dj-record only, comes in generic stickered company sleeve. |
ARCADIA |
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• Japanese-only Laser Disc presented in picture sleeve with lyrics insert and obi strip. Program features 56 minute documentary of the making of the Arcadia videos plus full-length videos themselves. |
SIMON LE BON: FOLLOW IN MY FOOTSTEPS |
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• Very rare 1989 Italian-only 7-inch single presented in picture sleeve. |
VA: SYN PRODUCTION CO LTD SAMPLER |
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• Mega rare UK promo-only 14-track sampler CD featuring two tracks performed by Simon Le Bon. |
SIMON LE BON: GREY LADY OF THE SEA |
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• Mega rare 1988 UK promo-only 1-track CD from the Drum soundtrack, custom 'stormy sea' picture sleeve with lyrics inside. |
JOHN TAYLOR: MR.J |
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• extremely limited 2000 Cutting Edge/Avex Japanese-only 1-track promotional 5-inch CD single issued to promote the release of Japan Album, comes in custom yellow picture sleeve. |