Duran Duran (1981 album)

Duran Duran

Studio album by Duran Duran

Released

15 June 1981
25 April 1983 (U.S. reissue)

Recorded

December 1980

Studio

Red Bus Studios, Abbey Road Studios, Utopia Studio and Chipping Norton Recording Studios

Genre

Length

39:42

Duran Duran chronology

Capitol Diffusion '79 - 80
(1980)

Duran Duran
(1981)

Rio
(1982)

Singles from Duran Duran

"Planet Earth"
Released: 2 February 1981
"Careless Memories"
Released: 20 April 1981
"Girls on Film"
Released: 13 July 1981
"Anyone Out There"
Released: 1981 (Brazil only promo)
"Sound of Thunder"
Released: 1981 (UK only promo)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]

Duran Duran is the debut album by the English pop rock band Duran Duran, released worldwide on EMI Records on 15 June 1981.^[3]

The album reached No. 3 on the United Kingdom charts and remained in the UK Top 100 for 117 weeks, achieving platinum status by December 1982.^[4] The initial United States release was unsuccessful, but the album was reissued there in 1983 following the success of the band's second album, Rio. This time it reached No. 10 on the US Billboard 200, and remained on that chart for 87 weeks. Duran Duran was certified platinum (a shipment of one million units) by the RIAA in June 1985.^[5]

Production

The band wrote and recorded demos for the album at AIR Studios in 1980, while one of their main influences, the band Japan, was recording the Gentlemen Take Polaroids album just down the hall.

The album was formally recorded in December 1980 at various recording studios in London (as well as Chipping Norton Studios) with record producer Colin Thurston, shortly after Duran Duran signed their record deal with EMI. In interviews, the band has recalled the struggle to continue recording after hearing of the murder of John Lennon on 8 December.

Music videos for "Planet Earth" and "Careless Memories" were also filmed in December.

The first pressing of 30,000 copies of the Japanese version (Toshiba/EMI EMS-91019) came with a colour poster. There is a notation on the OBI that mentions this. Later issues of the album have the notation on the OBI removed and contain only a lyric insert and a sheet with a bio in Japanese, some photos and some instructions on how to do the 'new romantic' dance like in the "Planet Earth" video.

US 1981 Harvest release

The original American release included the "Night Version" of "Planet Earth" instead of the original, even if it is not listed as such. "To The Shore" was dropped from the US tracklisting to accommodate the-now increased length of "Planet Earth". Earlier alternate titles for "Anyone Out There" and "Night Boat" are used.

US 1983 Capitol re-issue

Duran Duran was re-released in the USA on 25 April 1983, after the success of their second album Rio in America gave the band another chance to market their first album there. The album had two changes to the original American track listing: Capitol Records replaced the "Night Version" of "Planet Earth" with the original single version. Most notably, the then-current Duran Duran single, "Is There Something I Should Know?" was added to the album's track listing.

The album also featured updated cover art designed by Malcolm Garrett, using the newer "double D" band logo featured on the Seven and the Ragged Tiger album and "Is There Something I Should Know?" single. The cover photo showed the evolution in the band's image since 1981. In contrast to the earlier artwork, the new image positioned each band member equally close to the camera, and demonstrated the variety of looks within the band, from tanned adventurers to rouged androgynes. This reflected the band's teen-focused marketing which promoted the image and personality of individual band members, recognizing that "everyone is someone's favourite".^[6]

Duran Duran: Duran Duran – Special Editions

A remastered version of the album was released on 29 March 2010. It featured three versions :

Special edition 2-CD set: original album with the following tracks :
- The AIR Studios versions (recorded on 29 July 1980)
- The Manchester Square Demos (recorded on 8 December 1980)
- Radio 1 Peter Powell session (recorded 19 June 1981, transmitted 11 August 1981; mono)
Limited edition 3-Disc set: above edition including a DVD of BBC footage and first album era videos
180-Gram LP with bonus 12"
Digital download only live album "BBC in Concert". Recorded at the Hammersmith Odeon 17 December 1981, transmitted 13 April 1982.

Singles

The first single of the band's career was "Planet Earth" (released on 2 February 1981), which reached No. 12 on the UK charts.

The band followed up with the release of "Careless Memories" on 20 April 1981, but it only reached UK No. 37.

The third single from this album was the most successful. "Girls on Film", released 13 July, went to No. 5 in the UK. The video for the single was directed by Godley & Creme and was filmed in August, just two weeks after MTV was launched in the United States, before anyone knew what an impact the music channel would have on the industry. The raunchy "soft porn" video which featured semi-naked women created an uproar and a heavily edited "day version" was aired on MTV (though the uncut version did receive regular airings on the Playboy Channel), and the band enjoyed and capitalized on the controversy.^[7]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Duran Duran.

Original 1981 release
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Girls on Film"	3:32
2.	"Planet Earth"	4:03
3.	"Anyone Out There"	4:02
4.	"To the Shore"	3:51
5.	"Careless Memories"	3:55
6.	"Night Boat"	5:24
7.	"Sound of Thunder"	4:07
8.	"Friends of Mine"	5:43
9.	"Tel Aviv"	5:20

1981 Harvest release (US)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Planet Earth" (Night Version)	6:20
2.	"Girls on Film"	3:32
3.	"Is There Anyone Out There"	4:02
4.	"Careless Memories"	3:55
5.	"(Waiting for the) Night Boat"	5:24
6.	"Sound of Thunder"	4:07
7.	"Friends of Mine"	5:43
8.	"Tel Aviv"	5:20

1983 Capitol re-release (US)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Girls on Film"	3:32
2.	"Planet Earth"	4:03
3.	"Is There Anyone Out There"	4:02
4.	"Careless Memories"	3:55
5.	"Is There Something I Should Know?"	4:07
6.	"(Waiting for the) Night Boat"	5:24
7.	"Sound of Thunder"	4:07
8.	"Friends of Mine"	5:43
9.	"Tel Aviv"	5:20

1995 Capitol CD re-release (US)
No.	Title	Length
10.	"To the Shore"	3:51

2003 Digitally Remastered release
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Girls on Film"	3:36
2.	"Planet Earth"	4:03
3.	"Anyone Out There"	4:05
4.	"To the Shore"	3:50
5.	"Careless Memories"	3:55
6.	"Night Boat"	5:25
7.	"Sound of Thunder"	4:07
8.	"Friends of Mine"	5:45
9.	"Tel Aviv"	5:17

2010 Special Edition CD1
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Girls on Film"	3:32
2.	"Planet Earth"	4:03
3.	"Anyone Out There"	4:02
4.	"To the Shore"	3:51
5.	"Careless Memories"	3:55
6.	"Night Boat"	5:24
7.	"Sound of Thunder"	4:07
8.	"Friends of Mine"	5:43
9.	"Tel Aviv"	5:20
10.	"Late Bar"	2:57
11.	"Khanada"	3:28
12.	"Fame"	3:18
13.	"Faster Than Light"	4:30

2010 Special Edition CD2
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Girls on Film" (Air Studio Version)	4:00
2.	"Tel Aviv" (Air Studio Version)	6:03
3.	"Anyone Out There" (Manchester Square Demo Version)	4:11
4.	"Planet Earth" (Manchester Square Demo Version)	5:03
5.	"Friends of Mine" (Manchester Square Demo Version)	5:53
6.	"Late Bar" (Manchester Square Demo Version)	3:05
7.	"Night Boat" (BBC Radio 1 Peter Powell Session)	5:12
8.	"Girls on Film" (BBC Radio 1 Peter Powell Session)	3:38
9.	"Anyone Out There" (BBC Radio 1 Peter Powell Session)	3:54
10.	"Like an Angel" (BBC Radio 1 Peter Powell Session)	4:53
11.	"Planet Earth" (Night Version)	6:17
12.	"Girls on Film" (Extended Night Version)	5:46
13.	"Planet Earth" (Night Mix)	7:00
14.	"Girls on Film" (Night Mix)	5:42

2010 Special Edition DVD : The Videos
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Planet Earth" (Club Version)
2.	"Planet Earth"
3.	"Careless Memories"
4.	"Girls on Film" (Long Uncensored Version)
5.	"Girls on Film" (Short Censored Version)
6.	"Night Boat"
7.	""A Day in the Life" featurette"

2010 Special Edition DVD : Top of the Pops BBC footage
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Planet Earth" (05/03/81)
2.	"Careless Memories" (21 May 1981)
3.	"Girls on Film" (30 July 1981)

2010 Special Edition DVD : Old Grey Whistle Test appearance (07/07/81)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Night Boat"
2.	"Anyone Out There"

2010 Special Edition DVD : Get Set for Summer (08/08/81)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Girls on Film"

2010 Special Edition DVD : Multi-Coloured Swap Shop (27 February 1981)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Friends of Mine"
2.	"Girls on Film"

2010 Special Edition LP (Side 1)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Girls on Film"	3:39
2.	"Planet Earth"	3:57
3.	"Anyone Out There"	4:02
4.	"To the Shore"	3:47
5.	"Careless Memories"	4:08

2010 Special Edition LP (Side 2)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Night Boat"	5:25
2.	"Sound of Thunder"	4:06
3.	"Friends of Mine"	5:40
4.	"Tel Aviv"	5:16

2010 Special Edition Bonus 12" (Side 1)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Planet Earth" (Night Version)	6:20
2.	"Girls on Film" (Extended Night Version)	5:43

2010 Special Edition Bonus 12" (Side 2)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Planet Earth" (Night Mix)	6:58
2.	"Girls on Film" (Night Mix)	5:41

BBC in Concert: Hammersmith Odeon 17 December 1981 (Digital Download)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Anyone Out There"	4:16
2.	"Planet Earth"	4:50
3.	"To the Shore"	3:56
4.	"Late Bar"	3:08
5.	"Last Chance on the Stairway"	4:53
6.	"Khanada"	4:37
7.	"Night Boat"	5:26
8.	"Sound of Thunder"	4:12
9.	"Faster Than Light"	5:10
10.	"My Own Way"	4:06
11.	"Careless Memories"	4:49
12.	"Girls on Film"	6:08
13.	"Planet Earth"	6:53

Singles

"Planet Earth" (February 1981) #12 UK
"Careless Memories" (April 1981) #37 UK
"Girls on Film" (July 1981) #5 UK
"Is There Something I Should Know?" (1983 reissue) (March 1983) #1 UK, #4 US

Personnel

Duran Duran

Technical personnel

Colin Thurston – production, engineering
Ian Little – production ("Is There Something I Should Know")

Notes

↑ "Duran Duran" on All Music Guide. Retrieved on 13 August 2009
↑ Allmusic review
↑ Music Week (London, England: United Newspapers): 2. 13 June 1981. Missing or empty |title= (help)
↑ BPI Certifications Database
↑ RIAA Certifications Database
↑ De Graaf & Garret (1982), p. 15.
↑ Shuker (2001), p. 170.

References

De Graaf, Kaspar; Garret, Malcolm (1982). Duran Duran: Their Story. UK: Cherry Lane Books, 14. ISBN 0-86276-171-9.
Malins, Steve (2006). Notorious: The Unauthorised Biography. André Deutsch/Carlton Publishing, UK. ISBN 0-233-00137-9.
Shuker, Roy (2001). Understanding Popular Music. Routledge. ISBN 0-415-23509-X.

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Studio albums	Duran Duran Rio Seven and the Ragged Tiger Notorious Big Thing Liberty Duran Duran Thank You Medazzaland Pop Trash Astronaut Red Carpet Massacre All You Need Is Now Paper Gods

Live albums	Arena Live at Hammersmith '82! A Diamond in the Mind: Live 2011

Compilations, EPs and remixes	Carnival Master Mixes Decade: Greatest Hits Greatest Night Versions: The Essential Duran Duran Strange Behaviour Singles Box Set 1981–1985 Singles Box Set 1986–1995 The Essential Collection From Mediterranea with Love

Videography	Duran Duran Video 45 Duran Duran Dancing on the Valentine Sing Blue Silver Arena (An Absurd Notion) 6ix by 3hree Decade: Greatest Hits Greatest Live from London Live at Hammersmith '82!

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