Singles Box Set 1981–1985

Singles Box Set 1981-1985
Compilation album by Duran Duran
Released 12 May 2003 (2003-05-12)
Recorded 1980-1985
Genre New wave, rock
Length 3:06:14
Label EMI
7243 551728 2 2 / 5099968431723
Producer Duran Duran and various
Duran Duran chronology
Pop Trash
(2000)		 Singles Box Set 1981-1985
(2003)		 Singles Box Set 1986-1995
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Pitchfork Media(8.3/10)[2]

Singles Box Set 1981–1985 is a boxset by Duran Duran. Comprising thirteen CDs, it was released by EMI on 12 May 2003 and covers the era from Duran Duran (1981) to Arena (1984), as well as non-album single "A View to a Kill" (1985).

Each CD is supposed to be a faithful copy of the UK vinyl single as it was released in the early 1980s, with all of the b-sides and alternate tracks, and each is packaged in a square cardboard sleeve replicating the original artwork. The thirteen cardboard sleeves are then packaged in a heavy-duty card box.[3]

This was the first time many of these tracks, including b-sides and alternate versions, appeared on CD.

There is at least one song missing from this collection:

Additionally, because this collection is based on the regular UK single releases, there are a number of songs which appeared on international releases, but were excluded from the collection:

The set was reissued on 19 October 2009 as a 3CD jewel cased edition. CD1 contains the tracks from the "Planet Earth", "Careless Memories", "Girls on Film", "My Own Way" and "Hungry Like the Wolf". CD2 the tracks from "Save A Prayer", "Rio", "Is There Something I Should Know?" and "Union of the Snake" and CD3 the tracks from "New Moon on Monday", "The Reflex", "The Wild Boys" and "A View to a Kill".[4]

Track listing

The boxset comprises the following CD singles:

  1. "Planet Earth" – 4:30
  2. "Late Bar" – 2:57
  3. "Planet Earth" (Night Version) – 6:18
  1. "Careless Memories" – 3:44
  2. "Khanada" – 3:28
  3. "Fame" – 3:17
  1. "Girls on Film" – 3:30
  2. "Faster Than Light" – 4;28
  3. "Girls on Film" (Night Version) – 5:29
  1. "My Own Way" (Single Version) – 3:42
  2. "Like An Angel" – 4:47
  3. "My Own Way" (Night Version) – 6:36
  1. "Hungry Like the Wolf" – 3:31
  2. "Careless Memories" (Live Version) – 4:12
  3. "Hungry Like the Wolf" (Night Version) – 5:11
  1. "Save A Prayer" (7" Edit) – 5:28
  2. "Hold Back The Rain" (Re-Mix) – 4:01
  3. "Hold Back The Rain" (12" Re-Mix) – 7:06
  • CD 7: "Rio" (1982)
  1. "Rio" (Part One) – 5:15
  2. "The Chauffeur" (Blue Silver) – 3:50
  3. "Rio" (Part Two) – 5:31
  4. "My Own Way" [Carnival remix] – 4:37
  1. "Is There Something I Should Know?" – 4:10
  2. "Faith in This Colour" – 4:09
  3. "Is There Something I Should Know?" (Monster Mix) – 6:44
  4. "Faith in This Colour" (Alternate Slow Mix) – 4:06
  1. "Union of the Snake" – 4:24
  2. "Secret Oktober" – 2:47
  3. "Union of the Snake" (The Monkey Mix) – 6:27
  1. "New Moon on Monday" (Album Version) – 4:18
  2. "Tiger Tiger" – 3:30
  3. "New Moon on Monday" (Dance Mix) – 6:03
  1. "The Reflex" – 4:26
  2. "Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me)" (Recorded Live at Hammersmith Odeon) – 4:58
  3. "The Reflex" – 6:34
  1. "The Wild Boys" – 4:18
  2. "(I'm Looking For) Cracks In The Pavement" ([Live] 1984) – 4:10
  3. "The Wild Boys" (Wilder Than Wild Boys) Extended Mix – 8:00
  1. "A View To A Kill" – 3:37
  2. "A View To A Kill" (That Fatal Kiss) – 2:31

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ Pitchfork Media review
  3. ↑ "Duran Duran - The Singles 81-85 (Box Set) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 2005-05-20. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
  4. ↑ "Duran Duran - The Singles 81-85 (CD) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 2009-10-19. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
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