Duran Duran / Rio reissue reissued
Duran Duran‘s classic 1982 album Rio is being made available again this summer as a two-CD deluxe edition.
The 2009 double-disc reissue was packaged as a deluxe 60-page ‘casebound book’ with textured sleeve and featured a well-balanced selection of bonus tracks which included the US album mixes of five tracks, original demos, non-album singles and B-sides and the various 12-inch mixes of the era. The new version maintains the track listing but will dispense with the book-style packaging, instead making do with a digipack presentation.
It was noted by some at the time that it was rather crass to have the words ‘Limited Edition’ spoil the aesthetic of the front cover, but at least it does seem to have genuinely been limited since this set has been out-of-print for a while.
Rio will be reissued on 22 June 2015. A one-CD remaster will also be made available.
- • UK Pre-order: Rio
- • GERMANY Pre-order: Rio (2cd Digipack)
- • FRANCE Pre-order: Rio (2cd Digipack)
- • ITALY Pre-order: Rio
Track listing
Disc: 1
1. Rio (2009 Remastered Version)
2. My Own Way (2009 Remastered Version)
3. Lonely In Your Nightmare (2009 Remastered Version)
4. Hungry Like The Wolf (2009 Remastered Version)
5. Hold Back The Rain (2009 Remastered Version)
6. New Religion (2009 Remastered Version)
7. Last Chance On The Stairway (2009 Remastered Version)
8. Save A Prayer (2009 Remastered Version)
9. The Chauffeur (2009 Remastered Version)
10. Rio (Us Album Remix) [2009 Remastered Version]
11. My Own Way (Carnival Remix) [2009 Remastered Version]
12. Lonely In Your Nightmare (Us Album Remix) [2009 Remastered Version]
13. Hungry Like The Wolf (Us Album Remix) [2009 Remastered Version]
14. Hold Back The Rain (Us Album Remix) [2009 Remastered Version]
Disc: 2
1. Last Chance On The Stairway (Manchester Square Demo)
2. My Own Way (Manchester Square Demo)
3. New Religion (Manchester Square Demo)
4. Like An Angel (Manchester Square Demo)
5. My Own Way (7” Version) [2009 Remastered Version]
6. Like An Angel (2009 Remastered Version)
7. Careless Memories (Live)
8. The Chauffeur (Blue Silver) [Early Version] [2009 Remastered Version]
9. My Own Way (Night Version) [2009 Remastered Version]
10. Hungry Like The Wolf (Night Version) [2009 Remastered Version]
11. Rio (Night Version) [2009 Remastered Version]
12. New Religion (Carnival Remix) [2009 Remastered Version]
13. Hold Back The Rain (Carnival Remix) [2009 Remastered Version]
14. Simon’s Christmas Message 1982
By Paul Sinclair
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