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DURAN DURAN
Birmingham, GB
* 1978

Line-Up (2021):

Simon Le Bon - voc
John Taylor - bg
Nick Rhodes - kb
Roger Taylor - ds

Former Members:

Stephen Duffy (voc, 1978-79); Andy Wickett (voc, 1979); Alan Curtis (voc, 1979); Jeff Thomas (voc, 1979)
Simon Colley (g, 1978-79); John Curtis (g, 1979); Andy Taylor (g, 1979-6/86, 5/01-10/06); Warren Cuccurullo (g, 1986 g.a., 1988-5/01)
John Taylor (bg, 1978-?)
Roger Taylor (ds, 1979-4/86); Steve Ferrone (ds, 1986 g.a.); Sterling Campbell (ds, 1988-?)

Albums Discography:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Duran Duran produced by: Colin Thurston	08.06.1981	EMI		3	10
2.	Rio produced by: Colin Thurston	10.05.1982	EMI		2	4
3.	Carnival (mini LP, in the USA)	11/1982	Harvest			98
4.	Seven And The Ragged Tiger produced by: Alex Sadkin/Ian Little	21.11.1983	EMI		1	4
5.	Arena produced by: Duran Duran/Nile Rodgers	11/1984	Parlophone		6	4
6.	Notorious produced by: Nile Rodgers	10/1986	EMI		16	12
7.	Master Mixes	1987
8.	The Big Thing produced by: Jonathan Elias/Daniel Abraham	12.10.1988	EMI		15	24
9.	Decade	15.11.1989	EMI		5	67
10.	Liberty	20.08.1990	Parlophone/EMI		8	46
11.	Best Mixes	07.06.1991
12.	Duran Duran	22.02.1993	Parlophone		4	7
13.	Thank You (covers)	13.03.1995	Parlophone		12	19
14.	Medazzaland	14.10.1997	Capitol			58
15.	Night Versions: The Essential Duran Duran	31.03.1998
16.	Greatest	09.11.1998	Capitol		4	170
17.	Strange Behaviour (Best Of) (2CD)	23.03.1999	Capitol		70
18.	Original Gold	01.01.2000
19.	Pop Trash	05.06.2000	Hollywood		53	135
20.	Playing With Uranium, Vol. 1 & 2	22.08.2000	2CD
21.	Classic Masters	29.01.2002	EMD
22.	The Singles Box 81-85 (13CD box set)	10.06.2003	Capitol
23.	Tokyo: July 11, 2003	10/2003
24.	Osaka: July 07, 2003	10/2003
25.	Nagoya: July 10, 2003	10/2003
26.	Fukuoka: July 08, 2003	10/2003
27.	Costa Mesa: July 16, 2003	10/2003
28.	Maximum Duran Duran: The Unauthorised Biography of Duran Duran	2004
29.	Arena	04.05.2004	Capitol
30.	Astronaut produced by: Duran Duran/Don Gilmore/Dallas Austin	12.10.2004	Epic		3	17
31.	Singles 1986-1995	02.11.2004	Capitol
32.	What Happens Tomorrow	22.02.2005	Sony International
33.	Essential Collection	13.02.2007	EMI
34.	Red Carpet Massacre	12.11.2007	Epic		44	36
35.	Hammersmith '82! Live	17.09.2009	EMI
36.	The Singles 81-85 (3CD)	22.10.2009	EMI
37.	All You Need Is Now produced by: Mark Ronson	21.03.2011	S-Curve		11	29
38.	Duran Duran / Power Station Box Set (Version 4): A Retrospective & Power Station (5x7" box set)	04.05.2011
39.	10 Great Songs	14.06.2011	Capitol
40.	A Diamond In My Mind: Live 2011	26.06.2012	Eagle
41.	Greatest Hits	23.08.2012	EMI
42.	Paper Gods produced by: Nile Rodgers/Mark Ronson/Mr. Hudson/Josh Blair	18.09.2015	Warner Bros		5	10
43.	American Express Unstaged	13.11.2015	Entertainment One Music
44.	Future Past	22.10.2021	Tape Modern/BMG		3	28
45.	Danse Macabre	27.10.2023	Tape Modern/BMG		4	57

Andy Taylor:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Thunder produced by: Steve Jones/George Tutko featuring: Paulinho DaCosta (perc), Mickey Curry (ds), Steve Jones (g), Howard Kaylan (voc) Mark Volman (voc), Patrick O'Hearn (bg), Brett Tuggle (kb)	3/1987	MCA		61	46
2.	Dangerous	1990	A&M

Warren Cuccurullo:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Thanks To Frank	03.06.1996	Imago/edel
2.	Machine Language	02.06.1997	Imago/edel
3.	Roadrage	23.10.2001	One Way
4.	The Blue	23.10.2001	One Way
5.	Trance Formed	28.01.2003	One Way
6.	The Master & Sultan Khan	22.07.2014	Six Degrees

John Taylor:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Ambleside Days	1992	Ah Um
2.	Feelings Are Good And Other Lies produced by: Hein Hoven	18.02.1997	Canyon

Singles Discography:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	Planet Earth / Late Bar 12" + Planet Earth (night version) produced by: Colin Thurston	06.02.1981	EMI	12
2.	Careless Memories / Khanada	01.05.1981	EMI	29
3.	Girls On Film / Faster Than Light	7/1981	EMI	5
4.	My Own Way / Like An Angel	20.11.1981	EMI	13
5.	Hungry Like The Wolf / Careless Memories (live)	04.05.1982	EMI	5	3
6.	Save A Prayer / Hold Back The Rain (remix) (v USA 1/85)	8/1982	EMI	2	16
7.	Rio / The Chauffeur (Blue Silver) 12" + My Own Way	29.10.1982	EMI	9	14
8.	Is There Something I Should Know / Faith In This Colour produced by: Duran Duran/Ian Little	14.03.1983	EMI	1	4
9.	Union Of The Snake / Secret Oktober produced by: Duran Duran/Ian Little/Alex Sadkin	21.10.1983	EMI	2	2
10.	New Moon On Monday / Tiger Tiger	23.01.1984	EMI	8	10
11.	The Reflex / (Come Up And See Me) Make Me Smile (live)	16.04.1984	EMI	1	1
12.	The Wild Boys / (I'm Looking For) Cracks In The Pavement produced by: Nile Rodgers	22.10.1984	Parlophone	2	1
13.	A View To A Kill / A View To A Kill (instrumental)	5/1985	Parlophone	1	1
14.	Notorious / Winter Marches On	9/1986	EMI	2	2
15.	Skin Trade / We Need You	1/1987	EMI	11	39
16.	Meet el Presidente / Vertigo (Do The Demolition) CD + Meet el Beat	4/1987	EMI	16	70
17.	I Don't Want Your Love / I Don't Want Your Love (instrumental)	9/1988	EMI	6	4
18.	All She Wants Is / I Believe 12" + All I Need To Know (Medley) CD + Skin Trade	12/1988	EMI	7	22
19.	Do You Believe In Shame / Krush Brothers 12" + Palomino / Drugs (It's Just A State Of Mind) 10" + Notorious (live) CD + God (London) / This Is How A Road Gets Made	4/1989	EMI	30	72
20.	Burning The Ground / Decadence	02.01.1990	EMI	31
21.	Violence Of Summer (Love's Taking Over) CD + Throb	23.07.1990	Parlophone	8	64
22.	Serious / You Bad Azizi 12",CD + Water Babies	19.10.1990	Parlophone	48
23.	Ordinary World / My Antarctica CD1 + Save A Prayer / Skin Trade CD2 + The Reflex / Hungry Like The Wolf / Girls On Film	18.01.1993	Parlophone	5	1
24.	Come Undone / Careless Whisper / Ordinary World (acoustic) CD + Rio / Is There Something I Should Know / A View To A Kill	05.04.1993	Parlophone	13	7
25.	Drowning Man	22.06.1993
26.	Too Much Information / Come Undone (live) 12" + Come Undone (12" mix Coming Together) / Notorius (live) CD + Drowning Man	16.08.1993	Parlophone	30	45
27.	Perfect Day / Femme Fatale CD1 + Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me) / Perfect Day (acoustic) CD2 + Love Voodoo / Needle And The Damage Done / 911 Is A Joke (alternative mix)	06.03.1995	Parlophone	18
28.	White Lines (Don't Do It) / Save A Prayer / None Of The Above CD + Ordinary World (acoustic)	5/1995	Parlophone	17
29.	Out Of My Mind	05.05.1997	Virgin	21
30.	Electric Barbarella	06.10.1997	Capitol		52
31.	Electric Barbarella / Girls On Film	18.01.1999	EMI	23
32.	Girls On Film	04.05.1999	Cleopatra
33.	Someone Else Not Me	22.05.2000	Hollywood/edel	53
34.	Last Day On Earth	18.09.2001
35.	(Reach Up For The) Sunrise	04.10.2004	Epic	5	89
36.	What Happens Tomorrow	31.01.2005		11
	Whatever Happens Tomorrow / Silent Icy River / Whatever Happens Tomorrow (Harry Peat mix) / (Reach Up For The) Sunrise (Eric Prydz mix)	18.04.2005	Epic
37.	Night Runner feat. Justin Timberlake	07.05.2007
38.	Falling Down / (Reach Up For The) Sunrise (live)	12.11.2007	Sony BMG	52
39.	All You Need Is Now	13.12.2010
40.	Pressure Off	20.06.2015
41.	Last Night in the City	10.03.2017	Warner Bros
42.	Invisible	19.05.2021
43.	More Joy	05.08.2021
44.	Anniversary	19.10.2021
45.	Danse Macabre	30.08.2023	Tape Modern
46.	Black Moonlight	21.09.2023	Tape Modern

Andy Taylor:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	Take It Easy	5/1986	Atlantic		24
2.	When The Rain Comes Down	10/1986			73
3.	Lola	10/1990		60
4.	Stone Cold Sober	08.12.1990	A&M	94

John Taylor:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	I Do What I Do ... (Theme For 9 1/2 Weeks) / Jazz	2/1986	EMI	42	23
2.	Feelings Are Good	07.04.1997	CNR Music/Arcade

Videos:

1. Duran Duran - 1983, PMI
2. Dancing On The Valentine - 15.10.1984, PMI, 15 min
3. Sing Blue Silver - 26.11.1984, documentary, 87 min, directed by Michael Collins/Russel Mulcany
4. Arena - 1984
5. Greatest - Video - 11/1998, EMI
6. Greatest - 04.11.2003, Capitol, 2DVD, compilation, 195 min
7. Arena (An Absurd Notion & The Making of Arena) - 04.05.2004, Capitol, live
8. Live From London - 25.10.2005, live
9. Classic Albums: Rio - 27.10.2008, Eagle Rock Entertainment
10. Hammersmith '82! Live - 17.09.2009, EMI
11. Greatest Hits - 23.08.2012, EMI, compilation

Movies:

1. Sing Blue Singer (1984, directed byMichael Collins/Russel Mulcany)
2. Nine 1/2 Weeks (1986, John Taylor track "I Do What I Do")
3. American Anthem (1986, Andy Taylor track "Take It Easy")
4. A Christmas Carol (2000, John Taylor, starring)
5. A Hollywood High (3.11.2022, documentary, directed by Gavin Elder)

Bibliography:

Peter Goddard: Duran Duran - Live (11/1984, Virgin)
Neil Gaiman: Duran Duran - The First Four Years Of The Fab Five (11/1984, Proteus)

Awards:

1981 Melody Maker Readers' Poll - Best Dressed Band
1982 Melody Maker Top Album Of The Year ("Rio")
1983 Grammy Awards

- Best Video, Short Film ("Girls On Film / Hungry Like The Wolf")
- Best Video Album ("Duran Duran")

1983 Melody Maker Readers' Poll

- Best Band
- Live Act
- Best Album ("Seven And The Ragged Tiger")
- Worst Album ("Seven And The Ragged Tiger")

1985 Brit Awards - Best British Video ("Wild Boys")
2003 MTV Video Music Awards - AFI Lifetime achievement award
2003 Q Awards - Lifetime Achievement
2004 Brit Awards - Outstanding Contribution To Music
2005 Ivor Novello Awards - PRS Outstanding Contribution To British Music
2015 MTV EMAs - Video Visionary Award
2022 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame

WWW Links:

http://www.duranduran.com
http://www.mujweb.cz/www/czech_duranduran

Various:

see also Arcadia
see also Power Station

1984 appeared at Band Aid
13.7.1985 appeared at Live Aid (Philadelphia)
22.12.1989 gig as Krush Brothers (Town & Country Club, London)
2.7.2005 appeared at Live 8 (Rome, Italy)

Compilation Appearances:

"Thank You" on compilation "Led Zeppelin: Tribute" (3/95, Atlantic)
"Sunrise" on OST "Queer Eye" (10.2.04, Capitol)
"Sunrise (Peter Presca remix)" on compilation "Superstars Remixed" (10.5.05, Sony BMG Strategic Marketing)
"Instant Karma" on Darfur benefit compilation "Make Some Noise: The Amnesty International Campaign To Save Darfur" (12.6.07, iTunes)
"A View To A Kill" on compilation "The Best Of Bond...James Bond" (28.10.08)
"Boys Keep Swinging" on War Child charity compilation "We Were So Turned On: A Tribute To David Bowie" (11.10.10)

Andy Taylor:

produced by LP:

Thunder: Backstreet Symphony (5.3.90, EMI) (+g appeared)
The Ting Tings: Super Critical (20.10.14)

produced by SP:

Thunder: A Better Man (1.2.93, EMI)

appeared on the SP:

Evamore: This Christmas Time (16.12.22)
Mark Knopfler: Going Home (15.3.24)

appeared on the LP:

Duran Duran: Danse Macabre (27.10.23, Tape Modern)

Simon Le Bon:

produced by LP:

Unrest: Perfect Teeth (23.8.93, 4AD)

appeared on the LP:

Jonathan Elias: Requiem For The Americas - Songs From The Lost World (1989, Enigma)
Dandy Warhols: Welcome To the Monkey House (19.5.03, Capitol)
Mark Ronson & The Business Intl: Record Collection (28.9.10, RCA)
Dolly Parton: Rockstar (17.11.23, Butterfly)

appeared on the SP:

Dandy Warhols: Plan A (24.11.03, Parlophone)

Awards:

12.11.2024 MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire)

Nick Rhodes:

produced by SP:

Kajagoogoo: Too Shy (1/83, EMI)
Kajagoogoo: Hang On Now (25.5.83, EMI)

appeared on the LP:

Jonathan Elias: Requiem For The Americas - Songs From The Lost World (1989, Enigma)
Mark Ronson: Record Collection (24.9.10, RCA)

John Taylor:

appeared on the LP:

Jonathan Elias: Requiem For The Americas - Songs From The Lost World (1989, Enigma)
Gerry Laffy: Money And The Magic (1990, Die Laughing)

1997 own label B5 Atomic

Warren Cuccurullo:

appeared on the LP:

Frank Zappa: Joe's Garage, Act I (9/79, Zappa)
Jonathan Elias: Requiem For The Americas - Songs From The Lost World (1989, Enigma)
Duran Duran: Danse Macabre (27.10.23, Tape Modern)

Press References:

Bang!
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1995	8	20.04.1995	11	CD,MC Bang!	album review
Big Beng!
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1999	11	25.03.1999	26	Forum kritikum	album review
Melodie
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1983	1		10
1988	2		21	Melodie ze světa
1989	1		10		profile
Melody Maker
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1981	6	07.02.1981	13	Singles	single review
1981	11	14.03.1981	30	Caught In The Act	gig review
1981	14	04.04.1981	14		interview
1981	18	02.05.1981	31	Singles	single review
1981	25	20.06.1981	22	Albums	album review
1981	29	17.07.1981	31	Caught In The Act	gig review
1981	47	21.11.1981	27	Singles	single review
1981	51	19.12.1981	8		interview
1982	18	01.05.1982	4	Fast Forward
1982	19	08.05.1982	23	Singles	single review
1982	20	15.05.1982	18	Albums	album review
1982	21	22.05.1982	11		interview
1982	34	21.08.1982	25	Caught In The Act	gig review
1982	36	04.09.1982	27	Datelines
1982	42	16.10.1982	3	Fast Forward
1982	44	30.10.1982	4	Fast Forward
1982	45	06.11.1982	23	Singles	single review
1982	45	06.11.1982	31	Caught In The Act	gig review
1982	46	13.11.1982	24		interview
1982	48	27.11.1982	5	Fast Forward
1982	49	04.12.1982	4	Fast Forward	interview
1983	11	12.03.1983	4	Fast Forward
1983	11	12.03.1983	4	Fast Forward
1983	12	19.03.1983	19	Singles	single review
1983	13	26.03.1983	5	Fast Forward
1983	13	26.03.1983	24
1983	30	23.07.1983	23		interview
1983	31	30.07.1983	3	Fast Forward
1983	31	30.07.1983	16	It's Alive	gig review
1983	42	15.10.1983	3	Fast Forward
1983	43	22.10.1983	3	Fast Forward
1983	43	22.10.1983	22	Singles	single review
1983	44	29.10.1983	9		interview
1983	48	26.11.1983	5	Albums	album review
1983	52	24.12.1983	23	It's Alive	gig review
1984	3	21.01.1984	4	Fast Forward
1984	9	03.03.1984	4	Fast Forward
1984	14	07.04.1984	12		interview
1984	15	14.04.1984	3	Fast Forward
1984	17	28.04.1984	28	Singles	single review
1984	25	04.08.1984	3	Fast Forward
1984	26	11.08.1984	4	Fast Forward
1984	32	22.09.1984	3	Fast Forward
1984	33	29.09.1984	3	Fast Forward
1984	36	20.10.1984	3	Fast Forward
1984	37	27.10.1984	26	Singles	single review
1984	40	17.11.1984	3	Fast Forward
1984	40	17.11.1984	10	Talk Talk Talk
1984	40	17.11.1984	33	Books
1990	0	30.06.1990	4	News
1993	3	16.01.1993	25	Singles	single review
1993	14	03.04.1993	25	Live	gig review
1993	15	10.04.1993	28	Singles	single review
1993	33	14.08.1993	29	Singles	single review
1994	4	29.01.1994	4	News
1995	9	04.03.1995	5	News
1995	13	01.04.1995	34	Singles	single review
1995	13	01.04.1995	36	Albums	album review
1997	21	24.05.1997	54	Singles	single review
New Musical Express
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1990	0	25.08.1990	36	Long Play	album review
Rock & Pop
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1993	8	29.04.1993	28	Recenze	album review
1993	15	09.08.1993	14		profile
1993	19	06.10.1993	30	Live	gig review
1995	7	11.04.1995	8	Rock & Top
1997	8		14	Pelmel
1998	12		12	Pelmel - Venku
1999	1		103	Recenze - Novinky	album review
1999	6		102	Recenze - Novinky	album review
2000	8		102	Recenze - Novinky	album review
2000	9		78		interview
2001	2		18	On Line	album review
2001	6		12	Pelmel
2003	5		34
2003	11		14	Pelmel
2003	12		90	DVD
2004	8		8	Pelmel
2004	10		71	Recenze	album review
2005	7		80	Live	gig review
2006	5		6	Rock&Top - News
2007	12		53	Recenze	album review
2008	1		85	Live	gig review
2012	5		11	Rock&Top
Rolling Stone
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
2000	7		26		profile
2000	9		16	Zoom	profile