Night Versions: The Essential Duran Duran
Essential Duran Duran (Night Versions) | ||||
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Remix album by Duran Duran | ||||
Released | 31 March 1998 | |||
Genre | New wave | |||
Length | 70:30 | |||
Label | EMI | |||
Producer | Duran Duran and various | |||
Duran Duran chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
Pitchfork | 4.6/10[3] |
Essential Duran Duran (Night Versions)[4] is a remix album by the English pop rock band Duran Duran. From the very beginning of their career, the band had dubbed the extended dance remixes of their songs "night versions", as they were intended for play in nightclubs.
Unlike many of their contemporaries, Duran Duran didn't just extend the intro or loop the bridge section of a song to pad out a dance track for a 12-inch single. As AllMusic explained, "According to Nick Rhodes' liner notes, they recorded extended versions of their singles to be used in night clubs. Rather than have the master tapes cut and taped into remixes, Duran Duran went back into the studio and recorded longer versions of the songs with more instrumental breaks."
The collection had been in the works for some time, but it was released by Capitol/EMI in April 1998, about the same time that Duran Duran was dismissed from the record label after an 18-year history. EMI was quick to start mining the band's back catalogue; Night Versions was followed seven months later by the greatest hits collection Greatest, and by another remix collection Strange Behaviour four months after that.
Similar to other releases in Capitol's "Essential" range, this disc was commercially available for only six months from the time of release. This may account for the inflated aftermarket value of the disc, considering all the material and more was released on the latter Strange Behaviour collection. It has given influence not only in title but also to its concept to the album Nite Versions by Soulwax.
Track listing
- "Planet Earth (Night Version)" – 6:16
- "Girls on Film (Night Version)" – 5:27
- "My Own Way (Night Version)" – 6:34
- "Hungry Like the Wolf (Night Version)" – 5:14
- "Rio" (12" Dance Version) – 6:42
- "New Religion (Night Version)" – 5:14
- "Hold Back the Rain (Remix)" [Carnival version] – 7:00
- "Is There Something I Should Know? (Monster Mix)" – 6:40
- "Union of the Snake (Monkey Mix)" – 6:23
- "The Reflex (Dance Mix)" – 6:34
- "The Wild Boys (Wilder Than Wild Boys Extended Mix)" – 8:00
- "New Moon on Monday (Extended Mix)" – 6:00
References
- ^ "Night Versions: The Essential Duran Duran – Duran Duran". AllMusic.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
- ^ http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/17182-essential-night-versions[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Essential Duran Duran (Night Versions) - Duran Duran".
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- Decade
- Night Versions: The Essential Duran Duran
- Greatest
- Strange Behaviour
- The Essential Collection
- Singles Box Set 1981–1985
- The Singles 1986–1995
- From Mediterranea with Love
- "Planet Earth"
- "Careless Memories"
- "Girls on Film"
- "My Own Way"
- "Hungry Like the Wolf"
- "Save a Prayer"
- "Rio"
- "Is There Something I Should Know?"
- "Union of the Snake"
- "New Moon on Monday"
- "The Reflex"
- "The Wild Boys"
- "A View to a Kill"
- "Notorious"
- "Skin Trade"
- "Meet El Presidente"
- "I Don't Want Your Love"
- "All She Wants Is"
- "Do You Believe in Shame?"
- "Burning the Ground"
- "Violence of Summer (Love's Taking Over)"
- "Serious"
- "Ordinary World"
- "Come Undone"
- "Too Much Information"
- "Perfect Day"
- "White Lines (Don't Do It)"
- "Out of My Mind"
- "Electric Barbarella"
- "Someone Else Not Me"
- "(Reach Up for The) Sunrise"
- "What Happens Tomorrow"
- "Nice"
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- Duran Duran Video 45
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- Sing Blue Silver
- Arena (An Absurd Notion)
- 6ix by 3hree
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- Live at Hammersmith '82!
- A Diamond in the Mind: Live 2011
- Arcadia
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- TV Mania
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- Dominic Brown
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- Duran Duran's charity concert at Villa Park 1983
- Making Patterns Rhyme
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