(1981) Duran Duran - Duran Duran [VinylRip 24-192] {100.XY}

Wikipedia:
Duran Duran is the debut album by the English pop rock band Duran Duran, released worldwide in 1981.
The album reached #3 on the United Kingdom charts and remained in the UK Top 100 for 117 weeks, achieving platinum status by December 1982.[3] 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 #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.


Review:
Duran Duran's eponymous debut artfully coalesced the sonic and stylistic elements of the burgeoning new romantic movement they were soon to spearhead: pumping synths, glossy production, and seemingly impossible haircuts. Ultra-smart singles like "Girls on Film" and "Planet Earth" became instant smash hits both in the U.K. and America, and other fine pop gems such as "Anyone Out There" and "Careless Memories" rounded out the album's stellar first side. Side two was a far more experimental and revealing affair, with primary songwriter Nick Rhodes leading the band through atmospheric mood-pieces like "Night Boat," "Sound of Thunder," and the instrumental "Tel Aviv," all of which are particularly reminiscent of mid-era Roxy Music (clearly one of Duran's biggest influences). The band's groundbreaking music videos would do the rest, securing them a unique standing as forerunners of the first MTV generation and cementing their status as one of the decade's most successful pop music icons. [The band's first U.K. number one, the non-album single "Is There Something I Should Know?," was added to the 1983 U.S. reissue of Duran Duran, which also featured different artwork.]
Review by Eduardo Rivadavia





Tracklist:
1. "Girls on Film" 3:32
2. "Planet Earth (song)" 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



Summary:
Country: UK
Genre: New Wave, pop rock, synthpop


Media Report:
Source : Vinyl
Format : FLAC
Format/Info : Free Lossless Audio Codec
Bit rate : 5 136 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Sampling rate : 192 KHz
Bit depth : 24 bits