Duran Duran - Arena (Parlaphone 1A 064 26 0308 1) (NL 1984) (Vinyl 24-96 & 16-44.1)

Info:

Duran Duran – Arena

Label: Parlophone, EMI
Catalog#: 1A 064 26 0308 1
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: Netherlands
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Synth-pop

Tracklist:

A1 Is There Something I Should Know? 4:37
A2 Hungry Like The Wolf 3:57
A3 New Religion 5:37
A4 Save A Prayer 6:09
A5 The Wild Boys 4:15

B1 The Seventh Stranger 5:10
B2 The Chauffeur 5:24
B3 Union Of The Snake 4:09
B4 Planet Earth 4:30
B5 Careless Memories 4:06

Credits:

Engineer – Jason Corsaro
Engineer , Recorded By – George Tutko (tracks: A1 to A4, B1 to B5)
Mixed By – Jason Corsaro (tracks: A1 to A4, B1 to B5)
Performer – Andy Hamilton, Andy Taylor, B. J. Nelson*, Charmaine Burch, John Taylor, Nick Rhodes, Raphael Dejesus, Roger Taylor (2), Simon Le Bon
Written-By, Arranged By, Producer – Duran Duran

Notes:

? 1984 Original Sound Recordings Made by Tritec Music Ltd. © 1984 Tritec Music Ltd.
Marketed, manufactured and distributed by EMI. Printed in Holland by EMI Services Benelux B.V., Uden.

Recorded around the world 1984 except The Wild Boys recorded in London.


Barcode and Other Identifiers:


Barcode: 5099926030814
Other (Rights Society): BIEM/STEMRA
Other (Label Code): LC 0299
Matrix Number (Label Side A): 1A 064-26 0308 1 A
Matrix Number (Label Side B): 1A 064-26 0308 1 B
Matrix Number (Runout-Groove Side A): 2603081-A2+D
Matrix Number (Runout-Groove Side B): 2603081-B2+D

Discogs Url: http://www.discogs.com/Duran-Duran-Arena/release/217865

Review

by Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Seeing Duran Duran in concert in 1984 was like seeing a video come to life. The group put on a spectacular show filled with impressive light shows and videos. Since the concerts featured so many visuals, the band could not vary the tempos greatly, resulting in music that nearly replicated the studio versions of the songs. Arena accurately reproduces the sound and feeling of these concerts. Duran Duran sound tight and professional (probably due to studio overdubbing), yet Simon Lebon sounds a little winded, possibly because of all the dancing he had to do during the course of the show. The new Nile Rodgers-produced single "The Wild Boys" was added to the album as bait and the strategy worked: peaking at number four, Arena was Duran Duran's highest-charting album and it sold over two million copies. Nevertheless, it's the most inconsequential album in their entire catalog, even if it's fun. allmusicguide