Singles Box Set 1981-1985

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Singles Box Set 1981-1985
Compilation album by Duran Duran
Released	12 May 2003
Recorded	1980-1985
Genre	Dance, New Wave
Length	???
Label	EMI
Producer(s)	Duran Duran and various
Duran Duran chronology
Pop Trash (2000)	Singles Box Set 1981-1985 (2003)	Singles Box Set 1986-1995 (2004)

Singles Box Set 1981-1985 is a boxset by Duran Duran. Comprising thirteen CDs, it was released by EMI 12 May, 2003 and covers the era from Duran Duran (1981) to Arena (1984), as well as non-album single "A View to a Kill" (1985).

Each CD is supposed to be a faithful copy of the UK vinyl single as it was released in the early 1980s, with all of the b-sides and alternate tracks, and each is packaged in a square cardboard sleeve replicating the original artwork. The thirteen cardboard sleeves are then packaged in a heavy-duty card box.

This was the first time many of these tracks, including b-sides and alternate versions, appeared on CD.

There are at least three songs missing from the collection:

• "To the Shore", the US b-side to "Planet Earth". This track is available elsewhere on CD, but so are many other tracks included in this collection.
• "My Own Way" instrumental version. This instrumental version of the night version appeared on the UK Promo 12 inch single.
• "New Religion (live)", the US b-side to "The Reflex". This is not the version which appeared on Arena, but a different performance recorded February 7th, 1984 in Los Angeles.

[edit] Track listing

The boxset comprises the following CD singles:

• CD 1: "Planet Earth" (1981)

1. "Planet Earth" – 4:30
2. "Late Bar" – 2:57
3. "Planet Earth" (Night Version) – 6:18

• CD 2: "Careless Memories" (1981)

1. "Careless Memories" – 3:44
2. "Khanada" – 3:28
3. "Fame" – 3:17

• CD 3: "Girls On Film" (1981)

1. "Girls On Film" – 3:30
2. "Faster Than Light" – 4;28
3. "Girls On Film" (Night Version) – 5:29

• CD 4: "My Own Way" (1981)

1. "My Ow Way" (Single Version) – 3:42
2. "Like An Angel" – 4:47
3. "My Own Way" (Night Version) – 6:36

• CD 5: "Hungry Like the Wolf" (1982)

1. "Hungry Like The Wolf" – 3:31
2. "Careless Memories" (Live version) – 4:12
3. "Hungry Like The Wolf" (Night Version) – 5:11

• CD 6: "Save A Prayer" (1982)

1. "Save A Prayer" (7" Edit) – 5:28
2. "Hold Back The Rain" (Re-Mix) – 4:01
3. "Hold Back The Rain" (12" Re-Mix) – 7:06

• CD 7: "Rio" (1982)

1. "Rio" (part one) – 5:15
2. "The Chauffeur" (Blue Silver) – 3:50
3. "Rio" (part two) – 5:31
4. "My Own Way" – 4:37

• CD 8: "Is There Something I Should Know?" (1983)

1. "Is There Something I Should Know?" – 4:10
2. "Faith In This Colour" – 4:09
3. "Is There Something I Should Know?" (Monster Mix) – 6:44
4. "Faith In This Colour" (Alternate Slow Mix) – 4:06

• CD 9: "Union of the Snake" (1983)

1. "Union Of The Snake" – 4:24
2. "Secret Oktober" – 2:47
3. "Union Of The Snake" (The Monkey Mix) – 6:27

• CD 10: "New Moon On Monday" (1984)

1. "New Moon On Monday" (Album Version) – 4:18
2. "Tiger Tiger" – 3:30
3. "New Moon On Monday" (Dance Mix) – 6:03

• CD 11: "The Reflex" (1984)

1. "The Reflex" – 4:26
2. "Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me)" (Recorded live at Hammersmith Odeon) – 4:58
3. "The Reflex" – 6:34

• CD 12: "The Wild Boys" (1984)

1. "The Wild Boys" – 4:18
2. "(I'm Looking For) Cracks In The Pavement" (1984) – 4:10
3. "The Wild Boys (Wilder Than Wild Boys)" Extended Mix – 8:00

• CD 13: "A View to a Kill" (1985)

1. "A View To A Kill" – 3:37
2. "A View To A Kill" (That Fatal Kiss) – 2:31