DURAN DURAN - RIO 1982 US ORIGINAL RELEASE Vinyl/LP PRECISION PRESSING NM/M PLAY

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Duran Duran - Rio 1982 US Original/First Pressing Vinyl/LP containing 9 total tracks featuring 3 US Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart smash hits: the title track (#14, #9 on the UK Singles Chart), Save A Prayer (#16, #2 on the UK Singles Chart) and Hungry Like The Wolf (#3, #5 on the UK Singles Chart and received a gold certification by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). For full track listing and sequence (Photo #4). The album reached #6 on the US Billboard Top LPs & Tapes Chart at the time (which is now Top 200 Albums Chart), #2 in the UK Singles Chart and has been Certified 2x Platinum by RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America). Harvest label, Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Jacksonville, Illinois pressing for this vinyl.

"Hungry Like The Wolf" is the "Night Version" mixed by Colin Thurston, all other tracks on Side A are the so-called "US Mixes" remixed by David Kershenbaum. Remix credits had been added to the inner sleeve (Photo #5). Precision D.L. (Side Two)/O (Side One) etched in the Matrix / Runout areas. Please see below for detailed informations. NM/M Play Test/Grade for majority of the time. Please see below for specific details. Each track was listened to from start to finish. No skips/jumps nor repeats (needle getting stuck in the groove). Vinyl visually graded VG+/E on Side 1 with some superficial marks (Photo #12), VG++/E+ on Side 2. Photos #8-12 were taken directly under a fluorescent lamp. Album cover graded excellent with no notch/saw cuts, punch/drill holes nor gold promo stamp. Original printed/pictured inner sleeve graded VG+ due only to side splits about 6 1/2 inches on the front left side and about 3 inches in the middle bottom. Condition is “Used”. Shipped with USPS Media Mail. Payment is due within 5-7 days from the purchase date. Currently on 2023 North American Tour! Thanks for stopping by.

Matrix / Runout - Runout side A etched:

ST-1-12211-Z17 #1 Precision O

Matrix / Runout - Variant 2, Runout Side B, handwritten etched:

ST-1-12211-Z8-RE1 #4 Precision D.L.

Side One

Rio

NM/M except for the 1st 4 secs. (minimal soft surface noise/fine crackle)

My Own Way

NM/M

Lonely In Your Nightmare

NM/M except for some light crackles for the 1st 8 secs.before the drum beat

Hungry Like The Wolf

NM/M

Hold Back The Rain

NM/M

Side Two

New Religion

NM/M except at the following time marks: 0:10, 0:11, 0:17, 0:19 (E+ for a minimal single soft pops each); 0:33, 0:34 & 0:35 (E+ for single soft pops each) just before the drum beat

Last Chance On The Stairway

light crackles/ticks for the 1st 6 secs. well before the drum beat 0:09 secs. mark

Save A Prayer: 00.58 (before the 1 sec. mark for a single soft crackle/surface noise); 0:36 (minimal single click); 1:37 (very minimal sngle soft tick)

The Chauffeur

NM/M except at the following time marks: 0:02 (E+ for single soft tick); 0:16 and 0:21 secs. mark (E+ for a minimal single soft pops each); 1:00, 1:02, 1:04, 1:07 marks (E+ for a minimal single soft ticks each), 3:11 mark (E+ for single soft pop)