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    the medicine [ big thing demos ]
    I AM THE MEDICINE (follow in my footsteps demo)
I AM THE MEDICINE (2nd verse insert demo)
I AM THE MEDICINE (w/ alt. chorus)
I BELIEVE (instrumental demo)
NICK / SIMON (untitled instrumental demo)
BOMB (instrumental demo)
BOMB (vocal demo)
DO YOU BELIEVE IN FAITH? (do you believe in shame? alt. lyrics demo)
TOO LATE MARLENE (alt. 1 / different lyrics)
TOO LATE MARLENE (alt. 2 / different lyrics)
ALL SHE WANTS IS (alt lyrics demo)
WELCOME TO THE EDGE (demo)
PALOMINO (demo)
PRESSURE (demo)
A VIEW TO A KILL (jam session)
A VIEW TO A KILL (rough take)

This is one of the best bootlegs out there (in my opinion). The quality of these songs is superb. Hearing these tracks in this raw form is quite a treat. The unreleased song "Bomb" is really good. It's a shame it never made the final cut.
    Duranduran 88
  01. BIG THING (acapella demo)
02. ALL SHE WANTS IS (demo)
03. DRUG (demo remix)
04. BOMB (demo)
05. TOO LATE MARLENE (demo)
06. THE EDGE OF AMERICA/LAKE SHORE DRIVING (demo)
07. I BELIEVE/ALL I NEED TO KNOW (alternate version)
08. DO YOU BELIEVE IN SHAME? (demo)
09. PALOMINO (demo)
10. CAPITOL CHILL (outside demo)
11. BIG THING (tour rehersal)
12. I DON'T WANT YOUR LOVE (tour rehersal)
13. HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF (tour rehersal)
14. THE REFLEX (tour rehersal)
15. RIO (tour rehersal)
16. BIG THING (live rehersal)
17. I DON'T WANT YOUR LOVE (live rehersal)
Sound Quality: Varies from good to very good. I had a few different 1988 demo bootlegs floating around and I noticed the quality wasn't very good on some of the tracks. In particular, BIG THING [acapella] and DRUG were the most interesting track, but were recorded way to slow. I've fixed them up here and they are much more listenable. The songs BOMB & CAPITOL CHILL are the same song at different times of development. Not sure why the name changed. It's called OUTSIDE DEMO because it was litterally recorded outside the studio on someones tape recorder.
    i don't want your love / all she want is
[ remixes ]
  01. I Don't Want Your Love [album version]
02. I Don't Want Your Love [7" mix]
03. I Don't Want Your Love [big mix]
04. I Don't Want Your Love [dub mix]
05. All She Wants Is [album version]
06. All She Wants Is [U.S. master mix]
07. All She Wants Is [master mix dub]
08. All She Wants Is [eurohouse mix]
09. All She Wants Is [eurohouse dub I]
10. All She Wants Is [eurohouse dub II]
Sound Quality: Excellent. This CD contains all the official remixes of "I DON'T WANT YOUR LOVE" and "ALL SHE WANTS IS".
    capitol records parking lot  [ october 20, 1988 ]
  01. I DON'T WANT YOUR LOVE
02. HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF
03. DO YOU BELIEVE IN SHAME?
04. SKIN TRADE
05. ALL SHE WANTS IS / PLANET EARTH
06. GIRLS ON FILM
07. NOTORIOUS
08. SAVE A PRAYER
09. THE REFLEX
10. RIO
Sound Quality: Very Good Audience. This show was a free promo show in the parking lot of their record label, Capitol Records.

    caravan club tour - chicago [ october 29, 1988 ]
01. GOD (INTRO) / BIG THING
02. I DON'T WANT YOUR LOVE
03. HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF
04. DO YOU BELIEVE IN SHAME?
05. ALL SHE WANTS IS
06. THIS IS HOW A ROAD GETS MADE / WINTER MARCHES ON
07. PALOMINO
08. DRUG (IT'S JUST A STATE OF MIND)
09. SAVE A PRAYER
10. THE REFLEX
11. RIO
Sound Quality: Good Audience Recording
Recorded live at the Cabaret Metro Theater, Chicago, October 19, 1988.

    viennas magic [ dec. 1, 1988 ]
  CD1:
GOD
BIG THING
I DON'T WANT YOUR LOVE
HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF
DO YOU BELIEVE IN SHAME?
ALL SHE WANTS IS / PLANET EARTH
ROAD (SPEECH) / WINTER MARCHES ON
PALOMINO
TOO LATE MARLENE
GIRLS ON FILM
NOTORIOUS
SKIN TRADE
  CD2:
IS THERE SOMETHING I SHOULD KNOW?
WILD BOYS
DRUG
SAVE A PRAYER
THE REFLEX
RIO
THE EDGE OF AMERICA
LAKE SHORE DRIVING
INSTRUMENTAL JAM
Quality: Very Good-Excellent audience recording. Recorded live in Kurhalle, Oberlah, Vienna, Austria. The thing that impressed me the most on this disc is Simon's speeches. They come out nice & clear. The odd ting about this CD is that there are some 2 second gaps between songs. It's not between each track. Just kind of random. I'll fix that soon because I really like this recording.
    milano [ december 11, 1988 ]
  CD1:
01. GOD
02. BIG THING
03. I DON'T WANT YOUR LOVE
04. HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF
05. DO YOU BELIEVE IN SHAME?
06. ALL SHE WANTS IS / PLANET EARTH
07. ROAD / WINTER MARCHES ON
08. PALOMINO
09. TOO LATE MARLENE
10. GIRLS ON FILM
11. NOTORIOUS
  CD2:
01. SKIN TRADE
02. IS THERE SOMETHING I SHOULD KNOW?
03. WILD BOYS
04. DRUG (IT'S JUST A STATE OF MIND)
05. SAVE A PRAYER
06. THE REFLEX
07. RIO
08. THE EDGE OF AMERICA
09. LAKE SHORE DRIVING
10. INSTRUMENTAL JAM
Sound Quality: Excellent Broadcast. This is an excellent show from the BIG LIVE THING TOUR. Possibly one of the only CD's in my collection where Simon's GOD & THIS IS HOW A ROAD GETS MADE speeches are presented in full with no interruptions. There is an inferior recording of this same show called "LOST PROPHETS". I've taken it out of my collection because this CD is so much better.
    big live thing - wembley [ december 23, 1988 ]
CD1:
01 INTRO
02 BIG THING
03 I DON'T WANT YOUR LOVE
04 HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF
05 DO YOU BELIEVE IN SHAME?
06 ALL SHE WANTS IS
07 PLANET EARTH
08 WINTER MARCHES ON
09 PALOMINO
10 TOO LATE MARLENE
11 GIRLS ON FILM
CD2:
01. NOTORIOUS
02. SKIN TRADE
03. IS THERE SOMETHING I SHOULD KNOW?
04. WILD BOYS
05. DRUG
06. BAND INTRODUCTION
07. SAVE A PRAYER
08. THE REFLEX
09. RIO
Sound Quality: Very Good FM Broadcast.
Recorded live at Wembley Arena London, England. December 23, 1988. Great CD here. Only problem is the radio announcer has to talk between each song.

    long island  [ jan 18, 1989 ]
  01. BIG THING
02. I DON'T WANT YOUR LOVE
03. HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF
04. DO YOU BELIEVE IN SHAME?
05. MAXIMUM BIG SURPRISE - ELECTION DAY/SOME LIKE IT HOT
06. ALL SHE WANTS IS
07. WINTER MARCHES ON
08. PALOMINO - TOO LATE MARLENE
09. IS THERE SOMETHING I SHOULD KNOW? - WILD BOYS
10. DRUG (IT'S JUST A STATE OF MIND)
11. THE REFLEX / RIO [cuts off]
Quality: Very Good Audience or Fair Soundboard. Not sure on this. It has a kind of tin can sound to it. Recorded live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale (Long Island), New York, USA. 18th January, 1989.
    electric thearte [ live, tokyo, japan, feb. 22, 1989 ]
  CD1:
GOD (LONDON)
BIG THING
I DON'T WANT YOUR LOVE
HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF
DO YOU BELIEVE IN SHAME?
ELECTION DAY / SOME LIKE IT HOT
ALL SHE WANTS IS / PLANET EARTH
PALOMINO
A VIEW TO A KILL
THE EDGE OF AMERICA / LAKE SHORE DRIVING
  CD2:
SKIN TRADE
GIRLS ON FILM
NOTORIOUS
IS THERE SOMETHING I SHOULD KNOW?
DRUG
WILD BOYS
SAVE A PRAYER
GET IT ON (BANG A GONG)
THE REFLEX
RIO
Quality: Excellent. More comments coming soon.
    manchester apollo [ live 1989 ]
  BIG THING
I DON'T WANT YOUR LOVE
HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF
PALOMINO
GIRLS ON FILM
NOTORIOUS
A VIEW TO A KILL
SKIN TRADE
SAVE A PRAYER
GET IT ON (BANG A GONG)
THE REFLEX
RIO

Quality: Excellent. More comments coming soon.
    leysin festival [ live, june 30, 1989 ]
  01. I DON'T WANT YOUR LOVE
02. HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF
03. DO YOU BELIEVE IN SHAME?
04. ELECTION DAY / SOME LIKE IT HOT
05. ALL SHE WANT IS / PLANET EARTH
06. A VIEW TO A KILL
07. THE CHAUFFEUR
08. PALOMINO
09. GIRLS ON FILM / NOTORIOUS
10. IS THERE SOMETHING I SHOULD KNOW?
11. WILD BOYS
12. SAVE A PRAYER
13. GET IT ON (BANG A GONG)
14. THE REFLEX / RIO


Excellent Radio Broadcast. The only problem is that the announcer has to speak between each song. But if you want an excellent version of THE CHAUFFEUR from the 1989 tour, this is it.
    belga beach festival [ august 6, 1989 ]
  CD1:
01. INTRO
02. I DON'T WANT YOUR LOVE
03. HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF
04. DO YOU BELIEVE IN SHAME?
05. ELECTION DAY/SOME LIKE IT HOT
06. ALL SHE WANTS IS
07. THE CHAUFFEUR
08. A VIEW TO A KILL
09. PALOMINO
  CD2:
01. JOHN'S MUSINGS
02. GIRLS ON FILM
03. NOTORIOUS
04. IS THERE SOMETHING I SHOULD KNOW?
05. YO BAD AZIZI
06. MY FAMILY
07. WILD BOYS
08. SAVE A PRAYER
09. CROWD NOISE
10. BANG A GONG (GET IT ON)
11. THE REFLEX
12. RIO
Another good 89 festival show. Recorded live at the Belga Beach Festival, De Panne, Belgium. 6th August, 1989. I'm very pleased with the quality of this CD.
    scandeborg festival [ live, august 13, 1989 ]
  VENICE DROWNING
I DON'T WANT YOUR LOVE
HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF
ELECTION DAY / SOME LIKE IT HOT
ALL SHE WANT IS / PLANET EARTH
YO BAD AZIZI
THE CHAUFFEUR
A VIEW TO A KILL
DO YOU BELIEVE IN SHAME?
GIRLS ON FILM
NOTORIOUS
FAMILY
WILD BOYS
SAVE A PRAYER
GET IT ON (BANG A GONG)
THE REFLEX
RIO


The Good: DURAN DURAN played some early versions of songs from "Liberty": "Venice Drowning", "Yo Bad Azizi" & "Family". And played "The Chauffeur" which was never on the Electric Theatre set list.
The Bad: This is a low audience recording. Maybe a few generations old. Too bad for such a unique playlist.
NOTE: I just listened to this CD again recently. I must say that this is the worst bootleg in my collection. It was recorded too slow and some songs get hacked up pretty badly (Family get it the worst).

    didn't anybody tell you...? [ liberty demos ]
  CD1:
HOTHEAD
SERIOUS (instrumental)
BOTTLENECK
MONEY ON YOUR SIDE
SECOND ALIBI (read my lips demo)
MY ANTARCTICA
DREAMNATION
INBETWEEN WOMEN
WORTH WAITING FOR
MY FAMILY
I WON'T TURN MY BACK ON YOU
VENICE DROWNING
CAN YOU DEAL WITH IT (john taylor vocals)
SECOND ALIBI (read my lips demo edit)
SERIOUS
INSTRUMENTAL DEMO
ORDINARY WORLD (live 1991)

  CD2:
VIOLENCE OF SUMMER (early 12" mix)
MY ANTARCTICA
FIRST IMPRESSION (instrumental)
LIBERTY
NUCLEAR WAR (yo bad azizi demo)
DOWNTOWN
CAN YOU DEAL WITH IT
MY FAMILY (instrumental)
LIBERTY
LIVE-IN LOVER
HOTHEAD
WATER BABIES (all along the water demo)
VENICE DROWNING (instrumental)
GIMMIE SOME TRUTH (live 1991)
Quality: Excellent. More comments coming soon.
    violence of summer  [ remixes ]
  EARLY 12" MIX
LP VERSION
EDIT
THE POWER CUT DOWN
THE POWER MIX
ROCK MIX
DUB MIX
THE STORY MIX
HOSTILE TAKEOVER MIX
HOT TRACKS MIX
THROB
SERIOUS
YO BAD AZIZI
WATER BABIES


Excellent studio recordings. Here are all the remixes of VIOLENCE OF SUMMER in one neat package.
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