Post by ansgar on Dec 29, 2014 14:20:07 GMT -5
I am enjoying DD's Monthly Collector's Corner a lot - what a great idea that was and still is.
Anyway, the issue from October was dedicated to Simon Le Bon:
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Duran Duran’s Monthly Collector’s Corner, October, 2014
October 23rd, 2014
FRONTMAN ON THE SIDE
The members of Duran Duran have had a number of cool side projects throughout the years. THE POWER STATION and ARCADIA, and recently TV MANIA were all released and promoted worldwide and are known to most Duran fans.
But one member of the band has done some things that fly a little more under the radar.
That’s right, Simon has been stepping out on us for quite some time now! One of his earliest forays into extra-band activities didn’t have a lot to do with music, actually. Sailing had been a part of his life for even longer than the band, and in 1985 he took a once in a lifetime opportunity to join the crew of the maxi yacht DRUM, with epic results when the yacht capsized off the coast of Falmouth, UK during the FASTNET race in August 1985. Simon and his fellow crewmen were undeterred and entered THE WHITBREAD ROUND THE WORLD RACE of 1985/1986 where DRUM came in 3rd place, finishing the race in 122 days and 6 hours.
When Simon got back in to the studio, he teamed up with producer Nick Wood on a song that appeared on the soundtrack to a film about the DRUM adventure. “Grey Lady of the Sea” was released in Japan on a 3-inch CD that quickly sold out and became sought after by collectors.
In 1989 Simon contributed a song to the REQUIEM FOR THE AMERICAS project, produced and curated by Jonathan Elias, who had worked with the band on BIG THING. The song, “Follow in my Footsteps” which Simon performed with the Bangles Susanna Hoffs, was released as a 7 inch single in Italy only.
In 1996 Simon lent his voice to a song by the band’s old pal and producer, Nile Rodgers. The CD single for “Do That Dance” was released in Japan only.
In 1998, Simon built on his collaboration with Nick Wood, forming SYN Entertainment, based in Tokyo, Japan. SYN has produced and released many different musical projects.
These are by no means the only projects Simon has been involved in, so perhaps we will delve further into his discography another time.
On October 27th, take a minute to say Happy Birthday to Simon Le Bon; front man of Duran Duran, champion athlete and perhaps more of a jack-of-all-trades then we ever knew…by the way, did we mention his upcoming new single on The Hunger Games soundtrack, “Kingdom,” with Charli XCX?! Keep an eye out November 17th!
Written by Derek Supryka, edited by Katy Krassner. Images thanks to Derek Supryka
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I came across this 'old' article again while I was adding Kingdom by Charli XCX Featuring Simon Le Bon to my Simon Le Bon mp3 compilation, which I made for my personal joy 2 or 3 years ago. He really was involved in some cool stuff since the last 35 years. This is what I have. Do I miss something?
1980 Suffragette City (Live) .. Hazel O'Connor Featuring Simon Le Bon
1984 Lost In Music (Special 1984 Nile Rodgers Remix) .. Sister Sledge Featuring Simon Le Bon
1988 Grey Lady Of The Sea .. Simon Le Bon
1989 Follow In My Footsteps .. Simon Le Bon
1995 Ordinary World (Live) .. Luciano Pavarotti With Simon Le Bon
1995 Linger (Live) .. Dolores O'Riordan With Simon Le Bon
1995 Planet Earth (Live) .. Neurotic Outsiders With Simon Le Bon
1995 Careless Memories (Live) .. Neurotic Outsiders With Simon Le Bon
1996 Do That Dance .. Nile Rodgers With Simon Le Bon
1996 Magic Bus .. Simon Le Bon
1996 Notorious (Live) .. Chic With Simon Le Bon
1997 Save A Prayer .. Tony Hadley With Simon Le Bon
1997 Already Gone (Demo) .. Simon Le Bon
1998 Dream Boyz .. Simon Le Bon
1998 Night Boat (Live) .. Smashing Pumpkins With Simon Le Bon
2002 Save A Prayer .. Silvio Anastacio & Simon Le Bon
2003 Plan A .. The Dandy Warhols Featuring Simon Le Bon
2006 Fire (Radio Edit) .. Ferry Corsten Featuring Simon Le Bon
2006 Nobody Knows .. Simon Le Bon & Nick Wood
2008 Stop Me (Live).. Mark Ronson & The Version Players Featuring Simon Le Bon
2009 Beds Are Burning .. Tck Tck Tck Featuring Simon Le Bon
2009 Simple Joys (4 Roy & Pris) .. Beautiful Small Machines Featuring Simon Le Bon
2010 Record Collection .. Mark Ronson & The Business Intl Featuring Simon Le Bon
2014 Kingdom .. Charli XCX Featuring Simon Le Bon
Anyway, the issue from October was dedicated to Simon Le Bon:
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www.duranduran.com/wordpress/2014/duran-durans-monthly-collectors-corner-6/
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Duran Duran’s Monthly Collector’s Corner, October, 2014
October 23rd, 2014
FRONTMAN ON THE SIDE
The members of Duran Duran have had a number of cool side projects throughout the years. THE POWER STATION and ARCADIA, and recently TV MANIA were all released and promoted worldwide and are known to most Duran fans.
But one member of the band has done some things that fly a little more under the radar.
That’s right, Simon has been stepping out on us for quite some time now! One of his earliest forays into extra-band activities didn’t have a lot to do with music, actually. Sailing had been a part of his life for even longer than the band, and in 1985 he took a once in a lifetime opportunity to join the crew of the maxi yacht DRUM, with epic results when the yacht capsized off the coast of Falmouth, UK during the FASTNET race in August 1985. Simon and his fellow crewmen were undeterred and entered THE WHITBREAD ROUND THE WORLD RACE of 1985/1986 where DRUM came in 3rd place, finishing the race in 122 days and 6 hours.
When Simon got back in to the studio, he teamed up with producer Nick Wood on a song that appeared on the soundtrack to a film about the DRUM adventure. “Grey Lady of the Sea” was released in Japan on a 3-inch CD that quickly sold out and became sought after by collectors.
In 1989 Simon contributed a song to the REQUIEM FOR THE AMERICAS project, produced and curated by Jonathan Elias, who had worked with the band on BIG THING. The song, “Follow in my Footsteps” which Simon performed with the Bangles Susanna Hoffs, was released as a 7 inch single in Italy only.
In 1996 Simon lent his voice to a song by the band’s old pal and producer, Nile Rodgers. The CD single for “Do That Dance” was released in Japan only.
In 1998, Simon built on his collaboration with Nick Wood, forming SYN Entertainment, based in Tokyo, Japan. SYN has produced and released many different musical projects.
These are by no means the only projects Simon has been involved in, so perhaps we will delve further into his discography another time.
On October 27th, take a minute to say Happy Birthday to Simon Le Bon; front man of Duran Duran, champion athlete and perhaps more of a jack-of-all-trades then we ever knew…by the way, did we mention his upcoming new single on The Hunger Games soundtrack, “Kingdom,” with Charli XCX?! Keep an eye out November 17th!
Written by Derek Supryka, edited by Katy Krassner. Images thanks to Derek Supryka
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I came across this 'old' article again while I was adding Kingdom by Charli XCX Featuring Simon Le Bon to my Simon Le Bon mp3 compilation, which I made for my personal joy 2 or 3 years ago. He really was involved in some cool stuff since the last 35 years. This is what I have. Do I miss something?
1980 Suffragette City (Live) .. Hazel O'Connor Featuring Simon Le Bon
1984 Lost In Music (Special 1984 Nile Rodgers Remix) .. Sister Sledge Featuring Simon Le Bon
1988 Grey Lady Of The Sea .. Simon Le Bon
1989 Follow In My Footsteps .. Simon Le Bon
1995 Ordinary World (Live) .. Luciano Pavarotti With Simon Le Bon
1995 Linger (Live) .. Dolores O'Riordan With Simon Le Bon
1995 Planet Earth (Live) .. Neurotic Outsiders With Simon Le Bon
1995 Careless Memories (Live) .. Neurotic Outsiders With Simon Le Bon
1996 Do That Dance .. Nile Rodgers With Simon Le Bon
1996 Magic Bus .. Simon Le Bon
1996 Notorious (Live) .. Chic With Simon Le Bon
1997 Save A Prayer .. Tony Hadley With Simon Le Bon
1997 Already Gone (Demo) .. Simon Le Bon
1998 Dream Boyz .. Simon Le Bon
1998 Night Boat (Live) .. Smashing Pumpkins With Simon Le Bon
2002 Save A Prayer .. Silvio Anastacio & Simon Le Bon
2003 Plan A .. The Dandy Warhols Featuring Simon Le Bon
2006 Fire (Radio Edit) .. Ferry Corsten Featuring Simon Le Bon
2006 Nobody Knows .. Simon Le Bon & Nick Wood
2008 Stop Me (Live).. Mark Ronson & The Version Players Featuring Simon Le Bon
2009 Beds Are Burning .. Tck Tck Tck Featuring Simon Le Bon
2009 Simple Joys (4 Roy & Pris) .. Beautiful Small Machines Featuring Simon Le Bon
2010 Record Collection .. Mark Ronson & The Business Intl Featuring Simon Le Bon
2014 Kingdom .. Charli XCX Featuring Simon Le Bon