Duran Duran - 40th anniversary Tribute - Demo comparisons
Feb 5, 2021 22:00:41 GMT -5
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Post by negative1 on Feb 5, 2021 22:00:41 GMT -5
When the deluxe version of the Duran Duran came out, they included a lot of new demos of their album tracks.
These showed the evolution, and alternate versions of many but not all the songs.
Some were very similar, some were rough, and some were completely different,
like Tel Aviv with vocals.
I've been going through some of the demos to compare them to the album, and
also recreated some instrumentals, and adding in new vocals to the songs.
Tracklist - See other thread for all the instrumentals and dubs
Done, all instrumentals and dubs
================================
CD1-1 Girls On Film 3:33
CD1-2 Planet Earth 4:03
CD1-3 Anyone Out There 4:03
CD1-4 To The Shore 3:51
CD1-5 Careless Memories 3:56
CD1-6 Night Boat 5:25
CD1-7 Sound Of Thunder 4:07
CD1-8 Friends Of Mine 5:44
CD1-9 Tel Aviv 5:21
Done, all instrumentals and dubs
================================
The B-Sides
CD1-10 Late Bar 2:57
CD1-11 Khanada 3:28
CD1-12 Fame 3:18
CD1-13 Faster Than Light 4:31
fanmixes: TO POST
===================================
CD1-10 Late Bar 2:57
CD1-13 Faster Than Light 4:31
New demos
====================================
The Air Studio Demos
CD2-1 Girls On Film 4:00
CD2-2 Tel Aviv 6:04
Manchester Square Demos
CD2-3 Anyone Out There 4:11
CD2-4 Planet Earth 5:03
CD2-5 Friends Of Mine 5:54
CD2-6 Late Bar 3:05
BBC Radio 1 Session (Mono)
CD2-7 Night Boat 5:13
CD2-8 Girls On Film 3:39
CD2-9 Anyone Out There 3:55
CD2-10 Like An Angel 4:53
Lets start with
1 girls on film
--------------------
there are 2 demo versions, along with the 2 remixes, which
are slightly different from the originals.
there was also a girls on film (instrumental) from the greek
12 inch.
www.discogs.com/Duran-Duran-Girls-On-Film-Night-Version/release/1963291
Tracklist
A Girls On Film (Night Version) 5:45
B1 Girls On Film (Instrumental) 5:41
B2 Faster Than Light 4:22
you can also find the multitracks for girls on film, to make your
own mixes and versions.
Girls on film
--
air
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this has a very different sound to it.
the intro is different,
its a much slower tempo, and more heavy guitar work on it.
simons voice sounds about the same, with the same tempo.
some different lyrics in it.
this is definitely the rock version of the song.
here is the instrumental:
and a dub:
i've added the vocals from the album, by slowing them down to 123.3bpm,
and matching the parts like this:
bbc mono
------------
this is a more complete demo version that
sounds much like the album version.
the intro, guitar, and drums sound more like the album
the vocals sound a little tinny, but everything else
is similar to the early single version and remix.
they lyrics have some differences too.
there are longer drum and guitar solos in this version.
instrumental:
they sound different from the album version too.
the vocals match up with the album in timing.
dub:
later
-1
These showed the evolution, and alternate versions of many but not all the songs.
Some were very similar, some were rough, and some were completely different,
like Tel Aviv with vocals.
I've been going through some of the demos to compare them to the album, and
also recreated some instrumentals, and adding in new vocals to the songs.
Tracklist - See other thread for all the instrumentals and dubs
Done, all instrumentals and dubs
================================
CD1-1 Girls On Film 3:33
CD1-2 Planet Earth 4:03
CD1-3 Anyone Out There 4:03
CD1-4 To The Shore 3:51
CD1-5 Careless Memories 3:56
CD1-6 Night Boat 5:25
CD1-7 Sound Of Thunder 4:07
CD1-8 Friends Of Mine 5:44
CD1-9 Tel Aviv 5:21
Done, all instrumentals and dubs
================================
The B-Sides
CD1-10 Late Bar 2:57
CD1-11 Khanada 3:28
CD1-12 Fame 3:18
CD1-13 Faster Than Light 4:31
fanmixes: TO POST
===================================
CD1-10 Late Bar 2:57
CD1-13 Faster Than Light 4:31
New demos
====================================
The Air Studio Demos
CD2-1 Girls On Film 4:00
CD2-2 Tel Aviv 6:04
Manchester Square Demos
CD2-3 Anyone Out There 4:11
CD2-4 Planet Earth 5:03
CD2-5 Friends Of Mine 5:54
CD2-6 Late Bar 3:05
BBC Radio 1 Session (Mono)
CD2-7 Night Boat 5:13
CD2-8 Girls On Film 3:39
CD2-9 Anyone Out There 3:55
CD2-10 Like An Angel 4:53
Lets start with
1 girls on film
--------------------
there are 2 demo versions, along with the 2 remixes, which
are slightly different from the originals.
there was also a girls on film (instrumental) from the greek
12 inch.
www.discogs.com/Duran-Duran-Girls-On-Film-Night-Version/release/1963291
Tracklist
A Girls On Film (Night Version) 5:45
B1 Girls On Film (Instrumental) 5:41
B2 Faster Than Light 4:22
you can also find the multitracks for girls on film, to make your
own mixes and versions.
Girls on film
--
air
------------------
this has a very different sound to it.
the intro is different,
its a much slower tempo, and more heavy guitar work on it.
simons voice sounds about the same, with the same tempo.
some different lyrics in it.
this is definitely the rock version of the song.
here is the instrumental:
and a dub:
i've added the vocals from the album, by slowing them down to 123.3bpm,
and matching the parts like this:
bbc mono
------------
this is a more complete demo version that
sounds much like the album version.
the intro, guitar, and drums sound more like the album
the vocals sound a little tinny, but everything else
is similar to the early single version and remix.
they lyrics have some differences too.
there are longer drum and guitar solos in this version.
instrumental:
they sound different from the album version too.
the vocals match up with the album in timing.
dub:
later
-1