Singles Box Set 1981–1985
Singles Box Set 1981–1985 is a box set by English rock band Duran Duran. Consisting of 13 CDs, it was released on 12 May 2003 by EMI and covers the era from Duran Duran (1981) to Arena (1984), as well as the non-studio album single "A View to a Kill" (1985).
| Singles Box Set 1981–1985 | ||||
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| Released | 12 May 2003 | |||
| Recorded | 1980–1985 | |||
| Length | 3:06:14 | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
| Producer | Duran Duran and various | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |
| Pitchfork | 8.3/10 |
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 13 cardboard sleeves are then packaged in a heavy-duty card box.
The set was reissued on 19 October 2009 as a 3CD jewel cased edition. CD1 contains the tracks from the "Planet Earth", "Careless Memories", "Girls on Film", "My Own Way" and "Hungry Like the Wolf". CD2 the tracks from "Save a Prayer", "Rio", "Is There Something I Should Know?" and "Union of the Snake" and CD3 the tracks from "New Moon on Monday", "The Reflex", "The Wild Boys" and "A View to a Kill".