Duran Duran – Rio

Media Condition: Near Mint (NM or M-)

Sleeve Condition: Very Good Plus (VG+)

sleeve has 2 super light corner bumps. Beautiful copy. We use ‘the Helmet” to ship our records.

Notes:

Early to mid eighties reissue with [l654] logo on custom labels, (3rd pressing / edition)
[l314605] pressing variant as indicated by “O” stamped in runouts..

Inner sleeve with group photo, lyrics, and credits.

“Hungry Like The Wolf” is the “Night Version” mixed by Colin Thurston, most easily identified by 5:14 track timing, 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, compared to 2nd edition.

[Note on the different US releases of ‘Rio’:]
All ‘Rio’ lacquers, cut in-contract by TML and Precision Mastering, show a “Z” in the runout matrix and had been consecutively numbered.
Except Z-1 and Z-4, the numbering system counts A- and B-side lacquers separately and was used for all three album variants.
By these Z-numbers, the pressing plant, the album variant and the side of the record can be identified:
[l313266]: Z4 (Var.1,A+B)
[l314605]: Z1 (Var.1, A+B) / Z8 (Var.2+3, B) / Z12 (Var.3, B) / Z13 (Var.2, A) / Z16 (Var.3, A) / Z17 (Var.3, A) / Z20 (Var.3, A)
[l313656]: Z2 (Var.1, B) / Z5 (Var.1, A) / Z6 (Var.1, B) / Z9 (Var.2, B) / Z10 (Var.3, B) / Z11 (Var.3, B) / Z15 (Var.2, A) / Z18 (Var.3, A) / Z19 (Var.3, A)

A1. Rio 5:28
A2. My Own Way 4:36
A3. Lonely In Your Nightmare 4:52
A4. Hungry Like The Wolf 5:14
A5. Hold Back The Rain 6:32
B1. New Religion 5:31
B2. Last Chance On The Stairway 4:18
B3. Save A Prayer 5:33
B4. The Chauffeur 5:12

Barcode 0 7777-12211-1
Barcode 077771221118
Matrix / Runout ST-1-12211
Matrix / Runout ST-2-12211
Matrix / Runout ST-1-12211-Z-16 #4 Precision O
Matrix / Runout ST-2-12211-Z12 #1 Precision O
Matrix / Runout ST-1-12211-Z-16 #5 Precision O
Matrix / Runout ST-1-12211-Z8-RE1 #4 Precision D.L.
Matrix / Runout ST-1-12211-Z-16 #2 Precision O
Matrix / Runout ST-1-12211-Z8-RE1 #6 Precision D.L.
Matrix / Runout ST-1-12211-Z20 #3 Precision O
Matrix / Runout ST-1-12211-Z-16 #5 Precision O
Matrix / Runout ST-2-12211-Z12 #1 Precision O
Pressing Plant ID O

Record Company Capitol Industries-EMI, Inc.
Manufactured By Capitol Records, Inc.
Marketed By Capitol Records, Inc.
Distributed By Capitol Records, Inc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) Tritec Music Ltd.
Copyright (c) Tritec Music Ltd.
Copyright (c) Capitol Records, Inc.
Recorded At Air Studios
Mastered At Precision Lacquer
Pressed By Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Jacksonville

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