Burning The Ground Exclusive 1982

In celebration of the 40th anniversary of the release of ‘RIO’ I decided to transfer the bonus 12″ that was included with the 2014 remastered vinyl edition of ‘RIO’. This bonus 180 gram 12″ contains the David Kershenbaum US album remixes that were originally released On Harvest/Capitol records ( ST-12211) in November 1982. These mixes were also issued on the remastered CD as well, but I found the remastering to be a bit under whelming. I hope you enjoy these vinyl transfers.

Duran Duran re-entered Air studios in London to embark on their second LP, eventually titled ‘RIO’. Recorded during January and February of 1982, the LP was released in May of that year to great success everywhere except the US.

As many of you have noticed, the ‘RIO’ album is somewhat different depending on where you are listening to the vinyl version or CD. In fact there are several variations of each.

The successes at that time of mini-LPs by Missing Persons, Thomas Dolby and Duran Duran, prompted Capitol Records to change the marketing strategy of the group from that of New Romantics to a dance band.

Duran Duran’s ‘CARNIVAL’ remix EP was released in the US in September of 1982 to great success. DJs around the country began to play the remixed dance versions of the ‘RIO’ album tracks. Apparently, the previous mixing on ‘RIO’ didn’t fit the US market, and at the invitation of Capitol Records North America, proceeded to have the album reworked. Being pleased with the remixes already done on ‘My Own Way’ and ‘Hold Back The Rain’, the band, with the approval of Capitol, once again enlisted the help of David Kershenbaum.

The ‘remixed & remastered’ North American LP was released on the Harvest label in November of 1982, and has a matrix number ST-1-12211-Z13-REI #1. It was sent out with a blue sticker noting its difference. No Kershenbaum remix credit is to be found, neither on the inner sleeve nor on the label for Side A. Thus, the labeled timings of the tracks are incorrect and simply carried over from the previous version.

‘Rio’, which was remixed into a 6:39 Night Version by Kershenbaum, was not only edited down for the second American LP (clocking in at 5:24), it is also different in the way the saxophone is mixed. The version of ‘My Own Way’ was taken from the original UK LP, and by altering the lyrical structure and sequence of song segments; Mr. Kershenbaum created a 4:29 masterpiece, which can also be found on the US ‘CARNIVAL’ mini-LP.

Collectors should note that before the Limited Edition of the album came out in 2009, the David Kershenbaum mix of ‘Lonely In Your Nightmare’ could have been found only on the second and third versions of the American vinyl LP. ‘Hungry Like The Wolf’ appears on the second US version as a remixed ‘album’ version, which was also issued in December of 1982 on the American 7″ single re-release, and ‘Hold Back The Rain’ appears as a slightly edited version of the Carnival Remix both developed by David Kershenbaum.

-with special thanks to Ansgar Thomann, Tom McClintock, Alan De Feyter, Andreas Tjornehoj, Kenneth Sausville, Gabby, Igor Pryazhin, Peter Brinkhof, Guido Gilgen and Brian Tobin.

Info taken from: Duran Duran – Rio (durancompilations.com)

SIDE A:
Rio (US Album Remix) 5:24
Saxophone – Andy Hamilton (7)

My Own Way (Carnival Remix) 4:29
Lonely In Your Nightmare (US Album Remix) 4:52

SIDE B:
Hungry Like The Wolf (US Album Remix) 4:02
Hold Back The Rain (US Album Remix) 6:28

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Parlophone – RP1-543662
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Reissue, 180 Gram
Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, 180 Gram
All Media, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered
Country: US
Released: Jul 22, 2014
Genre: Electronic, Rock, Pop
Style: Pop Rock, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Producer, Engineer – Colin Thurston
Remix – David Kershenbaum
Technician – Renate*
Written-By, Arranged By – Duran Duran

NOTES:
Recorded – Air (London) Spring 1982.
Digitally remastered at Abbey Road Studios, London.

Find the release at DISCOGS

VINYL TRANSFER & RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

THE GEAR:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon 2M Black
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
DAC: Alpha Design Labs GT40a USB DAC
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner

SOFTWARE:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling/Dither: iZotope RX Advanced 2
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removal: Manual
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
M3U Playlist: Playlist Creator

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

**24bit FLAC only available for seven days!

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