Duran Duran- Unseen . . .- Photographs 1979 - 82

Wild Boy: My Life in Duran Duran Wild Boy is the explosive first inside account of the rise and fall of Duran Duran. The band rose to conquer the globe with a string of unforgettable hits such as "Rio,""Hungry Like the Wolf," and "The Reflex." With Simon Le Bon as their frontman, they were the defining pop act o...	Duran Duran: Notorious: The Biography In the last couple of years, Duran Duran has scooped MTV’s Lifetime Achievement Award, played sold-out stadium gigs in America, Britain, and Japan, and enjoyed feature coverage in Rolling Stone and Vogue. Not bad for a band who were at the height of their fame in the 1980s....	Classic Albums: Rio This latest addition to the acclaimed Classic Albums series takes us to the early eighties and the release of Duran Duran's second album "Rio". Released against a backdrop of riots, record unemployment and the Falklands War this optimistic and celebratory album would generate a s...	Red Carpet Massacre (Deluxe Edition) Soft digipak in a slipcase, with full-length CD + 30-min bonus DVD showing the making of the album, the making of the "Falling Down" video, and more. Special package also contains a 28-page booklet and a 16-page foldout booklet plus a special press badge sticker!	Duran Duran - Sing Blue Silver
Duran Duran - Greatest - The DVD Greatest is a Duran Duran fan's biggest wish come true (next to a live concert, of course)--all their groundbreaking videos together in one place. More than radio, MTV made mega-stars out of the photogenic group, and few took better advantage of the medium, particularly in the 19...	Duran Duran - Arena: The Movie/Making of Arena	The Essential Collection Although written off as an '80s teeny-bopper New Wave band, Duran Duran released a great run of singles during their heyday plus some very well crafted albums. This 18 track compilation focuses on the early years and features a mixture of well-known hits, single mixes and obscure...	Maximum Duran Duran: The Unauthorised Biography of Duran Duran Audio CD book on a full color picture CD. Contains a biography, complete with commentary & interview excerpts. Comes in a full color slipcase with an eight page photo booklet & one-sided, 10 inch x 10 inch full color poster. Approx. 60 minutes. Chrome Dreams. 2004.	The Singles 81-85 The arrival of The Singles demonstrates perfect timing. With the impulse to treat 1980s pop with irony finally dying and cutting-edge American bands such as the Rapture and the Faint directly sourcing Brit synth-pop, this lavish box set now sounds like a key dance-rock primer. Un...

A rare glorious glimpse into the Birmingham music scene circa 1978, featuring Duran Duran
What makes this book so special, and one of my favorite books about my favorite band, is that it takes a snapshot of one particular music scene, surrounding one band and the places and people they spent time with. It also shows what one man, Malcom Garrett, saw through his camera lens. You see the birth of Duran Duran, who they were hanging out with, and who was seeing them perform during their first year on the Birmingham music scene. What a fantastic glimpse into the world of five guys that would become one of the biggest bands in the world a short five years later. The photographs are very well done, some candid, but all very well composed with a keen photographer's eye. Recommended to any fan of Duran Duran or the early new wave music scene in England. Just don't expect to see Duran Duran on every page... you get so much more with this book. The comments from the band are a great insight into the band's early days as well. As an added surprise, this book including a great photo of Annie Lennox performing at the Rum Runner, circa 1978. Highly recommended!

1978 all over again
it's great to see a book that captures the images of the late '70 and early '80 of the night clubes in Birmingham and also see that along Duran Duran were another artists and singers that later became famous and some of them infamous. yeah, Duran isn't in all the photos but if you're a die hard fan you can't miss this one.

Great if you go in with eyes wide open
I already knew that this book included pictures other than Duran Duran when I bought it from Amazon. (A little birdy told me). So I was prepared for the fact that approximately 50% of the images were of the band. But, oh, how interesting it is to see the people they hung out with: Other musicians, fashion icons of the area/era, etc. The wild, the weird, the strange, the sublime. Boy George, Annie Lennox, Bow Wow Wow and Spandau Ballet are all included. If you are a long-time fan you will know some of the others by name. Some will be new to most people who lived outside the UK at the time. There are captions by the photographer, members of the band, and others who were part of their world. These help fill in the blanks and provide additional glimpses into the scene that Duran Duran was born into. The photographs are quite beautiful, and there are some very interesting and stunning shots of the band I've never even seen circulating on the Internet. Quite a few, actually. If you go into this with your eyes wide open, knowing that this is not just about Duran but about the swirl that was happening around them at the time, this is worth your money. If you are thinking you only want something that is strictly about the band, then skip it.

Unseen...almost
Duran Duran appear on fewer than half of the pages. The rest show photographs of other personalities from the same era in the Birmingham music and club scene. The highlights are the caption comments by the band (and others) that accompany the photos and the few photos of the band that are different than those published elsewhere, such as those outside the studio in which they recorded their first album. I enjoyed it but was a little put off by the bait and switch/cashing in on Duran factor.