Duran Duran “The Reflex” 1984. 12″ single, picture disc. Today, June 8th, is Nick Rhodes’ 60th birthday! (b. Nicholas James Bates, 1962) Nicknamed by the band “The Controller,” Rhodes changed his last name for aesthetic reasons (of course) and owns the name “Duran Duran,” thereby living up to both his chosen name and his alias.

The third single from Seven and the Ragged Tiger, “The Reflex” hit #1 virtually everywhere and was their first chart-topper in the US. This picture disk has two versions of the track, both remixed by Nile Rodgers: the “Dance Mix,” which is a couple of minutes longer than the single version with a lot of vocal tinkering and looping, and the “The Dance Mix-Edited” which is the same as the regular 7″ single. Both differ slightly from the album version. All are amazing.