Duran Duran “Hungry Like the Wolf” May 1982, 12″ single, US promo-only with press release. Harvest Records. Today, August 10th, is Duran Duran Appreciation Day, though I will continue to argue that EVERY day is #DDAD . Some sources say the day was created by a Michigan disc jockey, the date chose because it was his birthday. Other sources say it takes place on August 10 because it was on that date in 1985 when Simon Le Bon was involved in a near-fatal boating accident (I remember that day very well – I was inconsolable until the news reported he was going to be OK).

The 12″ is at 33-1/3 (other 12″ versions are at 45rpm) with “Hungry Like the Wolf” on Side A. Side B has the slightly longer original album version of “Rio” (there are at least 13 different “Rio” variants out there) along with “Lonely in Your Nightmare” – all tracks from their 1982 album Rio.

So celebrate the day with a spin of your favorite D2 song or album and meditate on the closing lines of the press release: “Blending the traditional values of dues-paying through hard gigging with the hipper fascinations of dance-funk music, Duran Duran have a sparkling future ahead.”

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The videos on the tape are still amazing, over 35 years later. Their hits are included, of course: “Rio,” “Hungry Like the Wolf,” “Girls on Film,” “Save a Prayer,” “Planet Earth” and the aforementioned “Is There Something I Should Know?” but also the less well-known videos like “Lonely In Your Nightmare,” “Careless Memories,” “My Own Way,” “Nightboat” and “The Chauffeur” (you’ll need to turn off parental controls to view that one).

And in case you need reminding of how amazing Simon LeBon looked in “Hungry Like the Wolf,” here are some stills I shot while watching it today.

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A cursory glance back through the history of this blog demonstrates my former obsession with all things Duran, most especially Simon, so I’ll leave it here with this gorgeous picture of him circa Seven and the Ragged Tiger (the photo is of a portion of a poster that accompanied the 7″ single “The Reflex”).

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Today is my birthday and to celebrate we’re heading to Minneapolis/St. Paul to see Duran Duran play Saturday night on their Paper Gods tour. I am meeting up with my Duranie friend, Allyson; this will be our third time together seeing D2 play live and I’m really hoping Nick will be back on the tour to play keyboards. However, even if he’s not there I will dance and sing and maybe shriek a bit to see Simon shake his ass, Roger hit the skins and John play that fucking bass.

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