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1980 ➤ How Duran Duran’s road to stardom began in the Studio 54 of Birmingham
❚ ON OR ABOUT THIS DAY IN 1980 (MAYBE), Duran Duran signed their contract with EMI for a £28,000 advance (£90,000 in today’s money), according to Paul Berrow. The band seem mysteriously unable to...
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1981 ➤ Birth of Duran’s Planet Earth — when other people’s faith put the...
❚ 30 YEARS AGO TODAY the Birmingham club-band Duran Duran released their debut single Planet Earth, less than two months after signing to EMI. It charted in mid-March, peaked at No 12, and bagged the...
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1981 ➤ The day Duran’s fortunes really took flight
❚ HAPPY 30th ANNIVERSARY to Planet Earth. On March 5, 1981, Duran Duran made their first appearance on the nationwide TV show Top of the Pops, a vital consequence of their debut single hitting the UK...
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2015 ➤ Pitch now to make a video for Duran’s slinky come-back party single
◼ FILM-MAKERS AND CREATIVE TYPES, Duran Duran are talking to you! Deadline for pitching your treatment to make a new lyric video is Sunday 28 June. When they threw out a free-for-all invitation in...
View Article➤ Duran rock NASA’s Rocket Garden, feet firmly on Planet Earth
◼ WHO ELSE BUT DURAN DURAN – whose debut hit in 1981 was titled Planet Earth – could the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida have chosen to celebrate the 50th anniversary of man’s journey to the Moon in...
View Article1980 ➤ When Duran Duran put Brummie Romantics on the map
40 YEARS ON ◼ 40 YEARS AGO TODAY the Birmingham club-band Duran Duran released their debut single Planet Earth, less than two months after signing to EMI. It charted in mid-March, peaked at No 12, and...
View Article➤ Duran reveal secrets behind their songs
15 APRIL UPDATE: These Duran40 shows were originally planned for broadcast in April. They are now planned for broadcast on Radio 2 at 9pm on Saturday 8 & 15 May. 40 YEARS ON ❚ NEXT MONTH Duran...
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