Editorial Review:

Album Description:
UK box-set spans the height of the 80s icons career from their very first single 'Planet Earth' to their James Bond tune 'A View To A Kill'. 13 discs including all the original B-sides. The packaging is a flip top box with each single in a 'pouchette' reproduction of the original artwork. EMI. 2003.

Amazon.com:
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. Unlike the other major players in the early 1980s British Invasion of America, Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Roger Taylor, Andy Taylor, and Nick Rhodes weren't afraid to rock. They rocked hardest on their early singles, as the glossy black box of the first 13 singles, lovingly recreated for CD, proves. The first eight--from the turbo-powered disco of 'Planet Earth' to the synthetic Beatles-influenced pop of 'Is There Something I Should Know?'--work on the tension between the band's mega-pop ambitions and their rudimentary instrumental skills, creating an eerie, erotic desperation. The full compliment of B-sides--particularly a hysterical, uber-youth club stab at David Bowie's 'Fame'--charm with their gung-ho ridiculousness. 'A View to a Kill' may be slick Bond theme, but this set is so evocative of strange pop times that you'll end up with 'Rio' and 'The Wild Boys' on a permanent mind-loop. --Garry Mulholland









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Disc 1:

1. Planet Earth
2. Late Bar
3. Planet Earth (Night Version)

Disc 10:

1. New Moon On Monday (Album Version)
2. Tiger Tiger
3. New Moon On Monday (Dance Mix)

Disc 11:

1. The Reflex (7inch Version)
2. Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me) (Recorded Live At Hammersmith Odeon)
3. The Reflex (Dance Mix)

Disc 12:

1. The Wild Boys
2. (I'm Looking For) Cracks In The Pavement (1984)
3. The Wild Boys (Wilder Than Wild Boys) Extended Mix

Disc 13:

1. A View To A Kill
2. A View To A Kill (That Fatal Kiss)

Disc 2:

1. Careless Memories
2. Khanada
3. Fame

Disc 3:

1. Girls On Film
2. Faster Than Light
3. Girls On Film (Night Version)

Disc 4:

1. My Own Way (Single Version)
2. Like An Angel
3. My Own Way (Night Version)

Disc 5:

1. Hungry Like The Wolf
2. Careless Memories (Live Version)
3. Hungry Like The Wolf (Night Version)

Disc 6:

1. Save A Prayer (7inch Edit)
2. Hold Back The Rain (Re-Mix)
3. Hold Back The Rain (12inch Re-Mix)

Disc 7:

1. Rio (Part One)
2. The Chauffeur (Blue Silver)
3. Rio (Part Two)
4. My Own Way

Disc 8:

1. Is There Something I Should Know?
2. Faith In This Colour
3. Is There Something I Should Know? (Monster Mix)
4. Faith In This Colour (Alternate Slow Mix)

Disc 9:

1. Union Of The Snake
2. Secret Oktober
3. Union Of The Snake (The Monkey Mix)

Rating: - A MUST HAVE for Duran Duran fans (Duranies)
The price on this boxed set kept me away from it for a long time. When I finally found it for a decent price on Amazon through a re-seller, I jumped on it. I am so glad that I did.
This boxed set is amazing. It is like having all of the 7 inch 45s singles (for you younger fans, that's the small vinyl records that played at 45RPM, as opposed to the 12 inch 33.3s). There are 13 disks- each with at least two songs (A side and B side), some with as many as four songs.
With this set, you get otherwise unreleased songs (not on any albums):
1. Late Bar
2. Khanada
3. Fame
4. Faster Than Light
5. Like an Angel
6. Faith In This Colour (two versions)
7. Secret Oktober (my fave B side ^_^)
8. Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)~live

It also has the "night versions" (made for night clubs, I believe) of the following:
1. Planet Earth
2. Girls on Film
3. My Own Way
4. Hungry Like the Wolf

In addition to all that, there are live versions and alternative mixes of the basic singles.

The coolest thing about this boxed set is that the CDs are individually packaged in mini-record jackets. It's just like having the actual singles in your hands when you have these. And the insert with the list of all the song has an awesome photo of the band from what looks like 1981 (they were all just so young! Nick was just a baby!! <3 LOL)

Okay, the draw-back to this set...it's a pain to load into your computer for MP3 or iPod use. There are 13 disks, so it takes some time...but that's it. Other than that, I have absolutely no complaints about this boxed set. In fact, I think every Duranie should own this!
>^..^<

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Rating: - lost classics found!
I had most of these singles on 12" vinyl back in the day and lost them when my self-storage unit was burglarized in college. That was 17 years ago, and now I can listen to some vintage b-sides with this collection. Yes, I agree the packaging is wasteful (the entire compilation would fit on just a few CDs), but it's nice having reproductions of the original cover art, and for those who actually care about discography, it's a reminder of how the songs were originally released. In any case, unless you were a Duran Duran fan, especially their early stuff, you probably won't enjoy this set. Recommended for the over-35 crowd with 80s nostalgia.

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Rating: - Great Collection of Classic DD
I'm loving the various versions of the hits I so enjoyed as a kid. I especially like the night version of Hungry Like the Wolf. I remember listening to that on the vinyl LP and then feeling really disappointed while listening to the CD version (not the same). The packaging is well done. It's nice to see the original artwork from the old singles. I agree with one of the other reviewers that 13 discs is overkill. I would've been happy with 2 discs and inserts with the original artwork. Regardless, if you are a fan of DD this makes a nice addition to your music collection.

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Rating: - WONDERFUL!
Original artwork, B-Sides, great music. What more can be said.
This compiliation includes all of their singles from Planet Earth to A View to A Kill in the original sleeve artwork (UK artwork). A must have for any D2 fan.

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Rating: - Singles as they should be
I absolutely love this collection! Sure,there have been compilation CDs that have several of these songs on them, but to have them on CD as they originally were, complete with the original artwork, makes the experience that much more special for those of us who had the 45s back in the day, back when we'd sit and look at the cover while the music was playing. It is truly a must-have for anyone who considers themselves a Duran Duran fan.