Burning The Ground Exclusive 1986

“Notorious” is the fourteenth single by the English new wave band Duran Duran. It was released internationally by EMI on 20 October 1986. “Notorious” was the first single issued from Duran Duran’s fourth album Notorious (1986), and the first released by Duran Duran as a 3-piece band after the departure of Roger Taylor and Andy Taylor. It was a commercial success worldwide, reaching number seven on the UK Singles Chart and number two on the US Billboard Hot 100, and was a success in various other countries.

“Notorious” marked the debut of the new streamlined trio version of Duran Duran, as Andy Taylor and Roger Taylor had left the band by the time the album was released. In fact, the acrimonious nature of Andy Taylor’s departure was reflected in the song to a certain degree. According to songwriter Simon Le Bon, the lyric “Who really gives a damn for a flaky bandit” was a direct dig at the guitarist.

As a trio, the band had enlisted the help of Nile Rodgers to take over production duties. His funk influences can be heard throughout the single – for example, the tempo and the use of The Borneo Horns brass section. Rodgers also played the guitar on the single.

For the first time, the B-side to the 7″ single was not an original recording; “Winter Marches On” was an unaltered version of the Notorious album track. Before this, Duran Duran had always provided either completely original songs or previously unheard remixes on the B-side.

As a first for the band, “Notorious” was released as two separate 12″ singles. The first had a Nile Rodgers produced “Extended Mix” while the second featured a remix by The Latin Rascals.

SIDE A: Notorious (Extended Mix) 5:15

SIDE B: Notorious (45 Mix) 3:59 Winter Marches On 3:24

VINYL GRADE: Vinyl: Near Mint Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

RELEASE INFORMATION: Label: Capitol Records – V-15264, Capitol Records – 12 DDN 45 Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single Country: US Released: 1986 Genre: Electronic, Rock, Pop Style: New Wave, Synth-pop

CREDITS: Design – Frank Olinsky Engineer [Engineered By], Mixed By – Daniel Abraham Producer [Produced By] – Duran Duran, Nile Rodgers Written-By – Taylor, Rhodes, Le Bon*

NOTES: From the LP “NOTORIOUS”

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VINYL RESTORATION: -DjPaulT burningtheground.net

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