Duran Duran/Tokyo,Japan 1982

From the now legendary first visit to Japan in the spring of 1982, the Japan tour two weeks before the release of the album “RIO”, the performance at Nakano Sunplaza in Tokyo on April 28th was recorded by an extremely clear audience at the time.・Complete recording for 70 minutes. “RIO TOUR 1982”, which began prior to the release of the album, started in Australia, followed by a total of 5 performances in Japan, and this was the fourth day of the tour. And anyway, the sound quality is top-notch, with John Taylor’s bass and Andy Taylor’s guitar picking nuances clearly visible, and of course Simon Le Bon’s vocals extremely vivid. The majority of the set was from their debut album “DURAN DURAN”, with all songs except “Tel Aviv” being performed, as well as single B-sides “Late Bar” and “Faster Than Light”, as well as “Girls On Film”. ‘ will be performed twice. Also, “Hungry Like The Wolf” was introduced as a new song from “RIO”, and it was interesting that the standard “Rio” and “Save A Prayer” that followed had not been played yet. The precious early live performance is completely reproduced here. 1. Sound of Thunder 2. Girls on Film 3. Anyone Out There 4. To the Shore 5. Late Bar 6. Last Chance on the Stairway 7. Hungry Like the Wolf 8. (Waiting of the) Night Boat 9. Friends of Mine 10. Faster Than Light 11. Planet Earth 12. Hold Back the Rain 13. Careless Memories 14. My Own Way 15. Girls on Film (Night Version) [Live at Nakano Sunplaza, Tokyo, Japan 28th April 1982] Simon Le Bon – lead vocals / Andy Taylor – guitar / Nick Rhodes – keyboards / John Taylor – bass / Roger Taylor – drums