![]() ![]() The Dutch EP, released in a white sleeve with photos taken from the Rio tour book, featured twelve-inch versions - or " Night Versions" in early Duran Duran parlance - lifted from four of the band's more popular singles - " Hungry Like the Wolf", " Rio", " Planet Earth" and " Girls on Film". The success of the Carnival EP gave the band enough clout to bring Kershenbaum back in to remix the entire A-side of the Rio album, which was re-issued in the United States in November 1982.ĭue to the fact that Carnival was meant to capitalise on Duran Duran's burgeoning dance-oriented success, the tracklisting around the world differed from region to region. During the week of 2 October, the US version of the Carnival EP actually entered the album charts at #98. DJs who heard the new mixes could not get enough, and started to put the dance mixes on the air. The demand for Duran Duran material during the autumn of 1982 was quite high. Most of these remixes also appeared on the Carnival release as well as various twelve-inch singles. Part of this strategy involved producer David Kershenbaum remixing various Rio' tracks. 3 Regional Track listings with Artwork VariantsĪs part of Capitol's shift in marketing strategy for Duran Duran from New Romantic act to dance band over the course of 1982 (in a bid to shift more units of the Rio album), it was decided to release an EP of remixed tracks in various territories globally to capitalise on increased night-club play and to try to replicate that success on radio. ![]()
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