Only After Dark (album)
"Only After Dark" is a compilation album that was compiled by Nick Rhodes and John Taylor[1] from Duran Duran, and recreates a night at Birmingham's Rum Runner nightclub, during the post punk days of the late 70s/early 80s when a new sound of glam/punk/electronica started to crystallize. The CD captures some of the discs that Nick spun when he was deejaying for £10 a night at the club and Duran Duran were the resident band. The inspiration for it came when in 2000 John and Nick spent hours selecting 50 tracks for a 4-hour radio broadcast entitled "A Night At The Rum Runner". The 18 track CD was released on 8 May 2006 and presented in a silver gatefold card sleeve in shocking pink metallic print featuring photographs taken from this period, first published in the book "Duran Duran Unseen" by Paul Edmond, the front cover photo being of fashion designer Patti Bell.[2]
Only After Dark | |
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Compilation album by | |
Released | 8 May 2006 |
Genre | Glam, punk, electronica |
Label | EMI |
Producer | Various |
Compiler | Nick Rhodes and John Taylor |
Track listing
- "Being Boiled" – The Human League
- "Computer Game" – Yellow Magic Orchestra
- "Always Crashing in the Same Car" – David Bowie
- "Sister Europe" – Psychedelic Furs
- "Changeling" – Simple Minds
- "Only After Dark" – Mick Ronson
- "Underpass" – John Foxx
- "Warm Leatherette" – The Normal
- "The 'In' Crowd" – Bryan Ferry
- "The True Wheel" – Brian Eno
- "Are 'Friends' Electric?" – Tubeway Army
- "Robots" – Kraftwerk
- "I Feel Love" – Donna Summer
- "I Am the Fly "- Wire
- "Shot by Both Sides" – Magazine
- "Private Life" – Grace Jones
- "Passenger" – Iggy Pop
- "Slow Motion"- Ultravox
References
- Andy Coleman (2006-05-12). "What's On - Rock & Pop - Remembering nights at the Rum Runner". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
- Rock and Jazz Music. "How we opened the door to the 1980s". Telegraph. Retrieved 2012-03-04.