DURAN DURAN – British Glam Rockers Released Their Eponymous Debut LP Today 45 Years Ago
15 June 2026
British glam rockers DURAN DURAN, initially branded as being part
of the New Romantic Movement in the UK, released their eponymous
debut LP on 15 June 1981, today 45 years ago.
Influenced by artists such as David Bowie, the Human League, Japan, and Chic,
the group features a mixture of new wave, synth-pop, and dance-punk tunes
with more atmospheric tracks, as well as elements of disco and punk rock.
Simon Le Bon‘s cryptic lyrics cover topics from youthful
torment and confusion to the band’s goals and ambitions.
It peaked at #3 in the UK, #2 in New Zealand,
#9 in Australia, and #24 in the US.
Album artwork
NME wrote: “A sensibly-packaged, respectively safe and self-consciously
worthy record that belies the promised glamour of their two earlier singles.”
Courtney Taylor-Taylor of The Dandy Warhols years later: “If you go back
to the first record, they smoked everybody. It’s incredible! Disco bass-lines, Japan
textures and mixed by the guy who did the Iggy Pop records”
Singles.
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