Mrs. K loves Duran Duran* so when the original line-up, including errant guitar player Andy Taylor, reformed in 2004, then it was a no-brainer that we'd get tickets to see them live in concert. I'm not particularly a fan of Duran Duran or arena concerts, but the fact that the "special guests" were Goldfrapp was greatly appealing.
Being in Block G, Row H, I'll admit that the view of Alison Goldfrapp, Will Gregory and band was a tad distant and the nuances of the costumes and set pieces were a little lost on us. Aurally, the band were in great form and Alison inevitably in stunning voice. It was a relatively short support slot of just seven songs, heavily focused on second album, Black Cherry, with a couple of Felt Mountain tracks to open and their cover of Yes Sir I Can Boogie by Baccara thrown in for good measure. It's fair to say that for Mrs. K, like the PJ Harvey gig later the same year, Goldfrapp fell into the category of 'didn't like' but Duran Duran were great that night, so that's all that really mattered.
For today's selection, I'll dusted off some little-played remixes, the promo-only extended mix of Yes Sir and a nice new Italian bootleg re-edit of Lovely Head that I stumbled across recently.
1) Utopia (Sunroof Mix By Daniel Miller & Gareth Jones) (2000)
2) Lovely Head (Mix 2022 By Gianluca Avagliano) (2022)
3) Tiptoe (Album Version) (2003)
4) Twist (Single Mix) (2003)
5) Train (Ewan Pearson 6/8 Vocal) (2003)
6) Yes Sir (Extended Mix) (Cover of 'Yes Sir I Can Boogie' by Baccara) (2003)
7) Strict Machine (Paris Loaded) (Remix By Dave Bascombe & Tom Elmhirst) (2004)
2000: Utopia EP: 1
2003: Black Cherry: 3
2003: Train EP: 5
2003: Twist EP: 4
2003: Yes Sir EP: 6
2004: Strict Machine EP: 7 (aka Guitar Mix)
2022: Lovely Head EP: 1
* Unlike my unconditional, arguably obsessive, love for certain acts, Mrs. K is a bit more discerning with Duran Duran. It's the original line-up only: little or no interest in their albums once Andy Taylor had slung his hook (both times).
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