Record Details

Artist:	Duran Duran
Title:	Rio
Format:	12"
Label:	Harvest
Cat No:	ST-12211
Released:	May 1982
Country:
Genres:	New WavePop RockSynth-pop
Status	Have
Added To List	18th November 2019

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First release with the original 'album versions' with matrix numbers ST-1-12211-Z4 / ST-2-12211-Z4. There are several variants of later re-issues with the same catalogue number, but different matrix numbers, playing longer versions on side A, the so-called 'Kershenbaum remixes'. Gold-Stamp promos exist with messaging on top right corner of cover "Property of Capitol Records, Inc. This Album is on loan for PROMOTIONAL USES ONLY." Letter and 6 digit number combinations are stamped on each, as identifiers (example in hand is L 008852). [Note on the different US releases of 'Rio':] All 'Rio' lacquers, cut in-contract by TML and Precision Mastering, show a "Z" in the runout matrix and had been consecutively numbered. Except Z-1 and Z-4, the numbering system counts A- and B-side lacquers separately and was used for all three album variants. By these Z-numbers, the pressing plant, the album variant and the side of the record can be identified: [l313266]: Z4 (Var.1,A+B) [l314605]: Z1 (Var.1, A+B) / Z8 (Var.2+3, B) / Z12 (Var.3, B) / Z13 (Var.2, A) / Z16 (Var.3, A) / Z17 (Var.3, A) / Z20 (Var.3, A) [l313656]: Z2 (Var.1, B) / Z5 (Var.1, A) / Z6 (Var.1, B) / Z9 (Var.2, B) / Z10 (Var.3, B) / Z11 (Var.3, B) / Z15 (Var.2, A) / Z18 (Var.3, A) / Z19 (Var.3, A)

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