| Jan |
Yasmin
and Simon honeymoon in Scotland and the south
of France |
|
| ? |
Yasmin
and Simon buy a small house in Battersea (London)
as an alternative to staying in a hotel while
their new home in Chelsea is renovated; this
house is later sold to Warren Cuccurullo and
becomes the "Privacy" studio
|
|
| ? |
'Rio'
album issued on CD for the first time, in Germany;
uses an alternate version 'Hold Back The Rain';
all other CD issues of this album use this digital
master (up until the 2001 remastered version) |
|
| ? |
'The
Power Station Video' released (includes videos
for 'Some Like It Hot', 'Bang A Gong', and 'Communication') |
|
| Jan
2 |
Drum
reaches Auckland, New Zealand |
|
| Jan
6 |
Nick
and Simon appear on 'Wogan' show on UK TV
|
|
| ? |
Arcadia's
'The Promise' single (an extended remix) released
in UK and Europe {b/w 'The Promise (7"
mix)' and 'Rose Arcana (extended mix)'} |
|
| Jan |
Yasmin
& Julie Anne both announce they're pregnant |
|
| Jan |
John
is approached to perform a single for the erotic
movie '9-1/2 Weeks' |
|
| |
John
shows up drunk for the recording of 'I Do What
I Do' (written by Michael Des Barres) |
|
| |
John
and Jonathan Elias write and record 'Jazz' and
several other tracks for the movie soundtrack
that won't end up being released until 1999 |
|
| Jan |
Arcadia's
'Goodbye Is Forever' single released {b/w 'Missing'} |
|
| Jan
24 |
Simon appears on the TV special 'Disney's Living
Seas' |
|
| end
Jan |
Nick
and Andy work on three or four songs over the
course of two weeks in an LA studio |
|
| |
Simon
visits Australia for a couple of days; does
an interview for the 'Countdown' music show |
|
| Feb
? |
Simon
and Yasmin fly to New Zealand so he can join
Drum in the Whitbread Race |
|
| Feb
15 |
Drum
leaves Auckland with Simon on board |
|
| Feb |
John's
single 'I Do What I Do' {b/w the instrumental
'Jazz'} released in US from the '9-1/2 Weeks'
soundtrack |
|
| Feb
25 |
At the Grammy Awards Show, Nick and Sheena Easton
present the Song of The Year award to Quincy
Jones for 'We Are The World' |
 |
| spring |
Nick
is interviewed on Irish radio |
|
| Mar |
'The
Making of Arena' released in UK and Japan |
|
|
Mar |
Yasmin
miscarries, and has to let Simon know over the
radiophone |
|
| Mar
3 |
John's
single 'I Do What I Do' {b/w the instrumental
'Jazz'} released in UK |
|
| Mar
5 |
John
appears on 'TV am' show on UK TV |
|
| Mar
11 |
Drum
arrives in Punta del Este, Uruguay, in second
place |
|
| Mar |
Simon
flies home to Yasmin |
|
| Apr |
'I Do What I Do' peaks at #42 in the UK |
|
| Apr |
'9-1/2
Weeks' soundtrack released |
|
| Apr |
Simon
flies to Spain to shoot video for 'The Flame'
with Nick; John appears in a cameo |
|
| Apr |
Simon
flies back to Uruguay for the next leg of the
Whitbread race |
|
| Apr |
John
and Nick do some informal work together at D'Avout
Studios in Paris; they expect Andy to join them
from Los Angeles, but he doesn't appear |
|
| Apr
9 |
Drum
leaves Punta del Este, Uruguay |
|
|
Apr
26
|
'I Do What I Do' peaks at #23 in the US
|
|
| John
interviewed on Molly Meldrum 25M radio (Australia)
|
|
| May
1 |
John
and Nick get together in London to begin planning
new Duran album; Andy doesn't show and they
have trouble contacting him |
|
| May |
John and Nile Rodgers spend a lot of time out
on the town partying |
|
| May
11 |
Drum
returns to Portsmouth, third over the line |
|
| May
12 |
Simon
appears on 'Wogan' show on UK TV |
|
| May
14 |
Simon
appears on 'TV am' show on UK TV |
|
| May
25 |
Simon
(and Drum) in London the day of the 'Run The
World' charity event |
|
| May
26 |
Simon
appears on 'Breakfast Time' show on UK TV
|
|
| Jun
1 |
Simon
rejoins Nick and John in London, begins writing
lyrics; he works only two hours a day; one of
the tracks-in-progress is called 'Don't Look
Now' |
|
| summer |
EMI fires its president and begins a major corporate
overhaul |
|
| Jun
19 |
First
day at Westside Studios in London for work on
'Notorious' album |
|
| Jun |
Missing
Persons breaks up, mostly due to the disintegration
of Dale and Terry Bozzio's marriage |
|
| |
Warren
works on solo tracks that will later become
'Machine Language' |
|
| |
Terry
Bozzio and Patrick O'Hearn are approached by
Andy to help with his solo projects |
|
| |
Needing
full-time work and aware that Andy doesn't plan
to leave L.A. any time soon, Warren offers guitar
services to Duran; confused, they turn him down |
|
| ? |
Simon's
yacht story appears on 'Lifestyles of the Rich
and Famous' TV show |
|
| ? |
Simon
records 'Grey Lady of the Sea' with producer
friend Nick Wood |
|
| |
Simon
spends two weeks chasing Andy down; Andy promises
he'll join the band in the studio, then doesn't
show |
|
| |
Andy
tells Nick he'll work on some of the album,
but that's the final thing he wants to do with
Duran Duran |
|
| |
Duran
threatens legal action against Andy, trying
to get him in studio; Andy countersues |
|
| |
John
also considers leaving Duran, but Nick convinces
him to stay and fight for the band during several
discussions at John's penthouse in New York
City |
|
| |
John
brings drummer Steve Ferrone (of Average
White Band and Scritti Politti) into
the working sessions for 'Notorious'; Gerry
Laffy plays guitar on some of the demos |
|
| Jul |
Arcadia's
'The Flame' single released {b/w 'Flame Game
(Yo Homeboy Mix)'} |
|
| Jul |
Andy
performs with Arcadia on British music
show 'The Tube' to support 'The Flame' |
|
| summer |
Band
begins recording 'Notorious' album at several
studios in London (Abbey Road, Westside, Maison
Rouge, Skyline, and AIR) |
|
| summer |
Andy
works for a couple of days before he stops coming
to the studio; several other guitar tracks are
played by producer Nile Rodgers |
|
| |
Recording
is somewhat strained: the group struggles to
redefine their identity, Simon is uncomfortable
with the funkier, horn-intensive, organic sound
that John is pushing for, and Nile often has
to drag the band out of meetings with lawyers
to get them into the studio |
|
| ? |
Engineer and MIDI programmer John Jones meets
the band in passing at AIR Studios, and befriends
Nick's keyboard tech Rocks |
|
| Aug |
'Drum:
The Journey of a Lifetime' book and video released;
video soundtrack includes a new Simon Le Bon
song 'Grey Lady of the Sea' |
|
| Aug
23 |
Tatjana
Lee Orchid Rhodes born to Nick and Julie Anne |
|
| Aug
31 |
Simon is the best man at the wedding of Bob
Geldof and Paula Yates |
|
| Sep
18 |
MTV airs a special about the movie 'Playing
For Keeps', including the premiere of Arcadia's
'Say The Word' video |
|
| Sep
? |
Arcadia's
'Say The Word' single is released from the 'Playing
For Keeps' movie soundtrack {b/w 'Say The Word
(instrumental)'} |
|
| Sep
? |
The
'Playing For Keeps' Original Soundtrack released,
including Arcadia's 'Say The Word' |
|
| Sep |
Simon does a commercial for Vidal Sassoon |
|
| |
Duran
finally invites Warren to New York for an audition,
then brings him in to fill in some gaps on the
'Notorious' album |
|
| |
Warren
plays on 'American Science', 'Hold Me', 'Vertigo',
and possibly one or two others |
|
| ? |
John and Nile take their partying all over New
York City, often hanging out at Studio 54 with
members of Blondie |
|
| ? |
Andy's
single 'Take It Easy' {b/w 'Angel Eyes'} released
from 'American Anthem' soundtrack (song and
video feature Missing Persons' Terry
Bozzio on drums) |
 |
| ? |
Andy's
solo album 'Thunder' released (Missing Persons'
Patrick O'Hearn plays bass) |
|
| ? |
Andy's
single 'When the Rain Comes Down' {b/w 'Broken
Windows'} released from 'Miami Vice II'
soundtrack |
|
|
?
|
Journey:
[venue?], San Francisco, CA, USA (with
Andy Taylor)
Andy reportedly "hated
singing in front of crowds"; his band
consists of Steve Jones, Patrick O'Hearn,
and Terry Bozzio
[possibly Mountain Aire festival?]
|
|
| ? |
Supermodel Christy Turlington booked for the
photo on the 'Notorious' album cover; John dates
her briefly |
|
| ? |
Nick buys a Picasso on his American Express
card |
|
| Oct
20 |
'Notorious'
single released worldwide {b/w 'Winter Marches
On'} |
|
| Oct |
John interviewed on Shadoe Stevens show on Z-100
radio (New York City) |
|
|
Oct 27 |
John and Nick do phone interview on Richard
Blade radio show on KROQ (Los Angeles, CA) |
|
| fall |
MTV airs a Duran special called 'They're Back
and They're Notorious' about the album and videos |
|
| fall |
Simon interviewed on 'Radio 1990' TV show (on
the USA cable network) |
|
| Nov
1 |
'Notorious'
single peaks at #7 in UK and #2 in US |
|
|
Nov
|
'Notorious' single appears on 'Future Hits
of America' radio show; features interview
with John
|
|
| Nov
5 |
Duran
tapes a lip-synch performance of 'Notorious'
for the 'Top of the Pops' TV show |
|
| Nov
6 |
'Top
of the Pops' airs Duran's lip-synch performance
of 'Notorious' |
|
| Nov
18 |
'Notorious' album released worldwide |
|
|
Nov
11
|
Nick, Simon and John interviewed on Madrid
radio
|
|
|
Nov
|
Nick, Simon and John interviewed on SWF3 Radio
Club (Germany) -- dubbed into German
|
|
|
?
|
Simon interviewed on Capital Radio (UK)
|
|
| Dec |
Preparation
for 'Strange Behaviour' tour is filmed for the
black and white documentary 'Three to Get Ready' |
|
| ? |
John Jones is contacted by Rocks, and then hired
to program samples for Duran to use during their
live shows |
|
| ? |
John Jones produces the spoken word track 'This
Is How A Road Gets Made' |
|
| ? |
Rehearsals for the tour are held at a U.S. Navy
airport hangar in New York |
|
|
Dec
5
|
Duran receive an award at the Diamond Awards
Festival in Antwerp, Belgium; they lip-synch
'Notorious' and 'Vertigo' for the show, taped
for later TV broadcast
|
|
| Dec
6 |
'Notorious'
album peaks at #16 in UK |
|
|
Dec
7
|
Nick and John interviewed on Rai Stereo Uno
radio in Italy
|
|
| ? |
'The
Making of Arcadia' video and laserdisc released
in UK, Australia and Japan (includes videos
for 'Election Day', 'The Promise', 'Goodbye
Is Forever', 'The Flame', and 'Missing') |
|
| ? |
John voted Best Bassist in Rolling Stone's 1986
Reader's Poll |
|
| Dec
20 |
'Notorious'
album peaks at #12 in US |
|
| Dec
31 |
Duran
performs a 'live' lip-synch performance for
a Japanese New Year's Eve TV special |
|
| Andy
performs on MTV's 'New Year's Eve Rock'N'Roll
Ball' (with Patrick O'Hearn on bass and special
guest Dweezil Zappa) |
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