| ? |
Warren
convinces Nick to come over to his home studio
in Battersea (London) and work on some new music;
then offers the use of the studio to the band |
|
| ? |
Simon, Nick and Warren begin working on the
new album (with a working title of 'Four On
The Floor') at the newly named Privacy Studios
(aka Warren's living room)
|
 |
| ? |
'Dancing
on the Valentine' video EP reissued in the UK,
with 'Hungry Like The Wolf' and 'Girls On Film
(day version)' added |
|
| ? |
'Rio'
album issued on CD in the US for the first time |
|
| ? |
All
pre-'Notorious' Duran albums are re-issued on
CD in the UK |
 |
| Jan-Feb? |
Sterling
Campbell leaves Duran Duran |
|
| ? |
Andy
plays guitar for Paul Norgens |
|
| ? |
Andy
creates his own Trident Studios |
|
| ? |
'The
Power Station Video' EP released in UK |
|
| Apr |
Warren
plays nearly an album's worth of completed Duran
demos for a fan, but much of the material never
makes it to 'The Wedding Album' |
|
| Apr
28 |
Duran
Duran and others: 'Jerusalem for Reconciliation'
Concert, Royal Albert Hall, London, England
Duran performs
'Ordinary World' for the first time, as well
as 'Do You Believe In Shame' and John Lennon's
'Gimme Some Truth'; they perform with John Jones
on piano, and a drum machine; proceeds go to
"Children of the Middle East"; bootlegged
|
 |
| May |
'The
12" Collection' 2-CD set is released in
Japan, a CD reissue of four Japanese EPs: 'Nite
Romantics', 'Carnival', 'Tiger Tiger!' and 'Strange
Behaviour' |
|
| summer |
John
vacations in the Caribbean [Mauritius?] with
actress Amanda DeCadenet, and she becomes pregnant;
John and Amanda both reportedly give up drugs
'for good' |
|
| Jul
? |
Milton
Nascimento: [jazz festival?], Montreux,
Switzerland (with guest Warren Cuccurullo) |
|
| Jul |
The band has completed
'Love Voodoo', 'Sin Of The City', 'Too Much
Information', 'Stop Dead', 'UMF', and a newer
version of 'Ordinary World' |
|
| |
Warren
works with Patrick O'Hearn on his album
'Indigo' |
|
| |
Warren
resumes working on Machine Language |
|
| ? |
Andy
and Bernard Edwards co-produce Rod Stewart's
'Out of Order' comeback album |
|
| Sep |
Bethany
Taylor born to Andy and Tracey |
|
| Sep
25 |
Saffron
Sahara Le Bon born to Simon and Yasmin |
|
| ? |
Simon
and Nick Wood move the Syn company from England
to Tokyo and establish the Japanese corporation
"SYN Production Co., Ltd. (Japan)" |
 |
| ? |
Simon
and Nick Wood work on score for Wim Wenders
film 'Dream Island' |
|
| Nov |
Simon, Nick and Warren continue working on the
new album at Privacy
|
|
| Dec |
Duran
begins recording at Maison Rouge studios every
afternoon until late at night |
|
| Dec |
John
calls Andy up (the first time they'd spoken
since Andy left Duran), and they get together
over dinner, put the past behind them, and explore
the idea of a Power Station reunion |
|
| Dec |
When
contacted, Bernard, Tony and Robert are all
enthusiastic about working on a new Power
Station album |
|
| Dec
24 |
John
(31) marries Amanda (19) in Chelsea Registry
office in London; their only wedding pictures
are those published in Hello magazine |
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