Duran DuranPlanet Earth (Night Version)

Label:

EMI – 12 EMI 5137

Format:

Vinyl , 12", 45 RPM, Single

Country:

UK

Released:

Genre:

Pop

Style:

Synth-pop

Tracklist

A Planet Earth (Night Version) 6:14
B1 Planet Earth 4:03
B2 Late Bar 2:54

Companies, etc.

  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Tritec Music Ltd.
  • Published ByTritec Music
  • Published ByCarlin Music
  • Published ByPeterman Music
  • Lacquer Cut AtUtopia Studios
  • Manufactured ByEMI Records Ltd.
  • Pressed ByEMI Records

Credits

  • Producer [Produced By]Colin Thurston
  • SleeveAssorted Images
  • Written-ByDuran Duran

Notes

White three-color label issue in purple-tinted picture sleeve.

Versions with dark burgundy labels also exist.

℗1981 Original Sound Recording Made By Tritec Music Ltd.
Published by Tritec Music/Carlin Music/Peterman Music.
ASSORTED IMAGES®
Manufactured In The UK By EMI Records Limited.

Runouts are stamped, "℧topia" and "Duranies..." etched.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (A-side label): 12 EMI 5137A
  • Matrix / Runout (B-side label): 12 EMI 5137B
  • Matrix / Runout (A-side runout, variant 1): 12 EMI 5137 A-2 ℧topia
  • Matrix / Runout (B-side runout, variant 1): 12 EMI 5137 B-2 ℧topia DURANIES ROCK-ON
  • Matrix / Runout (A-side runout, variant 2): 12 EMI 5137 A-2 12 ℧topia
  • Matrix / Runout (B-side runout, variant 2): 12 EMI 5137 B-2 13 ℧topia DURANIES ROCK-ON
  • Matrix / Runout (A-side runout, variant 3): 12 EMI 5137 A-2 24 ℧TOPIA. 1
  • Matrix / Runout (B-side runout, variant 3): 12 EMI 5137 B-2 ℧TOPIA. 10 DURANIES ROCK-ON. 1

Other Versions (5 of 46)

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
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Planet Earth (7", 45 RPM, Single, Blue/White Paper Labels, Knockout Centre) EMI EMI 5137 UK 1981
Recently Edited
Planet Earth (12", Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM) Harvest SPRO-9636, SPRO-9637 US 1981
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Planet Earth (7", 45 RPM, Single) Harvest A5017 US 1981
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Planet Earth (7", Single, 45 RPM) EMI 11C 008-64296 H, 11C 008-64 296 H Portugal 1981
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プラネット・アース = Planet Earth (7", 45 RPM, Single) EMI EMS-17134 Japan 1981

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Reviews

  • nycvamp74's avatar
    nycvamp74
    LA La late bar...la la la la la la la la! Grew up a hardcore fan. The b-Sides were always my favorite. Planet Earth and Late bar as the b-side work well. Love it
    • djsid86's avatar
      djsid86
      An amazing song especially for its era. Pretty amazing this kind of synth pop came out in 1981. I watching the video of this song and it was really trippy with all its visuals.

      The only downside with these early Night Version remixes is that they use Simmonds Drums so you can't really mix it in like the later songs in the '80s.
      • DeletedDiscogs
        Edited 20 years ago
        Call them what you will - a bunch of pretty boys recording disposable pop as an excuse to bog on the make-up and squirt the hairspray - however, Duran Duran recorded some great tracks that have easily stood the test of time. For 1981, 'Planet Earth' was quite mind-blowing. Containing synths that seem like they were pulled from a sci-fi flick, lyrics that sound like they were written by Bowie plus a pumping bass line that fused the whole thing together, the band's first single ranks amongst the greatest of all New Wave songs.

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