Duran Duran - Medazzaland: 25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition [2LP/ 180G/ 45 RPM/ Ltd Ed Neon Pink Vinyl/ 20-Page Booklet]

1997's Medazzaland is transportive and, in its best moments, transcendent. It's Duran Duran's most Lynchian album; the surface might be dazzling, but darkness, sadness and strangeness lurk underneath. Largely absent are the pop comforts of the band's past. The single "Electric Barbarella" – historically noteworthy as the first song ever to be sold as an audio download – is the peak of the album's pop offerings, but even that track's melodic neo-disco is subverted by its razor-sharp noise-guitar solo. There's an almost bipolar alternation between melodiousness and dissonance throughout Medazzaland, and though the album has its cheeky moments, it's the band's most downright serious release, as well as their most experimental. Officially on vinyl for the first time, to celebrate its 25th anniversary, Medazzaland comes pressed on colored 180g 45rpm 2LP with a beautiful art booklet featuring never-before-seen imagery and photos from the era.

LP1

1. Big Bang Generation
2. Electric Barbarella
3. Out Of My Mind
4. Who Do You Think You Are
5. Silva Halo

LP2

1. Be My Icon
2. Buried in the Sand
3. Michael You've Got A Lot To Answer For
4. Midnight Sun
5. So Long Suicide
6. Undergoing Treatment