| The Finest Hour | ||
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| unofficial live album | ||
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| Venue | Empire Ballroom, London, UK 
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| Recorded | 17 May 1987 | |
| Released | 1987 | |
| Label | Big Bang | |
| Catalogue no. | REC 001 | |
| Format | 2 x 12" vinyl (33⅓ RPM) | |
| Length | 14 tracks | |
| Genre | Pop | |
| Producer | Duran Duran | |
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The Finest Hour is an unofficial Duran Duran live album, recorded during The Strange Behaviour Tour at the Empire Ballroom in London, UK on 17 May 1987.
About the album[]
The album is an incomplete recording of Duran Duran's performance at the Empire Ballroom, a 1330 capacity venue located in Leicester Square, London. This was the first of four shows performed in London on the tour.
With no opening act the show began at 10:00pm, the evening before Duran Duran played three consecutive nights at London's Wembley Arena.
The atmosphere of this late performance was very informal. Simon Le Bon started the show by saying "I'm sorry for the delay, but Nick missed his bus". Duran Duran then launched into the most successful Bond-movie single, "A View to a Kill".
The album is incomplete, missing "The Chauffeur from the setlist.
Tickets for the event cost £12.00, which were printed with Duran Duran photography by Matthew Rolston.
Track listing[]
REC 001[]
Side A[]
Side B[]
Side C[]
Side D[]
Personnel[]
Duran Duran are:
- Simon Le Bon - vocals
- John Taylor - bass guitar
- Nick Rhodes - keyboards
With:
- Warren Cuccurullo - guitar
- Steve Ferrone - drums
- Andy Hamilton - saxophone
- Stan Harrison - saxophone
- Mac Gollehon - trumpet
- Sybil Scoby - backing vocals
- Curtis King Jr. - backing vocals
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