Timeline:1986
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John Taylor releases the single "I Do What I Do"; Arcadia releases "The Flame". Simon finishes the Whitbread Round-the-World yacht race. The band regroups in London (minus Roger Taylor) to record the Notorious album; after legal wrangles to get Andy Taylor back in the studio, Duran Duran hires Warren Cuccurullo to finish the guitar parts. The Notorious album and single are finally released at the end of the year. | ||
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| early 1986? | Andy produces the track "Candybar Express" for the band Love & Money; recorded at Air Studios, London and mixed at the Power Station in New York |
| ? | Rio album issued on CD for the first time, in Germany; uses an alternate version of "Hold Back The Rain"; all other CD issues of this album use this digital master (up until the 2001 remastered version) |
| Jan 2 | Simon's boat Drum reaches Auckland, New Zealand, in the Whitbread Round-The-World yacht race (still without Simon on board) |
| 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 (backed with "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 movie 9-1/2 Weeks |
| John shows up drunk for the recording of "I Do What I Do" (written by Michael Des Barres, originally for Lisa Delbello to sing) | |
| John and Jonathan Elias write and record "Jazz" and several other tracks for the movie soundtrack; these tracks won't end up being released until 1999 | |
| Jan | Arcadia's "Goodbye Is Forever" single released (backed with "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 Taylor's single "I Do What I Do" (backed with 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" |
| Nick is interviewed on Irish radio | |
| Mar | The Power Station Video released (includes videos for "Some Like It Hot", "Bang A Gong", and "Communication") |
| 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" (backed with 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 Davout 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 18 | Duran Duran issues press release about Roger's official departure from the band |
| Apr 26 | "I Do What I Do" peaks at #23 in the US |
| Apr 26 | John interviewed on Molly Meldrum 25M radio (Australia) |
| spring/ summer | "Candybar Express" single by Love & Money (produced by Andy) released in UK |
| May 1 | John and Nick get together in London to continue planning new Duran album; again, 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; some of the tracks-in-progress are called "Don't Look Now", "Berlin", "Take It To Me", "Anything For You", and "One of the Faithful" (which will evolve into "Meet El Presidente") |
| summer | EMI fires its president and begins a major corporate overhaul |
| Jun 19 | Duran Duran spends its first day at Westside Studios in London for work on Notorious album; the work will continue at several studios in London (Abbey Road, Maison Rouge, Skyline, and AIR) |
| Jun 28 | Wham!: The Final Show, Wembley Arena, London, England (with guests Simon Le Bon, Elton John and Nick Heywood) Simon performs "I'm Your Man" with Wham; an extravagant party at the Hippodrome follows the show |
| Jun | Missing Persons breaks up, primarily due to the disintegration of Dale and Terry Bozzio's marriage |
| Warren works on solo tracks that will later become Machine Language | |
| Andy Taylor invites Terry Bozzio and Patrick O'Hearn to help on his solo project | |
| Needing full-time work and aware that Andy doesn't plan to leave L.A. any time soon, Warren offers his guitar services to Duran; confused, they turn him down | |
| ? | Simon's yacht story appears on Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous TV show |
| 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 | |
| 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 (backed with "Flame Game (Yo Homeboy Mix)") |
| Jul | Andy performs with Arcadia on British music show The Tube to support "The Flame" |
| 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 as 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 | |
| During a late-night session at AIR studios, Nick, Simon and John create the song "We Need You" (later the b-side to the "Skin Trade" single); it's the only track from the Notorious sessions with just the three of them on it. | |
| ? | Engineer and MIDI programmer John Jones meets the band in passing at AIR Studios, and befriends Nick's keyboard tech Rocks |
| ? | Simon records "Grey Lady of the Sea" with producer friend Nick Wood |
| 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" |
| ? | Andy's single "Take It Easy" (backed with "Angel Eyes") released from the American Anthem soundtrack album (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" (backed with "Broken Windows") released from Miami Vice II soundtrack |
| Aug 23 | Tatjana Lee Orchid Rhodes born to Nick and Julie Anne |
| Aug 23 | Journey: Mountain Aire Festival, Calaveras County Fairgrounds, Angels Camp, CA, USA (with Andy Taylor, The Outfield and Animotion) Andy's band consists of Steve Jones, Patrick O'Hearn, and Terry Bozzio |
| 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 (backed with "Say The Word (instrumental)") |
| Sep ? | The Playing For Keeps Original Soundtrack released, including Arcadia's "Say The Word" |
| Sep | Simon films a commercial in New Zealand for Vidal Sassoon jeans |
| 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 |
| ? | 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 |
| ? | The video for the "Notorious" single is filmed; the dancing is choreographed by future starlet Paula Abdul |
| Oct 20 | "Notorious" single released worldwide (backed with "Winter Marches On") |
| Oct 23 | "Notorious" video premieres on MTV |
| 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 11 | Nick, Simon and John interviewed on Madrid radio |
| Nov 15 | Duran appears on German TV show Vier gegen Willi, performing a lip-synch of "Notorious" |
| Nov 18 | Notorious album released worldwide |
| 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 |
| ? | 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 |
| ? | John voted Best Bassist in the 1986 Rolling Stone 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 |
| Dec 31 | 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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