Working for the Skin Trade

Working for the Skin Trade is a 57 minute 9 track concert video originally released on 20 June 1988 featuring Duran Duran,which was recorded live infront of 100,000 people during The Strange Behaviour Tour in Rio De Janeiro (Brazil) on 8 January 1988 at the "Praca De Aporteose".The concert was the last but one show from a 99 date world tour that took the band from Japan to Europe and onto Canada,USA and finally Brazil.The video was issued on the VHS format and was not released in the USA in any form,the only NTSC release was a Japanese "LaserDisc".The title originated when Simon Le Bon was starting out in the music business, and his mother asked him "when are you going to get a proper job" which Simon felt was like "working for the skin trade".In 2006 a DVD version was issued in  Japan which contained the original sleeve artwork with Japanese "Obi Strip" and a 8 page foldout booklet.

PMI MVPDD1 (video)
1. Intro

2. A View To A Kill

3. Notorious (song)

4. New Religion

5. Vertigo

6. The Chauffeur

7. Save a Prayer

8. Skin Trade

9. Hungry Like The Wolf

10.Wild Boys

DD1 29766-9 (Japanese issue DVD)
1. Intro

2. A View To A Kill

3. Notorious (song)

4. New Religion

5. Vertigo

6. The Chauffeur

7. Save a Prayer

8. Skin Trade

9. Hungry Like The Wolf

10.Wild Boys

Bonus Tracks

11. Meet El Presidente (video)

12. Do You Believe in Shame? (video)

13. Too Much Information (video)

14. Breath After Breath (video)

Band Line-up
Simon Le Bon - Vocals

John Taylor - Bass

Nick Rhodes - Keyboards

Warren Cuccurullo - Guitar

Steve Ferrone - Drums