Top of the Pops - 856

Top of the Pops - 856 is a radio show album featuring Duran Duran, released in the UK by the BBC Transcription Services for international airplay on 1 April 1981.

About the album
Issued in a custom yellow cellophane lined paper sleeve with cue sheets for radio presenters, the album had a 12 month broadcasting contract which permitted continued use until 2 April 1982.

Top of the Pops was a weekly BBC radio show distributed on LP, highlighting chart songs and new releases presented by BBC disc jockeys. The shows were an hour long and included about a dozen songs - both live BBC session recordings and album tracks, with the occasional interview segment.

Presented by Richard Skinner, the album was first aired on 1 April 1981. "Planet Earth is included, the debut single by Duran Duran, released on 20 April 1981.

Track listing
===148289-S Includes:
 * "Planet Earth" - Duran Duran
 * XTC
 * Kim Wilde
 * Shakin Stevens
 * Pyramids
 * Girlschool
 * Dire Straits