Encore Series: Tokyo July 11, 2003

Encore Series - Tokyo July 11,2003 is a Duran Duran legally bootlegged live 2 CD album recorded in Japan and released in 2003 by TheMusic.com.

About the album
The album is one of seven live concerts sanctioned by Duran Duran during "The Reunion Tour" of 2003,and legally sold online called the "Encore Series",marking the first time the five original band members performed together on stage since 1985 with their appearance at the "Live Aid" concert.The Duran Duran "Encore Series" are five concerts recorded in Japan and two in the USA,and are the only authorized live album release since "Arena" in 1984. Each album was originally billed by the label as been complete and unedited direct from the soundboard,but on this CD the band weren't happy with their performances on certain tracks.which resulted in three replacement substitutes added from the following night's concert in Tokyo on the 12 July.The tracks substituted are  "What Happens Tomorrow","Is There Something I Should Know?" and "Save a Prayer".The CD is presented in a custom gatefold slipcase,"hand stamped" with the performance/date and track listings.

Track Listings
No Catalogue #

CD 1

1. Intro (1.54)

2. "Friends of Mine" (4.48)

3. "Hungry Like The Wolf" (3.58)

4. "Planet Earth" (4.44)

5. "Come Undone" (5.45)

6. "What Happens Tomorrow" (5.13)

7. "New Religion" (6.21)

8. "Virus" (4.24)

9. "White Lines" (6.00)

10."Night Boat" (5.56)

11."Still Breathing" (6.26)

12."Is There Something I Should Know?" (4.50)

CD 2

1. "Save a Prayer" (7.25)

2. "Ordinary World" (6.25)

3. "A View To A Kill" (4.06)

4. "Sunrise" (5.33)

5. "Notorious" (5.48)

6. "Wild Boys" (5.20)

7. "Careless Memories" (6.23)

8. "The Reflex" (5.15)

9. "Girls on Film" (6.03)

10."Rio" (6.30)

Band Line-up
Simon Le Bon - Vocals

John Taylor - Bass

Andy Taylor - Guitar

Nick Rhodes - Keyboards

Roger Taylor - Drums

Encore Series
Encore Series is a series developed initially by TheMusic.com's VP/Creative Director Coleman R. Brice of live albums released on the website TheMusic.com. The series was created as a type of legal bootleg of major artists' complete concert tours. Each series is authorized by the artists, and recorded directly from the artists "sound board" The recordings are typically released as a series of individual CD albums, one recording for each tour date, along with a boxed set containing each show's recording.

The encore series has released concert tour recordings for Duran Duran,Peter Gabriel,The Who and Genesis.