Modern Rock: 1980-1981

Modern Rock: 1980-1981 is a 24-track 2-CD compilation album featuring Duran Duran, released in the USA by Time Life Music / Warner Special Products during 1999.

About the album
The album is part of series released by Time Life, a creator and direct marketer of books, music, video/DVD, and multimedia products. The compilation includes Duran Duran's "Girls on Film", a single released with a music video directed by Godley & Creme.

Band connections include The Boomtown Rats featuring Bob Geldof, a singer-songwriter and musician who married Paula Yates in 1986 (Simon Le Bon was the 'Best Man' at the wedding). Gary Numan is an artist who performed at The Devils' Cologne show on 17 February 2003. "Rock Lobster" by The B-52's is a song broadcast during the John Taylor and Nick Rhodes co-produced A Night at the Rum Runner radio show.

CD 1

 * 1) "Rapture" - Blondie (5:38)
 * 2) "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" - The Police (4:21)
 * 3) "867-5309" - Tommy Tutone (3:48)
 * 4) "Brass In Pocket" - The Pretenders (3:05)
 * 5) "Whip It" - Devo (2:42)
 * 6) "Our Lips Are Sealed" - The Go-Go's (2:47)
 * 7) "The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em)" - Greg Kihn Band (2:52)
 * 8) "Turning Japanese" - The Vapors (3:46)
 * 9) "Touch And Go" - The Cars (4:57)
 * 10) "Switchin' To Glide" - The Kings (2:36)
 * 11) "Money (That's What I Want)" - The Flying Lizards (2:33)
 * 12) "Mony Mony" - Billy Idol (4:59)

CD 2

 * 1) "Cars" - Gary Numan (3:58)
 * 2) "Almost Saturday Night" - Dave Edmunds (2:12)
 * 3) "Rock Lobster" - The B-52's (6:52)
 * 4) "I Don't Like Mondays" - The Boomtown Rats (3:48)
 * 5) "Girls Talk" - Elvis Costello (1:56)
 * 6) "Girls On Film - Duran Duran (3:29)
 * 7) "Tempted" - Squeeze (4:01)
 * 8) "Antmusic" - Adam And The Ants (3:36)
 * 9) "Rock 'N' Roll High School" - Ramones (2:20)
 * 10) "Talk To Ya Later" - The Tubes (4:32)
 * 11) "Enola Gay" - Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (3:31)
 * 12) "Pretty In Pink" - The Psychedelic Furs (3:59)

Credits

 * Executive Producer – Robert Hull
 * Mastered by Dennis Drake