Montreux 1985

Montreux 1985 is an unofficial Duran Duran 3-track live album, released in 2011.

About the album
The album is a recording of a television broadcast featuring Duran Duran at the Montreux Golden Rose Rock Festival, performed at the Casino de Montreux in Switzerland on 10 May 1985. The event was held near the shores of Lake Geneva as part of the Jazz Festival, which is the best-known music festival in Switzerland and one of the most prestigious in Europe.

Duran Duran had previously appeared at the festival in 1984 and also returned to play the Montreux 1987 show.

Just over a year after The Sing Blue Silver Tour finished in San Diego on 17 April 1984, Duran Duran took to the stage at the Montreux Rock Festival with Simon Le Bon saying "This is a little song we wrote last year. We called it "The Wild Boys". The band then opened with the single, which reached no.2 in Switzerland.

Two months later, Duran Duran played their second show of 1985 at Live Aid, which would the last to feature the five original band members until 2003.

Montreux 1985 is credited with artwork by Romanduran, a designer of a substantial amount of Duran Duran 2011 audio bootlegs. The cover incorporates a style from a period when Assorted iMaGes produced Duran Duran artwork.

Track listing

 * 1) Intro (0:39)
 * 2) "The Wild Boys" (4:14)
 * 3) "A View To A Kill" (3:46)

Personnel
Duran Duran are:
 * Simon Le Bon - Vocals
 * John Taylor - Bass
 * Andy Taylor - Guitar
 * Nick Rhodes - Keyboards
 * Roger Taylor - Drums

Credits

 * Sound work by Sonice
 * Cover sleeve by Romanduran