Coconut Grove, Los Angeles: October 21, 1988

Coconut Grove, Los Angeles
unofficial live album
Venue	Coconut Grove Ballroom, Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Recorded	21 October 1988
Released	Unknown
Label	Unknown Label
Format	CD
Length	16 tracks
Genre	Pop
Producer	Duran Duran
concert poster
venue

Coconut Grove, Los Angeles: October 21, 1988 is an unofficial Duran Duran live album, recorded during The Secret Caravan Club Tour at the Coconut Grove Ballroom, Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, CA, USA on 21 October 1988.

About the album

The album is a recording of Duran Duran's performance at the Coconut Grove Ballroom, a venue situated in the Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles. Located at 3400 Wilshire Boulevard, the hotel is seen in movies such as Pretty Woman, Forrest Gump and Charlie's Angels.

This was the third date performed in the state of California on the tour, held three days after the release of Duran Duran's 7th studio album Big Thing on 18 October.

Duran Duran took to the intimate stage with "God (London)", a spoken word track from their new album. The band then launched into the album's title track "Big Thing", followed by the current US hit single "I Don't Want Your Love".

Soon Duran Duran were showcasing more new song including "Palomino", with Nick Rhodes creating some intriguing atmospheric soundscapes on his keyboards.

"Rio" served as the evening’s grand finale. Towards the end of the song Stan Harrison played a saxophone solo.

The promotional poster was printed on high quality matt card with a glossy reverse. Promoted by Avalon Attractions, the poster features a black 'fish' motif and was hand signed by the artist on the side border.

Track listing

1. "God (London)"
2. "Big Thing"
3. "I Don't Want Your Love"
4. "Hungry Like the Wolf"
5. "Do You Believe in Shame?"
6. "Skin Trade"
7. "All She Wants Is" / "Planet Earth"
8. "Winter Marches On"
9. "Palomino"
10. "Girls on Film"
11. "Notorious"
12. "Is There Something I Should Know?"
13. "The Wild Boys"
14. "Drug (It's Just a State of Mind)"
15. "Save A Prayer"
16. "The Reflex" / "Rio"

Personnel

Duran Duran are:

• Simon Le Bon - vocals
• John Taylor - bass guitar
• Nick Rhodes - keyboards

With:

• Warren Cuccurullo - guitar
• Steve Ferrone - drums
• Stan Harrison - horns
• Spike Edney - keyboards, trombone
• Melanie Redmond - backing vocals
• Jacqui Copland - backing vocals

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See also

• Duran Duran - 1988 Bootleg CDs
• 1988 - 21 October: Los Angeles, CA (USA)