Original Gold

Original Gold is a Duran Duran two album box set, released in the Netherlands by Disky during 1999.

About the box set[]

The box set contains Duran Duran's 1984 live Arena album, which was recorded during The Sing Blue Silver Tour. The other CD is the re-issue of the 1988 Big Thing album, housed in a unique slipcase.

The collection is an official release by the EMI affiliate company Disky, which specialises in budget media.

Disc 1 - Big Thing

"Big Thing" (3.41)
"I Don't Want Your Love" (4.06)
"All She Wants Is" (4:34)
"Too Late Marlene" (5:08)
"Drug (It's Just a State of Mind)" (4:36)
"Do You Believe in Shame?" (4:23)
"Palomino" (5:19)
"Interlude One" (0:32)
"Land" (6:12)
"Flute Interlude" (0:32)
"The Edge of America" (2:37)
"Lake Shore Driving" (3:03)

Disc 2 - Arena:

"Is There Something I Should Know?" (4:34)
"Hungry Like The Wolf" (4:01)
"New Religion" (5:37)
"Save A Prayer" (6:12)
"The Wild Boys" (4:18)
"The Seventh Stranger" (5:05)
"The Chauffeur" (5:23)
"Union Of The Snake" (4:09)
"Planet Earth" (4:31)
"Careless Memories" (4:07)

Arranged by Duran Duran (tracks: 1-1 to 1-13)
Design Big Thing - Hans Arnold
Design (cover - box) - Studio Van Dijken
Design (re-cover design, Arena) - Studio Van Dijken
Engineer (second engineer) - Danny Mormando (tracks: 1-1 to 1-13), Dave Way (tracks: 1-1 to 1-13), Jean Loup Morette (tracks: 1-1 to 1-13)
Keyboards (additional) - Jonathan Elias (tracks: 1-1 to 1-13)
Mastered by Ted Jensen (tracks: 1-1 to 1-13)
Mixed by Daniel Abraham (tracks: 1-1 to 1-13)
Performer - Andy Hamilton (tracks: 2-1 to 2-10), B.J. Nelson (tracks: 2-1 to 2-10), Charmaine Burch (tracks: 2-1 to 2-10), Raphael Dejesus (tracks: 2-1 to 2-10)
Photography by, Big Thing - Virginia Liberatore
Photography by (box) - Sunshine
Producer - Daniel Abraham (tracks: 1-1 to 1-13), Duran Duran (tracks: 1-1 to 1-13), Jonathan Elias (tracks: 1-1 to 1-13)
Programmed by (additional) - Sherman Foote (tracks: 1-1 to 1-13)
Recorded by - Daniel Abraham (tracks: 1-1 to 1-13)
Written by Taylor (tracks: 2-1 to 2-10), Duran Duran (tracks: 1-1 to 1-13), Taylor (tracks: 2-1 to 2-10), Rhodes (tracks: 2-1 to 2-10), Taylor (tracks: 2-1 to 2-10), Le Bon (tracks: 2-1), Le Bon (tracks: 2-2 to 2-10)