| Top of the Pops - 930 | ||
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| radio show album | ||
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| Country | UK 
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| Catalogue no. | 151020-S / 151021-S | |
| Label | BBC Transcription Services | |
| Format | 12" vinyl (33⅓ RPM) | |
| Length | 60 minutes | |
| Released | 2 October 1982 | |
| Genre | Pop | |
| Producer | various | |
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| featuring Duran Duran | ||
Top of the Pops - 930 is a radio show album featuring Duran Duran, released in the UK by the BBC Transcription Services for international airplay on 2 October 1982.
About the album[]
Issued in a custom yellow cellophane lined paper sleeve with a cue sheet for radio presenters, the album had a 12 month broadcasting contract which permitted continued use until 1 October 1983.
Top of the Pops was a weekly BBC radio show distributed on LP, highlighting chart songs and new releases presented by BBC disc jockeys. The shows were an hour long and included about a dozen songs - both live BBC session recordings and album tracks, with the occasional interview segment.
Presented by Stuart Hall, the album was first broadcast on 2 October 1982. Included is Duran Duran's "Save A Prayer", a single released in the UK on 9 August 1982. The single peaked at no.2 on the UK Singles Chart on 11 September.
Also included is Fashion, a New Romantic band that Duran Duran supported in concert during 1980. The band feature on several flyers produced to promote a Rum Runner gig, featuring Duran Duran on 12 March 1980 (see Collectibles).
Track listing[]
151020-S / 151021-S[]
Side 1[]
- Presented Show
Side 2[]
- Banded Items
Album includes:
- "Save A Prayer" - Duran Duran
- "White Boys and Heroes" - Gary Numan
- Fashion
- Haircut 100
- ABBA
- Modern Romance
- Thomas Dolby