Seven & the Ragged Tiger (2 CD/DVD) [Limited Edition, Special Edition]

Duran Duran | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 18, 2010)
• Original Release Date: 1983
• Number of Discs: 3
• Format: Limited Edition, Special Edition
• Label: EMI
• ASIN: B00362DRQS
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #108,671 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. The Reflex

2. New Moon On Monday

3. (I'm Looking For) Cracks In The Pavement

4. I Take The Dice

5. Of Crime And Passion

6. Union Of The Snake

See all 9 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Is There Something I Should Know? [from `Is There Something I Should Know?' 7" & 12" singles - released March 26, 1983]

2. Faith In This Colour [from `Is There Something I Should Know?' 12" single - released March 26, 1983]

3. Faith In This Colour (Alternate Slow Mix) [from `Is There Something I Should Know?' 7" single]

4. Secret Oktober [from `Union Of The Snake' 7" & 12" singles - released October 29, 1983]

5. Tiger Tiger (Ian Little Remix) [from `New Moon On Monday' 7" & 12" singles - released February 4, 1984]

6. The Reflex (Single Version) [from `The Reflex' 7" & 12" singles - released April 28, 1984]

See all 13 tracks on this disc

Disc: 3

1. Intro: Tiger Tiger [DVD]

2. Is There Something I Should Know? [DVD]

3. Hungry Like the Wolf [DVD]

4. Union of the Snake [DVD]

5. New Religion [DVD]

6. Save a Prayer [DVD]

See all 19 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

2010 remaster. CD1 is the original 1983 album. CD2 includes non album singles, b-sides & mixes. The PAL DVD contains As The Lights Go Down: A film Conceived by Duran Durand and Russell Mulcahy , the Videos from Seven and The Ragged Tiger and two Top of the Pops performances. Specially packaged in a clamshell box with lift off lid & includes an 8 page booklet, 5 postcards of individual band shots plus a collectors folded poster that was used in Japanese original LP.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Duran & The Remastered Tiger, June 21, 2010

By 

Mark R. Cruz (California) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Seven & the Ragged Tiger (2 CD/DVD) (Audio CD)

Originally released in 1983, 1 year after the ultra-popular "RIO", this album was a must have for every teenager at my high school and probably most others world-wide. Hit songs like "Union of The Snake", "New Moon On Monday" and who could forget "The Reflex", were played on MTV, radio, and every walkman, boombox and car stereo for at least a good 2 years by these British heartthrobs who seemed unstoppable at the time. Sadly, this would prove to be the last studio album, little did the fans know, by the original Fab 5 hitmakers, but what a way to go out. The non-single, album tracks flow finely along with the hits, but I imagine the casual listener would probably skip right through the songs. All in all I'll admit the songs are over produced with a few too many layered keyboard parts, but it's a great sounding album with some well written pop songs and the usual moody Duran style ballads. Now, the real gems here for the true Duran fans are the bonus disc of remastered remixes and the long awaited "As The Lights Go Down", a 1984 concert film recorded in Oakland, California that has been a much sought after item that for the first time ever is finally on DVD. All the videos are also included as well as some great TV sing along spots too. But the goldmine here is the concert. Every hit song performed with much energy is here for your audio and visual enjoyment. Sit in front of your HDTV, crank up that Home Stereo System and enjoy Duran Duran at their musical peak. A little expensive anywhere else but as usual, Amazon offers the lowest price that I've seen anywhere.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Seven and the Ragged Tiger Collector's Editon - Almost!, May 21, 2010

By 

Shannon "Big Bond Fan" (Canton, Gabon) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Seven & the Ragged Tiger (2 CD/DVD) (Audio CD)

I had been waiting in anticipation of the Collector's Edition of "Seven and the Ragged Tiger" for quite some time and I was glad that the band finally released it in the US (The original release date was supposed to have been back in March, but for some reason, it was pushed back to May). I think the sound quality sounds fantastic and I did not notice any hissing or popping and it does in fact sound much better than the original CD quality volume that came several years ago.

As far as the selection goes, DD could have selected some unreleased demos to really bump up the collectibility of this volume. Don't get me wrong, the inclusion of "Is There Something I Should Know" and "Faith In This Colour" are assets to the strength of this collection. However, years ago, I heard a bootleg of a demo of a DD song actually called "Seven and the Ragged Tiger" (it sounded like a cross between "To The Shore" and "Union Of The Snake") However, the sound quality of this demo track was so horrendous, I only hoped that one day the band would officially release this lost gem.

The other shortcoming is that the band could have thrown in "The Wild Boys" and "A View To A Kill". Now, before all of the Duranies jump me by saying that "The Wild Boys" was originally on the live album, "Arena" and "AVTAK" was on the James Bond soundtrack of the same name, then why was "Is There Something I Should Know?" included in this volume? For those fans who were not around in 1983 when "Is There Something I Should Know?" was released as a standalone single, the band decided to bump "To The Shore" off of the debut DD album and replaced it with "Is There Something I Should Know?" and re-released the first Duran Duran album in an effort to boost record sales for the debut album and "Rio" while "Seven And The Ragged Tiger" was getting ready to be released. (After all, DD was very slow to catch on in the US and did not really catch until this time period - they were bigger in the UK before hitting it big in the US). So, all in all, since the next DD Collector's Edition is going to be "Notorious", they could have included the hit songs, "The Wild Boys" and "AVTAK" in this edition and would have completed the 1983 - 1985 DD heyday period in the US. (I would have rated this 5 stars had those two songs been included, but I still rate it 4 stars).

At any rate, even though all of the tracks on this edition are previously released material, it is still a great album to purchase for your collection, especially if you are a true DD fan, which I am since about 1981! Great Job to EMI and the band, but for the upcoming "Notorious" and "Big Thing" collector's editions, try to include some never before released tracks or demo versions to enhance the collectibility value of the editions.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Terrible remastering., January 10, 2011

By 

D. Cross "D_Cross" (Hollywood, CA USA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Seven & the Ragged Tiger (2 CD/DVD) (Audio CD)

I have read a lot of reviews complaining about remastering jobs and I have usually disagreed with them. This one, though, is just atrocious. The sound is so squashed that the highs are unnerving and there's no dynamics whatsoever. It's totally horrendous.

What makes little sense to me is that I picked up Big Thing and Notorious remastered and they sound good. This hurt my ears. The songs from this album sounded much better on the Greatest album. Even the bonus disc comes out worse for wear. I just don't understand how the engineers involved couldn't hear how bad they made this sound. What a waste.

The DVD, however, has an interesting show, but it appears the music isn't live or there were copious overdubs done afterward.