just like that river twists across a dusty land (10. 729)

Released on this day in 1982, the second studio album by new wave group Duran Duran, a significant experimental departure from their first featuring arrangement for marimbas and vibraphones and a range of sound-effects, with cover-art by Patrick Nagel (previously) is considered to have one of the best sleeve designs of all time. Also featuring the track “Hungry Like the Wolf,” the record is considered to having helped launch and sustain the burgeoning second-wave British invasion and producing accompanying music videos at the same time helped solidify the phenomenon of MTV.