Album of the Day

Arguably the definitive British New Wave group, Duran Duran had become superstars with RIO and the success of that album turned the quintet into tax exiles – for their follow-up, they made demos in Cannes, France, recorded tracks at George Martin’s studio in the Caribbean, and mixed the album in Sydney, Australia. Despite the globe-trotting that went into making it, SEVEN AND THE RAGGED TIGER is both focused and hook-filled, and Top 10 singles “Union of the Snake,” “New Moon on Monday” and “The Reflex” drove the collection to double-Platinum status in the U.S. This final longplayer from the original lineup (until 2004's ASTRONAUT) brought the first era of the durable U.K. band to a glorious close, and we'll give SEVEN AND THE RAGGED TIGER another spin to wish guitarist Andy Taylor a happy birthday.