Arcadia (3) – So Red The Rose

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Label:	Capitol Records – SV-12428
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Jacksonville Pressing
Country:	US
Released:	1985
Genre:	Electronic, Rock, Pop
Style:	Pop Rock, Synth-pop, Art Rock, New Wave

Tracklist

A1	Election Day Mixed By – Alex Sadkin, Francois Kevorkian, Ron Saint Germain Technician [Digital] – Phil Burnett	5:25
A2	Keep Me In The Dark Mixed By – Alex Sadkin, Jay Mark Mixed By [Assistant] – Nick Delre	4:28
A3	Goodbye Is Forever Mixed By – Alex Sadkin, Ron Saint Germain* Technician [Digital] – Phil Burnett	3:45
A4	The Flame Mixed By – Alex Sadkin, Ron Saint Germain* Technician [Digital] – Phil Burnett	4:20
A5	Missing Mixed By – Alex Sadkin, Larry Alexander Mixed By [Assistant] – Billy Miranda	3:30
B1	Rose Arcana Mixed By – Alex Sadkin, Larry Alexander Mixed By [Assistant] – E. Moller, G. Rindfuss, S. Boyer	0:49
B2	The Promise Mixed By – Alex Sadkin, Ron Saint Germain* Performer – Herbie Hancock, Sting Technician [Digital] – Phil Burnett	7:26
B3	El Diablo Mixed By – Alex Sadkin, Francois Kevorkian, Ron Saint Germain Technician [Digital] – Phil Burnett	5:55
B4	Lady Ice Mixed By – Alex Sadkin, Ron Saint Germain* Technician [Digital] – Phil Burnett	7:32

Companies, etc.

Copyright © – Tritec Music Ltd.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Tritec Music Ltd.
Published By – Tritec Music Ltd.
Licensed To – EMI Records Ltd.
Mastered At – Masterdisk
Pressed By – Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Jacksonville
Manufactured By – Capitol Records, Inc.
Distributed By – EMI
Lacquer Cut At – Masterdisk

Credits

Band [Arcadia Are] – Nick Rhodes, Roger Taylor (2), Simon Le Bon
Costume Designer [Clothes By] – Antony Price
Costume Designer [Wardrobe By] – Emma Sutton (2)
Drum Programming [Rhythm Augmentation] – Wendel Jr.
Hair – Bob Recine, Sally Francomb
Illustration [Illustrations] – Tony Viramontes
Lacquer Cut By – RL*
Make-Up – Michy (6), Wendy Whitelaw
Mastered By – Bob Ludwig
Performer [Musician] – Andy Mackay, Carlos Alomar, David Gilmour, David Van Tieghem, Gabriel Bindi, Jean Claude Dubois*, Mark Egan, Masami Tsuchiya, Pierre Defay*, Raphael De Jesus*, Steve Jordan
Photography By – Dean Chamberlain (2)
Producer – Alex Sadkin, Arcadia (3)
Recorded By – Larry Alexander
Recorded By [Assistant] – Philippe Laffont
Sleeve – David*, Malcolm*
Written-By – Rhodes*, Taylor* (tracks: A1 to A4, B2, B3), Le Bon*

Notes

Some pressings are translucent brown.

Mastered at Masterdisk, New York
Published by Tritec Music Limited

Special thanks to Rocks + Koren, John Rankine, Violetta Sanchez, Fairlight Instruments and to everyone else who helped with this project

© 1985 Tritec Music Limited

With printed inner sleeve and lyric sheet.

Durations do not appear on this release. Timings via stopwatch.

Runouts are etched, except for "MASTERDISK" and the Jacksonville "0" which are stamped.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (As Printed): 0 7777-12428-1
Barcode (Scanned): 077771242816
Pressing Plant ID (Stamped in runouts): 0
Matrix / Runout (Side A label): SV 1 - 12428
Matrix / Runout (Side B label): SV 2 - 12428
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 1): SV-1-12428-Z4#2 MASTERDISK RL 0
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 1): SV-2-12428-Z6#1 MASTERDISK RL 0
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 2): SV-1-12428-Z2#2 MASTERDISK RL 0
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 2): SV-2-12428-Z2#6 MASTERDISK RL 0
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 3): SV-1-12428-Z 1 #2 MASTERDISK RL
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 3): SV-2-12428-Z 1 #2 MASTERDISK RL
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 4): SV-1-12428-Z8 #1 0
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 4): SV-1-12428-Z2 #5 MASTERDISK RL 0
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 5): SV-1-12428- Z8 0
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 5): SV-2-12428- Z2 MASTERDISK RL 0
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 6): SV-1-12428-Z1 #1 MASTERDISK RL 0
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 6): SV-2-12428-Z3 #1 MASTERDISK RL0
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 7): SV-1-12428-Z3 #2 MASTERDISK RL 0
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 7): SV-2-12428-Z2 #5 MASTERDISK RL 0
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 8): SV-1-12428-Z1 #2 MASTERDISK RL 0
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 8): SV-2-12428-Z1 #1 MASTERDISK RL 0
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 9): SV-1-12428- Z2 #2 MASTERDISK RL 0
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 9): SV-2-12428-Z2 #5 MASTERDISK RL 0
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 10): SV-1-12428-Z4 #3 MASTERDISK RL 0
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 10): SV-2-12428-Z2 #3 MASTERDISK RL 0
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 11): SV-1-12428-Z3 #1 MASTERDISK RL 0
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 11): SV-2-12428- Z2 #2 MASTERDISK RL 0

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	So Red The Rose (Cassette, Album)	Parlophone Odeon Series, EMI	TC/PCSD 101, TC-PCSD 101	UK	1985
	So Red The Rose (LP, Album, Stereo)	Parlophone, Parlophone	24 0438 1, 1C 062-24 0438 1	Europe	1985
Recently Edited	So Red The Rose (LP, Album, Stereo)	Parlophone Odeon Series	25038	Venezuela	1985
Recently Edited	So Red The Rose (Cassette, Album, Dolby HX Pro, B NR)	Capitol Records	4XV-12428	US	1985
Recently Edited	So Red The Rose (LP, Album)	Parlophone Odeon Series	PCSD 101	UK	1985

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Reviews

Cjxzoic1970 Aug 6, 2024
So Red the Rose still slaps, and I purchased this new as an eighties teen! My copy is still in great shape!
hdmatteson Mar 7, 2024
Beautiful sound on this release. Great album too! Was able to snag a copy for 8 bucks in near mint condition from Reckless Records in Chicago☺️
steve_w007 Dec 11, 2023
This is the best Duran Duran album they never made.
leebeatles4ever Jan 27, 2023
Glad there are others who appreciate this gem. From the irresistible throb of Election Day all the way through, it's awesome. And the sound is huge! The production is immaculate, it's a treat for the ears. I grabbed a sealed copy from my LRS, probably overpaid tbh but I don't regret it. Sounds spectacular. Very good press
webtv72 Nov 6, 2022
Simply a massive underrated gem. It’s should be in same league as Talking Heads, etc. Great sonic treat from my copy too.
jloper Oct 7, 2022
outstanding dynamic range and soundstage on this pressing!!!!!!!!! the german pressing even better
musicjunky1967 Oct 21, 2021
The darker side of early Duran Duran was/is my favorite side of the band. You couldn't go wrong with an entire album in that same vein of songwriting. There isn't a bad track on it. It was ahead of it's time in 1985. I think it may still be ahead of it's time, honestly. It's a masterpiece throughout.
NuWaver74 Jan 18, 2021
The most Duran Duran album if it weren’t for the fact that the other two Taylors aren’t in this at all. The guests more than make up for their absence, and deliver an amazing treasure trove of gems like Election Day, Goodbye is Forever, The Promise, and El Diablo. The album cover illustration was designed by Tony Viramontes, a fashion illustrator who also designed the album covers for other recording artists like Janet Jackson, and Donna Summer to name a few. So Red the Rose is an instant classic from start to finish, and you won’t want to skip through the tracks at all.
Oivind67 Jan 21, 2018
Duran Duran really wanted to be Japan (the band) and this records shows it.
But there are some really nice tracks on this one. Mark Egan plays a wonderful fretless and Grace Jones and Sting makes an appearance.
I love this record. And the cover is brilliant.
sunnbumm Nov 5, 2016
What an all star guest list in this little gem. Duran Duran for the most part but visits fro David Gilmour, Sting, Pat Methaney to name a few. This is the only recording they did as Arcadia and it went Platinum. If you did a needle drop and didn't tell me who it was I would say Duran Duran. Its brilliantly mixed and will be aa classic.