''Live at Hammersmith '82!'' is a live album by the English

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band

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. Originally recorded at the

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on , it was released by

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on ( in the U.S.) as a CD/DVD double pack. The set was the third of three nights at the Hammersmith Odeon. The show was released in various ways, including as a

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vinyl release and various bootlegs, including "Planet Heart". The live version of "

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", originally from

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, was eventually released as the UK

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to "

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". The CD/DVD release is supplemented by extra archive DVD content not previously released on DVD, including all six videos made for tracks off the ''

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'' album, as well as two archived ''

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'' performances. The release date of ''Live at Hammersmith '82!'' coincides with the release of the two-disc (both CD and heavyweight vinyl) special editions of ''Rio''. For Black Friday

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2022, ''Live at Hammersmith '82!'' was reissued on gold double vinyl edition limited to 4500 copies worldwide.

Track listing

2×LP (Reissue, 40th Anniversary Edition):
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CD/DVD: EMI

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* {{Authority control Duran Duran albums 2000s live video albums 2009 live albums 2009 video albums Albums recorded at the Hammersmith Apollo