Global music icons Duran Duran have officially announced physical editions of their Free To Love: Hot Star Remixes album. Reimagining their euphoric cyber-funk anthem, featuring legendary collaborator Nile Rodgers, through the lens of a select group of contemporary dance music heavyweights, this marks the first remix album the band have ever made available on vinyl and CD.
Designed by Rory McCartney, the package comes in three formats: CD, single vinyl and a special edition vinyl, each printed in a different metallic ink and paired with an original cover photograph by Duran Duran co-founder and keyboardist Nick Rhodes. In the CD and single vinyl formats there is also an eight-page booklet featuring more of Rhodes’ exclusive images, and in the special limited edition version, there are two double-height, fold out booklets that are attached to the gatefold. The physical release is set for release on October 30th, you can pre-order here.
The news follows Duran Duran’s second headline slot at BST Hyde Park earlier this summer and comes ahead of their special Halloween show at The O2, London on 31 October, as part of their 2026 UK and European arena tour. It will be the band’s first full run in the UK for three years – which begins in Glasgow before landing in Belfast, Birmingham, Liverpool, and Leeds.
Across the three formats, the standard CD brings together every remix digitally released to date, the original single, and two brand-new reworkings from the band: ‘Love Overture’ and ‘Across the Galaxy’. For vinyl collectors, the 12″ LP packages all 10 original high-energy remixes, alongside the band’s own exclusive versions entitled ‘Love Overture’ and ‘Across the Galaxy’.
Rounding out the collection is a strictly limited Special-Edition 12″ + 7″ Vinyl Deluxe Package, available only through the band’s official webstore (https://musicstore.duranduran.com/). This is the ultimate collector’s set: the 10-track remix LP paired with a bonus 7″, featuring the original single and a third exclusive reworking, ‘Spaghetti Exit’.
Hidden at random among the special edition vinyl product will be one exclusive Gold ticket. Fans who discover this ticket will win Duran Duran’s complete discography on vinyl.
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