It has been 45 years since Duran Duran released their debut self-titled album. In honor of the milestone, Royal Mail is releasing eight limited-edition stamps with the band’s album covers for Duran Duran, Rio, Seven and the Ragged Tiger, Notorious, The Wedding Album, Astronaut, Paper Gods, and Future Past.
Fans can purchase the stamps as is, or in collection edition sets. There are 30 different ways Duranies can add this to their collections.
The Duran Duran stamps and the memorabilia will be available starting next Friday.
Did you know that there is a Roger Taylor in Queen and one in Duran Duran? Not only that, but the Englishmen are also both drummers?
You might think they are the same person, but they are not. I know that because D² shared a photo of them together. So, now we have picture proof that they are two different people who share the same name, country of origin, and job.
Duran Duran started out as a quintet with Simon LeBon, Nick Rhodes, John Taylor, Roger Taylor, and Andy Taylor (no relation). But then Andy left the band in the mid-’80s. Only to return for a bit 20 years later. But he left again in 2006.
Last year, Duran Duran was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and they started communicating again. So much so that they asked him if he was interested in strumming on a few of the songs for their new album. And he said yes.
And today, we got to hear the Fab Five together again on the single Black Moonlight. Along with playing the guitar, Andy did some of the sound engineering on the track.
The band has changed their sound over the decades, but the feel is the same. And having Andy back feels like home.
We are grateful that he is making such strides in his stage 4 prostate cancer battle and that he was able to record with his mates. Hopefully, not for the last time. And hopefully, we won’t have to wait another 20 years for it to happen.
Duran’s new album, Danse Macabre, comes out on Le Bon’s birthday, October 27th. Can you tell I am Duranie?
In 2018, Andy Taylor was diagnosed with stage 4 prostate cancer, but he isn’t letting that stop him.
It has slowed the guitarist down, but he is powering through it like a Power Station. And on September 8th, he will be releasing his new album, Man’s a Wolf to Man.
Today, he released the first single, This Will Be Ours, from the album. I don’t know about you, but it is giving me a vintage David Bowie feel. Something you never heard him play when he was with Duran Duran.
Man’s A Wolf to Man is available for pre-order.
BTW This is not the only new music we are going to hear him strum on. Taylor is joining his former bandmates, Duran Duran, on a few of the songs on their upcoming record.
Duran Duran was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last year, but Andy Taylor was not able to join his former bandmates because he is battling stage 4 prostate cancer.
Even though the guitarist is no longer with the band, they still support him. So next month they are doing something in honor of their friend.
The band wrote, “Duran Duran will play a benefit concert for The Cancer Awareness Trust following news that friend and former bandmate Andy Taylor had been diagnosed with stage 4 prostate cancer in 2018.
“It will take place Aug. 19 at The Guild Theatre in Menlo Park, California.”
VIP tickets go on sale Monday at 12n and then to the general public on Wednesday at 12n.
