From DD.com:

Duran Duran are currently finalising their 13th studio album, produced by Mark Ronson, for release in early 2010.

Over the last thirty years the band have topped the charts around the world, with 18 American hit singles and 30 in the UK. With a global presence that guarantees them huge concert audiences on five continents, they have sold more 100 million records worldwide. The band’s keyboard player and founding member, Nick Rhodes, will also be interviewed as part of the Mobile Entertainment keynote session in the conference programme at the Mobile World Congress on Wednesday 17 February 2010.

And dumbass Andy Taylor left the band, so they're back to just being a 4-some. I'll still be ready for some new Durany music.

New blog:

A short one: Wednesday January 20th, the band returned to their London studio to review the tracks we recorded last year for the new album. We are due to commence work with Mark Ronson again during the first week of February.

The backing tracks are mostly complete on fourteen different songs, I still have a little recording to do, but we plan to concentrate on Simon’s vocals through this next period.
Nick x

thanks for the updates! looking forward to the upcoming reissues, especially Seven and the Ragged Tiger and ARCADIA! So Red the Rose is an amazing record, i've always loved it.

NoVideo said:

I'm looking forward to the Arcadia reissue as well. That's been pushed until sometime in April.

funkyslsistah said:

would you happen to have the tracklisting? I'm hoping some of the 7" mixes are included, especially The Flame.

there better a "band" on this album through the whole thing, by in large the fans rejected the last record for its lack of "a band"

Tracklist: Arcadia, So Red the Rose It looks really good.

CD 1:
1. “Election Day”
2. “Keep Me In The Dark”
3. “Goodbye Is Forever”
4. “The Flame”
5. “Missing”
6. “Rose Arcana”
7. “The Promise”
8. “El Diablo”
9. “Lady Ice”
10. “Say The Word [Theme from 'Playing For Keeps']” – 7″ Edit
11. “She Moody And Grey, She’s Mean And Restless”
12. “Election Day” – Single Version
13. “Goodbye Is Forever” – Single Remix
14. “The Promise” – 7″ Mix
15. “The Flame” – 7″ Remix
16. “Say The Word” [Theme from 'Playing For Keeps'] – Soundtrack Version

CD 2:
1. “Election Day” – Consensus Mix
2. “Goodbye Is Forever” – 12″ Extended Vocal Mix
3. “The Promise” – Extended Version
4. “Rose Arcana” – Extended
5. “The Flame” – Extended Remix
6. “Say The Word” [Theme from 'Playing For Keeps'] – Extended Vocal Remix
7. “Election Day” – Cryptic Cut
8. “The Promise” – 12″ Mix
9. “Goodbye Is Forever” – Dub Mix
10. “Say The Word” [Theme from 'Playing For Keeps'] – Extended Instrumental Remix
11. “Election Day” – Early Rough Mix
12. “Flame Game” – Yo Homeboy Mix

DVD:
1. Filming “Election Day”‘ – Paris, France. September 1985.
2. “Election Day” – Directed by Roger Christian, Produced by Chrissie Smith
3. Filming “The Promise” – Cote D’Azur, France. December 1985.
4. “The Promise” – Directed by Marcelo Anciano, Produced by Ruth Orme
5. Filming “Goodbye Is Forever” – London, England. January 1986
6. “Goodbye Is Forever” – Directed by Marcelo Anciano, Produced by Ruth Orme
7. Filming “The Flame” – London Docklands. April 1986.
8. “The Flame” – Directed by Russell Mulcahy, Produced by Chrissie Smith
9. Filming “Missing” – London, England. December 1986.
10. “Missing” – Directed by Dean Chamberlain

YAY! thanks for posting, this is AWESOME. They have all the single mixes - The Flame is quite different and excellent. And the Say The Word single, very cool.

great news!

fun video for The Flame:

YES!!

saw again them a couple years ago, and they were amazing. as usual. i've really been into their "Astronaut" album lately. absolutely love it. (and the dvd)
sorely overlooked album.

lastdecember said:

I guess the hardcore fans didn't like Red Carpet Massacre. But for me as a casual fan who just picked it up, I thought it was a great album. I knew their old hits from the radio but I wasn't familiar with all of their albums. RCM wasn't totally electronic, it still had band elements like guitars on it. For me, the sound was not so different from their older hits but was their sound updated and made contemporary.
I know you have to please your old fans, but I hope they can keep pushing forward and be modern, and not just do the stereotypical 80's synth sound their fans expect.

Glindathegood said:

FWIW, I'm a hardcore fan who absolutely loved Red Carpet Massacre. I think it's one of their best albums (and definitely the most consistently good record of theirs since the '80s ended).

i liked both Astronaut and Red Carpet Massacre; they were very different but both enjoyable. I think I listened to Astronaut quite a bit more, though.

funkyslsistah said:

what?!! is this true??


This is like everything
all of the versions from all of the singles & 12 inches
AND
a DVD with the videos
AND
the making of the videos???
daaaaamn!