Duran Duran Announce Vinyl Reissues of The Wedding Album and Thank You as Expanded 2LP Sets

There’s also a philosophical through‑line with the label strategy. These reissues align with the recent, no‑frills approach taken on the band’s later catalogue: standard black vinyl, no remixing or archival padding, and a presentation that suggests confidence in the core album masters rather than a revisionist exercise. From an audiophile perspective, that’s a double‑edged sword—no alternate mixes to dissect—but it keeps the signal chain conceptually clean and consistent across the 1990s titles, something collectors tend to value when building a coherent shelf rather than chasing variants.

One quiet implication is how this reshapes the band’s vinyl era as a whole. With most of the post‑EMI catalogue already back in circulation and earlier albums refreshed, the 1990s material no longer feels like an outlier defined by scarcity and compromised pressings. Sonically, these new editions should sit closer to modern expectations of level, separation, and low‑end authority, making them less of a historical artifact and more of a viable reference spin—particularly for systems that reveal congestion quickly. It’s a reminder that sometimes the most meaningful “upgrade” isn’t a remaster, but simply giving the music enough physical space to exist.