- We Are Rewind have released a Duran Duran themed Walkman
- The portable cassette player honors the album Pop Trash’s 25th ‘Duranniversary’
- Price $199 / £149 (approx AU$299) – and I’ll dance into fire for it
I understand that. I’m the perfect demographic—call it The reflex or my analog-loving nature, but i want to Dance into the fire to get your hands on this cassette player.
As a committed Durandy (yes, that’s the term I prefer; ‘Durannie’ sounds so much older) I also love me a cassette Walkman – just look at my love letters to FiiO’s lovely option and even We Are Rewind’s Elvis-themed Walkman from earlier this year.
And this one wants me without a doubt Hallucinating Elvis once again because it celebrates the 25th anniversary of PopTrashan album that was always on heavy rotation in my five-disc CD player (why yes, right next to my Lava lamp…) and you even get a reissue of the album on cassette with your purchase, as well as a pencil – of course you get a pencil.
I can’t wait to listen to Simon Le Bon’s incredible range and Roger Taylor’s fierce drum fills on this Walkman – I feel like it positively screams “Why-ooo aren’t you using me?”
We Are Rewind doesn’t say what type of sparkling jewels this player is somehow loaded with (they probably aren’t diamonds, it’s PopTrash) but in the same way that wild boys always shine, this player will also…
Above all, don’t say a prayer for me now, save it for the morning after I manage to get my hands on this Walkman, okay? Of all the Walkmans in all the gin joints on Planet Earththat’s the one I want.
Surrender of the August moon to a rising dust cloud?
No, it’s just one very sparkling Walkman!
Do you even want to know anything about it? Because for me, the aesthetics are more than enough for my poor Gen. X-heart wants it. When I imagine Rio dancing on the sand, I now imagine her holding this Walkman, with the cool sea breeze catching the wires of her headphones – like the river winding through a dusty land.
But for anyone who scans this suspicion Is there anything I should know?We Are Rewind (a company that specializes in such things, just look at the company’s modern boombox for starters) tells me that the Duran Duran Walkman is equipped with “a unique headphone amplifier designed with cassette playback in mind”.
You also get Bluetooth connectivity to hook it up to the best Bluetooth speakers or best earphones you can find, and a rechargeable battery (forget those nasty AAs) that should last 12 hours before it needs a jolt.
I don’t want to cry for yesterday, but I love digging out my old cassette collection – a reminder of Ordinary world I sometimes feel like I’ve lost.
How much? Of course: it’s available from today at a price of $199 / £149 (so around AU$299) and at that price, wild boys will never lose it…
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