The collection had been in the works for some time, but it was released by Capitol/EMI in April 1998, about the same time that Duran Duran was dismissed from the record label after an 18-year history.
The collection was in development for some time before it was released by Capitol/EMI in April 1998, which happened to be around the same time that Duran Duran was dropped from the label after a long association.