Prince Estate Signs Deal With Sony Music to Re-Release 35 Catalog Albums

Me, too. I could care a whole lot about unreleased live shows.

 

I think it's a fairly honest answer and reason why it's been chosen. I'm looking forward to it.

 

This'll be the first Prince release I have ever passed on . . . for a number of reasons. Ones that it isn't all that compelling and #2 I won't shell out over $10.00 for 30 minutes of music.

 

It’s not 30 minutes of music. It’s 15 minutes of music and 15 minutes of noodling.

 

oh, thats even better.

 

Parade. 40 minutes.

For You. 33 minutes.

Dirty Mind. 30 minutes.


I'll be buying it because i want to, I'm a Prince fan, i collect Prince albums, I'm a vinyl enthusiast, i can afford to.

 

I think his point his that this album consists of skeletons of songs and "noodling". The albums you speak of are complete songs that are fully produced.
Same here for me. I can listen to it on Spotify and that's enough for me. I don't need to purchase this.

 

I predict that this latest outing will be Prince's poorest seller yet . .

 

Rather this than another HitnRun Phase 1 any day of the week. Mind you I'd rather be served a turd in a trifle than another Phase 1.

 

I'd rather have finished songs that may be hit or miss than low-grade piano doodling ... when you have heard enough sound checks, after shows, and outtakes, you realize that what they are offering is something sub-par because it wasn't meant for release, but meant for Prince's personal use, whatever that may be.
It's a really puzzling baffling release that doesn't bode well for the future.

 

Definitely save your $10 for the unreleased Tony M album no doubt in the vaults and pass on this.

 

Fair enough.

One of the most fascinating art exhibitions I ever went to was of Leonardo da Vinci's sketchbooks. It was fascinating to see the early stages of what became some of his greatest paintings and inventions.

Ultimately, I'd rather look at the final Mona Lisa than a few prototype, pencilled portrait sketches. But now I have seen his sketches I have a greater understanding of where some of the master pieces came from.

Likewise, in the long run I will probably listen to the final versions of Strange Relationship, Purple Rain and 17 Days more than the early demos on this album. But the demos here show the roots of what are, to me, singular pop classics.

The same analogy could be made of any properly presented outtake or bootleg series, like those of Dylan or Miles or The Beatles.

 

Fine, add it as a download bonus with an actual full fledged actual-produced release, maybe one of dozens of album configurations that Prince took the time to create. This is just weak non-committal fan-pandering.

 

From the interviews it sounded like they are nowhere near done catalogging his stuff to figure out what would go with which reissue project. This cassette was its own thing so they were able to rush it out as a standalone.

 

To be honest yes, I would prefer it if these songs were packaged in the way you suggest.

On the other hand, I understand that, after all the disputes and delays over ownership of Prince's material, the estate wanted something they could get out quickly and easily, as a way to -yes- cash in on the interest in him so soon after his death.

Also, this release is helping to build interest in his deep catalogue, for which I am thankful.

 

I listened to it and it is my opinion that some things should have been left in the vault.

 

To me, The Beatles boots and outtakes are much more interesting.

 

Since Prince was a dynamic live performer, I'm hoping for unreleased live VIDEOS

 

HitnRun Phase 1 rears its ugly head once more.

 

I wouldn't watch them. The many i have sit on a hardrive never having been seen by myself.

Fans. We'll never all be happy. We even moaned when he was alive. Those karaoke sections of the live shows were wasted time if you ask me. And i loved hearing him play covers whereas others wanted his own material.

Some fans even liked Jughead.




.... i like Jughead

 

I would love this, but that would be a 5 Lp box set, right ? (180 minutes of music).

Bring it on ! Along with a 5 Lp "Crystal ball" box.

And while we're at it, consider making physical versions of Xpectation, Chocolate invasion, Slaughterhouse, and C-note

 

... like you're in the room with him.

 

Thank you!!!