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Thread started 02/07/16 8:55am

purplemajesty2
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Where the Hell Can I get a REAL Apollonia 6 cd?

I'm trying my best to find one and I NEED one bad. Does anyone know where I can buy a real one? At a decent price or at least something not rediculously high? Please help, I'm dying for one! sad

I've looked at Amazon, amazon UK, ebay, ebay UK to no result.

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Reply #1 posted 02/07/16 9:26am

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2016 would be a good year for complete reissues

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Reply #2 posted 02/07/16 9:29am

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kenkamken said:

2016 would be a good year for complete reissues

I know! It's so damn stupid that Apollonia 6, Vanity 6, and The Family are out of print. So frustrating that it almost gives me a stroke!

Should we contact Warner?

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Reply #3 posted 02/07/16 1:26pm

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I saw a Japanese version on ebay a few years ago...I stopped "watching" when it reached $400

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Reply #4 posted 02/07/16 4:22pm

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I have ORIGINAL Vanity 6 & Jill JonesCDs, but NEVER got Mazarati, The Family or Apollonia 6 CDs

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Reply #5 posted 02/08/16 12:35am

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Just grab a copy on vinyl, you can get a cd rip from a torrent. It's not worth the amount it goes for, no way in hell.

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Reply #6 posted 02/08/16 6:04pm

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woogiebear said:

I have ORIGINAL Vanity 6 & Jill JonesCDs, but NEVER got Mazarati, The Family or Apollonia 6 CDs

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I have Jill Jones (US version!) and The Family (German version), but my Vanity/Apollonia 6 CDs are knockoffs....

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Reply #7 posted 02/09/16 4:54am

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purplemajesty23 said:

kenkamken said:

2016 would be a good year for complete reissues

I know! It's so damn stupid that Apollonia 6, Vanity 6, and The Family are out of print. So frustrating that it almost gives me a stroke!

Should we contact Warner?

It seems Prince owns The Family's masters but for the 6's yeah, harrass WB biggrin

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Reply #8 posted 02/09/16 9:13am

jungleluv

If Warner Bros released the Apollonia 6 on CD, sales would be through the roof! Loads of people are wanting it. They should put Manic Monday on there as a bonus track.

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Reply #9 posted 02/09/16 1:57pm

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databank said:

purplemajesty23 said:

I know! It's so damn stupid that Apollonia 6, Vanity 6, and The Family are out of print. So frustrating that it almost gives me a stroke!

Should we contact Warner?

It seems Prince owns The Family's masters but for the 6's yeah, harrass WB biggrin

How can we contact them? Just call Warner bros. records over and over?

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Reply #10 posted 02/10/16 3:58am

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purplemajesty23 said:

databank said:

It seems Prince owns The Family's masters but for the 6's yeah, harrass WB biggrin

How can we contact them? Just call Warner bros. records over and over?

I have no idea, they must have a consumer service email on their website maybe?

There may be legal complications and implications as well. I know a few years back WB France wanted to rerelease the Time albums in a boxset and the legal department of WB US forbade this without explaination. I know WB owns the masters and therefore should be able to do whatever with them, however I'm pretty sure Prince plans to try and get them back (probably already has when negociuating the masters in 2014), I don't know what else. The Time CD's were in print for a long time (might still be) and are on iTunes, same with Sheila's first 2 albums, so whatever the legal situation with those, the same should be for the 6's. Maybe WB just don't care.

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Reply #11 posted 02/11/16 6:12am

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purplemajesty23 said:

databank said:

It seems Prince owns The Family's masters but for the 6's yeah, harrass WB biggrin

How can we contact them? Just call Warner bros. records over and over?

Don't waste your time. I spent years doing that with various labels, including WB, to no avail. My wishes did not start to come to fruition until Funkytown Grooves and Big Break Records came along. I don't know what's going on over at Funkytown but Big Break has been releasing several Warner Brothers titles recently so, at this point, they are our only hope for an Apollonia 6 reissue. But, if Prince owns the masters, then that won't be happening. If Prince doesn't own the masters, I'm pretty positive that BBR already has a license request in at WB to reissue that title.

[Edited 2/11/16 6:15am]

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Reply #12 posted 02/11/16 6:57am

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kitbradley said:

purplemajesty23 said:

How can we contact them? Just call Warner bros. records over and over?

Don't waste your time. I spent years doing that with various labels, including WB, to no avail. My wishes did not start to come to fruition until Funkytown Grooves and Big Break Records came along. I don't know what's going on over at Funkytown but Big Break has been releasing several Warner Brothers titles recently so, at this point, they are our only hope for an Apollonia 6 reissue. But, if Prince owns the masters, then that won't be happening. If Prince doesn't own the masters, I'm pretty positive that BBR already has a license request in at WB to reissue that title.

[Edited 2/11/16 6:15am]

He doesn't as of now, this is pretty certain.

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Reply #13 posted 02/11/16 7:03am

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Good luck. You'd be better off picking up a nice condition vinyl copy and then guilt-free downloading the CD rip in lossless.

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It's frustrating for sure to think what we could have by now - all the main protege/Paisley Park acts reissued with all the b-sides, 12" mixes and 7" edits etc. I mean, some of the BBR/Funkytown/Cherrypop releases are pretty expansive for artists just as niche as Prince-related acts. For example I have the Sinitta 2CD reissues, 2 fucking CDs EACH for Sinittas first two albums. Mandy Smith gets her album reissued, La Toya Jackson gets her albums reissued - and we get NOTHING for anything to do with Prince what so ever. This is worse for world peace than ISIS and Donald Trump put together.

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Reply #14 posted 02/11/16 10:26am

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kenkamken said:

2016 would be a good year for complete reissues

Why?

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Reply #15 posted 02/11/16 10:27am

FUNKYNESS

I found one in a ghetto record store in Portsmouth, VA for $25 back int he early 80s. Authentic japanese import. They had it on a featured display with a big handwritten sign in the window like it was the Hope diamond.

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Reply #16 posted 02/11/16 11:44am

jazzz

In the past years, I have sent a few emails to Funkytowngrooves, to suggest reissue of the A6 and Mazerati cds (only associated artists cds i dont have...)

Did receive a reply from Funkytowngrooves...
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Reply #17 posted 02/11/16 12:15pm

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jazzz said:

In the past years, I have sent a few emails to Funkytowngrooves, to suggest reissue of the A6 and Mazerati cds (only associated artists cds i dont have...) Did receive a reply from Funkytowngrooves...

I think Mazarati belongs to Prince.

What did they say anyway?

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Reply #18 posted 02/11/16 2:19pm

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databank said:

jazzz said:

In the past years, I have sent a few emails to Funkytowngrooves, to suggest reissue of the A6 and Mazerati cds (only associated artists cds i dont have...) Did NOT [forgot the word NOT in OP!!] receive a reply from Funkytowngrooves...

I think Mazarati belongs to Prince.

What did they say anyway?

I never received a reply (forgot the word NOT in my original post!)... they did reply however when I asked them why some remixes were left out of the reissue of Zapp IV (this was their reply: "We were refused clearance on those tracks, we do not get al the tracks we want all the time, We wanted them but warners refused"

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Reply #19 posted 02/12/16 1:34pm

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There are some a**holes over at Warner Brothers. That's the same thing BBR said when asked why wasn't the full concert on the recent Rufus and Chaka Live at the Savoy CD was reissued? WB would not give them clearance for the entire concert. wacky

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Reply #20 posted 02/13/16 6:21am

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woogiebear said:

I have ORIGINAL Vanity 6 & Jill JonesCDs, but NEVER got Mazarati, The Family or Apollonia 6 CDs

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I have Vanity 6, Jill Jones, The Family & Apollonia 6, but never even SAW a copy of Mazarati on CD. Just vinyl & cassette. sad

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Reply #21 posted 02/13/16 9:42am

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FUNKYNESS said:

I found one in a ghetto record store in Portsmouth, VA for $25 back int he early 80s. Authentic japanese import. They had it on a featured display with a big handwritten sign in the window like it was the Hope diamond.

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Not on cd you didn't.

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Reply #22 posted 02/13/16 12:20pm

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TheDigitalGardener said:

FUNKYNESS said:

I found one in a ghetto record store in Portsmouth, VA for $25 back int he early 80s. Authentic japanese import. They had it on a featured display with a big handwritten sign in the window like it was the Hope diamond.

[Edited 2/11/16 10:28am]

Not on cd you didn't.


Yeah....

I just assumed FUNKYNESS meant "late" 80s or early "90s". But if it wasn't a typo, then it's just wrong... wink

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Reply #23 posted 02/13/16 9:41pm

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I've just sent a large email to big break records explaining how much we need this album re-issued and that the only way we can obtain this album is either: being scammed into buying bootlegs, or paying prices up to $500.

I also told them that I don't think Prince has the masters. I also told them that they would most likely get a large amount of revenue by re-issuing the CD and that I'm sure Warner Bros. Records would give them license for them to re-issue the album.

Please, everyone on here please please please keep begging them! Their email is:

bigbreakrecords@gmail.com PLEASE? I know many fans would like an official release at a bearable price so please, everyone email them asking about it...

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Reply #24 posted 02/14/16 9:21pm

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kenkamken said:

2016 would be a good year for complete reissues

I wish but in all seriousness there is just no demand for Prince and his music anymore. Its just not financially worth it for Prince, a record label or whoever to do it. It just is not going to sell I hate to say

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Reply #25 posted 02/15/16 2:42am

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purplemajesty23 said:

I also told them that I don't think Prince has the masters. I also told them that they would most likely get a large amount of revenue by re-issuing the CD and that I'm sure Warner Bros. Records would give them license for them to re-issue the album.

Yeah, that'll do it. Expect a reissue soon.

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Reply #26 posted 02/15/16 12:33pm

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Genuinely, I have one, make me an offer
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