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Thread started 12/01/13 5:03pm

dandan

Purple Rain 30th Anniversary: Will P surprise us?

So the 30th anniverary of the hugely iconic and truly incredible 'Purple Rain' is fast approaching. This album alone secured Prince's place as a titan of the music world and propelled him to become one of the world most recognised and revered musical icons. Will it simply pass by or will P surprise us all with a new release (remaster, b-sides etc)? Let me know what you guys think! biggrin

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Reply #1 posted 12/01/13 5:07pm

FragileUnderto
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Sorry but my answer is no

Cant believe my purple psychedelic pimp slap pimp2

And I descend from grace, In arms of undertow
I will take my place, In the great below
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Reply #2 posted 12/01/13 5:40pm

G3000

FragileUndertow said:

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Sorry but my answer is no

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Reply #3 posted 12/01/13 5:48pm

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Maybe with another version of Let's go crazy this time with the Npg horns smile
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Reply #4 posted 12/01/13 5:56pm

scorp84

He doesn't "live in the past" lol..... Which means he will more than likely finally participate in some capacity with an event commemorating the release of the film/album.
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Reply #5 posted 12/01/13 6:39pm

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You want it, but he won't, and when he did, you wish he didn't.

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Reply #6 posted 12/01/13 6:59pm

OnlyNDaUsa

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scorp84 said:

He doesn't "live in the past" lol.......... Which means he will more than likely finally participate in some capacity with an event commemorating the release of the film/album.

bet he do... bet he cashes those checks still. and he sure likes to sing those decades old songs of his...

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Reply #7 posted 12/01/13 7:42pm

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FragileUndertow said:

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Sorry but my answer is no



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Your lies, they cut me.
Now your words don't mean a thing.
I don't give a damn if you ever loved me..."

-Cher, "Woman's World"
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Reply #8 posted 12/01/13 9:15pm

stillwaiting

Yes. He will have a version of Let's Go Crazy with all the saxophones from the Musicology version, and have all guitar parts removed. He also will have an instrumental version of Purple Rain with all the vocals removed, other than a running loop of Shelby shouting "Put Your Hands Up" at the top of her lungs.

Ok, enough stupid jokes. It is very unlikely Prince will do ANYTHING. He just doesn't care, and if you look in the bargain bins of most Best Buy locations, you will see tons of remasters from other artists showing that very few of these remaster projects actually make money. Universal made a little money off of the U2 remasters, but old people no longer buy music in masses. They may buy one greatest hits package, but not single albums. Young people buy a lot more, but hardly buy much from older artists. There is not a huge economic reason to do anything. As Prince and Warners bickered over his masters, in time, the masters won't own Prince, and Prince won't really own the masters..they will only have value to a few die hards like me and anybody reading this post...

A Purple Rain Super Deluxe Box with 10 cds and 5 dvds limited to 10000 copies might be a slick way to make a few dollars profit, but that's a pipe dream. Purple Rain's anniversary likely will come without anything. I'd love to see the Deluxe set and a tour with the Revolution and the Time...but it's won't happen. Prinice just doesn't care!

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Reply #9 posted 12/02/13 2:46am

SoulAlive

There will be a Purple Rain 2-CD Deluxe Edition fillled with outtakes,12" versions,etc.

There will also be a Prince and The Revolution reunion tour next summer.

The movie itself will be re-released to select movie theatres.

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Reply #10 posted 12/02/13 2:47am

SoulAlive

hey,a guy can dream,right? lol

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Reply #11 posted 12/02/13 3:42am

dandan

The movie, album, imagery, time period is such a defining part of American popular culture, it can't simply blow by without a murmur sad

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Reply #12 posted 12/02/13 1:24pm

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If it were any other Prince album, in any other year, I would immediately agree with most of the above comments.

The guy has a track record of apparently ignoring/obfuscating the anniversaries of albums.

If you look at the 20th Anniversary, he used the opportunity to promote a new album instead. But the actual tour did heavily focus on Purple Rain.

I have no doubt he'll want to use the opportunity of the inevitable free press that the anniversary will generate to push a new album. But it might only be a 3EG album that he promotes and for a reason.

If the master of this album genuinely reverts to Prince this year, he'd want to make some money off it. It's also the only Prince album other than SOTT that might make some money for a record company willing to foot the bill (which Prince would probably want). What they wouldn't want is Prince openly competing against such a remaster.

If an album is released at the start of 2014 and is a 3EG album but with Prince singing, I'll be quietly optimistic.

and of course...

2 + 0 + 1 + 4 = 7
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Reply #13 posted 12/02/13 9:55pm

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99.9% of everything I say is strictly for my own entertainment
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Reply #14 posted 12/03/13 2:15am

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Mmm.....No smile
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Reply #15 posted 12/03/13 8:24am

luvsexy4all

so tired of this...move on

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Reply #16 posted 12/03/13 9:35am

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Reply #17 posted 12/03/13 10:13am

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SoulAlive said:

There will be a Purple Rain 2-CD Deluxe Edition fillled with outtakes,12" versions,etc.

There will also be a Prince and The Revolution reunion tour next summer.

The movie itself will be re-released to select movie theatres.

How cool would this be? Siiiigh. I COULD see P n 3rdeyegirl performing a PR-centric show with the Revolution guesting on PR and IWD4U/BABYIMASTAR, shown on HBO or somewhere high profile. That would be enough for me.

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Reply #18 posted 12/03/13 10:32am

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You want it, but he won't, and when he did, you wish he didn't.

lol Breakfast Club

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Reply #19 posted 12/03/13 11:19am

G3000

The coolest thing would be to release a directors cut of the film and re-release in theaters and DVD. I would buy it in a heartbeat, take my teens to see it, re-live the moment but with a fresh twist. I've seen it a million times, but would see it with new eyes if more footage were added.

*It would also find a new audience if it were marketed properly.

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A new CD with extra stuff, wouldn't really matter. But seeing addition footage and extended scenes would just put this on everyone's radar once again and the soundtrack would sell even more.

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Reply #20 posted 12/03/13 3:53pm

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If there were to be a celebration of an anniversary, why not have had it during the 25th anniversary? That would have made more sense. Otherwise, it would probably surprise Prince too, considering that WARNER BROS. would somehow have to be involved. Plus, if he/they were wise, they wouldn't plan to "surprise" Prince fans by such release. It would be in their best interest to build anticipation, get Prince on board to support his past, and re-release the movie in theaters (with bonus footage or a concert)... AND THEN re-release the brilliant soundtrack. No more surprises. Why set ourselves up for disappointment?

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Reply #21 posted 12/03/13 5:09pm

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OldFriends4Sale said:

NouveauDance said:

You want it, but he won't, and when he did, you wish he didn't.

lol Breakfast Club

thumbs up!

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Reply #22 posted 12/03/13 6:57pm

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I knew from the start that I loved you with all my heart.
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Reply #23 posted 12/03/13 7:28pm

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peanutbutters said:



Fitting lol

Cant believe my purple psychedelic pimp slap pimp2

And I descend from grace, In arms of undertow
I will take my place, In the great below
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Reply #24 posted 12/04/13 3:16am

Mandingo

He'll surprise us by changing his name to an unpronouncable number & proclaiming that both Prince & TAFKAP died in a joint gay suicide neutral

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Reply #25 posted 12/04/13 1:43pm

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NouveauDance said:

You want it, but he won't, and when he did, you wish he didn't.

lol lol lol So true...

RIP Prince: thank U 4 a funky Time...
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Reply #26 posted 12/04/13 3:27pm

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peanutbutters said:








Fitting lol





lol
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Reply #27 posted 12/05/13 5:55pm

buttcheeks

Thirty Three (33) is the Magic Number... He will get the Master hahahahahahahah~

Think about it... nod

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Reply #28 posted 12/11/13 1:49am

SoulAlive

luv2tha99s said:

SoulAlive said:

There will be a Purple Rain 2-CD Deluxe Edition fillled with outtakes,12" versions,etc.

There will also be a Prince and The Revolution reunion tour next summer.

The movie itself will be re-released to select movie theatres.

How cool would this be? Siiiigh.

It would be nice,wouldn't it? Unfortunately,Prince never likes to look back and celebrate his past achievements confused

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Reply #29 posted 12/11/13 10:09am

luvsexy4all

rather have new music..

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