How on earth do you start?

The trust company will need to send someone in to catalogue the contents but unless that person has a pretty thorough knowledge of Prince's music, how are they going to begin?

Track: drums 1

Track: drums 2

?????

I know we have no idea how it's currently arranged but how on earth can anyone assess what's in there? Assess the relative importance of each recording?

30 years of recordings... to be very conservative say a minimum of 10 hours a week, thats 2 solid years of listening, 24 hours a day. And the hours of recordings is likely to be higher, given that he recorded all live gigs, maybe rehearsals, multiple tracks for different instruments... its a librarian's nightmare!

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funkyfine said:

In all honesty, to me, this whole idea of the bank cracking open the vault and having access to the vault is just disturbing to me. I don't think this is what Prince would've wanted. It just doesn't sit well with me.

I rather them not break into the Vault at all, it's a breach of privacy - even though he's dead. It just needs to be some sort of respect there. Them forcefully drilling through a vault is just crazy to me man. What if Prince didn't want the Vault opened at all- under any circumstances? I'm sure it's a reason why he was the only one that knew the password.

Maybe the vault wasn't EVER meant for public listening or viewing, maybe it was just his personal stash for personal memory and reference etc. it's just sad hearing about the bank drilling through the vault.

Rest In Peace Prince, you'll be missed.

brandongotpaper said:

funkyfine said:

How on earth do you start?

The trust company will need to send someone in to catalogue the contents but unless that person has a pretty thorough knowledge of Prince's music, how are they going to begin?

Track: drums 1

Track: drums 2

?????

I know we have no idea how it's currently arranged but how on earth can anyone assess what's in there? Assess the relative importance of each recording?

30 years of recordings... to be very conservative say a minimum of 10 hours a week, thats 2 solid years of listening, 24 hours a day. And the hours of recordings is likely to be higher, given that he recorded all live gigs, maybe rehearsals, multiple tracks for different instruments... its a librarian's nightmare!

[Edited 4/28/16 1:49am]

In all honesty, to me, this whole idea of the bank cracking open the vault and having access to the vault is just disturbing to me. I don't think this is what Prince would've wanted. It just doesn't sit well with me. I rather them not break into the Vault at all, it's a breach of privacy - even though he's dead. It just needs to be some sort of respect there. Them forcefully drilling through a vault is just crazy to me man. What if Prince didn't want the Vault opened at all- under any circumstances? I'm sure it's a reason why he was the only one that knew the password. Maybe the vault wasn't EVER meant for public listening or viewing, maybe it was just his personal stash for personal memory and reference etc. it's just sad hearing about the bank drilling through the vault. Rest In Peace Prince, you'll be missed.

If Prince wanted something specific, he should have made that clear before his passing. As he did not, this is what is being done.

I'd drop everything in a heart beat to give it a go.

Maybe he did want this, or maybe he didn't. But you would think if he didn't want it opened, he would have made that clear at least.

I have to admit I now have totally selfish feelings towards the vault. Without any specific instructions to the contrary, I want those doors flung wide open

LittlePurpleYoda said:

brandongotpaper said:

funkyfine said: In all honesty, to me, this whole idea of the bank cracking open the vault and having access to the vault is just disturbing to me. I don't think this is what Prince would've wanted. It just doesn't sit well with me. I rather them not break into the Vault at all, it's a breach of privacy - even though he's dead. It just needs to be some sort of respect there. Them forcefully drilling through a vault is just crazy to me man. What if Prince didn't want the Vault opened at all- under any circumstances? I'm sure it's a reason why he was the only one that knew the password. Maybe the vault wasn't EVER meant for public listening or viewing, maybe it was just his personal stash for personal memory and reference etc. it's just sad hearing about the bank drilling through the vault. Rest In Peace Prince, you'll be missed.

If Prince wanted something specific, he should have made that clear before his passing. As he did not, this is what is being done.

They have to catalogue and protect all the assets. They had to open the Vault.

You catalog them just has their marked or labeled. There's a title, and most likely a date.

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If people can map the human genome, they can get through Prince's vault.

TrivialPursuit said:

You catalog them just has their marked or labeled. There's a title, and most likely a date.

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If people can map the human genome, they can get through Prince's vault.

Yes, but the people mapping the genome don't work for the Trust in charge.

brandongotpaper said:

In all honesty, to me, this whole idea of the bank cracking open the vault and having access to the vault is just disturbing to me. I don't think this is what Prince would've wanted. It just doesn't sit well with me. I rather them not break into the Vault at all, it's a breach of privacy - even though he's dead. It just needs to be some sort of respect there. Them forcefully drilling through a vault is just crazy to me man. What if Prince didn't want the Vault opened at all- under any circumstances? I'm sure it's a reason why he was the only one that knew the password. Maybe the vault wasn't EVER meant for public listening or viewing, maybe it was just his personal stash for personal memory and reference etc. it's just sad hearing about the bank drilling through the vault. Rest In Peace Prince, you'll be missed.

If Prince wanted his theoretical wishes to be carried out then he should have planned ahead.

Beyond that, the contents of the vault are his most valuable assset and as such, the bank has every right to retrieve, catalog, and asses the value of this asset.

On top of that, just because it APPEARS that Prince was the only one with the current passcode it does not mean that others didn't or couldn't gain access if it was left unprotected. The bank will protect the contents, not just for sentimental reasons, but beause of it's worth... this is MUCH better than leaving it unattended where items may be stolen and sold for profit by others...