feeluupp said:

TwiliteKid said:

feeluupp said: But that's just it - this category of product doesn't face the same level of expectation as a new album.

So I guess there should be promotion at all for PR DELUXE. No need for promotion at all, lets just put it out there. Cool.

I have a feeling we'll see some TV/radio promo the week of the release. Does it make sense? I don't know.

It's gonna sell good in spite of WB zero promotion. True fans word of mouth will do all the promotion for this and future remaster deluxe releases of Prince hit albums. I want Around the World in a Day to be next to get the Remaster Deluxe treatment. To me it had the best singles next to Purple Rain.

blacknote said:

feeluupp said:

Whats the deal?? Why no promotion at all for the upcoming PR Deluxe that will be relesed in a few weeks. I mean literally no promotion at all besides the new music site that was launched a month ago where you can buy all the WB stuff and the new remastered 7" and 12" singles...

Who is handling this, WB? Prince estate? Both?? What happens if it fails to sell, what is the future for other re releases and deluxe remasterings of his golden age 80's catalouge...

What are you talking about? Didn't you see those marvelous packshots?

There's more promotion for Tyka's new "single" than their is for his most popular and commercial catalogue release...

rdhull said:

blacknote said:

I have a feeling we'll see some TV/radio promo the week of the release. Does it make sense? I don't know.

Uh where do you see any tv or radio promotion for even currrent artists much less a deluxe version of someone not really current? They're mostly internet promoted

I'm thinking VH1, BET, maybe Centric. Maybe a few others. We'll see.

cheap greedy mfers......only want ot profit ..no spending .....but itll bite them , cause THIS promotion would help other releases down the line

blacknote said:

I'll never understand the obsession for chart positions from the usual suspects. It's pointless. Speculate away & see how much good it does.

Who cares about charts... I'm just baffled why the first major release since Prince's death has no promotion...

You should know by now, for Prince, this is par for the course.

nosajd said:

You should know by now, for Prince, this is par for the course.

didn't matter before... he still sold out arena's... cause he was ALIVE... year by year... the fan base will fall, and without proper promotion to preserve his masterpieces for the next and new generation.. it will just be middle aged women and old grumpy prince fans in holland sitting in an apartment to appreciate his music...

feeluupp said:

TwiliteKid said:

feeluupp said:

it will just be middle aged women and old grumpy prince fans in holland sitting in an apartment to appreciate his music...

Which one are you?

neither

I'm the guy who usually chirps in about the promotion of Purple Rain Deluxe on Yahoo.com; it's been large and small ads on Yahoo for about a month, now, if not a little longer.

I have, yet, to see any ads on TV, though. It's pretty ridiculous. This offering could really sell, which would propel future releases from Prince forwards and the Estate and/or Warner Brothers aren't doing much of anything.

SoulAlive said:

It would be so easy for Warners to take one of the previously unreleased tracks and create a music video for it...or at the very least,make a lyric video! A few years ago,Michael Jackson had a posthumous hit with "Love Never Felt So Good"...all it took was some promotion and a little effort on the labels' part.It's too bad that Warners aren't willing to do the same for Prince. [Edited 6/7/17 18:23pm]

Yea, like in that Jeep commerical lol.

You were just talking about this in #8, but now it needs a new thread? http://prince.org/msg/7/442748

[Edited 6/7/17 19:15pm]

TrivialPursuit said:

TwiliteKid said:

TrivialPursuit said:

You were just talking about this here, reply #8.

Broken link?

Fixed. Not sure why it was giving me issue.

PurpleYoda3121 said:

Actually I have seen ads for it online.

Exactly. Some folks are expecting tv and radio ads for music release. A deluxe release. Like everyone in the world is a Prince die-hard or an orger

TwiliteKid said:

WB dont spend money on promos cos theyre cheap and nasty.

Sony will spend heaps on MJ promos,but the album would sell like crazy anyway without promo

There is lots promotion!

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There has been publicity on all music news websites and WB have sent out emails marketing the release!

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So if anyone is interested they will know about it.

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coldasice said:

laurarichardson said:

TwiliteKid said:

You keep making this point without offering any explanation. What makes you think the two relate at all?

Private Equity groups buy companies to make quick profits which does always mean spending a lot of excess money. In fact WB was sold the first time to a private equity group a few years ago and then sold again after continuing to lose money. I see records sales at a all time low I do not see a private equity trying to make a quick buck spending big cash on promotion when they know they have a built in fan base.

The equity group wouldn't control day-to-day operations though. You're right that Warner isn't going to go all out on a legacy release, but that's standard industry practice, not a function of ultimate ownership.

laurarichardson said:

TwiliteKid said:

You keep making this point without offering any explanation. What makes you think the two relate at all?

Private Equity groups buy companies to make quick profits which does always mean spending a lot of excess money. In fact WB was sold the first time to a private equity group a few years ago and then sold again after continuing to lose money. I see records sales at a all time low I do not see a private equity trying to make a quick buck spending big cash on promotion when they know they have a built in fan base.

It comes down to being clever about the "product" (Lawd I hate this).
You have someone with the caliber of Jimi, Bob, Elvis, etc. If there wasn't already no culture whatsoever left, okay. But I was born in a world where the two James and Janis were already gone.
See where I'm getting at? How come do I know them, seek after records and videos of them?

If cash is their only reason to be there, let them understand that this is the long tail 101.
Prince could cash in for a century at least. Just not an incredible amount per year.
That's the thing with the world I can't understand. People seem to hate their grandchidren.
They can't stand not amassing it all in their single generation and time of being.
Never mind, the millenials are going to sodomized them for good anyways.
Coders have the power.

[Edited 6/8/17 7:38am]

WB lost commercial viability in no releasing it last year (not even talking about 2014, it would be like firing on an ambulance).

They did lots of promotion for 4EVER, there were even tv ads...and it flopped, for obvious reasons (only one unreleased track, numerous best of released before, always the same tracks, etc.)

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So they think it's useless to put money on PR deluxe, knowing that in less than 4 years they will lose the rights to another Player in the game.

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Of course we all know this is unfair, and if there is a release that could sell well, it's this one. They could sell more than one million this year in the US alone with a minimum of promotion (tv adds, a tv special, a single on the radio, etc.).

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If the guys in the music industry were so smart, physical albums won't be the niche it is now.

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I'm so pissed off I'm not even sure to buy it.

[Edited 6/8/17 7:59am]