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"The Very Best of Prince" is the 'Greatest Gainer' on this week's Pop Catalog album chart, soaring from no.15 last week to no.2 this week. All the press lately is beginning to translate into album sales. Hopefully he can move some copies of Musicology as well!

The one full length Official Prince CD that I do not have. How many people here also refuse to buy it?

Does Prince earn anything from sales of his catalogs?

avah12 said:

I was simply never interested in it. I mean, I've got all those albums anyway. At least The Hits/B-Sides gave me a lot of old stuff I'd never heard before, plus Pink Cashmere. I'm not really into 'Greatest Hits' compilations anyway. I dig albums. I've made a couple of exceptions here and there:

avah12 said:

I held out until last year when I saw the CD on sale at Virgin for $9.99. I played it once in the car during a road trip. It served a purpose when I only wanted to hear a brief overview.

avah12 said:

I don't have it either... because I all ready have it.

Joi said:

Yes- Prince is not only the performer- but the producer, writer, composer, etc.

avah12 said:

There ain't nothing there I don't already got...

avah12 said:

i don't even need to buy it, cuz i have all the stuff that's on that cd on the separate albums the songs were pulled from.

I have bought one... for a gift for non-Prince-fan girl... I think she enjoy it!!!

avah12 said:

It's the same for me, too. I have everything on it. I made my own CD-R of the Very Best of Prince. Because I used full-length versions and live versions, I could not fit everything on it. If you have hits 1/2, why would anyone but the not-real Prince fans buy it. I'd rather spend the money on something new and fresh, like the Wig in a Box compilation.

Joi said:

A standard recording contract would entitle him to mechanical royalties (for the publishing rights) plus royalties from the recordings on the CD. If Warner owns the full rights, it can make any compilation it wants to. I wonder if this is why 7 did not make the very best. Did Prince's last contract give him right of refusal?

why buy that one. It's incomplete anyway. YOu can't cram one CD with his best, because all of his music is the best.

Plus if I wanted that CD - I could make myself - HELLO!

avah12 said:

Sorry, babe! I'm a collector. I have everything Prince/WB has released on Prince from 1978 to present day. It's essential to have the complete catalog when one like myself claims to be a supporter. Of course, my copy of VBOP is still in the plastic.

incognito said:

That's showin' 'em!

avah12 said:

I didn't refuse to buy it because of any moral issue. If it had unreleased stuff on it, I would've bought it in a heartbeat.

As it is, I have The Hits/B-Sides, and that is one AMAZING set. I'm always playing the B-Sides disc.

This is for the ULTRA-Fair-Weather fan . . .

CynthiasSocks said:

I think if it weren't so shitty and incomplete (ending after "Money Don't Matter Tonight", right?) I might consider it. It's just very useless!

I will never buy this album.

avah12 said:

I refuse to buy it. I mean, we all have ALL of those songs. No new ones, I know its both Prince's and WB's fault, but still. Both should have made an agreement to include some new tracks. I'll probably end up getting it in a USED or cut out bin if I see it under $5 ONE day since I'm a collector.

renfield said:

Yes, good news, and I'm pleasantly surprised to see it's actually gone gold (see notes at the bottom of the billboard page).

Well people, I never buy Greatest Hits anyways, unless they come with previously unreleased material (new songs or versions...)
why do you need to buy this one?
I won't, and I certainly didn't buy the compilation WB made some years ago.
Burn your own compilation(s) and save the money to buy Musicology, other singles or bootlegs.
This is a waste of money

even though it's a bit of a scam for WB, VBoP is actually a good start for newbies - it was the first album of his I bought after Purple Rain. gave me a great introduction to his music. neat summation of his hits.

Per4ming the hits 4 the last time makes good money 4 Warner... # Isn't that ironic?

I'm glad ain't no one gonna spend their hard earned money for that, cuz Warner's don't need anymore of this man's money. I refuse to buy it. Until Warner gives back his music, I refuse to buy any material from any artist on the label!

uhh... its up to #2 now
hahaha...

nope, i'll never buy it either... any of us can make our own Very Best of's .. actually it'd be cool 2 see all the different variations though

VBOP is also up to #6 on Billboard's R&B catalog albums chart this week. Purple Rain re-enters at #11 (I think) on the same chart.