Will these two albums ever be reissued on cd? The only two Prince associated albums that I don't have on cd. Missed the expensive Japanese cd's in the early 90's.

I know that some people don't like these albums, but I enjoy them a lot. Guess I'm not the only one.

As far as I'm concerned, WB (or some reissue company like rhino or wounded bird records) should rerelease both albums as soon as possible. All the original tracks plus all available remixes and b-sides!!

Some sought after 80's Warner Bros. releases, like Roger Troutman's 'The Saga Continues' got this treatment in the last years, so why not the Prince-associated records?
Taja Sevelle even reissued her own Paisley Park album on her own record label. I wonder what sort of legal issues play a role here.

What do you think, will it ever happen?

It will never happen. Unless Warner Bros. gives Prince all his masters like he wants, we will never see any of those Paisley Park albums reissued/remastered.

It's not quite Apollonia 6 but Apollonia's solo album from 1988 is now available on iTunes.

sextonseven said:

TRUE DAT!!!!! U HAVE A BETTER CHANCE BURNIN' EM OFF GOOD VINYL!!!!!

I would love to have these albums on CD!

SoulAlive said:

JUST GOT "DON'T LEAVE ME BABY" BY MAZARATI ON 45 (THE B-SIDE TO "100 M.P.H."). NOW I'M LOOKING FOR "CHAMPAGNE SATURDAY" (THE B-SIDE TO "STROKE"). AND I ALREADY HAVE THE 12" VERSION OF "PLAYER'S BALL". TRUST ME- I WILL MAKE MY OWN CD!!!!!

woogiebear said:

I have niether one of these items. What do they sound like?

DecaturStone said:

"don't leave me baby" is cool.....never heard "champagne saturday", but i'm still looking for it!!!!!

woogiebear said:

I need to find this STAT. Brown Mark produced it right? Not that New Jack Swing crap they did on saga of a man

DecaturStone said:

Brownmark produced both tracks. "Don't Leave Me Baby" is cool, but not as hardcore funky as the tracks on the first album. I can see why it was the b-side on the "100 Mph" 7". "Champagne Saturday" is the b-side to the "Stroke" 7" and very hard to find. I haven't heard it yet.

sextonseven said:

I must find this let the hunting begin. It is good right? I found "Saga Of a Man" and was less than pleased.

DecaturStone said:

I can only comment on "Don't Leave Me Baby". If you like the first album then you'll like that song. It's nothing like "Saga Of A Man".

Im pretty sure Ive seen apollonia 6 for sale on amazon recently, in its used section. Theres always loads of record shops selling stuff via amazon,
its not always used sometimes theyve had it for years and are trying to offload it.

I got some prince cds recently off there like chaos and disorder and new power soul from the states and a private seller.

syble said:

Watch out for fakes, Apollonia 6 especially.

RE: Reissues, I could see the Apollonia 6 album getting a possible CD release at some point just on the back of 'Sex Shooter' and being in Purple Rain, but the Mazarati CD - I can't see it unfortunately.

You know, I have known fans get out of print and relatively small-demand albums re-issued, I guess it just depends on determination, and who holds the rights and how much it costs etc.

syble said:

The Apollonia 6 CD was only released in Japan. Any other version you see online is pirated/unauthorized.

NouveauDance said:

That's the biggest hurdle with these Jamie Starr/Paisley Park albums. I don't see Prince and Warner coming to an agreement anytime soon.