This has been asked about on several threads.

My copy of The Vault arrived in the UK at my doorstep about 2 minutes ago.

http://www.uptown.se/2004...ault.shtml

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[This message was edited Mon Jul 5 1:03:26 2004 by langebleu]

That's it? That's all? Tell us about it!

Thanks for the update.

I'm in the UK too and the postman hasn't arrived yet.

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yeah, my copy of UPTOWN's "The Vault" arrived in Germany this morning 2.

4 mrdespues
There is nothing more 2 say, than that :

http://www.uptown.se/2004...ault.shtml

Enjoy
J.S.

mrdespues said:

OK:

Page 8: I learned something that I didn't know before the book arrived.

Page 247: ummm ... what happened in (or to) December, 1999??

Page 507: correction required (previously advised and acknowledged by Uptown but not updated. I'm sure it will happen).

Page 648: typo.

Overall: I like it ... a lot.

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[This message was edited Mon Jul 5 2:09:03 2004 by langebleu]

UPTOWN presents THE VAULT
- The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince | 2004 -

THE VAULT combines the approaches of UPTOWN's two acclaimed books, TURN IT UP 2.0 and DAYS OF WILD, to create a phenomenally detailed document of Prince's work. Exploring every facet of Prince's life and career in depth and detail, THE VAULT is the most fully comprehensive and authoritative guide to Prince's music ever assembled.

THE VAULT is A5-sized (148 x 210 mms), 720 pages (!), with a full-colour cover. It weighs nearly 900 grams. The book is split into seven main chapters, each devoted to a different aspect of Prince's musical world.

DAYS OF WILD: THE CHRONOLOGY is a detailed chronology of the day-to-day life of Prince, from 1958 to 2003. His record releases, recording sessions, concerts, aftershow performances, TV appearances, and countless other minor and major events are recorded, creating a virtual diary of Prince's 25-year career. The previous chronologies (from Per Nilsen's book A Documentary and the UPTOWN book DAYS OF WILD) have been thoroughly revised and improved upon with countless additional details.

THIS IS NOW!: THE 2004 INTERIM REPORT is a report on Prince’s activities and releases after the cut-off date for THE VAULT.

JOINTS 4 DAYS: THE RECORDINGS documents Prince's recordings in meticulous detail. An A-Z index of released and unreleased songs lists over 1,000 original Prince compositions, while a "sessionography" dissects all known Prince recording sessions since 1976. Nearly 500 songs are assessed in a survey of Prince's unreleased music, revealing the universe of Prince that goes beyond the officially released music and pointing the way to numerous unreleased gems in the Prince canon. The chapter includes a complete catalogue of songs released on his albums, non-album songs, Internet-only songs, songs written for and released by other artists, and guest appearances on songs written and released by other artists. Also archived are a number of radio shows produced with Prince's involvement, including all the editions of the NPG Music Club "Ahdio Shows."

A BEAUTIFUL NIGHT: THE APPEARANCES deals with Prince's appearances before the public. His tours, one-off concerts, guest appearances with other artists, TV and radio appearances, and press conferences are described.

PICTURE THIS: THE FILMS AND VIDEOS examines Prince's motion pictures, TV films and promo clips. The chapter includes a listing of officially released home videos (VHS and Betamax), LaserDiscs, DVDs, and CD-ROMs. Unreleased film/video projects are also discussed.

IN A WORD OR 2: THE INTERVIEWS looks at the interviews Prince has given, documenting interviews published in the printed media and on the Internet, as well as interviews broadcast on TV and radio.

OPEN BOOK: THE PUBLICATIONS focuses on Prince in print, describing and assessing his officially sanctioned publications (books and magazines) and tour programmes, as well as the countless books published without his involvement.

PURPLE MUSIC: THE CIRCULATING RECORDINGS is an exhaustive catalogue of recordings that circulate amongst a vast international network of fans and collectors: unreleased songs, audio and video recordings of concerts and rehearsals, TV and radio appearances, unaired TV footage and video clips, and unreleased footage from film/video projects. Bootleg records are not included, however, since UPTOWN entered into an agreement with Prince's organisation in 1999 to avoid the documentation of these types of illegal records.

Painstakingly researched, THE VAULT is truly indispensable for all serious Prince collectors and for anyone with more than a passing interest in one of popular music's most gifted, prolific, and influential artists. THE VAULT's wealth of information, detail, insight, and thorough knowledge of Prince's work add new dimensions to the artist. Every detail of his amazing career is here: every song released and unreleased, every concert played, every aftershow performed, every TV and radio appearance made, and every collectible recording in existence. In short, THE VAULT is the ultimate encyclopaedia to the music of Prince.

langebleu said:

You read 648 pages in a morning?!

Mine just arrived. I am happy

langebleu said:

very droll... guess I'll have to get it myself!

Yes ! It's here as well ! (UK)
Looking forward to read it.

btw, it's smaller than Days Of Wild - it's more like a paperback-shape

metalorange said:

I must have skipped a couple.
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so it's like a writer's digest shaped book then? i forgot i even ordered this for a while....

now who will be the first person in the states to get their copy...

After thousand weeks of waiting, I received "The Vault" today. (I live in germany)

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

Yeah, looks like the US is the last on the list this time.

Or could it be just in limbo, since we had the July 4th holiday? We'll see tomorrow.

I haven't got mine! I've been waiting forever too!

I'll know when the vault has arrived...I won't be seeing you guys here for a few days!

sermwanderer said:

It's arrived in England so give it another week for the Royal Mail to reach Scotland.
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langebleu said:

Well I live in England too and mine hasn't arrived yet

langebleu said:

It arrived this morning

Postie hasnt been, he's a wee ginger bastard who's never on time. He'll be getting it if he doesnt move

He's just been, and the wee shit didnt have it.

Nasalhair said:

It's the Manchester rain ... mail waggon cartwheels sinking in mud.
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I'm waiting until it comes out on video.

langebleu said:

Mine arrived in Manchester today!

charlottegelin said:

doesn't look like it's hit any doorsteps in the states yet, but these testimonials from overseas are at least giving me some faint glimmer of hope....

Anxiety said:

*glues self to mailbox*

DOOK said:

Say...ain't u related 2 this guy named Pook?