I know this isn't a realistic possibility at the moment, but wouldn't it be a drool-inducing hoot if somehow Prince were to get control of his masters and work with a label like RYKO to re-release his back catalog a la David Bowie's "Sound + Vision" series back in the late '80s/early '90s?

Yeah, I know, it's a naive fantasy, but let go of boring reality for a moment and consider the possibilities.

(For those of you unaware of Bowie's Sound + Vision collection, RYKO records re-mastered and re-released all of his old albums up to and including "Scary Monsters", complete with re-vamped art design, extra tracks, unreleased photos and artwork, and comprehensive lyrics and liner notes for each album. This collection was accompanied by a 4 CD box set which, aside from being beautifully designed, was an in-depth sampler of the Sound + Vision re-releases and a perfect primer to Bowie's first two decades as a performer/musician.)

THE QUESTION:

If you were asked to re-package your favorite Prince album(s), what would you include? What extra tracks would you tack on, and how would you re-design the albums?

I'd make a two-disc set of Around The World In A Day, with bonus tracks at the end of the album (Disc One) featuring alternate versions and demos, and a second disc featuring all the mixes and b-sides. The sleeve would be a sturdy gatefold digipak kinda thing, so you get the full effect of the cover painting, and the inside would of course include all the lyrics and liner notes as presented in the original vinyl version. Also, this version would come with a bonus peel-off sticker of the flying kid with the balloon, with the paisley "Prince and the Revolution" logo. The inner CD sleeves would feature unused artwork, stills from the "Raspberry Beret" video, and maybe a short essay by someone involved on the album who could be bothered to write something interesting about the music.

Your turn...