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Thread started 02/27/05 11:16am

mika

remastered albums

hi all !

is there any prince albums that are remastered ?
or plans to release some ?

thanks for information
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Reply #1 posted 02/27/05 11:33am

Doozer

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None have been remastered, and no official plans for remasters have been announced. My guess is that it will be quite a long time before we see any remasters, and chances are, if remasters were done now, we'd be disappointed, anyway, because they'd all be edited for language and sexuality.
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Reply #2 posted 02/27/05 12:18pm

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Doozer said:

None have been remastered, and no official plans for remasters have been announced. My guess is that it will be quite a long time before we see any remasters, and chances are, if remasters were done now, we'd be disappointed, anyway, because they'd all be edited for language and sexuality.



Yeah, this is pretty much my feeling, also. Small consolation, but the albums do sound better on vinyl.
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Reply #3 posted 02/27/05 2:08pm

softandwet

i think its been announced just not from WB or prince, check the org but theres a story that someone put on, about this small record company that puts out remastered "gold" series of artists. so someone emailed them asking for prince, cos i think the company did series based on what people wanted.

so this guy replies going we asked for prince but they're already being done!

so i think they are being remastered, but we won't hear anything about it for awhile, maybe even a couple of years?

be interesting re edits, i mean, how could come or dirty mind come out with edits? darling nikki not on purple rain, even prince knows that would look stupid
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Reply #4 posted 02/27/05 2:11pm

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I LOVE Prince, but if he edits those classic albums, it'll be FUCK PRINCE!
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Reply #5 posted 02/27/05 2:12pm

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softandwet said:

i think its been announced just not from WB or prince, check the org but theres a story that someone put on, about this small record company that puts out remastered "gold" series of artists. so someone emailed them asking for prince, cos i think the company did series based on what people wanted.

so this guy replies going we asked for prince but they're already being done!


eek
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Reply #6 posted 02/27/05 2:58pm

brianr54

I would think that the remastered WB era albums would be out of Prince's control wouldn't they? So, they would probably not be touched in terms of content, right?
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Reply #7 posted 02/27/05 3:00pm

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brianr54 said:

I would think that the remastered WB era albums would be out of Prince's control wouldn't they?


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Reply #8 posted 02/27/05 3:07pm

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It would be more accurate to say...
"The remastered WB era albums are out of WB's control."
For it to happen, both sides need to agree terms. WB cannot remaster Prince's
albums without his permission, and Prince cannot do it independantly of WB.
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Reply #9 posted 02/27/05 4:02pm

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Stalemate!

"Stale" being the operative part of that word rolleyes
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Reply #10 posted 02/27/05 4:18pm

brianr54

Eww. I guess we can not expect there to be a better solution than to have WB change the content to please Prince. At least they'll sound better...?
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Reply #11 posted 02/28/05 5:46am

DavidEye

PurpleKnight said:

I LOVE Prince, but if he edits those classic albums, it'll be FUCK PRINCE!



I completely agree.In fact,I won't even buy these remasters if they are edited in any way.
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Reply #12 posted 02/28/05 6:13am

Novabreaker

I'm pretty darn sure if those albums would get remastered Prince wouldn't touch the content. He might make changes to new versions of old songs (such as a live performance of a song), but no, I don't see him messing up with already-recorded songs. He's not THAT out of touch with reality. Besides, what's the point of accusing him of something he hasn't even done yet? confuse
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Reply #13 posted 02/28/05 10:07am

Neversin

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mika said:

hi all !

is there any prince albums that are remastered ?
or plans to release some ?

thanks for information

Check out the "Girl 6" soundtrack, it's the only album with somewhat remastered, albeit cheaply and rushed, material...

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Reply #14 posted 02/28/05 12:31pm

shaomi

It CAN'T happen as long as Prince & WB r having a fight, or until Prince gets his masters back.

Why : a master is a "final global mix" of the "pre-master" mix of a song. i.e. : to remaster a song u have to have the original tapes.
WB have the masters but Prince have the original tapes.
WB have the right to remaster these tapes, but Prince doesn't since the recordings legally belong to WB.

We'll have to wait a looooong time b4 this happens, i'm afraid.
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Reply #15 posted 02/28/05 12:39pm

kisscamille

DavidEye said:

PurpleKnight said:

I LOVE Prince, but if he edits those classic albums, it'll be FUCK PRINCE!



I completely agree.In fact,I won't even buy these remasters if they are edited in any way.


Me neither. I will only buy if they're remastered in their original form. God, do you really think he would remaster all of those great songs and edit out all the bad language and sexuality?? I sure as hell hope not, but with Prince, one never knows.
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Reply #16 posted 02/28/05 2:04pm

softandwet

shaomi said:

It CAN'T happen as long as Prince & WB r having a fight, or until Prince gets his masters back.

Why : a master is a "final global mix" of the "pre-master" mix of a song. i.e. : to remaster a song u have to have the original tapes.
WB have the masters but Prince have the original tapes.
WB have the right to remaster these tapes, but Prince doesn't since the recordings legally belong to WB.

We'll have to wait a looooong time b4 this happens, i'm afraid.




actually londell has pointed out during the course of this year prince is no longer demanding full possession of his masters, rather just better terms for them. i'd be honestly shocked if nothing was in the process of happening with these remasters. even if we never find out about it because nothing appears, i'd be surprised if talks hadn't got to a fairly advanced stage about them.

and why does everyone think prince would edit out every swearword?? i mean, i understand where its coming from, and the fact he won't sell the crystal ball set on his site anymore now the print has gone, could suggest he doesn't want to see it cos of the swearing as opposed to not affording to print more, i think even he would admit you'd basically have to not release

dirty mind
1999? a severly edited lady cab driver either way!
purple rain - or just take out darling nikki
symbol album - or at least sexy MF, which, lets face it, can't be edited!
come

i'm sure there are songs i've missed that he won't perform now. i just don't think he's "that far" removed from reality. he might talk a fair amount of shit, but i bet he's as pissed as the next person when a james brown remaster gets extra tracks and remixes stuffed between the original material.

i think we might see remasters, we might not, but i'm not "massively" worried about them being re-edited much.
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Reply #17 posted 02/28/05 2:31pm

Neversin

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Fuck it...
Just forget about remasters, I've given up on 'em and I'm perfectly happy with my vinyls...

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Reply #18 posted 03/04/05 11:00am

giotto

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Neversin said:

Fuck it...
Just forget about remasters, I've given up on 'em and I'm perfectly happy with my vinyls...

Neversin.



I too used to think I was quite happy with my stash of vinyl and even invested on a hideously expensive Pink Triangle to re-live those "warm" audiophile moments.
However, I soon discovered the sound of the clicks completely marred my enjoyment of those records.

That's when my love affair with vinyl ended for good.


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Reply #19 posted 03/04/05 12:46pm

Susann209

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How was he able to remaster 1999? Did he get permission from WB?
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Reply #20 posted 03/04/05 1:17pm

Doozer

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Susann209 said:

How was he able to remaster 1999? Did he get permission from WB?


1999 was not remastered -- it was re-recorded/remixed with additional instruments and vocals, making it technically a new, orginal recording that Prince could release independently.















...and it was bad. Really, really bad.
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Reply #21 posted 03/04/05 5:32pm

neontelephone

can't wait till for you is remastered
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