Here's the link:

http://www.amazon.com/exe...ce&s=music

because they want to. do you honestly think there is some sort of deep explanantion or reason on why a company would release a product that maybe you haven't thought of...I mean besides the hope to make money?

whoever said there are no stupid questons obviously never came to the org.

dumbass said:

And clearly the same can be said of assholes, so thanks for proving that.

Anyway, make money? This wasn't exactly a chart topper the first go round, you can download it cheaper from his sight, and it's not like they'll be any singles released.

it's probably because there's a renewed interest in prince's back catalog after the success of 'musicology', and with the mess at WB putting lots of his material out of print, it makes it that much easier to notice when an album like TRC is being put back in circulation. it's no big whoop. they're re-releasing NPS, too. probably just a bit of minor wheeling-and-dealing on prince's part to get a couple of his old records back out there. whatevs.

eugnj420 said:

wow, didn't expect such a coherent response form someone so easily confused.

Hey Dumbass,Is your signature taken from Ingmar Bergman's Fanny & Alexander>?

Re-releasing The Raibow Children. I can't wait to be bored by it all over again!

Do you think there might be some changes? Perhaps it'll be void of the narration.

I have noticed TRC in the stores. Question: Does it come with a cardboard CD case or a plastic CD jewel case? I was afraid to buy it in case it was a promo copy like my Musicology CD I got from the concert.

eugnj420 said:

because Prince is nuts! of all albums to re-release! why not re-release The Gold Experience! ..thats an album that deserves to be heard

prodigalfan said:

it was originally released in the cheap cardboard cover.

xpertluva said:

Why would anybody even assume a re-release would stand for a complete butchering of the original product?

"Hey Prince! We have the rights to one of your older records - we don't like these parts, so can we just take off them? Isn't that a great idea?"

muirdo said:

And for the very last time you: digipaks are not "cheap cardboard covers"! They are a luxury format that requires special design and usually their production ends up costing more than a jewelcase design would. Prince has released digipaks as of late because they are the preferred format for most so-called serious music - as opposed to the jewelcases favoured by the teen-pop audience.

This is seriously starting to piss me off.

Novabreaker said:

honestly?

muirdo said:

Yes, it is indeed seriously starting to piss me off.

Mazerati said:

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He does not own the "The Gold Experience" WB does

Novabreaker said:

so you like the cheap cardboard covers better then?

Anxiety said:

exaclty

fair enough the cardboard might cost more but it looks cheap.
Give me an old fashioned plastic jewel case anyday.

muirdo said:

well, i only half meant that...i was mainly trying to get on nova's nerves.

i prefer jewel cases because they ARE cheap. i keep most of my CDs in binders, and so i take the CDs and booklets out of the jewel case, file 'em in my binders, and save the jewel cases for when i make comp CDs for friends. it saves a lot of space...though i haven't dismantled ANY of my prince CDs for binders. still and all, i guess i take a pragmatic approach to collecting music - i don't care so much about having a collectible 'object' as much as i care about having my music well-organized and having my discs in good shape.

all of that said, i think digipak CD packaging is SUPPOSED to be fancier or "premium", but really, i gotta be honest - the stuff falls apart. plastic jewel cases, at worst, get scratched or cracked...and they can be replaced easily to make your CD look brand new.

dumbass said:

HAHAHA ya learn somethin new every day, dont'cha...dumbass

Anxiety said:

Be careful with that. I've gone without sex for years now, and I am frustrated and angry about any imaginable issue.



Sure. But the plastic they are using for the trays is of better quality so they don't break off as often as is the case with jewelcases. Of course I gotta admit that whilst the usage of i.e. recycled or other matte-surfaced cardboard might be more appealing to my aestheticist's eys that format tends to get dirty quite fast. Not even considering the mess if you happen to drop even a small amount of liquid on it - even water. It's ruined.

dumbass said:

F'real. I am an adivd dis-believer of the There-are-no-dumb-questions theory.

This is no comment on the question asked, cuz I kind of think it's valid. Who in their right mind would think that TRC would make them money?....Seriously?...Oh...I know...A early rejected contestant on The Apprentice!

But as to dumb questions....They're EVERYWHERE! Imagine The day after your lavish wedding to your wife. $10,000 wedding lavish. U have a great day and everything runs smoothly. U kiss the bride, reception runs like a 2005 Caddi. U go home with your new wife and make wonderful whoopie, over and over and over, till U fall asleep. U both wake up the next morning...and your wife asks U if U love her. DUMB QUESTION ALERT!


FLAME ON LADIES!

laurarichardson said:

Not true. Prince struck a deal to get the masters back for TGE. That is why its out of print.

BobGeorge909 said:

ON digipaks...
they aren't cheaper to make, a lot of artists -Maceo, Ani Di Franco included- have been releasing with a high quality digipak nice booklets, readable liner notes and they are far more ecologically sound than a piece of scratchable plastic..

BobGeorge909 said:

$10k for a wedding ain't lavish ... bub.

Ifsixwuz9 said:

Well I'm not a wedding planner and haven't been married or engaged for that matter...sooo...I don't know how much weddings cost. That said. I'm sure there's people out there who would die to have a $10,000 dollar wedding and would consider it quite lavish if it happened. So HA!

BobGeorge909 said:

"Ha!" Yourself. I'm sure there are quite a lot of people who would consider that lavish. But I'm just saying on a whole ... not.