PRINCE'S HITS AND VIDEOS BRING THE FUNK 2 U

Ultimate Double-Disc Collection From Multi-Grammy-Winning Superstar
Gathers The Artist's Warner-Era Hits Together With Rare Remixes; Diamonds
and Pearls Features DVD Debut of Videos, Live
Performances and Interviews from Prince and the NPG

Both Are Available From Warner Bros. August 22


LOS ANGELES - During his groundbreaking 18-year paisley reign at Warner
Bros., Prince built a superfunkycalifragisexy legacy of genre-bending hits
that made him royalty on the rock, soul, pop and R&B charts. Warner Bros.
Records salutes the Twin Cities' funknastiest son with a pair of releases:
ULTIMATE PRINCE, a two-disc compilation featuring his biggest hits and
hard-to-find remixes; plus DIAMONDS AND PEARLS, a DVD collection of videos,
performances and more. Both are available August 22 at regular retail
outlets and online at onlyhitmusic.com. The double-CD set can be purchased
for a suggested list price of $24.98, while the DVD is available for
$14.99.

Featuring more than two-and-a-half hours of prime Prince, ULTIMATE includes
songs recorded between 1978 and 1993. The two-disc set contains the
Grammy-winning singles "Kiss" and "Purple Rain," plus #1 pop hits "When
Doves Cry" and "Let's Go Crazy" as well as rare remixes of "Cream," "Little
Red Corvette" and "Pop Life."

Drawing from music Prince originally recorded with his backing bands The
Revolution and The New Power Generation, ULTIMATE tracks the artist's
evolution from his early albums (Prince, Dirty Mind and Controversy) and
pop successes (1999, Purple Rain and Sign 'O' The Times) to more eclectic
albums (Lovesexy, Diamonds And Pearls and the "symbol" album).

A marathon of funky joints, sensual ballads and dynamic pop, ULTIMATE
features Prince's first #1 R&B hit, "I Wanna Be Your Lover" from his
self-titled 1979 sophomore album, as well as his Top 5 Pop hits: "Sign 'O'
The Times," "Raspberry Beret" and "U Got The Look," and his Top 5 R&B hits:
"Controversy," "1999" and "Alphabet St."

A treasure chest of royal rarities, ULTIMATE collects hard-to-find tracks
including the single version of "7" from the symbol album; the 12-inch
version of "Raspberry Beret" from Around The World In A Day and the classic
B-side "She's Always In My Hair" rounded out with remixes of "Hot Thing"
from Sign 'O' The Times and "Thieves In The Temple" from the Graffiti
Bridge soundtrack.

DIAMONDS AND PEARLS contains more than an hour of music including the DVD
debut of concert performances, interviews and classic videos. The
collection spotlights songs from Diamonds and Pearls, Prince's thirteenth
studio album and his first with the New Power Generation. Videos for the
smash singles "Gett Off," "Cream" and the title track are bolstered by
clips of fan favorites such as "Money Don't Matter 2 Night" and
"Insatiable," as well as three more album tracks.

The DVD also features concert footage of Prince and the NPG working up a
sweaty funk on the Diamonds and Pearls tracks - "Thunder," "Jughead" and
"Live 4 Love." The collection also captures Prince and his formidable band
putting their unmistakable spin on Aretha Franklin's classic soul hit, "Dr.
Feelgood." Interviews with Prince and the band round out DIAMONDS AND
PEARLS.

Considered a musical genius by many of his peers, Prince Rogers Nelson
occupies a rarified place in music history as: a four-time Grammy winner; a
prolific hitmaker with more than 50 multi-platinum, platinum and gold
release to his credit; an electrifying performer whose last tour was one
the year's top-sellers; and a consummate musician dedicated to exploring
new musical territory.

ULTIMATE PRINCE
Track Listing

Disc 1
1. "I Wanna Be Your Lover"
2. "Uptown"
3. "Controversy"
4. "1999"
5. "Delirious"
6. "When Doves Cry"
7. "I Would Die 4 U"
8. "Purple Rain"
9. "Sign 'O' The Times"
10. "I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man"
11. "Alphabet St."
12. "Diamonds And Pearls"
13. "Gett Off"
14. "Money Don't Matter 2 Night"
15. "7"
16. "Nothing Compares 2 U"
17. "My Name Is Prince"

Disc 2
1. "Let's Go Crazy" - Special Dance Mix
2. "Little Red Corvette" - Dance Remix
3. "Let's Work" - Dance Remix
4. "Pop Life" - Fresh Dance Mix
5. "She's Always In My Hair" - 12" Version
6. "Raspberry Beret" - 12" Version
7. "Kiss" - Extended Version
8. "U Got The Look" - Long Look
9. "Hot Thing" - Extended Remix
10. "Thieves In The Temple" - Remix
11. "Cream" - N.P.G. Mix



DIAMONDS AND PEARLS
DVD Track Listing

1. "Gett Off"
2. "Cream"
3. "Diamonds And Pearls"
4. "Call The Law"
5. "Willing And Able"
6. "Insatiable"
7. "Strollin'"
8. "Money Don't Matter 2 Night"
9. "Thunder"
10. "Dr. Feelgood"
11. "Jughead"
12. "Live 4 Love"

For additional information regarding ULTIMATE PRINCE, please contact

JUGHEAD!

darkstranger521 said:

Aug 22nd? i've already seen this in stores.

CHIC0 said:

recently or back in March when it was going to be release but cancelled at the last minute but after some got shipped... i have one too... it is right here!

It would have been nice to include the Gett Off videos as well... oh well...

SlamGlam said:

it was about 1 1/2 to 2 weeks ago. the bin was full of them.
[Edited 7/28/06 1:54am]

toejam said:

The DVD is just the same as the VHS version that was released around the time of D&P, it's not something new that's been compiled recently or anything, that's why no extra videos. God forbid someone in Warners go out of their way to do something logical like add the Gett Off and Sexy MF videos to this collection...

metalorange said:

Well yeah, they definately could've added the Gett Off video EP to this release, that woulda been nice.

There's really no reason to buy it if you have the VHS, other than to update to DVD - I think I'll wait till I see it cheapo in the sales, since music dvds never really have much replay value in this abode.

toejam said:

Agreed. It's not like we'll ever see a separate DVD release of the Gett Off video EP...

Jughead on DVD...God help us all.

I'm really excited for the Diamonds and Pearls DVD cause
I've never seen him perform Thunder before, and it's one of my favorite songs!!

thekidsgirl said:

Haven't watched if for a while, but I seem to recall that Thunder, Jughead and Dr. Feelgood are disappointingly short, they are just clips of the tracks being performed live rather than the full song, intertwined with interviews of the band. Live 4 Love is the full song live, however it is mixed with stock footage of airplanes and bombs being dropped n' stuff.

Already countin' the days!

CHIC0 said:

really? this one?

SlamGlam said:

they had tons of 'em at virgin megastore in chicago a few months back. i was lucky enough to snag some for me and a couple of friends.

Anx said:

yeah some shops got them... i bet that Prince told WB to pull it and they sent out memos and stoped further shipments but did not press the issue. i got mine for $9 at best buy with the target AD. (TARGET had a sign that said it was cancled)

SlamGlam said:

Bestbuy.com has ultimate on pre-order for $22.99 for August 22.

NouveauDance said:

bite your tounge...sound and picture quality improvements arent enough of a reason to upgrade?

I laugh at everyone who paid top dollar for a copy of Ultimate Prince off of eBay or wherever. I knew all I had to do was be patient for a little while. It's crazy what some people paid for that shit.

NouveauDance said:

the collector geek in me is excited about this, if for no other reason, it's one more clunky VHS tape i can get rid of.

This is the release date for Ultimate on amazon....

Availability: This item will be released on December 31, 2025. You may order it now and we will ship it to you when it arrives.


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