do you people railing against WB ever get tired of being ignorant and manipulated?

As an avid fan I picked up my legs and got my boots on to have them burnin on my stereo!!!! Most of us all have the songs, including rarities. This CD may be for enthusiasts and quasi-fans.

Dayspring said:

Warner Bros. is the devil and you area traitor to prince's funk if you buy anything from them.

sosgemini said:

any day now, a video of my be-heading at the hands of Fam Qaeda will be broadcast on CNN.

the same songs released and rereleased and remixed and reremixed and on and on and on...

Dayspring said:

Mr Dayspring I understand the whole contract process but when you have a track record with a company and you are as Big a star as Prince was with Warner Bros they could have cut him a better deal. I mean look at warner bros as far as I'm concerned he's tha biggest artist they ever had . It did not have to be exactly 50/50 but then again they are giving out these deals to people who don't have proven records like prince ie Master p and Suge Knight and Cash money. So who was Manipulating who seems to me Warners was Prince SLAVE

The day before my birthday. Too bad I have it already.

PurplePupil said:

Ummm, they gave him his own record label to do with as he pleased, made him an executive VP at the parent label, and gave him the biggest recording contract in history (at the time). There was no better deal. It's not their fault he pissed away his money on things like prematurely promoting Carmen Electra before there was an album ready, or producing DOZENS of videos for songs that would never even be released.



you choose to remain ignorant and manipulated. thanks for answering.

..to buy...or not to buy...THAT is the question!

Similar to Dave Chapelle....The lost episodes. Didn't keep me from watching it
Reminded me of why I watched him in the first place. P must be chewing nails.

So, for those of us who haven't been keeping score - what's the deal with the two different track listings? I've seen these two different versions:

This one.....

Disc 1:
* Purple Medley
* I Wanna Be Your Lover
* Uptown
* Controversy
* 1999
* Little Red Corvette (Dance Mix)
* Let's Go Crazy (Special Dance Mix)
* Erotic City (12
* Purple Rain
* When Doves Cry
* I Would Die 4 U
* Pop Life
* She's Always in My Hair (12
* Raspberry Beret (12

Disc 2:
* Kiss (Extended Version)
* Sign 'O' The Times
* U Got the Look (Long Look)
* I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man
* Hot Thing (Extended Remix)
* Gett Off
* Money Don't Matter 2 Night
* Cream (N.P.G. MIx)
* 7 (Acoustic Version)
* Sexy Mutha
* Nothing Compares 2 U
* My Name Is Prince

...and this one...

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
2. Little Red Corvette
3. Let's Work
4. Pop Life
5. She's Always In My Hair
6. Raspberry Beret
7. U Got The Look
8. Kiss
9. Hot Thing
10. Thieves In The Temple
11. Cream

Is the first version, with all the remixes, etc, basically cancelled now?

sosgemini said:

Just cause one buy that from them dont mean we are a Traitor to Prince EH! What ever i been dealing with too much crap at home and if one wants to buy it they can Oh well;guess some miss the past of things with Prince Or maybe its just me Missing that.

LecoleKidman said:

Huh?

It's out here in Denver already.

deebee said:

All I know from fans who bought it is that it does contain a remix of "Let's Work", my favorite Prince track. So I'm buying it just for that!

deebee said:

^^^^
This is the correct track listing...Disc Two is all extended versions (see my additions in green). Some of the extended versions have only been "officially" available on vinyl up until now. (Let's Work kicks ass.)

I bought several of these CDs in March (they were being sold as imports in NY) and paid more than what it will sell for next week, but it was worth every penny for Disc Two alone. Plus the verso of the liner has a cool photo "montage" of rare single covers and imports. Unless you have a boot with all the extended versions in digital format--Disc Two is a must have, imo.

Dayspring said:[quote]

PurplePupil said:

How much warner Bros paying you

True, F WB's and more love to Prince...and 2 think they want 2 release this on my B-Day

PurplePupil said:

not a cent. how much did you get paid to be a brain donor?


If Prince didn't approve of this project, it wouldn't be released. You know why? Because the terms of him being released from his contract in 1996 were that he delivered Chaos & Disorder, The Vault (to be released later) and the right of WB to release one compilation, the date and contents of which were to be determined later (which ended up being The Very Best Of Prince).

In fact, when this CD was first announced last winter/spring, they actually HELD OFF on putting it out, because Prince requested that the tracklist be changed (he didn't want Erotic City and Sexy MF on there). Then they held off again while 3121 was released.


And even if he didn't approve of the project, why would it be bad for Warner Bros to release it? You act as if they're getting paid and Prince isn't. I have news for you, Prince gets paid every time his music is sold or used, whether it's a Warner Bros. release or not. It's called royalties.

Second, Warner Bros. isn't even owned by the same people as it was when Prince was signed to that label. And I have news for you, if there are ever going to be re-mastered re-issues of Prince's work from 1978-1996, it's going to be through Warner Bros., so you'd better get used to the idea of buying Prince material from them. If he wanted to own his masters so badly, he'd pony up the cash to buy them from Warner Bros. He sold them to them (via his contract), he should have to buy them back if he wants it. It isn't like Warner Bros. didn't put any work and money into making Prince a mega-star and mega-millionaire all those years he was signed to them. They ought to be getting SOMETHING of a return on their investment. As I said before, if Prince actually cared about owning his masters, he'd buy them like anyone else would have to, and since he's been "#1 at the bank" (his words) since 1996, then it really shouldn't be a problem for him to do it. Or he could have negotiated it at the time he was let out of his contract. Or he could have signed a new contract (for less money) with them when the time came that stipulated that ownership of the masters would be his. This is how many, many other big name acts have gained ownership of their master recordings. Why is Prince a special case? I can guarantee you that burning his bridges by completely severing ties with them and badmouthing them for a decade certainly hasn't done him any good with respect to getting back what he believes is rightfully his. Clearly he just wants to throw tantrums and have it handed over to him free and clear. Sorry, it doesn't work that way. Ford isn't coming to you and asking for your car back because they decided on a whim that they want to own everything that rightfully belongs to them. You bought the car. You own it. They bought the masters (at a pretty penny, no less), they own them. Until Prince is willing to shell out the dough for them instead of bitching and moaning about it, then all of his fans need to shut the fuck up and stop badmouthing Warner Bros. just to suck up to him.


But, of course, this is all moot, because Prince was involved in picking the tracks.

sosgemini said:

Death to the company that has made him a superstar, took risks with the 17year old kid and stood by him all through his "nasty" phase, and paid him handsomely? EXCUSE ME, what a stupid comment is this?

WB made a lot of money, but so did Prince. All this crying about Master rights - he sold them, so that is that. Don't think he had a gun pointed at his had when signing the contract.

http://www.play.com/Music...oduct.html have it at a bargain price with all the remixes listed. But let's face it, it's still not the "ultimate". 1988 nightclub performances aren't anywhere 2 b seen (LOL!)

I need my money. I'll wait for something new

EverlastingNow said:

WHERE....WHERE? I have looked several places near me (which is down south Denver), thinking someone made a mistake and left some out or put them out early and I have had NO luck. Can u help a fellow Denverite out, please???
Thanks

Dayspring is right, everyone else is wrong.

DevotedPuppy said:

Thanks, DP - I get it now. Definately a must have!


Weirdly enough, cd-wow.com are still displaying it with the old track listing. I wondered if they had some from March or something, but probably it's just a mistake....

A sign of things 2 come?