which prince albums do u think needs 2 b remastered "The Purple Rain album sounds just as good as the Gold Experience album 2 me as far as quality.


i think that "For U", "1999" and "SOTT" need it the most.

whats the problems with the albums uve mentioned that need remastering? i'd say parade (as ive mentioned b4) as it has some tracks were the drums sound terrible and have no power to them

All of them up to TGE don't even come close to audio standards in todays market place. I would like to think that at some point in the not-to-distant future a major remastering deal would be struck. Unfortunately for us however, the artist in question is Prince. Still, there may yet come another time where he needs to play the game to bring in the green, so time will tell. We can but hope.

Even the fan 'remastered' versions of 1999/Black/Lovesexy/SOTT that are doing the rounds out there make it glaringly apparent what needs to be done (the fan 'remastered' SOTT is particularly stunning, bringing out stuff buried within the mix even I had never even heard before).

I like to think of remastering in the same way that great artworks are cleaned up - peeling back the layers of dust gathered by time to garner a whole new appreciation of its splendour.

Right, I'm gonna stop now, I'm getting a bit 'wordy'

really? the SOTT remastered fan copy i have messes up only on one track "IF i was ur GF" other than that, it sounds really good.

playme3121 said:

Go compare the title track from the standard release and this other version via headphones at the same levels, then you'll understand exactly my point.

i don't know about any of his albums in particular
but it'd sure be nice to hear a new master of the song "1999"
i mean, that being his biggest played hit 'n all, y'know

Snap said:

Hmm, think of it: "1999 - The New Master"... brilliant!

Perhaps some sort of... 'Purple Medley' could be created, too...


All jokes aside, I feel that The Black Album needs it the most. Every time I listen to that cd, I just wanna blow the dust off of it.

R U all referring 2 the vinyl versions or the CD versions?

The vinyl (original) version of SOTT sounds fantastic. The Warners issued CD is terrible, as is 'Parade', '1999' and 'Lovesexy'. All of the vinyl versions sound fine.

What is this "fan remastered" 'SOTT' U R referring 2?

Peace.

G.

eyewishuheaven said:

When I play TBA at full volume on my headphones, it still sounds more like somebody at the other end of the train carriage is playing it on theirs.

Giovanni777 said:

CD, obviously - the vinyls are fine.

Giovanni777 said:

Uhh...it's a fan remastered CD.

Giovanni777 said:

bold statement
i once made the same statement
and almost got burned at the prince.org stake for it
most of the vinyl copies sound better than the CDs, true

His 80's masterpieces are definitely in a sorry state. Listening to them is like hearing your friend play their fav songs over the telephone.

not this again!

SIGN "O" THE TIMES!!!!!