...with Warner Brothers for the next 7 years?

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Anji said:

To be honest - I couldn't care less. Maybe this would actually be great, as maybe Warner-era material would be re-released in great quality, and vaults be opened ;=)

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Krid said:

co-sign. i am at the point where i am beyond caring what he does as long as
he releases some decent music every 12-18 months. a new deal with wb would
be a godsent as we might finally get the remastered albums, something i'm a
lot more interested in than new material at this point in time.

Don't see the big deal.

Iampurple said:

Such a situation could lead to remastering the back-catalogue, re-releasing out of print material, etc, etc. That's a pretty big deal IMO.

That wouldn't happen. Didn't you just ask this at Housequake?

Dayclear said:

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Dayclear said:

[Bait snip - luv4u]

how would I feel?
soft, and supple as always
no really...I think it would be kind of exciting.
it sure would rile up some folx on here.

NouveauDance said:

I feel the same way about this.And I can only dream that working with WB might make his album covers look half decent again, though I doubt it because many record companies really suck these days when it comes to making the product look nice.
Ahhh , I miss the days when Prince´s albums had beautiful cover art and an interesting booklet. Dirty Mind, Purple Rain, Parade, SOTT, Lovesexy, even Diamonds and Pearls and the Symbol album all had great photography, style and class.His 90s albums up until today are nowhere near as beautiful as the old ones.
However, the most interesting thing would be remastered versions of his 80s material.Those thin sounding CDs don´t do his legacy any justice.
And, yes, it would also be good for nostalgic reasons to see the WB logo on a Prince album again. Other than the possibility of remastered old music I don´t really think that the record label really makes a difference these days. The days of the artist-friendly WB label are definitively a thing of the past,especially since the old guys who supported Prince are no longer working with WB anymore.

W.B. are the past. We are the future. He will sign for us and we will own his soul.

Mwahahahaha!

I would be great only in that maybe we can hear Prince on more radio stations than in the last 10 years. He only gets spins on Urban radio and while that's cool, I would love to hear a new Prince song on a Top 40 station like Z100 here in NYC. Yeah it would be great to have remastered albums but I'm more concerned about getting the new music out to the masses and keeping it out there rather than going out of print in a few years. I could be wrong on all accounts but this is my 2 cents on the matter.

It won't happen as much as he complains about the record business, I comes up in every interview. He olny makes short term deals when he wants to get a lagrer auidence. I mean the smaller stuff would get sold here in the small town where I live. . He will get whyat he want s and then he goes.

jodi081630 said:

Only if the deal included the Masters. Would Warners meet half way?? How about 50/50 between Warners and Prince for his warners catalog and his associated artists releases time, vanity, paisley releases.... then remaster the entire prince catalog with of course a few bonus cd vault cuts thrown in and maybe even include a bonus dvd of the tour that closely accompanied the cd. Maybe even pay up front Prince also with a specified number of new warner released cds with tours included.Of course Prince would own 100% of the masters of the new releases because Warners would own the new tours. And did I mention we would have put all of the new stuff on a new label. What should be the name of the new label Dr. F. Did I mention the first new release would include 4 cds. Hey gotta re emancipated and do it even bigger.

purplecam said:

yeah, WB would lift their blacklist on him with all the contention of the past with him and them, I don't see it happening .. but with Prince, you never know

Would be great, gives us certainties in life.
But Prince is jealous, so....
I think that his WB catalog is stuff for collectors now, some of the albums are long out of print.

Whatever Business Decision He Makes Is Fine With Me He Knows What He's Doing We Just Wait For New Music That's All
[Edited 9/18/08 2:46am]

It would be great. Prince doesn't give a shit what happens to us, his fans, so I don't give a shit if he owns his masters or not. All I care about is #1) some good remastered classic material and #2) some good new music.

With proper management, Prince might actually get back on track to releasing albums at near the rate he used to. Contrary to what some orgers say, I don't think he manages his business model all that great. L41A.com, npgmc, and 3121 could be making him a killing right now just off of Internet sales alone. And whats become of them?

He needs management that isn't afraid to tell him how and when to release product. That way he can do what he does best--concentrate on being an artist.

A creative genius, an artist, a true musician/sonwriter--those are things Prince completely excels at. Running a business and P&R--Prince pretty much screws the pooch on those every chance he gets.

The truth is Prince has such a bad reputation and has become such a bad cd seller + is so expensive that nobody would sign him in the first place apart ffrom for the distribution.

That´s about his busines, for me the important is: his music

1st off, just signing 2 warners doesn't guarentee a hit anymore. these r not the days of mo ostin and larry waronker 2 people that helped get prince out there 2 the masses. any major label signing doesn't guarentee a hit other wise u wouldn't have all these fire sales of execs and staff at the end of year.

and cam i love ya brother but ya gots 2 realize that z100 won't b playing prince cause correct me if i'm wrong, did they even play musicology?

Flowers2 said:

That's the only thing I would want to see come out of this IF he ever came back with a major label. It's amazing that he's STILL blacklisted from Top 40 radio. It's a fucking disgrace. I hope that he finds his way back on Top 40 radio again. It may be a pipe dream but a man can dream can't he?

I respect Prince's business decisions...He appears fairly successful in comparison to me.

Tame said:

Hes actually very succesful when it comes to touring. The recording industry no longer can rely on cd sales to make a profit that why you have companies like Live Nation getting a major cut of tours by fronting established tourers big payouts. Bottom line when its all said and done the masters are his babies., and right now he is at his peak in generating tour revenue, thats his ace in his back pocket to get the masters back in his hands and cut a deal with Warners. FACE DOWN.

jodi081630 said:

Unless he puts more quality in his work no label will do co-deals with him and he will have to sell his music from whatever website he sets up.

carlcranshaw said:

Gone are the days when labels just looked at number of units to drive their profits. Prince in a unique situation, such as Madonna, they are proven tour drawers...thats why Live Nation will sign established artists like Madonna, she will create her music on her own terms, but Live Nation knows that she doesn't have to sell 3 million units per cd, since her tour revenue is where they will make $$ with her. Same would apply to Prince, hes a unique artist that can also bring them $$ by doing a deal that includes Prince's tours. Prince has reached that plateau in his career where he can release whatever he wants whether its on a label or on-line, he can relatively live a lifetstyle of the rich and famous, but what he cannot buy what has eluded him is his masters of the Warner CCatalog. Prince has a window of opportunity in that the next 10 years no doubt he will still be a major tour draw, this is the time for him to negotiate a contract with Warners and owns his masters.