LondonStyle said:

Besides, who said we're getting inside the vault? Wasn't that the case with Crystal Ball? And "The Vault"?

LondonStyle said:

Not always. Sometimes there's 2 or 3 days notice and that might be putting it nicely.

2elijah said:

And you know that he could but he doesn't. This price isn't bad for me. It cost me $81 to get a monthly MetroCard for the Buses and Subways so I can deal with this.

Anxiety said:

Cool when lived in MPLS I used to work in this building to, it used to be called IDS Tower, i worked for AMEX, I am not sure that is the current name now, but back in the day it was. I think it nice that he used the MPLS skyline, Prince has not forgot where he comes from....

LondonStyle said:

Maybe you can download stuff too for a set price. (remember the songs for 99 cents for people who weren't a member of the NPGMC). So the 'thus creating a larger black market' is not justified. If you don't pay 77 USD you don't get everything but it doesn't mean automatically you get nothing.

Anxiety said:

I probably read too fast out of excitement. Plus, people are continuously walking into my office. I probably *thought* I read it all. haha

LondonStyle said:

lol. stop saying that. everything is transparant these days. there is no
longer a black market.

the entire npgmc catalogue and the entire musicology store is online as
we speak in various places, to be downloaded for free.

npgmc had a fixed membership price. the musicology store was accessable
at a pay per download basis. both got bootlegged heavily but the black
market no longer makes any money.

it won't be long before the more well known bootleg companies won't even
bother to print a hard copy anymore. they sell like 50 copies and they
just spread online from there. just like regular releases.

gone are the days when we'd lay down $ 90,- for a 2 disc outtake set of
sub par soundquality studiotracks or bad live recordings. if anything
the bootleg market for prince's rare material is a niche market at best
and with digital spreading of files it is on it's last legs right now.

that still doesn't fully explain or allow for a 77 dollar membership,
which is rather steep, i'll admit. but heck, i spent money on far more
uninteresting stuff. i've put aside 25 bucks a month since december and
i'll just put up the cash to see what all the talk is about.

will it be disappointing? yes, i'm sure it will be. will it be value
for money? no it won't, it wasn't with the ngpmc and it wasn't with
the life long membership of musicology. but hey, who cares? i've quit
smoking and i'm saving $120,- a month just from that.

a year's worth of strolling around prince's website and snapping up
the occasional new video or exclusive song will do me just fine.

i'll bitch and moan, sure, but what else is new?

purplecam said:

Well lots of reason ...one being the price just got CD's but that was ground breaking days...the internet is widespread more people have access ..so Prince should get his people to review the costs....$77 / £54 is just too much ...don't get me wrong not asking for free ...just better vaule in these times...

LondonStyle said:

You did not answer the question but whatever. The fact still remains, save that money honey!!!

LondonStyle said:

But...no one is saying it will be 75.00 per year. It could be just a small renew fee after a year. We will just have to wait and see and stop worrying about that until it gets here.

LondonStyle said:

will u PLEASE stop talking about the bootleg market!!! ghatdamn u don't realize he has snoops checking out these sites!! damn ur probably that same asshole at paisley park that admitted 2 femi that u own 100 unreleased songs ..

here's the deal ..either pay 4 the membership or don't ..simple and plain

2elijah said:

See...that's what I thought myself as well?!? The aisles will b sooooo funky...it will b known that Prince released new cd's this way!!

the MPLSOUND cover is nice.... reminds me a bit of that VH1 special and the opening of it when the narrator was entering Minneapolis and you could see the sky line. In the backgroud Sign of the Times was playing and you could here Prince saying "ya'll came here to get yo Purple Rain on!"

That cover is sick

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I've already place the beg on my friend who works at Target in the electronic/music section for the posters.....whoo whoo....I cannot waitto get my grubby hands the first cd cover.....I'm not two sure about the other two...

As an Angeleno & Puprplehead I'm really excited for the coming weeks. I'm just trying to get the inside info as fast as I can so I don't miss a show. I missed P at the Avalon(which is 5min from my apt) because I didn't have my ear to the tracks. BUT, & be jealous, I got tickets for me & a friend for P on the Tonight Show for Wed & Thurs! I going bananas! I don't many Purpleheads in LA so I had to brag somewhere!

I hope everyone out here gets at least a little piece of purple in the coming weeks.

purplecam said:

now now cam hang on brother, we have 2 b fair and say that he has 2 come 2 nyc and do this or that..i'm sure folks all over the world would like 4 him 2 come there and do this or that ..share buddy...and didn't u c him in october last year or something?

L4OATheOriginal said:

Hey all i'm saying is lets have a better price Prince, I'm not asking for Prince to give it to me for free ...i think it's good for Prince People to known he has music lovers willing to pay but can't afford his stuff ...but we do own alot of his stuff which we bought through legal channels....Amazon/HMV/BestBuys etc..

and we don't want to get bootlegs of the net ....
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LiveToTell86 said:

me too ...now that cover is cool!

L4OATheOriginal said:

I'm going to keep it real with you, I don't care about the rest of the world, I want Prince to show up here in NYC. Yes I saw him in October and I want to see him here again in March or April too. Once he comes here, THEN he can go to JFK and fly out to see the rest of the world then, so don't hate on me cause I saw the man a few months ago.

with seeing these covers now 4 the albums ..i'm wondering if they will come in a 3 cd carrying jewel box or seperate jackets in one package

good to hear . i'll fork up 77 bucks for the site. ain't like i got shit else to do . that mplsound cover is hot, son

purplecam said:

not hating at all man ..and u know what i know about october so belive me THERE IS NO HATING ON THAT FRONT

i'm just saying man, other spots in this world that i feel the man should get 2 more than nyc ...like i'm sure the folks down under would love 2 see him

LondonStyle said:

prince concerts? not always.

and you may value a concert more than a web site membership, and that's all very understandable, but for people to say "i can't afford $77 for membership!!!" but at the same time be able to cough up the cash for a hit-n-run concert...that's what i'm getting at.

NouveauDance said:

As someone in the graphic design profession, I'd definitely agree that the cover is...hmmm... not the best design work. However, great designers often have the design dictated to them, and they end up with very little (sometimes no) say in the art direction. I'd say P has always had opinions on what his "product" looks like. Back in the day, I would almost guarantee that he to contend with WB's standards, as well as input (good and bad) from those in his camp (a bit like having others around him musically that would tell him if something sucked or not). Having "emancipated" himself from all of that, he can produce whatever he wants (including the design of said products) -- good or bad. I actually asked Steven Parke -- a past designer for P -- a question about his work (Emancipation, NPS, etc.). He seemed quite embarrassed by some of it. I'd bet money that P dictated a lot of that design direction that Parke had to deal with. Oh, and I agree with the comment about MPLSound looking "cheap." Anyone can get a hold of Photoshop these days, overlay a bunch of images, add bevel effects to type, etc. -- that doesn't make it GOOD design. I'm just waiting for the MPLSound cover to be turned into one of those box lighted signs that has the faux moving water. I could hang it next to a velvet Elvis painting.

hollywooddove said:

A yearly membership of $77 is perfectly fine with me. Especially if the membership grants us priority seating/ticketing like NPGMC did. I'm excited for the previously unreleased content also, even if we can't 'keep it'. If it's there when I want to view it and it's a high quality format, that's acceptable.

L4OATheOriginal said:

They'll get their turn in time. I'll be happy when Prince goes to Austraila, China, Timbuktu or God knows where else on God's green earth but I want to see him somewhere in Manhattan. Hell if he went to Staten Island I would friggin run to the Staten Island Ferry to see his ass there. I just want my turn...again.

I'm still trying to figure this out....Will the Cds at target come with the artwork/booklets or do you have to subscribe to Prince's site to get any of that.

MARCH 24th is my Birthday.
Thank U!

Wish I could b in Lalaland 2 celebrate!

Bring it 2 to NYC again soon

jgreco7 said:

And that's 2 days before mine. Aries baby! He must come back here again, I'm glad someone else from this great city want that too. We have talk shows for you to go to so you can promote the CD's Prince!

Like he's reading this!