Check out http://www.target.com/gp/...ombrowse=1 for some nice preorder Flash button and scroll down for a banner It seems like the promotional push on Target's side is slowly unfurling.

That's great it's getting closer -- my ? is how about getting these songs played on the radio? Do we take the CD's around to our local radio stations and beg them to play them? last few PRINCE CD's i only heard maybe one song on the radio

Sweet! That's great stuff. I just hope I can see some advertising on the streets and on the subways. That's what Target needs to do like ASAP.

facedown7 said:

That would be nice if it was that easy. But the stations are controlled by THE MAN. The stations play what they're paid to play. So sad...

figures but im going to try and see if i can -- at least email them and let them know the CD"s are out.

facedown7 said:

That would be cool. Hopefully they will.

dannyd5050 said:

All aren't controlled by THE MAN, but they all want a perk or $ to play a song.

All of us should do our part and email station program directors and DEMAND they play the new material. Now, don't concentrate on your BIG stations (owned by Clear Channel or Cox), but your independent stations.

facedown7 said:

They know the cd is coming out. They all have a news wire, the key is contacting the program directors and music directors of your local stations and letting them know you want to hear the new Prince music.

I highly suggest you go to your station's website and find a direct contact email or phone number and contact them.

What I'm waiting for is the commercial

daPrettyman said:

i have called a couple of my local stations

tangerine7 said:

Did you call and speak to the Program Director? If not, your voice will not be heard.

I am so persistent about this because I used to work and radio and know how these PDs are. The jocks don't pass along messages (as a whole) and the pd tends to ignore the "request" until you actually contact them directly.

daPrettyman said:

yes i did. i asked directly for them. yeah or other wise another will tell u that they are out.

Good to see! Like someone else said...bring on the TV commercial

mELdOURADOsELVAGEM said:

Okay, now I'm awake

PEJ said:

Are you skipping???
WTF???

purplecam said:

Thats what im talking about

amorbella said:

no I'm yaying : yay :

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SWEET!!!!

DigMeNow said:

but that "other article" was the official press release, wasn't it?

so someone's got it wrong. i wonder which of the two?

DigMeNow said:

Or "Disco Jellyfish" could possibly be a hidden bonus track like "Wasted Kisses" was on Newpower Soul.

I love that there are already a shit-load of 5-star ratings for an album that hasn't come out yet.

redflag said:

OK, I promise I'll just say this once more...

"Discojelly" is simply an extended instrumental of "Chocolate Box".

For the one who said that DISCOJELLYFISH was an instrumental/bonus track etc. that's the first thing that came to my mind when i saw it Not listed in target and amazons listings.

daPrettyman said:

FWIW, it's illegal for stations or DJ's to accept $$ or other "perks" to play a song. It's not worth losing your job or the station license over. We can play *only* what is released... if only one song on the CD is released that's all we can play w/o risking fines. Bring me your disk if you want, I'll take it home with me, but I can't play it on the air. Yes, DJ's only play what they're told to play, but that's our *job* just like you only do what you're told to do at your job even if it isnt something you feel is right.

And calling or emailing over and over again to request something doesnt work either, if it's not released we can't play it yet, and if it is and the call log shows all the calls are coming from the same number all it does is piss off the DJ and PD. You call me 20 times during my request show from the same number and you can guarantee the song wont get played.