ernestsewell said:

I bought them twice as some were offered in higher bitrates at a later date and folks had mentioned that some tracks were slightly different mixes.

ernestsewell said:

No, several songs are different versions & "The Dance" wasn't released on NPGMC 2001.
[Edited 3/19/10 10:48am]

I lost all of my songs from NPGMC too

I have everything from NPG Music Club including the jingle and the striped down parts from the Musicolohgy single.



p.s.
I miss the NPG Music Club.

databank said:

Vavoom and S&M Groove immediately come to mind. The mixes on the albums were different from the year one releases.

There were also a lot of year one songs that haven't been re-released yet either. My Medallion, Jukebox with a Heartbeat, Hot Wit You (Club Mix), Murph Drag (from The Time), etc. have not been issued in any other form.

daPrettyman said:

Indeed, the ones u name and many others. What a wonderful year it was!!!

jonnyf said:

Legally, there isn't.

squirrelgrease said:

I have seen many more complaints about that. It seems the DRM was set up that way.

erik319 said:

I *hate* the plastic years songs. I just can't stand them.


But, folks who paid for the npgmc memberships who got the downloads which are no longer working, I sympathize with. It wasn't an issue with me cause I stripped the DRM off my files, and honestly--i don't even know if I still have all the files, cause I just don't give a flying rats ass about those songs.

But what chaps my hide about each time that he shuts down one of his sites...one of his private "clubs"... is that any hope for a conduit of expression from the paying customers for help or to vent their concerns is extinguished. There's nobody to call. No customer service. NOTHING.

Has Prince or Paisley Park ever been reported to the BBB? Does anyone know?

TheVoid said:

squirrelgrease said:

Oh that is just.... !!

and "F"!!!

squirrelgrease said:

Okay well it actually has a B+....at least when I looked it up.

ernestsewell said:

Yep. That's a fairly recent change after Lotusflow3r launched - it was definitely an F before LF went online. I smell payoff.

I finally got my hands on the NPG download albums today. Also got The Undertaker + Box "O" Chocolates... Best part - got the house to myself all night, so I'm gonna be blasting some P tunes

LFuNK said:

Did u get the Ahdio shows?

erik319 said:

i totally agree! dont blame me for seeking out these songs.... make it easy for me and id gladly pay prince for them... but of course not!

daPrettyman said:

I have all of it.

No - I didn't get the Ahdio Shows. Guess I have to start a new hunt

LFuNK said:

There are only 11. One month the ONLY music release was The Rainbow Children, so don't think you're getting short changed. I think www.dawnation.com has a list of all that was released.

ernestsewell said:

That was October 2001, and The Rainbow Children was originally one continuous track (like Lovesexy was). I for one was relieved when the CD version was released and it was tracked.

Coming off a year of digital-one-man-band sounding NPGMC songs, the release of The Rainbow Children was a sonic awakening. Lyric content is someone's preference, but no one can dispute that the music and his vocals are amazing.

NPGMC 4ever!

squirrelgrease said:

I'll go with that.

Acrylic said:

I still don't get why people didn't convert the DRM files to something else (mp3, wav, etc). As soon as I got my DRM files, I converted them to wav format. Sure, I lost the video files, but I still have the audio files.

daPrettyman said:

I thought the NPGMC would be around for a little while longer, so it wasn't as much a pressing matter. I think we're talking maybe $25 that I lost on his WMA files - vs. over $50 that I "lost" on LotusFlow3r.

I have some iTunes songs that still have DRM on them, and it doesn't cross my mind to circumvent them. Why? Because I know they're not going to pull the plug!

don't know how I managed it but I think I have all mine transferred into my Itunes library and all content include most of the videos are playable. Really was a great idea at the time and we all enjoyed it whilst it lasted.

jonnyf said:

Torrents!! You get everything you need with those!

Se7en said:

I always convert any drm protected file. Even if I don't do anything but burn an audio cd. Computers can crash at anytime. It's always smart to convert and save. As for the NPGMC being around, I never banked on it. This is Prince we're talking about. He changes his mind like the wind.

By the way, it is illegal to circumvent DRM.

daPrettyman said:

The BBB is only good if you check it before you buy.
AT&T has a worse record than NPG.

Tremolina said:

It's also illegal to download stuff for free, but that's not stopping me from putting uTorrent to good use tonight. DOH!