i really do think the 20Ten project is over and done with, P got well paid, Tax & bill collectors got paid, some Europeans got happy with the tour = mission accomplished.

As for the never ending deluxe editions debate, can you imagine P being in control of the Dirty Mind collection! - what would that end up like!!!. Personally I think there's wayyyy too much new & challenging music coming out to be wasting time listening to 20-30 year old music again.

Well, the black album was meant to never been released

I'd like to see

Sign O' The Times

Disc 1
1. Sign o' The Times
2. Play In The Sunshine
3. Housequake
4. The Ballad of Dorothy Parker
5. It
6. Starfish and Coffee
7. Slow Love
8. Hot Thing
9. Forever In My Life
10. Housequake (7 Minutes Mo' Quake)

Disc 2
1. U Got The Look
2. If I Was Your Girlfriend
3. Strange Relationship
4. I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man
5. The Cross
6. It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night
7. Adore
8. U Got The Look (Long Look)

Disc 3
1. La La La He He Hee
2. Shockadelica
3. Big Tall Wall
4. In A Large Room With No Light
5. Cosmic Day
6. Adonis and Bathesheba
7. Rebirth Of The Flesh
8. Wonderful Ass
9. A Place In Heaven
10. Wally
11. Soul Psychodelicide

Disc 4- DVD

-The entire album in 5.1 surround sound

-Sign o' The Times: The Movie

-Sign O' The Times (Video)

-1987 MTV Video Music Awards Performance

-It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night (Live At Paisley Park, December 31, 1987)

I'd go with a Sign O' The Times set that looked like this...

(*=previously unreleased)

Disc 1: (The Original album) and yes it will fit on one disc without any problems

01. Sign O' The Times

02. Play In The Sunshine

03. Housequake

04. The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker

05. It

06. Starfish And Coffee

07. Slow Love

08. Hot Thing

09. Forever In My Life

10. U Got The Look

11. If I Was Your Girlfriend

12. Strange Relationship

13. I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man

14. The Cross

15. It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night

16. Adore

Disc 2: Remixes and B-Sides

01. U Got The Look (Long Look)

02. Housequake (7 Minutes MoQuake)

03. The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker (Extended Version)*

04. Strange Relationship (Extended Remix)*

05. I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man (Remix)*

06. If I Was Your Girlfriend (Extended Version)*

07. Shockadelica (Extended Version)

08. La, La, La, He, He, Hee (Highly Explosive)

09. Hot Thing (Remix)

10. Adore (Remix)*

Disc 3: Outtakes and Demos

01. Rebirth Of The Flesh*

02. Cosmic Day*

03. Emotional Pump*

04. Love And Sex*

05. Everybody Want What They Don't Got*

06. Walkin' In Glory*

07. Crystal Ball (Long Version incl. The Ball)*

08. Adonis And Bathsheba*

09. Nine*

10. U Got The Look (Slow Look)*

11. Witness 4 The Prosecution (Camille Version)*

12. Soul Psychodelicide*

13. Wally*

14. Crucial (Full Length Version)*

.

Or a Parade release that looked like this...

Disc 1: (The Original Album)

01. Christopher Tracy's Parade

02. New Position

03. I Wonder U

04. Under The Cherry Moon

05. Girls & Boys

06. Life Can Be So Nice

07. Venus De Milo

08. Mountains

09. Do U Lie?

10. Kiss

11. Anotherloverholenyohead

12. Sometimes It Snows In April

Disc 2: Remixes and B-Sides

01. Kiss (Extended Version)

02. Love Or Money (Extended Version)

03. Alexa De Paris (Extended Version)

04. Mountains (Extended Version)

05. Under The Cherry Moon (Instrumental)*

06. New Position (Extended Version)*

07. Girls & Boys (Extended Version)*

08. Anotherloverholenyohead (Extended Version)

09. Sometimes It Snows In April (Movie Mix)*

Disc 3: Outtakes and Demos

01. An Honest Man*

02. Wendy's Parade*

03. Come Elektra Tuesday*

04. Call Of The Wild*

05. Others Here With Us*

06. Go*

07. Mia Bocca*

08. It's A Wonderful Day*

09. Stella & Charles*

10. Splash

11. Neon Telephone*

12. Evolsidog*

13. Heaven*

14. Junk Music (Edit)*

15. Old Friends 4 Sale (Original Lyrics)*

16. Empty Room*

.

Or a Lovesexy one...

Disc 1: The Original Album

01. Eye No

02. Alphabet St.

03. Glam Slam

04. Anna Stesia

05. Dance On

06. Lovesexy

07. When 2 R In Love

08. I Wish U Heaven

09. Positivity

Disc 2: Remixes and B-Sides

01. Escape (Free Yo Mind From This Rat Race)

02. Glam Slam (Remix)

03. Scarlet Pussy

04. Lovesexy (Remix)*

05. Dance On (Remix)*

06. Eye No (Remix)

07. Alphabet St. (This Is Not Music, This Is A Trip)

08. I Wish U Heaven (Parts 1, 2 & 3)

09. Positivity (Remix)*

Disc 3: Outtakes and Demos

01. Cross The Line*

02. Lovesexy (Original Version)*

03. So Strong*

04. Love Song (Alternate Mix)*

05. Alphabet St. (Demo)*

06. I Wish U Heaven (Alternate Mix)*

07. Take This Beat*

08. I Guess I'm Crazy*

09. U*

10. The Line*

11. No Changes*

12. 3 Nigs Watchin' A Kung Fu Movie*

13. In A Winter Mood*

(technically there weren't any true outtakes from Lovesexy other than The Line, so disc 3 is mostly made up of tracks recorded around that time, rather than tracks specifically intended for the album)

Sweet dreams are made of this
Who am I to disagree?
I Travel the world and the seven seas
Everybody's looking for something
Some of them want to use you
Some of them want to get used by you
Some of them want to abuse you
Some of them want to be abused

Sweet dreams are made of this
Who am I to disagree?
I Travel the world and the seven seas
Everybody's looking for something

Hold your head up
Keep your head up, movin' on
Hold your head up, movin' on
Keep your head up, movin' on
Hold your head up, movin' on
Keep your head up, movin' on
Hold your head up, movin' on
Keep your head up

Some of them want to use you
Some of them want to get used by you
Some of them want to abuse you
Some of them want to be abused

Hold your head up
Keep your head up, movin' on
Hold your head up, movin' on
Keep your head up, movin' on
Hold your head up, movin' on
Keep your head up, movin' on
Hold your head up, movin' on
Keep your head up

Sweet dreams are made of this
Who am I to disagree?
I Travel the world and the seven seas
Everybody's looking for something

BorisFishpaw said:

I'd go with a Sign O' The Times set that looked like this...

(*=previously unreleased)

Disc 1: (The Original album) and yes it will fit on one disc without any problems

01. Sign O' The Times

02. Play In The Sunshine

03. Housequake

04. The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker

05. It

06. Starfish And Coffee

07. Slow Love

08. Hot Thing

09. Forever In My Life

10. U Got The Look

11. If I Was Your Girlfriend

12. Strange Relationship

13. I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man

14. The Cross

15. It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night

16. Adore

Disc 2: Remixes and B-Sides

01. U Got The Look (Long Look)

02. Housequake (7 Minutes MoQuake)

03. The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker (Extended Version)*

04. Strange Relationship (Extended Remix)*

05. I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man (Remix)*

06. If I Was Your Girlfriend (Extended Version)*

07. Shockadelica (Extended Version)

08. La, La, La, He, He, Hee (Highly Explosive)

09. Hot Thing (Remix)

10. Adore (Remix)*

Disc 3: Outtakes and Demos

01. Rebirth Of The Flesh*

02. Cosmic Day*

03. Emotional Pump*

04. Love And Sex*

05. Everybody Want What They Don't Got*

06. Walkin' In Glory*

07. Crystal Ball (Long Version incl. The Ball)*

08. Adonis And Bathsheba*

09. Nine*

10. U Got The Look (Slow Look)*

11. Witness 4 The Prosecution (Camille Version)*

12. Soul Psychodelicide*

13. Wally*

14. Crucial (Full Length Version)*

.

this is fantastic!

if there was ever a thread prince should read....

luvsexy4all said:

if there was ever a thread prince should read....

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trickykid59 said:

Interesting enough, all the people P worked with back when he was with the WB are no longer with them (I've heard). So it sounds like it would be 'clean slate' for both of them, for that matter, one would think.

Interesting yes, but was it really a problem of persons ?

Prince wanted to release 10 albums a year. Warner prefered quality control. As would do ANY record company. And the post-warner albums prooved them right.

& I've read that also, about P wanting to do that. Sometimes I sit back and say that he had that much material that he would've released ... That's INSANE but, in a good way. & now ladies and gentlemen, that would be the reason we have a infamous 'vault' ...

I've read that also, about P wanting to do that. Sometimes I sit back and say that he had that much material that he would've released ... That's INSANE but, in a good way. & now ladies and gentlemen, that would be the reason we have a infamous 'vault'

And one day somebody will open the vault. But honestly, judging on the abondant material published on various boots, a large majority deserves to stay unreleased.

That said, if we exclude live recordings/jams & unedited versions of published tracks, i'm sure there's enough material for a nice boxset.

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PurpleLove7 said:

luvsexy4all said:

if there was ever a thread prince should read....

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KEEP in mind my friends that PRINCE DOES NOT CARE WHAT u are THINKING & What are Your Xpectations as Fans!!

Do u know what is the favorite Drink of Prince!

this is this

love2thenines2003 said:

PurpleLove7 said:

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KEEP in mind my friends that PRINCE DOES NOT CARE WHAT u are THINKING & What are Your Xpectations as Fans!!

Do u know what is the favorite Drink of Prince!

this is this

I would not agree with you completely on that, some say 20Ten is the album a lot of fans were looking to get, I on the other hand was just happy to get a new album.

BorisFishpaw said:

Or a Parade release that looked like this...

Disc 1: (The Original Album)

01. Christopher Tracy's Parade

02. New Position

03. I Wonder U

04. Under The Cherry Moon

05. Girls & Boys

06. Life Can Be So Nice

07. Venus De Milo

08. Mountains

09. Do U Lie?

10. Kiss

11. Anotherloverholenyohead

12. Sometimes It Snows In April

Disc 2: Remixes and B-Sides

01. Kiss (Extended Version)

02. Love Or Money (Extended Version)

03. Alexa De Paris (Extended Version)

04. Mountains (Extended Version)

05. Under The Cherry Moon (Instrumental)*

06. New Position (Extended Version)*

07. Girls & Boys (Extended Version)*

08. Anotherloverholenyohead (Extended Version)

09. Sometimes It Snows In April (Movie Mix)*

Disc 3: Outtakes and Demos

01. An Honest Man*

02. Wendy's Parade*

03. Come Elektra Tuesday*

04. Call Of The Wild*

05. Others Here With Us*

06. Go*

07. Mia Bocca*

08. It's A Wonderful Day*

09. Stella & Charles*

10. Splash

11. Neon Telephone*

12. Evolsidog*

13. Heaven*

14. Junk Music (Edit)*

15. Old Friends 4 Sale (Original Lyrics)*

16. Empty Room*

.

You'd cut the orignal natural segue from Old Friends 4 sale to All My Dreams....shame on you

BorisFishpaw said:

I'd go with a Sign O' The Times set that looked like this...

(*=previously unreleased)

Disc 2: Remixes and B-Sides

01. U Got The Look (Long Look)

02. Housequake (7 Minutes MoQuake)

03. The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker (Extended Version)*

04. Strange Relationship (Extended Remix)*

05. I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man (Remix)*

06. If I Was Your Girlfriend (Extended Version)*

07. Shockadelica (Extended Version)

08. La, La, La, He, He, Hee (Highly Explosive)

09. Hot Thing (Remix)

10. Adore (Remix)*

They should throw the RazorMaid remix on there also.

14. Crucial (Full Length Version)*

IIRC There are two versions of Crucial.

Why not also include alternate takes of some SOTT material, e.g. Strange Relationship including the sitar etc? And the FULL version of Power Fantastic, i.e. including the band tuning up?

BorisFishpaw said:

(technically there weren't any true outtakes from Lovesexy other than The Line, so disc 3 is mostly made up of tracks recorded around that time, rather than tracks specifically intended for the album)

Perhaps they've still got an "original" mix from the album somewhere, the one Eric/Alan Leeds liked so much?

We're all basing our expections on the material we know exist, but may be we could have a few good surprise.

BartVanHemelen said:

BorisFishpaw said:

I'd go with a Sign O' The Times set that looked like this...

(*=previously unreleased)

Disc 2: Remixes and B-Sides

01. U Got The Look (Long Look)

02. Housequake (7 Minutes MoQuake)

03. The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker (Extended Version)*

04. Strange Relationship (Extended Remix)*

05. I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man (Remix)*

06. If I Was Your Girlfriend (Extended Version)*

07. Shockadelica (Extended Version)

08. La, La, La, He, He, Hee (Highly Explosive)

09. Hot Thing (Remix)

10. Adore (Remix)*

They should throw the RazorMaid remix on there also.

14. Crucial (Full Length Version)*

IIRC There are two versions of Crucial.

Why not also include alternate takes of some SOTT material, e.g. Strange Relationship including the sitar etc? And the FULL version of Power Fantastic, i.e. including the band tuning up?

Yes, I'd agree with the Razormaid remix of Housequake (as it was officially commissioned).

The 'finished' version of Crucial is the guitar one. The sax version is just a rough mix made when Eric was asked to put some sax on the track. Prince had never intended for all that sax to be used in the finished mix.

I deliberately left off Strange Relationship W&L mix and Power Fantastic, as I'd save them for a Roadhouse Garden/Dream Factory release (along with many other more band-orientated recordings from around that time). That's also the reason I didn't include All My Dreams on the Parade outtakes.

Purple Rain

Disc One: (The Original Album)

01. Let's Go Crazy

02. Take Me With U

03. The Beautiful Ones

04. Computer Blue

05. Darling Nikki

06. When Doves Cry

07. I Would Die 4 U

08. Baby I'm A Star

09. Purple Rain

Disc Two: More Music from the Movie

Other bands:

01. Jungle Love (Movie Version) - The Time

02. Modernaire - Dez Dickerson and the Modernaires

03. Sex Shooter (Extended Version) - Apollonia 6

04. The Bird - The Time

Instrumentals:

05. Slow Groove (Purple Rain Demo)

06. Possessed (Instrumental)

07. Midnight Rendezvous

08. God (Love Theme From Purple Rain)

09. Father's Song (Piano Instrumental)

10. Purple Rain (Piano Instrumental)

Incidental music:

11-? Selections from Michel Colombier's score

Disc 3: Remixes and B-Sides

01. Let's Go Crazy (Extended Version)

02. Erotic City (Make Love Not War, Erotic City Come Alive)

03. The Beautiful Ones (Full Length Version)*

04. Computer Blue (Full Length Version)*

05. Darling Nikki (Full Length Version)*

06. God

07. 17 Days (Extended Version)*

08. I Would Die 4 U (Extended Remix)

09. Another Lonely Christmas (Extended Version)

10. Purple Rain (Full Length Version)*

Disc 4: Outtakes and Demos

01. Let's Go Crazy (Original Version)*

02. Possessed

03. Electric Intercourse*

04. G-Spot*

05. Father's Song*

06. Wednesday - Jill Jones*

07. Manic Monday - Apollonia 6*

08. 17 Days - Apollonia 6*

09. G-Spot - Apollonia 6*

10. The Bird (Studio Version) - The Time*

11. My Love Belongs To You - The Time*

12. I Would Die 4 U (Studio Demo)*

13. Baby I'm A Star (Studio Demo)*

14. Katrina's Paper Dolls*

.

BorisFishpaw said:

Purple Rain

Disc One: (The Original Album)

Disc Two: More Music from the Movie

Disc 3: Remixes and B-Sides

Disc 4: Outtakes and Demos

IMHO they should make a Blu-ray, where you can switch between configurations and/or construct your own favorite version, e.g. one with the "full length" versions (i.e. what PR would have been like if there hadn't been a time limit for technical reasons). Not only would we have far superior sound, but also a completely new insight into how the album became the way it was.

(They should do that for several of the other albums, too.)

Also nice would be to compare the original live recordings with the versions that ended up on the album. Perhaps as part of a documentary?

IMHO this set needs to include the gig where so much of the album was recorded. I'd argue that this would need to be in Blu-ray format, so everyone can watch the gig at the proper framerate and the audio would be in superior quality.

funkyhead said:

Personally I think there's wayyyy too much new & challenging music coming out to be wasting time listening to 20-30 year old music again.

The opposite could be true. There's way too much old and challenging music already released to be wasting time with new music.

I need both old and new music, though.

BartVanHemelen said:

BorisFishpaw said:

(technically there weren't any true outtakes from Lovesexy other than The Line, so disc 3 is mostly made up of tracks recorded around that time, rather than tracks specifically intended for the album)

Perhaps they've still got an "original" mix from the album somewhere, the one Eric/Alan Leeds liked so much?

I would love to hear that,if it exists!

BorisFishpaw said:

Purple Rain

Disc One: (The Original Album)

01. Let's Go Crazy

02. Take Me With U

03. The Beautiful Ones

04. Computer Blue

05. Darling Nikki

06. When Doves Cry

07. I Would Die 4 U

08. Baby I'm A Star

09. Purple Rain

Disc Two: More Music from the Movie

Other bands:

01. Jungle Love (Movie Version) - The Time

02. Modernaire - Dez Dickerson and the Modernaires

03. Sex Shooter (Extended Version) - Apollonia 6

04. The Bird - The Time

Instrumentals:

05. Slow Groove (Purple Rain Demo)

06. Possessed (Instrumental)

07. Midnight Rendezvous

08. God (Love Theme From Purple Rain)

09. Father's Song (Piano Instrumental)

10. Purple Rain (Piano Instrumental)

Incidental music:

11-? Selections from Michel Colombier's score

Disc 3: Remixes and B-Sides

01. Let's Go Crazy (Extended Version)

02. Erotic City (Make Love Not War, Erotic City Come Alive)

03. The Beautiful Ones (Full Length Version)*

04. Computer Blue (Full Length Version)*

05. Darling Nikki (Full Length Version)*

06. God

07. 17 Days (Extended Version)*

08. I Would Die 4 U (Extended Remix)

09. Another Lonely Christmas (Extended Version)

10. Purple Rain (Full Length Version)*

Disc 4: Outtakes and Demos

01. Let's Go Crazy (Original Version)*

02. Possessed

03. Electric Intercourse*

04. G-Spot*

05. Father's Song*

06. Wednesday - Jill Jones*

07. Manic Monday - Apollonia 6*

08. 17 Days - Apollonia 6*

09. G-Spot - Apollonia 6*

10. The Bird (Studio Version) - The Time*

11. My Love Belongs To You - The Time*

12. I Would Die 4 U (Studio Demo)*

13. Baby I'm A Star (Studio Demo)*

14. Katrina's Paper Dolls*

.

I would lose my mind if Prince were to release something like this!!! Let's go crazy indeed!!

Personally I think there's wayyyy too much new & challenging music coming out to be wasting time listening to 20-30 year old music again.

It's not old vs new music.

One day i wanna listen to an old willie dixon record, the next day i'll listen to dubstep white labels. That's what makes music so good.

There is no way any of this will ever happen .... remember it's Prince we're dealing with

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love2thenines2003 said:

PurpleLove7 said:

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KEEP in mind my friends that PRINCE DOES NOT CARE WHAT u are THINKING & What are Your Xpectations as Fans!!

Do u know what is the favorite Drink of Prince!

this is this

...so wrong....he has already "cared" to listen to my suggestions

lopez568 said:

I recently discovered the Japanese 'Remasters' of his classic albums. Not sure if they are official or not, but they sure do sound 10x better than the CD's I had. It's like listening to the album for the first time! Especially 'Controversy' and 'Sign O' The Times'.

They were not remastered.

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