TheDigitalGardener said:

A re-issue is (sort of) announced, and already you have him touring and releasing remasters.

Calm down. I hope you guys get a few gigs in Aussie, it's been a damn long time for you to wait.

But i would not be getting too excited about this re-issue thing.

I hope i'm wrong though.

I do agree with you Dig at the end of the day, but its nice to have something happen at our end & he has such a big following down here when you take population differences into account, but yeah, like I said Im not holding my breath & I do wanna check out the reissue, if in fact it does happen, if there is no difference I can't see the point in buying it!! Although the SOTT re-release does have me interested, I have the original & the sound & pic quality isnt the best, so if this recent release is better then i will buy it.

I hope you are wrong to, but the more I think about other forgotten & abandoned projects...........

anyway you get the picture!!!!

All we can do is wait & see I guess!!!!

[Edited 3/2/11 3:01am]

( nvmnd , already posted here http://prince.org/msg/7/353899 ... my bad )

Detailed Description

April 19, 2011 pre-order your copy today! Orders with both pre-order and in stock items will have all in stock items shipped immediately!

The third studio album by the iconic pop star was originally released in 1980 and was produced, arranged and composed primarily by the artist himself. By the cover and the title, one could surmise the musical content would be primarily sexual in nature. The critically acclaimed album debuted at number 63 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart.

Features:
• 180g Vinyl

Selections:
1. Dirty Mind
2. When You Were Mine
3. Do It All Night
4. Gotta Broken Heart Again
5. Uptown
6. Head
7. Sister
8. Party Up

[Edited 3/2/11 3:09am]

TheDigitalGardener said:

Calm down. I hope you guys get a few gigs in Aussie, it's been a damn long time for you to wait.

Yeah, I guess in hindsight this thread is looking a bit sad

It's no big deal though, really... It's not like we're DESPERATE FOR NEWS down here or anything!

Fingers crossed for something fun on Friday

thank U for the details Shango.

I like these Prince vinyls, but I had hoped for re-mastered CD albums...

damn.

Chiquetet said:

TheDigitalGardener said:

Calm down. I hope you guys get a few gigs in Aussie, it's been a damn long time for you to wait.

Yeah, I guess in hindsight this thread is looking a bit sad

It's no big deal though, really... It's not like we're DESPERATE FOR NEWS down here or anything!

Fingers crossed for something fun on Friday

Fingers, Toes & my hair is in a plait right now, so it is crossed as well!!!!

thedance said:

thank U for the details Shango.

I like these Prince vinyls, but I had hoped for re-mastered CD albums...

damn.

You're welcome thedance

Yeah, let's keep fingers crossed for those indemand remasters. At least there's somewhat a beginning lol.

For the moment i don't see the link beetween the supposed CD re-release of 1999 in Australia & the release of these vynil from WB/RHINO??

http://www.princevault.com/index.php/Main_Page

4 March, 2011 – Prince's fifth album 1999 will be re-released on CD in Australia. No additional information is currently known about packaging or anything that is unique to this release.

lovesexy06 said:

TheDigitalGardener said:

A re-issue is (sort of) announced, and already you have him touring and releasing remasters.

Calm down. I hope you guys get a few gigs in Aussie, it's been a damn long time for you to wait.

But i would not be getting too excited about this re-issue thing.

I hope i'm wrong though.

I do agree with you Dig at the end of the day, but its nice to have something happen at our end & he has such a big following down here when you take population differences into account, but yeah, like I said Im not holding my breath & I do wanna check out the reissue, if in fact it does happen, if there is no difference I can't see the point in buying it!! Although the SOTT re-release does have me interested, I have the original & the sound & pic quality isnt the best, so if this recent release is better then i will buy it.

I hope you are wrong to, but the more I think about other forgotten & abandoned projects...........

anyway you get the picture!!!!

All we can do is wait & see I guess!!!!

[Edited 3/2/11 3:01am]

Yes, the SOTT dvd looks interesting, the Canadian version is much better quality than the standard release (and i have that fact on very good authority), both in picture and sound quality, so that would be worth getting.

As for the rest, like you said, lets wait and see. If the Australian 1999 is different in any way, be sure to post details.

TheDigitalGardener said:

lovesexy06 said:

I do agree with you Dig at the end of the day, but its nice to have something happen at our end & he has such a big following down here when you take population differences into account, but yeah, like I said Im not holding my breath & I do wanna check out the reissue, if in fact it does happen, if there is no difference I can't see the point in buying it!! Although the SOTT re-release does have me interested, I have the original & the sound & pic quality isnt the best, so if this recent release is better then i will buy it.

I hope you are wrong to, but the more I think about other forgotten & abandoned projects...........

anyway you get the picture!!!!

All we can do is wait & see I guess!!!!

[Edited 3/2/11 3:01am]

Yes, the SOTT dvd looks interesting, the Canadian version is much better quality than the standard release (and i have that fact on very good authority), both in picture and sound quality, so that would be worth getting.

As for the rest, like you said, lets wait and see. If the Australian 1999 is different in any way, be sure to post details.

Sure will!!

Also just quickly, I was just creeping around pvault & clicked on 1999, I didn't realize the song Automatic was only released as a single in Australia. Any particular reason why this was so, do you know? Just curious!!!

[Edited 3/2/11 4:02am]

^^ No idea sorry, that has happened a lot in the past, and not just with Prince, different singles are/were released in different countries, or sometimes with different b-sides etc.

love2thenines2003 said:

For the moment i don't see the link beetween the supposed CD re-release of 1999 in Australia & the release of these vynil from WB/RHINO??

http://www.princevault.com/index.php/Main_Page

4 March, 2011 – Prince's fifth album 1999 will be re-released on CD in Australia. No additional information is currently known about packaging or anything that is unique to this release.

Thank U...

Release: 4. March is tomorrow.....

Please write more about this,

Purple girls & boys from Australia.

thedance said:

Release: 4. March is tomorrow.....

Even better - 4 March is today already here in Oz

I'll stop by JB on my way back from the gym and check it out!

(although between JB having no knowledge of it just a few days ago and it being pointed out that a re-issue isn't much to be excited about, the wind has gone out of my sails a little on this one )

Just went onto JB website, nothing at all about the re-release of 1999, However what shocked me was the prices of some Prince Cd's!!!!

I saw Prince on Ellen 24/04/2009 perform Crimson & Clover, a couple days later I purchased the 3 Cd set from JB for $26.95, the price of this cd online now is.............$69.95 !

Emancipation cost .............$70.00 (purchased thru Sanity Music) back in 1996 now its sitting at $55.00 it has dropped but not by much!!!

lovesexy06 said:

Just went onto JB website, nothing at all about the re-release of 1999, However what shocked me was the prices of some Prince Cd's!!!!

I saw Prince on Ellen 24/04/2009 perform Crimson & Clover, a couple days later I purchased the 3 Cd set from JB for $26.95, the price of this cd online now is.............$69.95 !

Emancipation cost .............$70.00 (purchased thru Sanity Music) back in 1996 now its sitting at $55.00 it has dropped but not by much!!!

Those prices are too high.

I just bought a spare brand new still sealed copy of Emancipation today from Fopp records in the UK for £4, which is about $6 (Australia).

same with lotus, the 3 disc set is only £5 here in thye UK.

[Edited 3/3/11 15:28pm]

Yeah, JB is usually very good price-wise, but they tend to make their money through "special imports", which I bet is what those CDs are labelled as.

So, I've been to the Melbourne city store and spent some time with a really helpful guy who tried very hard to find any news about a 1999 re-release. No luck

Finally, after an exhaustive search, he said, "I really don't think...unless...hmmm...is it possible that he may release this through someone other than WB?"

"Oh, God yes!" I blurted out, to his surprise (clearly not a big Prince fan).

"Well, assuming it's Prince who's releasing it though, which would mean...well...it's complicated."

He told me that I could ring in the afternoon, as sometimes they have CDs just turn up on a Friday afternoon with no warning - he added, "I just can't see that happening with Prince though..."

"Oh, I can," I replied.

So, either it's all a big fizzer, or it's a Prince release rather than a WB release, which would be significant news, right?

I'll ring this afternoon. Keeping fingers crossed.

lovesexy06 said:

Just went onto JB website, nothing at all about the re-release of 1999, However what shocked me was the prices of some Prince Cd's!!!!

I saw Prince on Ellen 24/04/2009 perform Crimson & Clover, a couple days later I purchased the 3 Cd set from JB for $26.95, the price of this cd online now is.............$69.95 !

Emancipation cost .............$70.00 (purchased thru Sanity Music) back in 1996 now its sitting at $55.00 it has dropped but not by much!!!

Typical Australian prices, although most CD's cost around $20 these days.

Chiquetet said:

Yeah, JB is usually very good price-wise, but they tend to make their money through "special imports", which I bet is what those CDs are labelled as.

So, I've been to the Melbourne city store and spent some time with a really helpful guy who tried very hard to find any news about a 1999 re-release. No luck

Finally, after an exhaustive search, he said, "I really don't think...unless...hmmm...is it possible that he may release this through someone other than WB?"

"Oh, God yes!" I blurted out, to his surprise (clearly not a big Prince fan).

"Well, assuming it's Prince who's releasing it though, which would mean...well...it's complicated."

He told me that I could ring in the afternoon, as sometimes they have CDs just turn up on a Friday afternoon with no warning - he added, "I just can't see that happening with Prince though..."

"Oh, I can," I replied.

So, either it's all a big fizzer, or it's a Prince release rather than a WB release, which would be significant news, right?

I'll ring this afternoon. Keeping fingers crossed.

This is getting exciting!!!! I bet all the CD's will appear 5 minutes before the shop closes, knowing Prince.

I have 3 sealed copies of 3disc Lotusflower/Mplsound/Elixer and 2 sealed copies of Emancipation* for sale.

I can sell a copy of Lotusflower for $21 (Australian dollar) shipping included.

and

A copy of Emancipation for $27 (Australian dollar) shipping included. *Emancipation cd box has a tiny import punchhole in the back cover, barely noticable.

Orgnote me if interested.

802 said:

Chiquetet said:

Yeah, JB is usually very good price-wise, but they tend to make their money through "special imports", which I bet is what those CDs are labelled as.

So, I've been to the Melbourne city store and spent some time with a really helpful guy who tried very hard to find any news about a 1999 re-release. No luck

Finally, after an exhaustive search, he said, "I really don't think...unless...hmmm...is it possible that he may release this through someone other than WB?"

"Oh, God yes!" I blurted out, to his surprise (clearly not a big Prince fan).

"Well, assuming it's Prince who's releasing it though, which would mean...well...it's complicated."

He told me that I could ring in the afternoon, as sometimes they have CDs just turn up on a Friday afternoon with no warning - he added, "I just can't see that happening with Prince though..."

"Oh, I can," I replied.

So, either it's all a big fizzer, or it's a Prince release rather than a WB release, which would be significant news, right?

I'll ring this afternoon. Keeping fingers crossed.

This is getting exciting!!!! I bet all the CD's will appear 5 minutes before the shop closes, knowing Prince.

I can see us all around outside our respective JB Hifi stores around closing time waiting for boxes to arrive!!!!

ksuk said:

I have 3 sealed copies of 3disc Lotusflower/Mplsound/Elixer and 2 sealed copies of Emancipation* for sale.

I can sell a copy of Lotusflower for $21 (Australian dollar) shipping included.

and

A copy of Emancipation for $27 (Australian dollar) shipping included. *Emancipation cd box has a tiny import punchhole in the back cover, barely noticable.

Orgnote me if interested.

I don't think you will have any trouble selling them!!

lovesexy06 said:

ksuk said:

I have 3 sealed copies of 3disc Lotusflower/Mplsound/Elixer and 2 sealed copies of Emancipation* for sale.

I can sell a copy of Lotusflower for $21 (Australian dollar) shipping included.

and

A copy of Emancipation for $27 (Australian dollar) shipping included. *Emancipation cd box has a tiny import punchhole in the back cover, barely noticable.

Orgnote me if interested.

I don't think you will have any trouble selling them!!

I maybe should not have mentioned them in this forum, but when i noticed the post regarding prices in Australia, i thought i would give it a try.

TheDigitalGardener said:

lovesexy06 said:

Just went onto JB website, nothing at all about the re-release of 1999, However what shocked me was the prices of some Prince Cd's!!!!

I saw Prince on Ellen 24/04/2009 perform Crimson & Clover, a couple days later I purchased the 3 Cd set from JB for $26.95, the price of this cd online now is.............$69.95 !

Emancipation cost .............$70.00 (purchased thru Sanity Music) back in 1996 now its sitting at $55.00 it has dropped but not by much!!!

Those prices are too high.

I just bought a spare brand new still sealed copy of Emancipation today from Fopp records in the UK for £4, which is about $6 (Australia).

same with lotus, the 3 disc set is only £5 here in thye UK.

[Edited 3/3/11 15:28pm]

I agree! When I purchased Emancipation money wasn't really an issue so i really didn't mind forking out the $$$$$ for it, but $70 for Lotus/MPLSound/Elixer, not gonna happen. Im glad I bought it when I did!!!!

ksuk said:

lovesexy06 said:

I don't think you will have any trouble selling them!!

I maybe should not have mentioned them in this forum, but when i noticed the post regarding prices in Australia, i thought i would give it a try.

Can't see any harm, done. Put them in the For Sale section, more than likely you will sell them there, if I didn't have them, they would be sold by now!!!

lovesexy06 said:

TheDigitalGardener said:

Those prices are too high.

I just bought a spare brand new still sealed copy of Emancipation today from Fopp records in the UK for £4, which is about $6 (Australia).

same with lotus, the 3 disc set is only £5 here in thye UK.

[Edited 3/3/11 15:28pm]

I agree! When I purchased Emancipation money wasn't really an issue so i really didn't mind forking out the $$$$$ for it, but $70 for Lotus/MPLSound/Elixer, not gonna happen. Im glad I bought it when I did!!!!

I can't remember how much Emancipation was when it was released, but Lotus was £30 in the UK.

But prices fell quite quickly for both titles.

$70 is a Lot of money, wow.

lovesexy06 said:

ksuk said:

I maybe should not have mentioned them in this forum, but when i noticed the post regarding prices in Australia, i thought i would give it a try.

Can't see any harm, done. Put them in the For Sale section, more than likely you will sell them there, if I didn't have them, they would be sold by now!!!

I will, thanks.

TheDigitalGardener said:

lovesexy06 said:

I agree! When I purchased Emancipation money wasn't really an issue so i really didn't mind forking out the $$$$$ for it, but $70 for Lotus/MPLSound/Elixer, not gonna happen. Im glad I bought it when I did!!!!

I can't remember how much Emancipation was when it was released, but Lotus was £30 in the UK.

But prices fell quite quickly for both titles.

$70 is a Lot of money, wow.

I just went into the store to enquire about 1999, Nothing!!! While there I asked about the prices on the online store ( they had Lotusflower instore for $26.95) & the girl told me that those are the prices that they are mean't to be!!! Apparently no discount for online purchases!!!!

Sometimes it pays not to shop online!!!!!!

lovesexy06 said:

I asked about the prices on the online store ( they had Lotusflower instore for $26.95) & the girl told me that those are the prices that they are mean't to be!!! Apparently no discount for online purchases!!!!

Sometimes it pays not to shop online!!!!!!

Yeah it does, just buy it from some other site with a more reasonable price

My local JB Hi-Fi has had the same copy of Lotusflow3r for $52.99 just sitting there since 2009. No one has bought it. Who would at that price?!

802 said:

lovesexy06 said:

Just went onto JB website, nothing at all about the re-release of 1999, However what shocked me was the prices of some Prince Cd's!!!!

I saw Prince on Ellen 24/04/2009 perform Crimson & Clover, a couple days later I purchased the 3 Cd set from JB for $26.95, the price of this cd online now is.............$69.95 !

Emancipation cost .............$70.00 (purchased thru Sanity Music) back in 1996 now its sitting at $55.00 it has dropped but not by much!!!

Typical Australian prices, although most CD's cost around $20 these days.

Emancipation must have sold really badly here.

lovesexy06 said:

802 said:

This is getting exciting!!!! I bet all the CD's will appear 5 minutes before the shop closes, knowing Prince.

I can see us all around outside our respective JB Hifi stores around closing time waiting for boxes to arrive!!!!

True, except I will be looking tomorrow or the day after.

802 said:

lovesexy06 said:

I can see us all around outside our respective JB Hifi stores around closing time waiting for boxes to arrive!!!!

True, except I will be looking tomorrow or the day after.

I was thinking the same, wait a couple of days & then try again!!!