802 said:

802 said:

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

Emancipation must have sold really badly here.

No Idea, I tried to find Australian Sales to date of it, nothing, just where singles reached on charts.

toejam said:

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?!

I was referring to the difference between purchasing it online at J.B & actually going into the store to purchase it. $69.95 online as opposed to $26.95 instore (Westfields Mt Druitt). Huge difference!!!

Even the diff in the price at your JB & the one that is closest to me ^ is astonishing!!! Although the Blacktown JB has Lotusflow3r for around the $35.00 mark from mem, each store must have different pricing.

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I just rang and spoke to the same guy who helped me this morning.

No news

I'm wondering where the original information came from (ie. what did PrinceVault hear that JB didn't)

Hoping for news over the weekend (or from other stores) but that probably ends my search for now...

Chiquetet said:

I just rang and spoke to the same guy who helped me this morning.

No news

I'm wondering where the original information came from (ie. what did PrinceVault hear that JB didn't)

Hoping for news over the weekend (or from other stores) but that probably ends my search for now...

I checked Target as well, Nothing..............

Is any store that sells music still open? Maybe Prince is sending these CD's to Australia from Paisley Park by boat.

802 said:

Is any store that sells music still open? Maybe Prince is sending these CD's to Australia from Paisley Park by boat.

Ive been watching the sky................ in case Storks have been recruited as delivery vessels!!!!

Anyway, some Kmart stores are open 24/7!!!! I havnt checked Kmart!!!!! Dont wanna go anywhere now only to be told 'No, we havnt heard anything', heard enough of that for one day!!!!

Anyone remember the re-issue of The Very Best Of Prince, with the different artwork?

That was nothing to do with an Australian only release, but that never happened either remember?

And i'm quite sure that was a Warners/Rhino release.

lovesexy06 said:

802 said:

Is any store that sells music still open? Maybe Prince is sending these CD's to Australia from Paisley Park by boat.

Ive been watching the sky................ in case Storks have been recruited as delivery vessels!!!!

Anyway, some Kmart stores are open 24/7!!!! I havnt checked Kmart!!!!! Dont wanna go anywhere now only to be told 'No, we havnt heard anything', heard enough of that for one day!!!!

Now it's possible that the boxes will arrive at midnight.

But seriously, I hope the 1999 re-issue and possible re-master hasn't been cancelled or delayed a few months. I've just emailed PrinceVault asking how the hell did they get this information.

TheDigitalGardener said:

Anyone remember the re-issue of The Very Best Of Prince, with the different artwork?

That's on Amazon.

802 said:

TheDigitalGardener said:

Anyone remember the re-issue of The Very Best Of Prince, with the different artwork?

That's on Amazon.

And still being sold with the old artwork. It never was re-released.

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TheDigitalGardener said:

802 said:

That's on Amazon.

And still being sold with the old artwork. It never was re-released.

[Edited 3/4/11 1:36am]

Really?

Then how come the new artwork is the one they use on that site.

802 said:

TheDigitalGardener said:

And still being sold with the old artwork. It never was re-released.

[Edited 3/4/11 1:36am]

Really?

Then how come the new artwork is the one they use on that site.

Misleading huh? There were two or three people on the org who ordered the "new" version, and it was the original older version that they got.

I also asked an ebay seller a question about it, he was selling the supposed re-release with the new artwork, then he finally admitted that he never had the new version, and the listing was taken down.

If this re-issue is happening, then why 1999? I'm still trying to work out the significance of it being that album.

Were all the album titles put on bits of paper and then one pulled out of a hat?

TheDigitalGardener said:

802 said:

Really?

Then how come the new artwork is the one they use on that site.

Misleading huh? There were two or three people on the org who ordered the "new" version, and it was the original older version that they got.

I also asked an ebay seller a question about it, he was selling the supposed re-release with the new artwork, then he finally admitted that he never had the new version, and the listing was taken down.

I guess you can't trust Warner Bros. It doesn't matter anyway because it's just a best-of.

802 said:

TheDigitalGardener said:

Misleading huh? There were two or three people on the org who ordered the "new" version, and it was the original older version that they got.

I also asked an ebay seller a question about it, he was selling the supposed re-release with the new artwork, then he finally admitted that he never had the new version, and the listing was taken down.

I guess you can't trust Warner Bros. It doesn't matter anyway because it's just a best-of.

Indeed, no big deal really, but maybe it's time Amazon removed that picture of the new artwork.

TheDigitalGardener said:

If this re-issue is happening, then why 1999? I'm still trying to work out the significance of it being that album.

Were all the album titles put on bits of paper and then one pulled out of a hat?

It's strange, isn't it. Would it possibly be because some people think that 1999 is his first album? But they probably did the "pull the album titles out of a hat" idea.

802 said:

TheDigitalGardener said:

And still being sold with the old artwork. It never was re-released.

[Edited 3/4/11 1:36am]

Really?

Then how come the new artwork is the one they use on that site.

The Very Best Of...... Prince also appears on the JB Hifi website with the 'NEW' artwork, if you go on, type in Prince in search bar, it's on pg 5, selling for $23.99, Prince in purple written across the front over the pics in the same style as on the Ultimate Cd.

Can't it be classed as 'false advertising'? if the actual cd with the diff artwork wasn't released.

802 said:

lovesexy06 said:

Ive been watching the sky................ in case Storks have been recruited as delivery vessels!!!!

Anyway, some Kmart stores are open 24/7!!!! I havnt checked Kmart!!!!! Dont wanna go anywhere now only to be told 'No, we havnt heard anything', heard enough of that for one day!!!!

Now it's possible that the boxes will arrive at midnight.

But seriously, I hope the 1999 re-issue and possible re-master hasn't been cancelled or delayed a few months. I've just emailed PrinceVault asking how the hell did they get this information.

I ain't doing no midnight jammie run down to Kmart, If Prince was turning up there to release the Album himself, damn Id turn up with hair rollers still in place, but that ain't gonna happen, so NO jammie run tonight!!!

BTW :How do you sign up on PrinceVault?? It told me that it preferred it if you logged in but i couldn't find where to sign up!!

TheDigitalGardener said:

If this re-issue is happening, then why 1999? I'm still trying to work out the significance of it being that album.

Were all the album titles put on bits of paper and then one pulled out of a hat?

With Prince anything is possible!!!!!!

TheDigitalGardener said:

If this re-issue is happening, then why 1999? I'm still trying to work out the significance of it being that album.

Were all the album titles put on bits of paper and then one pulled out of a hat?

I might guess that they're just issuing the next marketable Prince album after Purple Rain. It has a couple of big singles and 80s synthpop is still marketable for the retro audience.

lovesexy06 said:

802 said:

Now it's possible that the boxes will arrive at midnight.

But seriously, I hope the 1999 re-issue and possible re-master hasn't been cancelled or delayed a few months. I've just emailed PrinceVault asking how the hell did they get this information.

I ain't doing no midnight jammie run down to Kmart, If Prince was turning up there to release the Album himself, damn Id turn up with hair rollers still in place, but that ain't gonna happen, so NO jammie run tonight!!!

BTW :How do you sign up on PrinceVault?? It told me that it preferred it if you logged in but i couldn't find where to sign up!!

I tried to sign up on PrinceVault, because it takes them forever to update their setlists, but I failed.

802 said:

lovesexy06 said:

I ain't doing no midnight jammie run down to Kmart, If Prince was turning up there to release the Album himself, damn Id turn up with hair rollers still in place, but that ain't gonna happen, so NO jammie run tonight!!!

BTW :How do you sign up on PrinceVault?? It told me that it preferred it if you logged in but i couldn't find where to sign up!!

I tried to sign up on PrinceVault, because it takes them forever to update their setlists, but I failed.

Glad i'm not alone!!

lovesexy06 said:

802 said:

I tried to sign up on PrinceVault, because it takes them forever to update their setlists, but I failed.

Glad i'm not alone!!

Why does it have a log in thingy if you can't sign up?

802 said:

lovesexy06 said:

Glad i'm not alone!!

Why does it have a log in thingy if you can't sign up?

I dont know, I was going to email that query to them but i didnt think I'd be able to if I wasnt logged in? See whether you get a reply from them regarding your query & maybe send one asking them them how to log in???

Boats, storks, jammies - you guys are hilarious!

I just saw the news from Doc F that a 25min version of Extra Loveable is due for release. That was originally written back at the same time stuff for 1999 was being written, even though it was being considered for Vanity 6, not 1999.

Is it possible that they're considering a re-release of 1999 with this as a bonus track? (there's that baseless optimism back again )

I still don't know why Australia would be the release point for it, but maybe it has something to do with Automatic only being released as a single here...a stretch, I know...

Or, like TDG said, perhaps this will go the way of the Ultimate Prince album re-release

Chiquetet said:

Is it possible that they're considering a re-release of 1999 with this as a bonus track? (there's that baseless optimism back again )

It should be a bonus disc, and if we're really, really lucky a DVD of the 1999 Tour. That would be around 0.1% chance, but I'd love it if he proves me wrong.

Chiquetet said:

Boats, storks, jammies - you guys are hilarious!

I just saw the news from Doc F that a 25min version of Extra Loveable is due for release. That was originally written back at the same time stuff for 1999 was being written, even though it was being considered for Vanity 6, not 1999.

Is it possible that they're considering a re-release of 1999 with this as a bonus track? (there's that baseless optimism back again )

I still don't know why Australia would be the release point for it, but maybe it has something to do with Automatic only being released as a single here...a stretch, I know...

Or, like TDG said, perhaps this will go the way of the Ultimate Prince album re-release

Just trying to cover all the more unusual delivery methods that might be tried!!!

That article was sent as a link to me and I was thinking the same thing,

Lol, I guess we really will have to wait & see on this supposed re-release, nobody seems to have any idea what is going on with it : at least at the retail end of business!!!!

Right now im thinking I'd have better luck finding a unicorn than finding this and many other so-called re-releases!!!!

Now what other unusual delivery methods are there..............

So it's not going down?

TheDigitalGardener said:

So it's not going down?

It's not looking good at the moment

JB get all their new stock on a Friday, so I will check again today, but I doubt anything new will happen on that front at least for the next week (unless we find out they arrived yesterday at individual stores, and not others).

As for Target/Kmart/etc... I'd be surprised, but of course, he has done it before.

Still hoping for an "I found it! I found it!" post, but enthusiasm is really waning now

^ Thanks for the update.