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In the mid-1990s reports emerged that Prince had fallen into dispute with his record company. Having signed what was ostensibly a new, 100 million dollar contract just a couple of years before, Prince was now demanding - not unreasonably to most commentators - control of his masters and the freedom to release what he wanted when he wanted. After a bitter war of words, during which the star scrawled Slave across his cheek whenever he appeared in public and routinely dissed his label, the parties finally settled and Prince henceforth was free to take full control of his music and the way it was sold to consumers. Prince approached this task with devastating foresight as he routinely created new marketing concepts which, with time, became the norm across the music world. Recognising the future power of the world-wide-web as an essential distribution tool for recorded work long before the majors realised what a huge threat the internet would pose to their core sales methods, it is no exaggeration to say that Prince reinvented the industry for the 21st century. This film explores and documents this strange but prophetic period in Prince's career and with the help of those who witnessed events as they unfolded, shows that Prince is not just a remarkable musician, performer and composer, but arguably, also has the shrewdest brain in show business.

Directors: J. Witness & N.O. at the Bank

I said this on Facebook....... if this DVD is just a narrator recounting the facts that we all already know, it's not gonna be too interesting.

It doesn't mention any interviewees, which is troubling.

A documentary like this needs people like Alan Leeds, Levi Seacer, Russ Thyret to speak about what really went down....

Militant said:

Militant said:

I said this on Facebook....... if this DVD is just a narrator recounting the facts that we all already know, it's not gonna be too interesting.

It doesn't mention any interviewees, which is troubling.

A documentary like this needs people like Alan Leeds, Levi Seacer, Russ Thyret to speak about what really went down....

"with the help of those who witnessed events as they unfolded"

Doesn't this mean innerviews?

Militant said:

I said this on Facebook....... if this DVD is just a narrator recounting the facts that we all already know, it's not gonna be too interesting.

It doesn't mention any interviewees, which is troubling.

A documentary like this needs people like Alan Leeds, Levi Seacer, Russ Thyret to speak about what really went down....

Alan Leeds, Michael B., Sonny T., Jason Draper, Joe Levy, and other are on it. All new interviews done in the past year. I was asked to be a part of it, but not knowing what direction they would go, I declined. It is quite good and I enjoyed it.

This DVD is a must for the fans who just don't want to hear only about 78-88.

It starts in the summer of 91 and goes up to today. Talks about the recording of "Exodus" and "The Gold Experience" and Michael B. even recounts how they came up with "3121". It covers all aspects of the $100 million dollar contract and how he fought Warners and looked for different ways to release his music.

The documentary is long but it is quite insightful. I cannot recommend it enough.

[Edited 7/12/14 1:07am]

Should have been a book - would receive more credibility that way

Product Details

• Actors: Prince
• Format: Multiple Formats, Color, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: All Regions
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: PRIDE
• DVD Release Date: July 8, 2014
• Run Time: 135 minutes
• Average Customer Review: Be the first to review this item
• ASIN: B00JWS9HAK
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #11,918 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
  • #57 in Movies & TV > DVD > Music Videos & Concerts

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Editorial Reviews

In the mid-1990s reports emerged that Prince had fallen into dispute with his record company. Having signed what was ostensibly a new, 100 million dollar contract just a couple of years before, Prince was now demanding - not unreasonably to most commentators - control of his masters and the freedom to release what he wanted when he wanted. After a bitter war of words, during which the star scrawled Slave across his cheek whenever he appeared in public and routinely dissed his label, the parties finally settled and Prince henceforth was free to take full control of his music and the way it was sold to consumers. Prince approached this task with devastating foresight as he routinely created new marketing concepts which, with time, became the norm across the music world. Recognising the future power of the world-wide-web as an essential distribution tool for recorded work long before the majors realised what a huge threat the internet would pose to their core sales methods, it is no exaggeration to say that Prince reinvented the industry for the 21st century. This film explores and documents this strange but prophetic period in Prince's career and with the help of those who witnessed events as they unfolded, shows that Prince is not just a remarkable musician, performer and composer, but arguably, also has the shrewdest brain in show business.

mattosgood said:

Should have been a book - would receive more credibility that way

Product Details

• Actors: Prince
• Format: Multiple Formats, Color, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: All Regions
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: PRIDE
• DVD Release Date: July 8, 2014
• Run Time: 135 minutes
• Average Customer Review: Be the first to review this item
• ASIN: B00JWS9HAK
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #11,918 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
  • #57 in Movies & TV > DVD > Music Videos & Concerts

Would you like to update product info, give feedback on images, or tell us about a lower price?

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Editorial Reviews

In the mid-1990s reports emerged that Prince had fallen into dispute with his record company. Having signed what was ostensibly a new, 100 million dollar contract just a couple of years before, Prince was now demanding - not unreasonably to most commentators - control of his masters and the freedom to release what he wanted when he wanted. After a bitter war of words, during which the star scrawled Slave across his cheek whenever he appeared in public and routinely dissed his label, the parties finally settled and Prince henceforth was free to take full control of his music and the way it was sold to consumers. Prince approached this task with devastating foresight as he routinely created new marketing concepts which, with time, became the norm across the music world. Recognising the future power of the world-wide-web as an essential distribution tool for recorded work long before the majors realised what a huge threat the internet would pose to their core sales methods, it is no exaggeration to say that Prince reinvented the industry for the 21st century. This film explores and documents this strange but prophetic period in Prince's career and with the help of those who witnessed events as they unfolded, shows that Prince is not just a remarkable musician, performer and composer, but arguably, also has the shrewdest brain in show business.

jseven said:

Militant said:

I said this on Facebook....... if this DVD is just a narrator recounting the facts that we all already know, it's not gonna be too interesting.

It doesn't mention any interviewees, which is troubling.

A documentary like this needs people like Alan Leeds, Levi Seacer, Russ Thyret to speak about what really went down....

Alan Leeds, Michael B., Sonny T., Jason Draper, Joe Levy, and other are on it. All new interviews done in the past year. I was asked to be a part of it, but not knowing what direction they would go, I declined. It is quite good and I enjoyed it.

This DVD is a must for the fans who just don't want to hear only about 78-88.

It starts in the summer of 91 and goes up to today. Talks about the recording of "Exodus" and "The Gold Experience" and Michael B. even recounts how they came up with "3121". It covers all aspects of the $100 million dollar contract and how he fought Warners and looked for different ways to release his music.

The documentary is long but it is quite insightful. I cannot recommend it enough.

[Edited 7/12/14 1:07am]

Thanks for the insight J

Yes, thank you, J

Nice to see you here again:))