What's the hold up? Seriously noone still has heard a release date. I don't get it. Just Prince being Prince I suppose.

Before this gets locked, I'd wreckon he's sitting on dozens.

I've never sat on albums

Isn't it a bit uncomfortable?

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Prince's main problem is no record company will pay him big money for his latest music.

And Prince won't give us any music for free, that's my guess: $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

That's what all this waiting is all about >>> money......... imo......

We've tried poking him with a stick, but it ain't working.

thedance said:

Prince's main problem is no record company will pay him big money for his latest music.

And Prince won't give us any music for free, that's my guess: $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

That's what all this waiting is all about >>> money......... imo......

Prince knows the record industry has changed. Artist don't get paid anymore for albums, they make all their money on touring. That's why Prince is always on tour. Once an album leaks, it's all over the internet and the artist makes no money and Prince knows this. He should take a decent cut and tour to get the money he's after. It's just that simple.

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thedance said:

Prince's main problem is no record company will pay him big money for his latest music.

And Prince won't give us any music for free, that's my guess: $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

That's what all this waiting is all about >>> money......... imo......

Undoubtedly. I sure wish he'd just own up to it. He and his people waste a lot of time and energy lying about why the music hasn't been released.

The Foo Fighters just finished their new album. It will be properly promoted. People will know that it exists. Prince will get lost in the dust. Nobody will give a fuck about Purple Rain. I hope I'm wrong on that last one, but until he gets a real manager, plus some focus and direction, he'll just be a nostalgia act for the rest of his career. I'm really hopeful for a new album, and that he'll do a proper tour to support the album. And by proper tour, I mean that fans know the dates well enough in advance so they can book ahead to secure reasonably priced flights/train tickets/hotels.

Love2tha9s said:

What's the hold up? Seriously noone still has heard a release date. I don't get it. Just Prince being Prince I suppose.

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He's not sitting on them, he's waiting for the label to put them out, Warner Brothers will put the Solo record out when its best for them which seems like November for Christmas season.

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Plectrum electrum is in limbo, because 3EG are a seperate entity and Prince is signed to WB as a Solo artist only. They are still listed on Kobalts Roster so it could come out through that label still, but they may be waiting on the WB albums to drop to try and ride on the back of the promotion.

MaddMaxx said:

The Foo Fighters just finished their new album. It will be properly promoted. People will know that it exists. Prince will get lost in the dust. Nobody will give a fuck about Purple Rain. I hope I'm wrong on that last one, but until he gets a real manager, plus some focus and direction, he'll just be a nostalgia act for the rest of his career. I'm really hopeful for a new album, and that he'll do a proper tour to support the album. And by proper tour, I mean that fans know the dates well enough in advance so they can book ahead to secure reasonably priced flights/train tickets/hotels.

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It's not so much a proper manager he's been missing, it's a label that will pump money into marketing/promotion/funding world tours etc... something that he wouldn't be willing to invest in himself with a financial risk to him and hard to find a label that would as the years passed. Hopefully the WB deal with benefit everyone, they will push Purple Rain I think along with the new solo record, they should really fund a tour too down the line I'd have thought.

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So I was scrolling the threads quickly and I read the title of this one "So he's shitting on two albums really?"

I don't know if this says more about Prince or my lack of sleep

fnksoul said:

MIRvmn said:

fnksoul said:

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He's not sitting on them, he's waiting for the label to put them out, Warner Brothers will put the Solo record out when its best for them which seems like November for Christmas season.

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Plectrum electrum is in limbo, because 3EG are a seperate entity and Prince is signed to WB as a Solo artist only. They are still listed on Kobalts Roster so it could come out through that label still, but they may be waiting on the WB albums to drop to try and ride on the back of the promotion.

And Prince should have released PE last year but for some reason he didn't, so now I belive it wont be released until 2015 after the PE remaster and solo album

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I'd have thought the WB deal will have been in negotiaition for a while probably early on last year which may be a reason for the delay, he might have originally thought WB would just take it off his hands but wasnt the case

Let's face it, the guy's sitting on hundreds of albums, really. Is he really that much of a money whore? Surely from all the touring, he must have a very healthy bank account. Right?

newpowergeneration said:

Let's face it, the guy's sitting on hundreds of albums, really. Is he really that much of a money whore? Surely from all the touring, he must have a very healthy bank account. Right?

Not WHORE, GIGALO! and give the man a break! HIS music, HIS money, HIS release date! What do u want, the man to give away his hard work for free?? Stop complaining and be grateful that theres any new music at all!

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coffeebreak said:

So I was scrolling the threads quickly and I read the title of this one "So he's shitting on two albums really?"

I don't know if this says more about Prince or my lack of sleep

purplerain14 said:

newpowergeneration said:

Let's face it, the guy's sitting on hundreds of albums, really. Is he really that much of a money whore? Surely from all the touring, he must have a very healthy bank account. Right?

Not WHORE, GIGALO! and give the man a break! HIS music, HIS money, HIS release date! What do u want, the man to give away his hard work for free?? Stop complaining and be grateful that theres any new music at all!

unfortunately true

purplerain14 said:

joppo said:

The way things are going, by the time these fictional albums are released, no one will care anymore & he'll miss the boat again.

Perdido, do you need some coffee too?

coffeebreak said:

hopefularranger said:

purplerain14 said:

Not WHORE, GIGALO! and give the man a break! HIS music, HIS money, HIS release date! What do u want, the man to give away his hard work for free?? Stop complaining and be grateful that theres any new music at all!

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how can u tell?...lol, i honestly dont even care But srsly dont call prince a whore, thats just disrespectful. gigalo is ok