kapo74 said:

Despite all mysery, this made me smile... Kinda..

http://www.theonion.com/a...0-ho-52853

This article is kidding?

Strange things do happen....

nelcp777 said:

kapo74 said:

Despite all mysery, this made me smile... Kinda..

http://www.theonion.com/a...0-ho-52853

This article is kidding?

Strange things do happen....

The Onion is a satirical news site. In Holland we have kinda the same thing, called 'De Speld'. The articles look real, but have a humorous twist to actual news

Joshua's the only one who knows what was in the works recently to be released.

Prince liked to hype up the vault because he could use it to negotiate with record companies.

There's probably even more unreleased mixes than unreleased songs.

Getting access to the vault - the insurance company probably wants an inventory, and the court wants to see if there was a will left in there.

It's also possible Prince had put his parents' stuff in the vault when they passed, and the family wants it.I'm sure the things he gave his mom as gifts, he didn't want someone to go to a pawn shop and sell it.

Well its all just speculation, your post in particular.

TheFreakerFantastic said:

Wow! Looks like they found some amazing stuff in there! http://www.aux.tv/2016/05...ret-vault/

That... is the craziest list I've ever seen.

"

Under The Apple Tree — Script for Under The Cherry Moon sequel.

“Take A Bite Of My Apple” — From Under The Apple Treesoundtrack. Sung by Kristen Scott Thomas.

"

That's not even the craziest thing on there.

TheFreakerFantastic said:

Wow! Looks like they found some amazing stuff in there! http://www.aux.tv/2016/05...ret-vault/

You don´t take that list seriously, do you?

But I must admit it did sound credible for a few seconds....but the more I read, the more it dawned on me that the author was just teasing and messing with us.

Under the Apple Tree? UTCM part 2?

Robin?

A climate change party album?

The inclusion of some existing rarities such as the 3121 movie made me re-read some of the things mentioned on this list but.....nah....he´s just bullshitting.

Note to self: don't post 'til you've read the entire article.

"Purple Rain 2: The Purpling"... oh, lawd...

eyewishuheaven said:

Note to self: don't post 'til you've read the entire article.

"Purple Rain 2: The Purpling"... oh, lawd...

I'm not even going to click the link...

someone ask dave purner if he did 2 albums with prince...i think not

eyewishuheaven said:

Some of these items certainly seem quite crazy, but no crazier than music for a musical film starring Nick Nolte... and we know that happened!

Some things on that list are highly unbelievable, I don't buy it.

There were probably 99 things in the vault after the first 3 months of its existence, so right there we have a problem.

databank said:

Some things on that list are highly unbelievable, I don't buy it.

I can't wait to get my hands on the bootlegged BMX.

databank said:

Some things on that list are highly unbelievable, I don't buy it.

Wait until you hear the collaboration between Prince and 50 Cent that ends abruptly with Prince yelling, "First of all, who the hell are you callin' 'Shorty?!' Second of all, I'm a Jehovah's Witness and I don't party on my birthday!"

kapo74 said:

nelcp777 said:

This article is kidding?

Strange things do happen....

The Onion is a satirical news site. In Holland we have kinda the same thing, called 'De Speld'. The articles look real, but have a humorous twist to actual news

This made me laugh out loud even while the rumor mill is circling!!!!! But would that be funny? Are there any more recent photos?

Most things on the list look credible to me.If indeed this list is legit, that probably means Bremer Trust has shown to be not qualified taking care of business since the list must have leaked from someone inside the company.

luvsexy4all said:

they should release an album EVERY april 21 ...for EVER

Every June 7 would be more positive.

beatz01 said:

Most things on the list look credible to me.If indeed this list is legit, that probably means Bremer Trust has shown to be not qualified taking care of business since the list must have leaked from someone inside the company.

What about Purple Rain 2 : The Purpling? I so want that to be true.

OK, but seriously: Have they actually been able to open the Vault? Are they inventorying everything? (which I know will take them a while.) But has anyone really heard anything?

eyewishuheaven said:

TheFreakerFantastic said:

Wow! Looks like they found some amazing stuff in there! http://www.aux.tv/2016/05...ret-vault/

That... is the craziest list I've ever seen.

"

Under The Apple Tree — Script for Under The Cherry Moon sequel.

“Take A Bite Of My Apple” — From Under The Apple Treesoundtrack. Sung by Kristen Scott Thomas.

"

That's not even the craziest thing on there.

To be fair, in reality we do have a song called Oak Tree and a song called Pickle.

Atty said:

A list of the full completed albums would be good. I heard that most of the stuff, especially the old material was recorded on tapes that lose quality over time and eventually become unplayable. Prince would have converted all this into digital format wouldn't he? He wouldn't have just let it all degrade like that I mean.

I´ve mentioned this on other threads but, to answer your question....HM Buff, a German engineer who worked with Prince during the Emancipation era, has repeatedly said that he was very concerned about those old tapes because they were rotting away and , according to Buff, Prince was not really interested in preserving the songs on them.

In order to save that music, you would have to bake the tapes , which would make them playabable for one or two times maximum, and then you´d have to digitalize them in order to save the music on them.

Some professionals actually use a fruit drying machine to bake the tapes, some use other equipment but I have read that some of those dryers to make dried fruits are perfect for baking old tapes since the reels fit into those dryers perfectly.

Keep in mind though that Buff said this in interview after he stopped working with Prince, and if he was right we would not have gotten some of the music that did get released, like some of those mid 80s songs on the Crystal Ball compilation.

So maybe there´s not really much to worry about.

Also keep in mind that Prince used some old material from the vault for his NPGMC Ahdio shows, like a snippet of a Parade concert that was recorded in 1986 in Hamburg, Germany.

If the tapes were really unplayable and rotting away, he would not have been able to use the contents for his NPGMC shows.

KoolEaze said:

Atty said:

A list of the full completed albums would be good. I heard that most of the stuff, especially the old material was recorded on tapes that lose quality over time and eventually become unplayable. Prince would have converted all this into digital format wouldn't he? He wouldn't have just let it all degrade like that I mean.

I´ve mentioned this on other threads but, to answer your question....HM Buff, a German engineer who worked with Prince during the Emancipation era, has repeatedly said that he was very concerned about those old tapes because they were rotting away and , according to Buff, Prince was not really interested in preserving the songs on them.

In order to save that music, you would have to bake the tapes , which would make them playabable for one or two times maximum, and then you´d have to digitalize them in order to save the music on them.

Some professionals actually use a fruit drying machine to bake the tapes, some use other equipment but I have read that some of those dryers to make dried fruits are perfect for baking old tapes since the reels fit into those dryers perfectly.

Keep in mind though that Buff said this in interview after he stopped working with Prince, and if he was right we would not have gotten some of the music that did get released, like some of those mid 80s songs on the Crystal Ball compilation.

So maybe there´s not really much to worry about.

Also keep in mind that Prince used some old material from the vault for his NPGMC Ahdio shows, like a snippet of a Parade concert that was recorded in 1986 in Hamburg, Germany.

If the tapes were really unplayable and rotting away, he would not have been able to use the contents for his NPGMC shows.

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It also depends on what kinds of tape were used. According to Joe "Vaultmeister" Travers, who oversees and preserves the tapes in Frank Zappa's vault, Frank used every kind of tape there was over the course of his career and some kinds of tapes degrade faster than others. The new owners of Prince's vault are going to need an expert like Joe to make those determinations without fucking anything up. If it becomes necessary to bake the tapes then they're only going to have one shot to get it right.

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Joe Travers and Alex Winter are currently scanning and digitizing everything from Frank's vault. They raised the money through a highly successful Kickstarter campaign. Perhaps the heirs to Prince's vault can do the same.

I would laugh so hard if the majority of the stuff in the "vault" was most the stuff from the "ivault" that's been available for some time anyway now.

KoolEaze said:

jaypotton said:

Anyway, no doubt there is a good number of quality tracks that can be carefully curated and released that will enhance Prince's legacy but I truly and genuinely hope the rest does not come out as IMHO it could damage his legacy.

I don't think that's too big of a concern. The only people who are likely to buy vault collections are us purple hippies, and we already love him no matter what.

Over the past few years, a-ha have released deluxe reissues of half their catalogue, and a few of the demos on those are so bad they're actually embarassing. But it doesn't really matter, because the general public isn't even likely to give the bonus disc a spin. Those tracks are strictly for hisorical purposes.