EddieC said:

djThunderfunk said:

To me, the albums by Prince, Prince And The Revolution, Prince And The New Power Generation, New Power Generation, and even Madhouse are all Prince albums and I classify and organize them chronologically as such. So, be "right" all you want when organizing your own collection. No need to get twisted about my opinion.

Okay, but here's a puzzler... The NPG Orchestra? That's still Prince, right?

But, did he perform it?

^ wow some of u purple girls & boys really surprises me,

as a Prince-fan I just need to own every Prince album,

You gotta be a newbie, to think like the poster above, imho.... ok different opinions, still thats a very strange comment...

thedance said:

^ wow some of u purple girls & boys really surprises me,

as a Prince-fan I just need to own every Prince album,

You gotta be a newbie, to think like the poster above, imho.... ok different opinions, still thats a very strange comment...

Huh? What are you saying, that you can't possibly be a true fan unless you own every one of his albums? Bullshit.

23 of them.

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all of them up to the rainbow children and then only 3121 after that. my relationship with prince used to be this - he would put out an album and i would go out and buy it asap.

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he tested my patience with diamond and pearls. i'm sorry but that album was horrible with only the wonderful money don't matter 2 nite saving it. but as soon as the love symbol album came out i was under his spell again.

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then emancipation happened. the relationship was never the same again. sure i bought the crystal ball 3cd set and enjoyed it. rave, not so much. the rainbow children was quite good but not good enough to commit me to buy any more cds. until i heard black sweat, then straight out to the store to buy 3121. didn't really pay that much attention after that.

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mynameisnotsusan said:

homesquid said:

You should feel horrible. You are just one more nail in the coffin of music artists making money from their art.

No, they're smart. You don't need the physical - I guarantee you most everyone here just rips their CDs and plays the files on their devices anyway. I have most, many on multiple copies on multiple formats but they just weigh you down. You don't need them.

Unless you actually have a good stereo/hifi system. On which even lossless mp3's sound cactus.

I like being weighed down. It's an experience I can't get from I's and 0's.

And if you have not heard his early stuff on vinyl I feel sorry for you.

KingSausage said:

I think it's hilarious that we are debating whether or not we have ALL 39 (wows!) of Prince's studio albums, or that someone declared anyone who has all 39 studio albums to be a "fanatic." His studio albums are like 4% of my collection (not an actual estimate). I made a playlist of all my Prince and Prince-related music and it was more than 58 days' straight of music. When it comes to Prince and all his b-sides and remixes and associated artists and protégées and unreleased tracks and live shows and live shows and live shows, only looking at his 39 studio albums is dumb as fuck. It's not even the tip of the iceberg. I mean, shit, the Work It 2.0 collection alone is 34 discs. And someone wants to make a fuss about whether others have all 39 studio albums? Good god.

Aside from my hundreds of Prince & related vinyl & hundreds of Prince & related CDs & dozens of cassettes, I have a hard drive with approx 1.5TB of Prince & related material. That's what happens you've been obsessively collecting Prince for 33 years. And I don't have everything, not by a LONG shot.

Hell, my 160GB iPod classic is over 25% full of Prince material, and that's just what I carry around with me. Guess I'm a FanAddict!!

missfee said:

thedance said:

^ wow some of u purple girls & boys really surprises me,

as a Prince-fan I just need to own every Prince album,

You gotta be a newbie, to think like the poster above, imho.... ok different opinions, still thats a very strange comment...

Huh? What are you saying, that you can't possibly be a true fan unless you own every one of his albums? Bullshit.

You can be a true fan even if you don't own any of his albums... Just not an obsessive, fanatacal, completist, crazy type fan.

njemelbourne said:

mynameisnotsusan said:

homesquid said: No, they're smart. You don't need the physical - I guarantee you most everyone here just rips their CDs and plays the files on their devices anyway. I have most, many on multiple copies on multiple formats but they just weigh you down. You don't need them.

Unless you actually have a good stereo/hifi system. On which even lossless mp3's sound cactus.

I like being weighed down. It's an experience I can't get from I's and 0's.

And if you have not heard his early stuff on vinyl I feel sorry for you.

My Bang and Olfsen Stereo still works great. I prefer the physical and I still prefer the vinyl. That is how I discovered Prince and that is how I want to remember him.

njemelbourne said:

everything except VBOP!

Had everything but Gold Nigga...

Two years ago I sold ONA Alone Live and Rave In2 and Crystall Ball which was stupid of me now...