PurpleDiamonds1 said:

Hope they are listening and allow Dr Fink to release those ASAP

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Ain't gonna happen. All that stuff is in legal limbo right now, and until that is sorted out, nobody in their right mind is going to invest a fuckton of money only to find out later that they didn't have the rights and there's another costly lawsuit and shit gets hold up again etc. I'd be amazed if anything gets solved before 2020, and by then interest in this will be very low. A 35th anniversary deluxe edition box set of Purple Rain? In what kind of market?

databank said:

jstar69 said:

it poses some interesting questions - im wondering if P already gave WB some additional material to support remasters? I think alot of money will be on the table for whoever is determined to own/manage his estate

If he did it was only for PR. Prince implied on Twitter that he had delivered and that WB stalled, and I would assume that they did so... precisely because he hadn't delivered any extra material. Either that or because P had taken nearly 2 years to deliver and they didn't feel inclined to play nice doggy and follow his agenda when they expected it delivered in mid to late 2014. It's also possible that P was bullshitting us (it wouldn't have been the first time) and WB has nothing.

If WB indeed has a proper PR remaster with bonus material and legal clearance to release it, I think it'll be out soon. But it can only be PR at this stage.

For all we know he could have delivered a remastered, censored version of PR to WB.

BartVanHemelen said:

PurpleDiamonds1 said:

Hope they are listening and allow Dr Fink to release those ASAP

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Ain't gonna happen. All that stuff is in legal limbo right now, and until that is sorted out, nobody in their right mind is going to invest a fuckton of money only to find out later that they didn't have the rights and there's another costly lawsuit and shit gets hold up again etc. I'd be amazed if anything gets solved before 2020, and by then interest in this will be very low. A 35th anniversary deluxe edition box set of Purple Rain? In what kind of market?

To be fair, we dont really know what, if anything WB still own the rights to. All we do know is that Prince got his masters back. We dont know if that includes protege albums or any unreleased music though. Any unreleased Revolution album would have been recorded whilst under WB contract so it could still belong to them (unless they recorded an album post breakup). Whether they physically have it in their hands is unlikely though which would make them releasing it impossible without getting involved in the estate legalities.

BartVanHemelen said:

Look, until the estate is settled, zilch is going to happen. And unless there's a miracle, expect a loooong legal battle. Just look at the shit that was flung WRT a memorial service, or how Duane's heirs were left out of Tyka's court action.

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Let's not forget that there's a huge chance they'll need to pay lotsa taxes because Prince didn't get shit settled.

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Mark my words: this is going to take years, and in the end some company is going to pony up a lot of dough which Tyka et al will accept just to pay off their costs. And then we're still nowhere. Because now the content sof the vault need to be catalogued and appraised, and plans need to be made on what to release. There's supposedly a fuckload in there, but I'd be astonished if they even bother with anything post-1989 until muuuuch later.

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Now whatever they decide to release needs to be mastered. Grundman's price is $500/hour IIRC, and I doubt mastering can be done fast.

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You need artwork and liner notes. Another cost. Is there video associated? Another massive cost.

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And in the end you cannot just flood the market and expect money to come rolling in. You need a plan, a long-term schedule, etc. You need someone to fund all this.

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Anyone expecting anything soon is going to be massively disappointed.

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Oh look, guess I was right once again: http://www.startribune.co...382108581/ . Except things are even worse, with a massive tax bill coming in January next year.