not sure how this one got past me but what's the deal - was it ever available in the US? Why is it so hard to find?? I thought I had everything FILL ME IN, thx! Always thought the artwork was super dope!!

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It's actually one of my favourite current albums of his. It's a shame it's so scarce.

It was given away with newspapers in Europe. Don't think it ever got an official US release.

TheEnglishGent said:

It was given away with newspapers in Europe. Don't think it ever got an official US release.

I only have a copy because an sent it to me from the UK.

JEEZ, that blows... ok, thx for the info. I'm seeing it on Amazon for (gulp) $90!!! DAMMIT, P! he's goosing me from the afterlife!

Details of its release here: http://www.princevault.co...bum:_20TEN

I also ordered from the UK when it came out.

I was lucky I was in Belgium the weekend it came out with the newspaper.. nice album!

Thx for the info all - I'll get my hands on this mutha

Album is crazy good, and crazy consistent. If the Dirty Mind album and the Musicology album had a kid, this would be it!

leadline said:

Album is crazy good, and crazy consistent. If the Dirty Mind album and the Musicology album had a kid, this would be it!

CalhounSq said:

not sure how this one got past me but what's the deal - was it ever available in the US? Why is it so hard to find?? I thought I had everything FILL ME IN, thx! Always thought the artwork was super dope!!

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It is very good I am in US There was someone on ebay in uk that had a stack of legit new copies and I got mine for maybe 28 US Dollars Not sure if it is still gettable for that amount but worth seeking out for sure! Good Luck

leadline said:

Album is crazy good, and crazy consistent. If the Dirty Mind album and the Musicology album had a kid, this would be it!

That's the first time I've ever heard someone say "Dirty Mind" and "Musicology" in the same sentence

suomynona said:

leadline said:

Album is crazy good, and crazy consistent. If the Dirty Mind album and the Musicology album had a kid, this would be it!

That's the first time I've ever heard someone say "Dirty Mind" and "Musicology" in the same sentence

Well, ya know what they say, you never forget your first time.

Future Soul Song (Prince's last truly great ballad)

Sticky Like Glue (funky guitar licks)

Act of God (slapping bass)

Lavaux (chords sound like 1999)

Walk in Sand (nice and breezy tune)

Sea of Everything (modern day Do Me Baby)

Laydown (Purple Yoda rap)

The other tracks are just OK (except ELM which tries pretty hard to ruin the album).

Genesia said:

TheEnglishGent said:

It was given away with newspapers in Europe. Don't think it ever got an official US release.

I only have a copy because an sent it to me from the UK.

Lots of

3rdEyeUnlimited said:

Future Soul Song (Prince's last truly great ballad)

Sticky Like Glue (funky guitar licks)

Act of God (slapping bass)

Lavaux (chords sound like 1999)

Walk in Sand (nice and breezy tune)

Sea of Everything (modern day Do Me Baby)

Laydown (Purple Yoda rap)

The other tracks are just OK (except ELM which tries pretty hard to ruin the album).

BillieBalloon said:

thedoorkeeper said:

BillieBalloon said:

Odd why it was not only not released.in the U.S but in the UK it was given away practically free (very cheap) with a newspaper. I remeber at the time many U.S fans were annoyed about that and felt disgruntled.

If you were a wide awake fan at that time it was easy to get a copy of the newspaper with the CD sent to the USA & it wasn't expensive.

well clearly some of us fall asleep sometimes life happens!

I like it. There are some songs on it that I don´t really care about but at least three songs are just as good as songs from his classic albums.

I like Future Soul Song, Sticky Like Glue and Walk in Sand a lot, and the rest is pretty solid, too ( don´t like Compassion, Everybody Loves Me), and Lavaux and Act of God are ok but the lyrics don´t really touch me.

The album cover is so much better than his mid to late 90s covers or any of his other more recent covers.

CalhounSq said:

thedoorkeeper said:

BillieBalloon said: If you were a wide awake fan at that time it was easy to get a copy of the newspaper with the CD sent to the USA & it wasn't expensive.

well clearly some of us fall asleep sometimes life happens!

Good for you to find an album you haven't heard, thinking you had heard it all!

It's definitely consistent. If there's one song on the album you like, you're likely to like it all.

What are the legal aspects as far as re-releases are concerned? Most of his later albums were one release distribution deals, so the record companies in question could only release the album once and the masters belonged to Prince.

So...what if a company wanted to release this album again?

Would they have to ask the estate for permission? Or is the likelihood of a 20Ten re-release practically zero due to little demand? And what about the even rarer NPG releases such as the ONA piano album? The ONA live box set?

CalhounSq said:

dodger said:

CalhounSq said:

well clearly some of us fall asleep sometimes life happens!

How dare you not be a constant wide awake fan! I'm sure I've got a spare copy if you want it. Free of charge of course

You are super awesome to offer!!!! Things are in the works already, BUT I will gladly take you up on it should things fall through! Thank you, my friend!

KoolEaze said:

I like it. There are some songs on it that I don´t really care about but at least three songs are just as good as songs from his classic albums.

I like Future Soul Song, Sticky Like Glue and Walk in Sand a lot, and the rest is pretty solid, too ( don´t like Compassion, Everybody Loves Me), and Lavaux and Act of God are ok but the lyrics don´t really touch me.

The album cover is so much better than his mid to late 90s covers or any of his other more recent covers.

The artwork is dope! I wanted that shirt when he wore it at the BET awards - I was like, "this mf got clothes w/ his pictures on it!!" TOO DOPE FOR WORDS!!

Doozer said:

CalhounSq said:

well clearly some of us fall asleep sometimes life happens!

Good for you to find an album you haven't heard, thinking you had heard it all!

It's definitely consistent. If there's one song on the album you like, you're likely to like it all.

looking forward to it!