I don't want a greatest hits like most of us for we all have and know these songs all to well. It is a good gift for a casual or new Prince fan though.

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But I may end up buying it if it goes on sale. I will not rush to buy it. I want concerts and songs that have not been officially released.

Im going to buy it because of completism.

I want to buy "Moonbeam Levels", but I'm not such a completist that I want to buy the whole set!

Nope.

lynx said:

Hell no, I've bought these songs more than once in my life. I'll find Moonbeam Levels and love the hell out of it though

I remember the first time I heard the song...the first track on a warbly cassette that was inside a box left by the previous occupant of my room at college. There were a few more cassettes after that one (all of them unlabelled by the way..so a proper 'bolt from the blue') but, being as I had already gotten hold of the official catalogue, hearing Prince's voice for the first time on a track I DIDN'T know, quickly realising it must be one of the bootlegs I'd read about in fanzines, was amazing as a moment and I'm not sure I actually want to hear it without tape wow and flutter.

Hmmm...
I'll probably just come round your house then

HerecomethePurpleYoda said:

Don't tell any1...

[Edited 11/11/16 18:04pm]

"Moonbeam Levels" may be the most overrated Prince song of all time...

there are so many better unreleased Prince songs than that joint...

i dont get it...

what are yall hearing??

RJOrion said:

RJOrion said:

"Moonbeam Levels" may be the most overrated Prince song of all time...

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If money expresses a rating then the question has become if €19,99 is an adequate rating for "Moonbeam Levels".

(€19,99 is the price I found at bol.com; insert your currency valuation where appropriate)

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I guess €19,99 for a PR remaster 2CD with CD1 for the album and CD2 for some (i.e.: 2 or more) pristine outtakes plus long versions etc is perhaps a better deal.

udo said:

RJOrion said:

"Moonbeam Levels" may be the most overrated Prince song of all time...

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If money expresses a rating then the question has become if €19,99 is an adequate rating for "Moonbeam Levels".

(€19,99 is the price I found at bol.com; insert your currency valuation where appropriate)

Not technically true given that there are edits that are hard to come by, but even if it was just for "Moonbeam Levels", yes, I'd pay $20 for it. That's how good it is.

Moonbeam said:

udo said:

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If money expresses a rating then the question has become if €19,99 is an adequate rating for "Moonbeam Levels".

(€19,99 is the price I found at bol.com; insert your currency valuation where appropriate)

Not technically true given that there are edits that are hard to come by, but even if it was just for "Moonbeam Levels", yes, I'd pay $20 for it. That's how good it is.

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Practically I mostly want the long(er) versions or longer mixes (i.e.: more music) so edits are not so very valuable except when looking at the completist side of the story. (yes, sometimes I have my weaknesses)

I am listening to that €19,99 song right now; if the version on the '4ever' set is the same the slightly higher audio quality will not bring me that much extra enjoyment.

Heck, this mp3 even shows some analog tape copy effects.... Most probably of the bootlegger's cassette and not from the studio tape.

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Back in the day when The Hits/B-sides were released, CD's were a bit more expensive than today.

Then each disc had one new song besides the music that was largely unavailable on CD.

Thus the deal was quite OK.

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Various things changed since then.

CD's went down in price, income improved. We got older.

YES but only if released on vinyl

nope.

... everybody wants to sell what's already been sold ...

as far as I remember thats a huge part of the stuff he was fighting against with WB ...

lemoncrush19 said:

nope.

... everybody wants to sell what's already been sold ...

as far as I remember thats a huge part of the stuff he was fighting against with WB ...

YES. "ways of the pharaoh"

[Edited 11/12/16 6:49am]

I just preordered it on Amazon for download and phsical CD together at $11.99, which I think is a good price (I get free shipping through Prime). The extra download allows me to have it for our Thanksgiving family drive, as the Cd won't get there in time.

gandorb said:

I just preordered it on Amazon for download and phsical CD together at $11.99, which I think is a good price (I get free shipping through Prime). The extra download allows me to have it for our Thanksgiving family drive, as the Cd won't get there in time.

the cd should be with you on release day with prime like the download.

I am going to bundle some cds through amazon.

bigd74 said:

gandorb said:

I just preordered it on Amazon for download and phsical CD together at $11.99, which I think is a good price (I get free shipping through Prime). The extra download allows me to have it for our Thanksgiving family drive, as the Cd won't get there in time.

the cd should be with you on release day with prime like the download.

So they are actually able to mail the CD 2 days before before the release date and have it arrive on release date. Cool!

lemoncrush19 said:

nope.

... everybody wants to sell what's already been sold ...

as far as I remember thats a huge part of the stuff he was fighting against with WB ...

~Yes My Thoughts exacly ~

~Honeybabe~ Yes It's Sweet~!

gandorb said:

bigd74 said:

the cd should be with you on release day with prime like the download.

So they are actually able to mail the CD 2 days before before the release date and have it arrive on release date. Cool!

yep. that's one of the privelages of paying for prime. next day delivery. i've always had cd's on or before release day.

bigd74 said:

gandorb said:

So they are actually able to mail the CD 2 days before before the release date and have it arrive on release date. Cool!

yep. that's one of the privelages of paying for prime. next day delivery. i've always had cd's on or before release day.

Thanks for the information!

RJOrion said:

"Moonbeam Levels" may be the most overrated Prince song of all time...

there are so many better unreleased Prince songs than that joint...

i dont get it...

what are yall hearing??

probably cause it s one of the first outtakes heard WAAAY baCK IN THE DAY..

Short answer: No.

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Not so short answer: Sooner or later, yes but not immediately - still haven't bought AoA, PE, HnR1&2 so I'll add it to the list.

NouveauDance said:

YES. Already pre-ordered on Amazon.

sro100 said:

Are you planning on buying the new hits package?

I'll start.

No.

I've dropped a none-too-subtle hint to 'Santa'.

If the bearded portly old philanthropist doesn't come up with the goodies, of course I'll buy it.

lemoncrush19 said:

nope.

... everybody wants to sell what's already been sold ...

as far as I remember thats a huge part of the stuff he was fighting against with WB ...

I wonder if y'all will be using this as an excuse to not buy the forthcoming PR re-release? Never mind he signed a new deal with Warners in 2014, and was on board with the various projects:

http://www.billboard.com/...bum-coming

Yes. I'll give the CD to my nephew and jam out to Moonbeam Levels online.

(Also Google is listing the track time for Moonbeam as 4:06 so it's 12 seconds longer than the version we currently have from Work It)