crimesofparis said:

Patience dear, patience.

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Purple Rain is THE one for the general public, we all know it and that's why it came first. The simultaneous number one album, single and movie, the oscar winning soundtrack, the album that was number one for nigh on 6 months? It deserves the honour.

does wB have vault material for this?

besides, WB does not have the rights to the movie. Would be great if there was finally a proper concert release of the SOTT tour instead of that lipsync fiasco with those annoying segues..

NorthC said:

dance4me3121 said:

Of course SOTT needs to remastered but first? I don't think so

dualboot said:

No, let then learn first from purple Rain

agreed. let's wait for other remasters until the estate is settled and all parties
can join forces and work together how when and if they want to, to assemble
the best and most extensive packages for each album.

i'd rather wait another few years and have it done right

I agree. SOTT is the album that deserves a little more attention. It's a masterpiece. PR is great of course, but it feels like it's a bit overplayed.

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SOTT must be next, is regarded as his best album or the most important one.

214 said:

SOTT must be next, is regarded as his best album or the most important one.

1999 next.

I think SOTT is his best album ever, but Purple Rain will always be associated with him first when it comes to non-fans (and fans love it too).

rdhull said:

214 said:

SOTT must be next, is regarded as his best album or the most important one.

1999 next.

Indeed.

Deluxe edition? No. the album is a masterpiece on its own.Sure the b sides are fantastic but having them all in one package is a rehash.Warner wont release a deluxe edition. NO WAY. Warner have no confidence in anything other than P R. I hope im wrong but im pretty sure we are all well aware of Warner and how they think about Prince music,its a product to be sold and who cares about the fans.

Laydown said:

Deluxe edition? No. the album is a masterpiece on its own.Sure the b sides are fantastic but having them all in one package is a rehash.Warner wont release a deluxe edition. NO WAY. Warner have no confidence in anything other than P R. I hope im wrong but im pretty sure we are all well aware of Warner and how they think about Prince music,its a product to be sold and who cares about the fans.

Let's hope you're wrong, because is the album that i want a deluxe edition the most.

I don't think the album could have a proper deluxe edition like Purple Rain.

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I do want one though as in the released album, Bsides/long version

I don't think SOTT officially has outtakes (unless there is one two I'm missing) is Sex an outtake?

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I think the Camille set that Prince had pressed and the June configuration of the Dream Factory should be released in connection

I want 1999 to be the next deluxe edition.

Considering the circmstances, it makes the most sense for Purple Rain to get a deluxe treatment. It's his most well known album and had been in the gun for awhile.

Have Warners even acknowledged the possibilty of more Deluxe releases? They recently reissued a bunch of the albums in the past few years, I picked up Sign O' The Times on vinyl recently. (Dissapointed that it wasn't a gatefold like Parade)

This is probabaly the most they're willing to do.

In an ideal world, 1999, Parade and Sign O' The Times would all get expanded releases. I say those because they have the highest chance of yielding supplemental material and selling well, opposed to the others.

TheGloved1 said:

(Dissapointed that it wasn't a gatefold like Parade)

It never had a gatefold. (like 1999)

This is wha a S O T T deluxe should look like.

Disc I

1. Sign o the Times

2. Play In the Sunshine

3. Housequake

4. Ballad of Dorothy Parker

5. It

6. Starfish & Coffee

7. Slow Love

8. Hot Thing

9. Forever In My Life

Disc II

1. U Got the Look

2. If I Was Your Girlfriend

3. Strange Relationship

4. I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man

5. the Cross

6. It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night

7. Adore

Disc III

0. La La La He He Hee

1. La La La He He Hee (Highly Explosive)

2. Housequake (7 Minutes MoQuake)

3. Shockadelica

4. Shockadelica 12"

5. Hot Thing (Extended Remix) Junior Vasquez/Shep Pettibone

6. Hot Think (Dub Version) Junior Vasquez/Shep Pettibone

7. U Got the Look (Long Look)

Disc IV
DVD of the Sign O the Times movie

DVD including the MTV Awards performance and another concert

As long as people actually buy PR and don't download it for free, then they might think about doing SOTT.

Thinking as a record label executive, maybe the remaster/release order would be something like this...

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1) Purple Rain (a no-brainer)

2) 1999 (his breakthrough album)

3) Sign 'O' The Times (critically acclaimed)

4) Diamonds & Pearls (his last big seller)

5) Batman OST (***if*** they feel like celebrating the 30th anniversary of the film in 2019)

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For what it's worth, this isn't my personal list. I want them in this order:

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1) Purple Rain

2) Sign 'O' The Times

3) Lovesexy

4) Batman OST

5) 1999

6) Around The World In A Day

7) Dirty Mind

8) Parade

9) Controversy