Autorip has been added to both physical versions of Purple Rain Deluxe on Amazon. So that's a cool bonus for the people that already preordered.

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Strive said:

Seems pre-orders are arriving:

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BartVanHemelen said:

Seems pre-orders are arriving:

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That's lyricsdaddy's video, he made a thread about it here already http://prince.org/msg/7/443718

ThirdStrike said:

Strive said:

Autorip has been added to both physical versions of Purple Rain Deluxe on Amazon. So that's a cool bonus for the people that already preordered.

[Edited 6/19/17 20:36pm]

That is cool. When is it released though? For past releases, was placed in your library date it is shipped (generally 2 days prior to release). So does that mean we'll be able to access it on Wednesday?

This is the first time I've preordered a disc with autorip. The FAQ on the site makes it seem like it won't be added until the release date but I hope they add it when it ships. We'll see. Mine ships tomorrow.

Just to be clear, the soundboard audio quality of the First Avenue show is the same of the short "Let's Go Crazy" clip circulated some weeks ago?!?!?!?

If yes, yummmmmm.

BoraBora said:

Just to be clear, the soundboard audio quality of the First Avenue show is the same of the short "Let's Go Crazy" clip circulated some weeks ago?!?!?!?

If yes, yummmmmm.

No, its not as good as that clip, and will probably have the usual EYE sound butchering too

Revolution81 said:

BoraBora said:

Just to be clear, the soundboard audio quality of the First Avenue show is the same of the short "Let's Go Crazy" clip circulated some weeks ago?!?!?!?

If yes, yummmmmm.

No, its not as good as that clip, and will probably have the usual EYE sound butchering too

Thank you very much.

In this case I think I'll pass.

BoraBora said:

Revolution81 said:

No, its not as good as that clip, and will probably have the usual EYE sound butchering too

Thank you very much.

In this case I think I'll pass.

Really? This set looks amazing. I won't be buying a bootleg but I'll very much look forward to listening to it.

TheEnglishGent said:

BoraBora said:

Thank you very much.

In this case I think I'll pass.

Really? This set looks amazing. I won't be buying a bootleg but I'll very much look forward to listening to it.

Well, I was strictly talkin' of passing on buy the set.

I will give it a listen anyway, but I know the First Avenue show will leak in pristine sound quality sooner or later (maybe official, don't know where that LGC clip came off), so I'm not interested to add this 3CD to my physical collection.

In Amazon Spain the price of the 3CD+DVD version has been lowered to 24,99€, and now it includes Autorip (spanish Amazon is always the last to do these kind of things). At least we will be able to listen to it before it is delivered.

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Another song as leaked from the PR Expanded...that it is....Purple Rain. Check on deezer.com.

luvgirl said:

Not sure if everyone knows this, but if you ordered from Amazon, you can request to have it delivered on Friday the 23rd, the release date. They did it free of charge for me! Also, AutoRip is now added!
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Autorip is available on release day

Sometimes autorip is just an old album version and not actually what is purchased. I find this with loads of releases and even last week with the 2 disc reissue of W&L's Eroica - the auto rip was just CD1 from an old version.

However, I'm hopefull this will be the full 3 disc set.

ThirdStrike said:

luvgirl said:

Not sure if everyone knows this, but if you ordered from Amazon, you can request to have it delivered on Friday the 23rd, the release date. They did it free of charge for me! Also, AutoRip is now added! [Edited 6/20/17 19:35pm]

When is the mp3's from the AutoRip available though? Release date or ship date?

from Amazon

Physical albums (including CD, vinyl, and other formats) that are shipped and sold by Amazon and are eligible for AutoRip include an AutoRip logo on the detail page. When searching Amazon, you can also select the AutoRip search filter to narrow your results to eligible albums.

After you purchase an eligible AutoRip album, a free MP3 version of that album is added to My Music. This typically happens right away, but in some cases it can take up to 48 hours after your order has shipped.

Note: Orders that include one or more items marked as a gift are not eligible for AutoRip.

You can then access, stream, and/or download the MP3 version of the album through Amazon Music for Web or the Amazon Music app on any of your compatible devices.

For more information, go to:

I bet the 48-hour thing is for pre-orders.

ThirdStrike said:

luvgirl said:

Not sure if everyone knows this, but if you ordered from Amazon, you can request to have it delivered on Friday the 23rd, the release date. They did it free of charge for me! Also, AutoRip is now added!
[Edited 6/20/17 19:35pm]

When is the mp3's from the AutoRip available though? Release date or ship date?

darkroman said:

Out of curiosity, in 15 minutes I listened with the headphones here and there the "Vault" CD (not a single track listened from start to finish, to be clear)....

a) To me the sound quality is absolutely satisfying.

According to the fact that we are talking of 30 years ago recordings and that for many years I listened to sub-quality tapes and CDs of those, I have nothing to be upset.

On this first listen "OD/RG" and "Katrina's Paper Dolls" seem to be the worst sounding, but even those sound great the same.

b) "Possessed" is the movie version with vocals.
For me the instrumental was a little boring, and somewhat (from the little I listened to) the risk is even on this vocal version.

c) "Wonderful Ass" confuse me, because if I'm not wrong this is what for decades we indicated as the 1986 version. I go with my memory to a 10 minute version included in an old bootleg ("Powersex", maybe?!?) thinking it was the 1983 version but now I can't say. Probably there are no such differences to care of.

Again, I could be wrong on this. I listened to 3/4 "sequences" in the song, no more.

d) "Love & Sex" seems to be the more interesting unknown song.

Anyway, in my file I can detect a minor dropou on the sound right before the start of drum track.

Nothing to write home about, but I hope this is a defect of the file and not of the original CD.

e) From what I listened, "We Can Fuck" is really great.

Probably my favourite version will remain the 1986 version, but this one is an absolute gem.

All in all, the "From The Vault" CD has the potential to rank really high in my parade of P's release.

Just my opinion.

Yep Wonderful Ass sounds identical to the circulating '86 version to me.

The Dance Electric is a different mix the circulating version. I like it!

Well, the reissue is out there. However, I'm going to stand fast and wait until the autorip hits my cloud. I've waited this long (seems like a lifetime) so I can endure one or two extra days.

I'm not an audiophile, but the PR remaster sounds really great with headphones.
Clear and powerful.

The "Single Edits & B-Sides" sounds also really good, even if I'm not sure it is remastered.

"God (Love Theme From Purple Rain") sounds fantastic.

Can we please change the title of this thread?

Please make it more clear this is the failed WB product with PR content.

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This is to contrast with the <eye> records rainmaker release that has more interesting content than the WB release.

Samples etc are floating around.

No, I cannot help you here.

Can someone review LOVE AND SEX???

I've only been listening to the outtakes album for now. I really like the sound quality, although I still don't understand why Our Destiny and Roadhouse Garden had to be joined at the hip.

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As far as coolness of the tracks goes, I'll make it short:

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-The Dance Electric: better sound than what we had, but I had expected it better somehow. Track is mostly the same as what we have, although the mix is slightly different

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-Love and Sex: from the descriptions this was the song I was looking forward to most. And if you have high expectations... it doesn't work for me. It never swings proper. It's a try at a gospel funk track, but done by the Purple Rain era band, who never did groove that way. It never really works... It's got all the ingredients, but the meal isn't satisfying. Maybe it'll grow on me.

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-Hallway Speech: better sound than I anticipated. Great version, as wel all know.

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-Electric Intercourse: we've had it for a while. The inferior cousin to the beautiful ones. For what it's worth, I prefer it to the live version. Still doesn't make it a classic.

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-Our Destiny/Roadhouse Garden: probably the worst sounding songs on the album. If they are good or not as songs has been debated to death. Next.

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-Possessed: Unfortunately, it is indeed the version from the movie, but with vocals, which does make it a bit better. Both the live versions and the older version are better.

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-Wonderful Ass: the surprise of the album. It's what was thought of as the '86 version. (The Revolution Will Be Heard!) Great sound. The standout track to me this far. Happy to finally hear this without being bothered by the audio quality.

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-Velvet Kitty Cat: a lightweight song like the Vanity 6 album is stuffed with. Fun little ditty though. Unless I'm mistaken, it's a slightly different mix from what we had. Sounds good.

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-Katrina's Paper Dolls: fits perfectly with Velvet Kitty Cat, same type of lightweight song, with a bit more bottom in the mix though. Pleasant. Might grow on me.

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-We can Fuck: basically the 10+ minute version we had as outtake from Grafitti Bridge. But then without Clinton additions. Sounds pretty good. I get the feeling he didn't know what to do with the last 4 minutes, so it just kinda continues without actually going anywhere.

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-Father's Song: if only I had the multitrack tapes from this. Audioquality is ok, but the recording itself... bleed from other tracks, an attack in the "piano" (I suspect it to be a synthesizer) that literally hurts my ears if I turn up the volume a bit. And a shame he doesn't even develop the melody as far as he does in the released Computer Blue. Wish I could remix it and generally mess with it.

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All in all, great to get these tracks. I'll be sure to buy it a few times in the hopes that then more of these deluxe packs will be commisioned for his other albums.

mediumdry said:

I've only been listening to the outtakes album for now. I really like the sound quality, although I still don't understand why Our Destiny and Roadhouse Garden had to be joined at the hip.

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As far as coolness of the tracks goes, I'll make it short:

.

-The Dance Electric: better sound than what we had, but I had expected it better somehow. Track is mostly the same as what we have, although the mix is slightly different

.

-Love and Sex: from the descriptions this was the song I was looking forward to most. And if you have high expectations... it doesn't work for me. It never swings proper. It's a try at a gospel funk track, but done by the Purple Rain era band, who never did groove that way. It never really works... It's got all the ingredients, but the meal isn't satisfying. Maybe it'll grow on me.

.

-Hallway Speech: better sound than I anticipated. Great version, as wel all know.

.

-Electric Intercourse: we've had it for a while. The inferior cousin to the beautiful ones. For what it's worth, I prefer it to the live version. Still doesn't make it a classic.

.

-Our Destiny/Roadhouse Garden: probably the worst sounding songs on the album. If they are good or not as songs has been debated to death. Next.

.

-Possessed: Unfortunately, it is indeed the version from the movie, but with vocals, which does make it a bit better. Both the live versions and the older version are better.

.

-Wonderful Ass: the surprise of the album. It's what was thought of as the '86 version. (The Revolution Will Be Heard!) Great sound. The standout track to me this far. Happy to finally hear this without being bothered by the audio quality.

.

-Velvet Kitty Cat: a lightweight song like the Vanity 6 album is stuffed with. Fun little ditty though. Unless I'm mistaken, it's a slightly different mix from what we had. Sounds good.

.

-Katrina's Paper Dolls: fits perfectly with Velvet Kitty Cat, same type of lightweight song, with a bit more bottom in the mix though. Pleasant. Might grow on me.

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-We can Fuck: basically the 10+ minute version we had as outtake from Grafitti Bridge. But then without Clinton additions. Sounds pretty good. I get the feeling he didn't know what to do with the last 4 minutes, so it just kinda continues without actually going anywhere.

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-Father's Song: if only I had the multitrack tapes from this. Audioquality is ok, but the recording itself... bleed from other tracks, an attack in the "piano" (I suspect it to be a synthesizer) that literally hurts my ears if I turn up the volume a bit. And a shame he doesn't even develop the melody as far as he does in the released Computer Blue. Wish I could remix it and generally mess with it.

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All in all, great to get these tracks. I'll be sure to buy it a few times in the hopes that then more of these deluxe packs will be commisioned for his other albums.

thanks, Mediumdry.

WD

Album leaked in mp3 (CD-ripped) on one of known resources


Like Dance Electric and We can fuck


Already pre-purchased on iTunes - so waiting for better quality

[Edited 6/21/17 6:55am]

BoraBora said:

TheEnglishGent said:

Really? This set looks amazing. I won't be buying a bootleg but I'll very much look forward to listening to it.

Well, I was strictly talkin' of passing on buy the set.

I will give it a listen anyway, but I know the First Avenue show will leak in pristine sound quality sooner or later (maybe official, don't know where that LGC clip came off), so I'm not interested to add this 3CD to my physical collection.

You might anyway buy digital version from official stores (i.e. iTunes, Amazon Music, Google Music) and support future releases

[Edited 6/21/17 6:56am]

Knightoflight said:

BoraBora said:

Well, I was strictly talkin' of passing on buy the set.

I will give it a listen anyway, but I know the First Avenue show will leak in pristine sound quality sooner or later (maybe official, don't know where that LGC clip came off), so I'm not interested to add this 3CD to my physical collection.

You might anyway buy digital version from official stores (i.e. iTunes, Amazon Music, Google Music) and support future releases

[Edited 6/21/17 6:56am]

???

I was talking of the Eye 3CD Release.

The WB "Purple Rain Expanded Deluxe" is already on my way from Amazon.