SquirrelMeat said:

Even the bootleggers stretched to extra tracks and a jewel case. And that says what?

oh well, at least we got a couple of new piano rehearsals just a few weeks ago

this is f***** sh** just give us hard to get 1981

djThunderfunk said:

Considering that NC2U 7'' Single was $10, $40 for the CD, LP & Photobook is a bargain.

Yep--I wish I didn't want the photobook. I almost certainly will never use the vinyl, so if the book came with the CD, I'd have a cheaper time of it. I still might just get the CD.

djThunderfunk said:

Phishanga said:

This will be great to have. For me, it was a seminal boot. Listened to it for hours when I was just getting into Prince in the late 80's. It suggested the breadth of the man's talent. There was the released stuff and then there was this--a whole other world of music. Funny how, 30 years later, we may (or may not) finally be on the cusp of venturing into that other world.

steakfinger said:

Also, the sound quality bites. There are muddy parts here and there from about the middle of that Mary song that sound like it was sourced from an old cassette tape.

My understanding is that it basically was.

feeluupp said:

This won't sell at all... I bet Rodserling will pop up when it is released and cry about the sales figures... But honestly, this won't surpass more than 70,000 copies in the U.S.

Honestly, I don't know if it will top 20,000. However, I'm happy we're getting this.

EddieC said:

Seems like tracks 1-7 are going to be a single track on the CD version.

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jasminejoey said:

luv4u said:

Even though it's a reboot of a boot we'll all get it to add to our collection, right?

Certainly not. The project feels like an insult to the fans.

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I do agree!

Well hell's fire, ain't this a bitch? What in the hell happened to the album they announced in April when they released his version of "Nothing Compares 2 U" which I'm assuming was going to be the lead single to an upcoming album to be released on September 28? Is this September 21 release going to be an additional release? I hope so because I sure as hell hope it's not going to replace the September 28 release which led me to believe that the "Nothing Compares 2 U" was an indication of what the rest of the album might be like.

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I realize that in the assbackwards era we live in today, that they would release a slow jam as a lead single (something they would never do back in the day). Considering that they did that with "Electric Intercourse" prior to "Purple Rain Deluxe", I assumed that's what they were doing with the supposed September 28 release. And then when "Purple Rain Deluxe" came out, it was a badass, kickass album all the way through with jams and ass shakers for days. The first Prince album I truly enjoyed thoroughly all the way through since the 1980s (naturally I loved it because it came from the 1980s and had his signature sound all over it which is exactly what I've wanted for ages).

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But a bunch of stripped down piano and microphone rehearsals of mostly previously released songs? Hell, that's not an album, that's simply remixes.....Liberace style remixes at that. Nevermind whether it's been bootlegged for years, that's not my problem with it. My problem is stripped down music is usually BORING. "Oh, it lets the listener hear how creative, talented, and diverse Prince really was."...... Well duh, we all know that already so there's no need to prove it, definitely not with something stripped down and boring.

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This is Prince here, not Liberace. And from 1983 too, an era when Prince was at his absolute BADDEST too. Hell, show how BADASS he was back then. That's what I want. Where's that damn follow-up album to "1999" that Prince bragged about in Rolling Stone magazine that he could have easily released it instead of "Around The World In A Day" and it would have probably been a big hit but he wanted to do something totally different. Go and tear that damn vault up until you find that album and release it. Bring on the badass, kickass ass shaking funk/rock type of tracks that Prince was well known for. That's what I want.

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What pisses me off the most, is if this isn't simply an additional release, then we'll probably have to wait another year for something else and then possibly get screwed over again. I expect some piano and microphone stuff from Tidal so I don't have my hopes up at all concerning that release but this is Warner Brothers here, the label that has the GOOD Prince stuff. And knowing what I know now, considering that Prince was in pain at the end, I see why he resorted to a stripped down piano and microphone tour because he couldn't shake it like he used to. Well hell, I'm 50 now and I can't shake it like I used to either. But I'm not getting any younger either. Give me the stuff I can shake it to while I'm still able to shake it at all.

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LovePaisley said:

EddieC said:

My understanding is that it basically was.

One article I read... Variety, I think... said Prince had a terrible cold when he recorded that song. That's why it sounds like he's saying boan instead of moan.

That's interesting. Listening to it today I thought to myself, he sounds like he's sick. I kind of like it, he reaches for some things, there's a lower register growl. His piano playing accents those moments, he strikes differently. Martha personalized through her omelettes is - wow.

MISSING YOU FOREVER PRINCE!!!

seriously what are these idiots doing ?

the first official album release since his death and it is some crappy rehearsal many of us have had for over 2 decades ?

bloody hell.. what morons have they got over there making these decisions?

...with friends like these you don't need enemies.

BartVanHemelen said:

IstenSzek said:

what's even more curious is the choice for lead single. that's the song they're going with?

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Because this:

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The live version of “Mary Don’t You Weep" streaming below will feature in Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman.

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Interesting

DarkKnight1 said:

There isnt a single thing that could be released that would please some of you MFers. Purple Rain 2, 1999 remastered with 20 unreleased tracks, etc... Some on here would still bitch. This is a fantastic release. For those of you looking for some kind of radio play resurrection....it is never going to happen. Support this release and hope we are lucky enough to get more.

THANK U!!!!!!!!!!

databank said:

As for those controversies regarding titles containing the words Ass, Fuck or Cocaine, I find them rather disturbing from a community of fans who embraced a musician who composed Head, Sister, Gett Off, The Black Album and Darling Nikki, who admired those controversial aspects of his work

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I've always found it ridiculous that the same people who got into Prince as young teens in part via songs like "Erotic City" grew up to be prudes who praised Prince for censoring himself so their kids could enjoy this "safe" music.

I for one am glad they release this because this will be an upgrade to the bootleg for most of us who don't have acces to what 'elite' traders have.

This could be a step in the right direction to beat the bootleggers.

Maybe this also means that Tidal will release Piano & A Microphone 2016?

I'm only familiar with Intimate Moments Revisited and on that one 17 Days fades in, maybe this one will be complete.
I actually don't mind the tape hiss if that will preserve all the sounds you hear.

BartVanHemelen said:

databank said:

As for those controversies regarding titles containing the words Ass, Fuck or Cocaine, I find them rather disturbing from a community of fans who embraced a musician who composed Head, Sister, Gett Off, The Black Album and Darling Nikki, who admired those controversial aspects of his work

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I've always found it ridiculous that the same people who got into Prince as young teens in part via songs like "Erotic City" grew up to be prudes who praised Prince for censoring himself so their kids could enjoy this "safe" music.

Yes me too. I have a 5 year old daughter who doesn't care about the lyrics, granted she's Dutch and she probably doesn't understand most of the English words, but she also listens to Doe Maar who have some dubious lyrics (Je loopt je lul achterna, Heroine, Nederwiet) it's not like kids will become serial killers or prostitutes because of some song lyrics. I turned out well even tho I listened to Prince at a young age and Hip Hop which was way more agressive lyrically in the late 80's and early 90's when I was a teen.

All these bitchin' opinions.

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JUST BE HAPPY you old bunch of beer-belly +40years old, grey-pubics dyin' purple in yo minds, batman wearin' boxers, stuck 'n the 80's & losing precious purple time on the NET, 'n dustin' off yo Princely collection U barely listen 2, & yo wife and offspring can't touch, tryin' still to unfruitfully convince everyone to turn purple & wear oversized symbol-tees,...

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(just like me in most cases...)

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The only thing I'm concerned about is this :

(imagine) there is one-thousand hours of stuff in there,

with 35minutes a year,

I need to live a mere 1714 years and 3 months longer.

Or, even 60 min release a year,

still I have to get 857 years and 2 months old.

But then again, we already HAVE so much... (which never seems enough).

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Peace to those who feel satisfied (like me).

love2thenines2003 said:

This release is a joke!

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Sure, but how to properly let that be known to the people that do this release?

udo said:

Sure, but how to properly let that be known to the people that do this release?

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Perhaps write a letter to the court that does the Estate's business?

It does not have to be relevant for the case(s) but it will be admitted to the public record and fairly widely read.

BartVanHemelen said:

JorisE73 said:

BartVanHemelen said:

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I've always found it ridiculous that the same people who got into Prince as young teens in part via songs like "Erotic City" grew up to be prudes who praised Prince for censoring himself so their kids could enjoy this "safe" music.

Yes me too. I have a 5 year old daughter who doesn't care about the lyrics, granted she's Dutch and she probably doesn't understand most of the English words, but she also listens to Doe Maar who have some dubious lyrics (Je loopt je lul achterna, Heroine, Nederwiet) it's not like kids will become serial killers or prostitutes because of some song lyrics. I turned out well even tho I listened to Prince at a young age and Hip Hop which was way more agressive lyrically in the late 80's and early 90's when I was a teen.

I absolutely agree on this.

Beware yourself and others from turning into some old prude purple prune(s).

Parental Advisory?... let me tell you something dearest 'parents':

Stop protecting your kids from dissapointments in life.

They need to realise and know that reality is more then just Disney.