TrevorAyer said:

IstenSzek said:

Vannormal said:

...post 1996 work then.

Could only mean an album released with all new material... ?

No one else is waiting for, lets say 1996-2003 material right now (right ?)

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all that (usual loud) buzz... - we'll see when I got something real in my hands (yawn)

tbh, i'd rather have the "madrid 2 chicago" right now, instead of, say "dream factory"


i know, it might seem shocking to some

Same. Let's not forget that The Divine was recorded in 1996, which in Prince's opinion was so good he couldn't even finish listening to it.


https://usatoday30.usatod...ghts_N.htm

TrevorAyer said:

The good news is we may get a post wb hits package which if done well could create public interest in his later albums ... bad news is most of his later albums sucked ... i would love an UN mastered series with his most recent brickwalls presented without the butchered mastering ... alas we live in an age of deaf consumers so they will probably take the opposite approach and brickwall his whole catalog

[Bait snip - luv4u]

connorhawke said:

SchlomoThaHomo said:

IstenSzek said:

tbh, i'd rather have the "madrid 2 chicago" right now, instead of, say "dream factory"


i know, it might seem shocking to some

Same. Let's not forget that The Divine was recorded in 1996, which in Prince's opinion was so good he couldn't even finish listening to it.


https://usatoday30.usatod...ghts_N.htm

oh god, "YES!" to releasing 'the divine'

leecaldon said:

leecaldon said:

Revolution18 said:

This is terrible news. I hope I am wrong but after what Sony did to the Michael Jackson releases I don't hold much hope. Here some info for those who don't no. First MJ release was a greatest hits from "This Is It" this had one new song and album versions of hits with the also the movie. (That actually was decent) The next album was "Michael" 3 of the ten tracks were sung by an impersonater and not Michael the other 7 songs were produced ok but none of the songs were fully the way Michael left them. Then there was immortal a remix album for cirque. This would of been better if they had got the actual producers who worked on the music to make this remix album just like they got George Martin and his son to remix The Beatles for the "Love Album" Then we got Xscape which was remixed by Timberland. That was ok but I don't like the thought of anybody touching Prince's music let alone making songs into duets that didn't happen like they did with Michael and Justin Timberlake. Then the latest release has been another greatest hits. Sorry for the rant but I really don't hold much faith in Sony.

Excuse me?

The "impersonator's" name was Jason Malachi. He recorded what was originally touted as MJ demos, then as reference vocals, for years before the "Michael" album was released.They were all over YouTube for a while. Sony took 3 of those songs ("Breaking News", "Keep Your Head Up" and "Monster") and put them on the "Michael" album as MJ originals and then pulled all evidence from YouTube, etc.

The concensus among MJ fans, and even Paris, was that Malachi was paid off by Sony to stay silent. He even admitted it was him, his manager admitted it, and then both took their stories back and said that Malachi's sites were all "hacked". A fan filed a class action lawsuit against Sony that is still pending.

http://www.tmz.com/2011/0...n-malachi/

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[Edited 6/16/18 8:35am]

ChocolateBox3121 said:

Happy news. None of us is getting any younger, and I want as much of this shit in my hands as I can get while I'm still able to dance to it!

Someone in the comments said there are 3500 unrealeased songs. Hope that is right. lol

They talk about the commercial potential, but I doubt there is much now which how awful today's music is. They may sell a few thousand but not much more. Sony may not make much back.

2freaky4church1 said:

Someone in the comments said there are 3500 unrealeased songs. Hope that is right. lol

They talk about the commercial potential, but I doubt there is much now which how awful today's music is. They may sell a few thousand but not much more. Sony may not make much back.

they should just release a great 10 unreleased albums box set for $150,-

if they sell 200,000 worldwide they've already got a large chunk of their
money back. well, all of it, minus production cost.

after that they can just release whatever they want

TrcikyChristopher said:

leecaldon said:

Excuse me?

The "impersonator's" name was Jason Malachi. He recorded what was originally touted as MJ demos, then as reference vocals, for years before the "Michael" album was released.They were all over YouTube for a while. Sony took 3 of those songs ("Breaking News", "Keep Your Head Up" and "Monster") and put them on the "Michael" album as MJ originals and then pulled all evidence from YouTube, etc.

The concensus among MJ fans, and even Paris, was that Malachi was paid off by Sony to stay silent. He even admitted it was him, his manager admitted it, and then both took their stories back and said that Malachi's sites were all "hacked". A fan filed a class action lawsuit against Sony that is still pending.

http://www.tmz.com/2011/0...n-malachi/

[Edited 6/16/18 8:34am]

[Edited 6/16/18 8:35am]

Typical shady industry asses. Always willing to do anything for money. I sincerely hope the fans will win the class action suit and they got mislead. Yeah, people were already suspecting a couple of tracks were sung by an impersonator so people weren't quite fooled.

Stay on topic folks

I wouldn't challenge this guy's knowledge..else you are going to get a long diatribe against his later music. I disagree that post 96 music sucked. I do understand a bit where he is coming from. Hear me out. I think he did a shit job of packaging his music. Take Crystal Ball for example. Imagine if P had just put out the "Truth" album by itself and giving it the hype it deserved and had properly categorized and organized the other tracks on Crystal Ball, how much more acclaim and attention the songs would have gotten. i think it would be best to put stuff on streaming sites and have prince aficionados pick out the choice cuts from each album. there is a lot of good music there.

jdcxc said:

ChocolateBox3121 said:

[Bait snip - luv4u]

Exactly! Sounds like one of those lazy music “journalists” that only know Purple Rain.

Had Warner Brothers made songs from the Gold Experience, Come and Chaoes and Disorder more easiliy available now? I haven't checked spotify and I-tunes lately? I am wondering about that period between the Symbol album and 96?

IstenSzek said:

jaypotton said:

MIRvmn said:

IstenSzek said:

they should just release a great 10 unreleased albums box set for $150,-

if they sell 200,000 worldwide they've already got a large chunk of their
money back. well, all of it, minus production cost.

after that they can just release whatever they want

They should start with the 10 unreleased albums from 2010-2014

TAKE-MY-MONEY-NOW!

jstar69 said:

leecaldon said:

Revolution18 said:

This is terrible news. I hope I am wrong but after what Sony did to the Michael Jackson releases I don't hold much hope. Here some info for those who don't no. First MJ release was a greatest hits from "This Is It" this had one new song and album versions of hits with the also the movie. (That actually was decent) The next album was "Michael" 3 of the ten tracks were sung by an impersonater and not Michael the other 7 songs were produced ok but none of the songs were fully the way Michael left them. Then there was immortal a remix album for cirque. This would of been better if they had got the actual producers who worked on the music to make this remix album just like they got George Martin and his son to remix The Beatles for the "Love Album" Then we got Xscape which was remixed by Timberland. That was ok but I don't like the thought of anybody touching Prince's music let alone making songs into duets that didn't happen like they did with Michael and Justin Timberlake. Then the latest release has been another greatest hits. Sorry for the rant but I really don't hold much faith in Sony.

Excuse me?

'Breaking News' and 'Monster' are not MJ on vocals. Can't remember the other fake song as it's years since i bothered with it. I'm not exactly happy Sony got latter Prince. I question their integrity. Duets with Justin Timberlake anyone?

Marrk said:

leecaldon said:

Excuse me?

'Breaking News' and 'Monster' are not MJ on vocals. Can't remember the other fake song as it's years since i bothered with it. I'm not exactly happy Sony got latter Prince. I question their integrity. Duets with Justin Timberlake anyone?

Oh please NO!!!!!!!

Marrk said:

Plenty of unreleased water in the well. MJ vox imposter??! LOL. Doctoring some unreleased trax.. This is Prince and he lived and breathed music.

This is the typical example of a news that isn't news. OK, so they signed a deal. What else? No specifics, nothing regarding a releases plan or program, no nothing. This is the age of information, where no information becomes information. Did one half of the vault disappear when Thanos snapped his fingers?

Ring me up when they announce something.

databank said:

This is the typical example of a news that isn't news. OK, so they signed a deal. What else? No specifics, nothing regarding a releases plan or program, no nothing. This is the age of information, where no information becomes information. Did one half of the vault disappear when Thanos snapped his fingers?

Ring me up when they announce something.

LOL! Nice Marvel film culture reference!

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I guess people need to "just chill" as Prince himself might say. It is good to hear that a new distribution alliance is formed so that when the time comes people will know where to look for what material comes next.

I am upset about this. Not because Michael Jackson was on Epic (which became Sony) or that George Michael was on Sony, or a whole host of other artists that they (mis)treated.

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It is because it is one of the companies that I will never buy a product from. They are actively hostile to their consumers.

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Any company that thinks it is ok to install malware on their customer's computers and that, when caught, will apologise with "removal" software that makes it worse is a company where I feel that the entire board and senior management group should be jailed. (or at least publically flogged)

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I guess their releases will be the same for me as bootlegs. I will download them freely from whatever site or p2p channels I can find them on. (this is not stealing, simply copyright infringement) I will never spend money on anything that benefits Sony. They are evil. This is the equivalent of bringing a kebab, some steak and spare ribs when going to Paisley Park. It's just wrong.

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Sony is the worst of the media groups out there. Oh well.

I don't give a rat's ass if anyone does steal from Sony - or artists - that's on them. But calling it "simply copyright infringement" is hilarious. Prince would've loved that. If you're gonna steal, just be honest and call it stealing.