Hi there folks - I haven't posted in literally many many years but felt compelled to post today so here goes...

With best of releases such as "The Hits/B Sides", "Ultimate" and "4Ever" etc. we've seen some nice compilations that can help give new fans an insight into the wonderful world of Prince but as many of us yearn for new or unheard music to be released (rather than rereleases of music we already have) we have to get by on the music we do have.

With that in mind I started thinking about what would be my ultimate compilation if I wanted to share the full range of what Prince gave us. Very quickly I realised this wasn't as simple as making a greatest hits CD but instead, to do it justice, it needed to go deeper, go further and dig into some of the lesser heard masterpieces that we've been lucky enough to hear. This wasn't just a CD mix of songs and style - this was a larger effort where I felt the need to group songs by style/type to really show Prince as a master of so many different style.

So... here is where I ended up so far with my multi CD/playlist compilation:

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Compilation Working title "Rap, Religion, Rock and Rude"

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CD 1: Rap

Days of Wild (Crystal Ball version)

Jughead - (yes I know - but haven't heard it in many years so figured it would show an evolution of the style)

Silicon

Undisputed (Moneyopolis mix)

Y should I do that when I can do this

Face Down

Daddy Pop

Acknowledge Me

Mr. Goodnight

Da, da, da

Push

Pussy Control

Come On (remix)

Good Life (Big City remix)

Pope

The Flow

The P

U Know

Days of Wild (Concert Mix)

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CD 2: Religion

One Song

Thunder

Eye wish u Heaven

The Word

Lion of Judah

Eye No

Everywhere

The Cross

The Ladder

The Holy River

Power Fantastic

Into the Light/I will

4 the tears in your eyes

Saviour

One of us

Love... thy will be done

Still would stand all time

God (Vocal)

And God created woman

AnnaStesia

Last December

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CD 3: Rock

Guitar

I Am (Extended)

I'm Yours

AintTurninAround

The Same December

Witness 4 the Prosecution

Dreamer

Live 4 Love

PlectrumElectrum

Peach

Zannalee

Eye Like it There

Gett off

Bambi

Marz

Endorphinmachine

ScrewDriver

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CD 4: Rude

18 & Over

New Position

Sexy MF

Man in a Uniform

Space (Universal Love remix)

The Daisy Chain

Irresistible Bitch

Sex in the Summer

Sister

Head

It

Le Grind

SuperCute

Underneath the Cream

Wonderful Ass

Sexme-SexmeNot

Hide the Bone

Horny Pony

Horny Toad

Rockhard in a Funky Place

Soft and Wet

When eye lay my hands on u

Circle of Amour

Feel U Up (long stroke)

Loose!

Pheremone

Scarley Pussy

Sexy Dancer

Sexy MF (12" Remix)

Sexual Suicide

Lady Cab Driver

Darling Nikki

Eye Hate U (extended remix)

Ripopgodazippa

Sexuality

Erotic City

Hot Wit U (nasty girl remix)

We can Fu*k

Sex

Eye wanna melt with u

Jack u off

Space

shhh

Hot Thing

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So - My questions to the Prince community:

What other playlists by style would you create and what tracks would you put on them?

Jazz, orchestral, pop, funk - whatever you think and unlike my lists, the playlists don't have to start with the letter 'R'!

Thanks for everyone's input so I can get the best possible playlists together.

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Deeepblueocean