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Thread started 06/11/19 8:55am

soladeo1

Recent Michael Howe interview: Originally, Purple Rain Deluxe was going to be even bigger???

But they had to pare it down a lot, according to a recent interview.

Wonder what they had to cut??!!

Wednesday?

The 30 minute I Would Die 4 U?

What else??
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Reply #1 posted 06/11/19 9:12am

Strive

It was suppose to include the First Ave 83 concert but the estate pulled it so they could shop around the footage. From 2017

In one of his first dealings as an advisor to the Prince estate, Spotify executive Troy Carter is helping negotiate a deal that could give one major streaming service exclusive rights to one of the late pop star’s unreleased concert films as well as rights to make a documentary about the film, sources tell Billboard.

The potential multimillion-dollar deal, which hasn’t yet been completed, could be the latest prize in the competition among streaming companies, a battle that has been ratcheting up lately as top players shell out millions for exclusive content that can help them stand out from the pack.

On the table is a film of Prince’s Aug. 3, 1983 performance in Minneapolis where he debuted several of the songs released on the soundtrack to his 1984 movie Purple Rain, plus additional footage that a buyer could use to produce a documentary about the making of the film, sources say. The storied show at Minneapolis’s First Avenue nightclub was a surprise gig billed as a benefit for the Minnesota Dance Theatre, with a set list that included “Let’s Go Crazy” and “Purple Rain.”

https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7784716/prince-estate-purple-rain-concert-film-documentary-streaming-services

Apple Music ended up buying it

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Reply #2 posted 06/11/19 9:16am

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They should have gave the project to TIDAL. They’d do a much better job. Apple doesn’t even know how to properly compile “essential” playlists for artists
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Reply #3 posted 06/11/19 9:18am

AvocadosMax

They’re gonna milk this thing to death. Just wait till you hear news about “NEW Purple Rain Expanded Extended Deluxe Remaster!! New songs from the vault and we PROMISE everything sounds good this time!!”
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Reply #4 posted 06/11/19 9:20am

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AvocadosMax said:

They should have gave the project to TIDAL. They’d do a much better job. Apple doesn’t even know how to properly compile “essential” playlists for artists


Like getting the songs credits wrong.

The Colors R brighter, the Bond is much tighter
No Child's a failure
Until the Blue Sailboat sails him away from his dreams
Don't Ever Lose, Don't Ever Lose
Don't Ever Lose Your Dreams
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Reply #5 posted 06/11/19 10:23am

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Ohh purple joy oh purple bliss oh purple rapture!
REAL MUSIC by REAL MUSICIANS - Prince
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