After 1999 (my favorite album of all time), I'd just go in order but SoTT will be the heavy hitter of the bunch. I think Parade has the most interesting outtakes though and can picture something really interesting coming out of that project.

Not sure what they'd do with Batman, GB or even Lovesexy for that matter.

Worried that the temptation to do them in order of overall sales figures instead of the quality of the content will undermine thie idea of doing them by artistic merit, so we'll get Batman and D&P before far better albums like Parade, Sign and Lovesexy.

My main desire is aftershows and live material from the soundboard (and on Blu-Ray) along with unreleased vault tracks.

If I was a betting man, and I am, I would say Parade is next, followed by Sign O The Times.

Personally though I would love to see them start from the very beginning and work their way up, but from a business perspective, that would probably not be be the best play.

They will likely continue, whether they go up, or down from here is anyone's bet. Honestly I feel that Parade will be next if they continue the series. But I would lose my mind if they released this one below.


For You Deluxe

6 CD's 1 DVD

CD1 - For You Remastered

CD2 - For You - Original Demos, Alternates & Extended Cuts

CD3 - Vault Material Part 1

1. I Like What You're Doing

2. Hello, My Love

3. Neurotic Lover's Baby's Bedroom

4. I Like What You're Doing

5. Jelly Jam

6. Lady Pleasure

7. Leaving For New York

8. Make It Through The Storm

9. Nightingale

10. Since We've Been Together

11. Rock Me, Lover

12. Don't You Wanna Ride

13. Hey Lover

14. I Spend My Time Loving You

15. Waiting For You

CD4 - Vault Material Part 2

1. Aces

2. Baby

3. Diamond Eyes

4. Don't Forget

5. Don't Hold Back

6. Fantasy

7. Surprise

8. Amber Eyes

9. Bump This

10. E-Pluribus Funk

11. Fantasy

12. I Like What You're Doing

13. Life Is So Neat

14. Love In The Morning

15. Neurotic Lover's Baby's Bedroom

16. Shine Your Light/Red Zone

17. We Can Work It Out

CD5 - Vault Material Part 3

1. Neurotic Lover's Baby's Bedroom

2. Shine Your Light/Red Zone

3. We Can Work It Out

4. Baby, Baby, Baby

5. Darlene Marie

6. Do It Again

7. Down A Long Lonely Road

8. Donna

9. Gypsy

10. I Met A Virgin Queen

11. I'm Leaving LA

12. I'm Saving It Up

13. Love Affair

14. Love Of Mine

15. Miss You

16. Nadara

17. Rocking Chair

18. We Would Like To See You Again

CD6 - Loring Park Session Instrumentals

DVD - Prince Tour - Capri Theater January 5th, 1979 Minneapolis MN

[Edited 9/15/19 14:27pm]

leadline said:

If I was a betting man, and I am, I would say Parade is next, followed by Sign O The Times.

Personally though I would love to see them start from the very beginning and work their way up, but from a business perspective, that would probably not be be the best play.

They will likely continue, whether they go up, or down from here is anyone's bet. Honestly I feel that Parade will be next if they continue the series. But I would lose my mind if they released this one below.


For You Deluxe

6 CD's 1 DVD

CD1 - For You Remastered

CD2 - For You - Original Demos, Alternates & Extended Cuts

CD3 - Vault Material Part 1

1. I Like What You're Doing

2. Hello, My Love

3. Neurotic Lover's Baby's Bedroom

4. I Like What You're Doing

5. Jelly Jam

6. Lady Pleasure

7. Leaving For New York

8. Make It Through The Storm

9. Nightingale

10. Since We've Been Together

11. Rock Me, Lover

12. Don't You Wanna Ride

13. Hey Lover

14. I Spend My Time Loving You

15. Waiting For You

CD4 - Vault Material Part 2

1. Aces

2. Baby

3. Diamond Eyes

4. Don't Forget

5. Don't Hold Back

6. Fantasy

7. Surprise

8. Amber Eyes

9. Bump This

10. E-Pluribus Funk

11. Fantasy

12. I Like What You're Doing

13. Life Is So Neat

14. Love In The Morning

15. Neurotic Lover's Baby's Bedroom

16. Shine Your Light/Red Zone

17. We Can Work It Out

CD5 - Vault Material Part 3

1. Neurotic Lover's Baby's Bedroom

2. Shine Your Light/Red Zone

3. We Can Work It Out

4. Baby, Baby, Baby

5. Darlene Marie

6. Do It Again

7. Down A Long Lonely Road

8. Donna

9. Gypsy

10. I Met A Virgin Queen

11. I'm Leaving LA

12. I'm Saving It Up

13. Love Affair

14. Love Of Mine

15. Miss You

16. Nadara

17. Rocking Chair

18. We Would Like To See You Again

CD6 - Loring Park Session Instrumentals

DVD - Prince Tour - Capri Theater January 5th, 1979 Minneapolis MN

[Edited 9/15/19 14:27pm]

I haven't heard many of those, and if I did, they were untitled. But man, if that was released, I would be a happy man. That whole debut album is my fave afternoon listen. But I think the songs that the songs he left out of that album had more attitude & pizzazz than the ones there released officially. Also, I'd love to add "Wouldn't U Love To Love Me" the original on that tracklist.

Hamad said:

leadline said:

If I was a betting man, and I am, I would say Parade is next, followed by Sign O The Times.

Personally though I would love to see them start from the very beginning and work their way up, but from a business perspective, that would probably not be be the best play.

They will likely continue, whether they go up, or down from here is anyone's bet. Honestly I feel that Parade will be next if they continue the series. But I would lose my mind if they released this one below.


For You Deluxe

6 CD's 1 DVD

CD1 - For You Remastered

CD2 - For You - Original Demos, Alternates & Extended Cuts

CD3 - Vault Material Part 1

1. I Like What You're Doing

2. Hello, My Love

3. Neurotic Lover's Baby's Bedroom

4. I Like What You're Doing

5. Jelly Jam

6. Lady Pleasure

7. Leaving For New York

8. Make It Through The Storm

9. Nightingale

10. Since We've Been Together

11. Rock Me, Lover

12. Don't You Wanna Ride

13. Hey Lover

14. I Spend My Time Loving You

15. Waiting For You

CD4 - Vault Material Part 2

1. Aces

2. Baby

3. Diamond Eyes

4. Don't Forget

5. Don't Hold Back

6. Fantasy

7. Surprise

8. Amber Eyes

9. Bump This

10. E-Pluribus Funk

11. Fantasy

12. I Like What You're Doing

13. Life Is So Neat

14. Love In The Morning

15. Neurotic Lover's Baby's Bedroom

16. Shine Your Light/Red Zone

17. We Can Work It Out

CD5 - Vault Material Part 3

1. Neurotic Lover's Baby's Bedroom

2. Shine Your Light/Red Zone

3. We Can Work It Out

4. Baby, Baby, Baby

5. Darlene Marie

6. Do It Again

7. Down A Long Lonely Road

8. Donna

9. Gypsy

10. I Met A Virgin Queen

11. I'm Leaving LA

12. I'm Saving It Up

13. Love Affair

14. Love Of Mine

15. Miss You

16. Nadara

17. Rocking Chair

18. We Would Like To See You Again

CD6 - Loring Park Session Instrumentals

DVD - Prince Tour - Capri Theater January 5th, 1979 Minneapolis MN

[Edited 9/15/19 14:27pm]

I haven't heard many of those, and if I did, they were untitled. But man, if that was released, I would be a happy man. That whole debut album is my fave afternoon listen. But I think the songs that the songs he left out of that album had more attitude & pizzazz than the ones there released officially. Also, I'd love to add "Wouldn't U Love To Love Me" the original on that tracklist.

Yep, a great listen for sure, I go back to this CD very often. Good call on Wouldn't You Love To Love Me?, I missed that one.

VaultCurator said:

I wouldn't be oppossed to a madhouse box set. With the unreleased album material. Just saying.

kewlschool said:

jaypotton said:

kewlschool said:

I wouldn't be oppossed to a madhouse box set. With the unreleased album material. Just saying.

Sorry to say it but doubt there is much demand for that!

i didn't hear people beating down doors for the Versace experience! lol

love2thenines2003 said:

Madhouse deluxe would be good, but given that great quality versions of The Flesh sessions, as well as both 24 versions are out there amongst the regular fans, not just elite, I wonder what it's going to bring relative to Parade, SOTT or Around The World In A Day.

Moonbeam said:

love2thenines2003 said:

PARADE SUPERDELUXE will be out next year...at this stage...this release is due for release from who are in the know!

I’d love a deluxe edition of Parade, and I don’t have any inside info to claim anything, but it does seem a little strange if it would come next, given WB have a limited window for most of the classic era albums except for the soundtrack albums. From my understanding, WB could put together a Parade deluxe for release in 2022 and beyond, but not the same for albums like the first 4, Around the World in a Day, Sign o’ the Times, Lovesexy, Diamonds and Pearls or .

love2thenines2003 said:

PARADE SUPERDELUXE will be out next year...at this stage...this release is due for release from who are in the know!

I would love this, as it's my favourite album of all time. What vault tracks would belong on a deluxe Parade? The only ones I can think of are:

Old Friends 4 Sale
All My Dreams
Others Here With Us
Little Wendy's Parade
An Honest Man
Call Of The Wild

Any others?

DaddySmooth said:

massing said:

love2thenines2003 said:

PARADE SUPERDELUXE will be out next year...at this stage...this release is due for release from who are in the know!

I would love this, as it's my favourite album of all time. What vault tracks would belong on a deluxe Parade? The only ones I can think of are:

Old Friends 4 Sale
All My Dreams
Others Here With Us
Little Wendy's Parade
An Honest Man
Call Of The Wild

Any others?

You actually made me question this and I think I incorrectly confuse a lot of boots an outtakes by attributing them to this time period. A lot of the songs I looked up weren't from these sessions/era at all.

massing said:

love2thenines2003 said:

PARADE SUPERDELUXE will be out next year...at this stage...this release is due for release from who are in the know!

I would love this, as it's my favourite album of all time. What vault tracks would belong on a deluxe Parade? The only ones I can think of are:

Old Friends 4 Sale
All My Dreams
Others Here With Us
Little Wendy's Parade
An Honest Man
Call Of The Wild

Any others?

off the top of my head:


God is Everywhere
Stella & Charles
Evolsidog
Come Elektra Tuesday
Tibet
Little Girl Wendy's Parade
Call Of The Wild
Others Here With Us

All My Dreams
Old Friends 4 Sale
Polka Dot Tiger
An Honest Man
Go
Empty Room
Neon Telephone

Heaven
My Sex
Palomino Pleasure Ride
Can I Play With U?
(U Got The) Good Drawers
A Couple of Miles
She Pony

also, a lot of madhouse stuff falls into this period and some of it was even in the movie,
a lot of jill jones material was written and recorded during this time as well.

plus, i'd like them to include songs that were later released on crystal ball and online,
like 'splash', 'sexual suicide' etc. just to have everything in one place. on that note, u
could also, perhaps, include all the songs from the family with prince on vocals.

the parade deluxe could be absolutely a-ma-zing.

[Edited 9/17/19 15:40pm]

IstenSzek said:

massing said:

I would love this, as it's my favourite album of all time. What vault tracks would belong on a deluxe Parade? The only ones I can think of are:

Old Friends 4 Sale
All My Dreams
Others Here With Us
Little Wendy's Parade
An Honest Man
Call Of The Wild

Any others?

off the top of my head:


God is Everywhere
Stella & Charles
Evolsidog
Come Elektra Tuesday
Tibet
Little Girl Wendy's Parade
Call Of The Wild
Others Here With Us

All My Dreams
Old Friends 4 Sale
Polka Dot Tiger
An Honest Man
Go
Empty Room
Neon Telephone

Heaven
My Sex
Palomino Pleasure Ride
Can I Play With U?
(U Got The) Good Drawers
A Couple of Miles
She Pony

also, a lot of madhouse stuff falls into this period and some of it was even in the movie,
a lot of jill jones material was written and recorded during this time as well.

plus, i'd like them to include songs that were later released on crystal ball and online,
like 'splash', 'sexual suicide' etc. just to have everything in one place. on that note, u
could also, perhaps, include all the songs from the family with prince on vocals.

the parade deluxe could be absolutely a-ma-zing.

[Edited 9/17/19 15:40pm]

Awesome, thanks a lot for the info.

jaypotton said:

Moonbeam said:

I’d love a deluxe edition of Parade, and I don’t have any inside info to claim anything, but it does seem a little strange if it would come next, given WB have a limited window for most of the classic era albums except for the soundtrack albums. From my understanding, WB could put together a Parade deluxe for release in 2022 and beyond, but not the same for albums like the first 4, Around the World in a Day, Sign o’ the Times, Lovesexy, Diamonds and Pearls or .

Yeah this "soundtracks in perpetuity" is an interesting one. I cannot see WB having rights to vault tracks in perpetuity only the actually released albums/singles/b-sides/extended. WB obviously have rights to all songs recorded between 1978-1996 until 2021 hence the super deluxe of 1999. But cannot see how they could do that for Purple Rain, Parade, Batman, GB post 2021 (ie. Included vault tracks). Obviously the estate can licence tracks to WB but surely ALL tracks recorded from 1978-2016 (apart from these soundtracks) have been licensed to Sony from 2021 (with post WB catalogue already under licence to Sony).

I didn't know WB would lose the ability to publish vault tracks associated with soundtrack albums as well. Thanks for that! Makes more sense now.

Moonbeam said:

wonderboy said:

DaddySmooth said:

Controversy with The Second Coming DVD.

Yes-that!

I would love that to.
But I don't think this will ever be released without it being completely edited and finished for a proper release.
Here's some info from another board on 'The Second COming':

****

-- After being asked if the non concert footage has audio:

Only boom audio for that footage exists because ADR never happened (it was just a screentest for possible use...)

-- After being asked if a version of The Second Coming exists with audio:

Yes, an assembly edit of the "movie" has audio... This assembly edit and all the remaining footage were scanned with a Telecine filmdeck in the late 1980's from the original film reels are were stored away and a couple of months later these were traded around in the early 1990's coupled with the rough cut of the "Controversy" musicvideo... So yes, the edit has audio but it's only boom audio and soundboard audio for the concert footage, the project was abandoned before they did ADR... The footage was later reused as screentest footage for "Dreams"/"Purple Rain" to convince the suits at WB...

-- After being asked more info:

It's just a regular, assembly cut; which entails that they assembled all usable footage into a coherent sequence or "movie" and ended with a collection of dailies or rushes for Prince or the filmmaker or whomever... It starts with the footage of the girls and Prince and then it cuts to the concert; real simple and crude... So not a ready for release edit by any means and honestly shouldn't be released as such... If they want to release this footage they should tear it apart and release the non-concert footage as some funny homevideo (like "2 Bums Living The Hard Life" or the Apollonia 6 Video album) and release the full uncut concert seperately which would be more entertaining, but they shouldn't market it as "The Second Coming"... The plan, as I was told years ago, was that more footage needed to be shot to splice it into the concert footage; think of it as the Vanessa Marcil edit of "The Undertaker"... The footage of Prince and the girls was just the intro, which some people wanted to edit into the concert footage; Prince didn't like that idea and the rest is history...

(Source: Neversin who posted it on an invite only message board)

I do think it will be interesting if Warners sticks with '80s for too long - after all, there are limits.

Even though a Parade deluxe would be awesome, it (perhaps) makes more commercial sense to next re-visit Diamonds & Pearls and then after that return to the '80s and Parade.

herb4 said:

RODSERLING said:

how about a theatrical run of the uncut movies??? followed by the uncut dvds

jaypotton said:

RODSERLING said:

JorisE73 said:

wonderboy said:

DaddySmooth said: Yes-that!

I would love that to.
But I don't think this will ever be released without it being completely edited and finished for a proper release.
Here's some info from another board on 'The Second COming':

****

-- After being asked if the non concert footage has audio:

Only boom audio for that footage exists because ADR never happened (it was just a screentest for possible use...)

-- After being asked if a version of The Second Coming exists with audio:

Yes, an assembly edit of the "movie" has audio... This assembly edit and all the remaining footage were scanned with a Telecine filmdeck in the late 1980's from the original film reels are were stored away and a couple of months later these were traded around in the early 1990's coupled with the rough cut of the "Controversy" musicvideo... So yes, the edit has audio but it's only boom audio and soundboard audio for the concert footage, the project was abandoned before they did ADR... The footage was later reused as screentest footage for "Dreams"/"Purple Rain" to convince the suits at WB...

-- After being asked more info:

It's just a regular, assembly cut; which entails that they assembled all usable footage into a coherent sequence or "movie" and ended with a collection of dailies or rushes for Prince or the filmmaker or whomever... It starts with the footage of the girls and Prince and then it cuts to the concert; real simple and crude... So not a ready for release edit by any means and honestly shouldn't be released as such... If they want to release this footage they should tear it apart and release the non-concert footage as some funny homevideo (like "2 Bums Living The Hard Life" or the Apollonia 6 Video album) and release the full uncut concert seperately which would be more entertaining, but they shouldn't market it as "The Second Coming"... The plan, as I was told years ago, was that more footage needed to be shot to splice it into the concert footage; think of it as the Vanessa Marcil edit of "The Undertaker"... The footage of Prince and the girls was just the intro, which some people wanted to edit into the concert footage; Prince didn't like that idea and the rest is history...

(Source: Neversin who posted it on an invite only message board)

GREAT info guys, cheers


EG

EmmaMcG said:

jaypotton said:

RODSERLING said:

Catalogue sales according to Billboard are sales from after two years after the initial release. After two years, an album become an "old" album, its promotion is finished and only its legacy can make people buy it.

Ah ok thanks. So I saw somewhere else you said that "Prince" has more catalogue sales than "Diamonds & Pearls" but would a chunk of those sales be from the period after Purple Rain was released 84/85?

Thx, jay, for asking that because I was wondering the same thing but I'll stand by my assertion that neither WB nor the estate are going to invest themselves in that nuance and will likely just look at total numbers. If I had to bet, I'd say both will focus on total sales to determine what's what and how to proceed.

I could see them skipping Batman since it's so weighed down by the times and the film, but D&P had several hits and, if I'm not mistaken, is his 2nd or 3rd highest selling album ever so I can't see the people lined up to cash in on this stuff glossing over that fact for the sake of artistic integrity or considering "well, yeah, but 'catalogue sales'"

If you happen to know, beyond 1999 and PR, or "the usual suspects", which of his albums has the strongest legs related to your definition? Meaning sales over time I guess. I'm genuinely curious.

Eventually, they're gonna have to do a vault dump and give the hardcore followers what they want -after they're done milking his commercial legacy and once interest has dried up to the point that only the die hards will pony up - but, sadly, I think that will take some time.