Debuts at #170 on Billboard Top 200 Albums

Much better than this crap release deseves.

The estate hears you loud and clear: more cassette transfers in 2020. The people demand it!

What other cassettes did he release/give away?

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The Undertaker comes to mind, but that was a cd. Would be great if they released that though. (even though it's been bootlegged in pristine quality)

mediumdry said:

What other cassettes did he release/give away?

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The Undertaker comes to mind, but that was a cd. Would be great if they released that though. (even though it's been bootlegged in pristine quality)

The War and the JOTY Live one.

mediumdry said:

What other cassettes did he release/give away?

http://www.princevault.co...e=Samplers

http://www.princevault.co...gle:_Slave

homesquid said:

Debuts at #170 on Billboard Top 200 Albums

Much better than this crap release deseves.

WhisperingDandelions said:

The estate hears you loud and clear: more cassette transfers in 2020. The people demand it!

people must think this is a rare cd

I honestly would like to see this released, as it contains many rarities and unreleased stuff:

http://www.princevault.com/index.php?title=Sampler:_Man_O_War_(Remix)_Nine_Deep_Trax_Sampler

mediumdry said:

What other cassettes did he release/give away?

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The Undertaker comes to mind, but that was a cd. Would be great if they released that though. (even though it's been bootlegged in pristine quality)

rdhull said:

Dandroppedadime said:

Just think what a Dream Factory set or The Dawn release would do on the charts, they haven’t really scratch the surface yet. “Oh the possibilities” [Edited 9/25/19 14:13pm]

Everyone always brings up Dream Factory--why wouldn't they (or why wouldn't we want them to) just put the remaining tracks on a SOTT deluxe? Everyone pre-emptively itching for that double-dip?

[Edited 9/25/19 14:58pm]

WhisperingDandelions said:

The estate hears you loud and clear: more cassette transfers in 2020. The people demand it!

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Where did they put the 2" tapes?

kindofblue said:

I honestly would like to see this released, as it contains many rarities and unreleased stuff:

http://www.princevault.com/index.php?title=Sampler:_Man_O_War_(Remix)_Nine_Deep_Trax_Sampler

mediumdry said:

What other cassettes did he release/give away?

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The Undertaker comes to mind, but that was a cd. Would be great if they released that though. (even though it's been bootlegged in pristine quality)

I'd love to have a version of it without Vanessa Marcil horking three-quarters of the way through The Ride.

LoveGalore said:

The Truth

20ten

One Night Alone

The Undertaker

The War

all could easlity be relaesd immediately

Personally, I'd love project and concept albums to be released in tandem to deluxe re-issues, be via record day or Paisley Park subscription.

There is enough material to make the deluxes meaningful, and still seperately release things like:

The Dream Factory

Camille

The Flesh

The Rebels

Varsace II

Emancipation Single Disc

The Family (By Prince)

The Time (By Prince)

etc etc

homesquid said:

...I don't know what to say. I think this is selling well just because a lot of news sites reported on the reissue.

So funny! Usually people round here complain that releases don't sell enough - and if something sells more then expected they complain too.

To each his own. I like Versace a lot. Played it a lot when it was a bootleg, and now I'm very glad to finally be able to play it from an official release. It really shows off the playful side of Prince during an era which is most often described as his bitter years.

AaronReturn2005 said:

...I don't know what to say. I think this is selling well just because a lot of news sites reported on the reissue.

Genesia said:

kindofblue said:

I honestly would like to see this released, as it contains many rarities and unreleased stuff:

http://www.princevault.com/index.php?title=Sampler:_Man_O_War_(Remix)_Nine_Deep_Trax_Sampler

I'd love to have a version of it without Vanessa Marcil horking three-quarters of the way through The Ride.

Have a search for the CD rip, the vomiting is from the VHS version.

TheEnglishGent said:

Genesia said:

I'd love to have a version of it without Vanessa Marcil horking three-quarters of the way through The Ride.

Have a search for the CD rip, the vomiting is from the VHS version.

someone should ask her about is drug use

FunkJam said:

I noticed that “Rootie Kazootie” is pitched higher than the full version from the bootleg Madhouse 24.

Someone mentioned Mr.Howe believes leaving all these cassettes at their improper tape speeds is most respectful to his proper legacy.

simonmillar said:

I can’t believe I’m reading some of these comments. Some context needed; TVE and other sampler tapes mentioned were exactly that - samplers of music that prince was either still working on (and yet to be released) or completed material again yet to be released. (And for obvious reasons rose was chosen as the preferred media!) Given the ongoing dispute with WB TVE was (alongside other projects such as TBE) an opportunity to share some of the work in progress and withheld material, and as such of great importance (then and now). The music on this set is awesome... and at the time (and today) a real insight into just how prolific a period it was for Prince. So warranted the release; but chart figures are meaningless as a release can chart these days with relatively low sales (compared to the past)...

It's the opposite of your intention, but your post just makes me even more aghast at the triviality of this release. Literally just as you say it, a sampler of music given away like record stores used to give out cassette samplers for small-time bands. Originally given away, a sampler of music, now pressed to limited vinyl and sold at an inflated price (well, it never even had a price in the first place, since it was a sampler).... And they couldn't even dig in the vault for more than half a month to find the original mulitracks, we're dubbing from cassettes like a tape trader from the 80s.

FunkJam said:

I noticed that “Rootie Kazootie” is pitched higher than the full version from the bootleg Madhouse 24.

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The whole CD / vinyl has been ripped from a cassette tape at the wrong speed, leaving everything a little higher pitched than it should be.

toejam said:

FunkJam said:

I noticed that “Rootie Kazootie” is pitched higher than the full version from the bootleg Madhouse 24.

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The whole CD / vinyl has been ripped from a cassette tape at the wrong speed, leaving everything a little higher pitched than it should be.

That's 3 out of 3 cassettes now ripped at improper speeds thus far, for those of you keeping track at home.

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But in all fairness, maybe Prince decided to tune all 27 instruments a couple mico-semitones off that day (or days, however long it took to record the sampler) because he was feeling kinda kooky. I mean you're going to tell me a multi-instrumentalist, professional musician, recording since the age of 18, roughly 15 years into his career is going to always record in tune? Ooookay.

[Edited 10/24/19 4:23am]

toejam said: