databank said:

AvocadosMax said:

darkroman said: No, whats funny is people willing to have Michael Howe over Questlove or anyone else Howe has done an exceptional job.

With all due respect, Mr. Howe did everything but an admirable job. There have literally been problems with every posthumous release:

- Fake posthumous edit of Let's Work on 4ever (not sure if M. Howe was involved).

- Sound glitches on Erotic City and Computer Blue on PR Deluxe + material missing from the b-sides/mixes CD + mistitling of Possessed + the Our Destiny/Roadhouse Garden crossfade appears to be a posthumous fake mix made from 2 different cassettes (and not even faithful to the original crossfade according to traders who have it).

- Fake posthumous mix of NC2U on the single, then again on Originals.

- Pitch problem and other sound issues with the P&AM83 release, that according to the engineers here could have been corrected at least to a certain extent.

- At least half of Originals is made of fake posthumous mixes (and Niko Bolas' Peach and Black interview sheds some light on the totally erratic method that was used to determine which version of each track would be "recreated").

- Hiring Niko Bolas in the first place, who is undoubtebly a great professional, but one who (by his own admission) knew nothing about Prince's music beforehand. Even if the engineers who worked on early to mid 80's material are retired, I'm sure many of the engineers Prince used later in his career are still available to do the job.

- The Versace Experience apparently sourced from cassette (if the master was lost then they should have said it).

- Material missing from the 1999 Deluxe b-sides/mixes CD + little to no effort to improve the sound quality of the video concert + I'm still unsure whether ALL the mixes were as faithful to Prince's cassette mixes as they could have been (but, admitedly, they seem to be way more faithful than the ones on Originals).

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Now I'm not saying Mr. Howe's job is easy: accidents can happen, posthumous mixes will never be exactly like the cassettes mixes, etc., but certain things in the list above were deliberate choices, either because Mr. Howe took artistic licence, or possibly, in some cases, to minimize expanses.

In the end the good news is that all of the above can be rereleased with the problems fixed, one day in the future, but I don't trust this man to do the best possible job, and probably never will after this sad series of fiascos.

Well said.

mediumdry said:

IstenSzek said:

silly joke, that's all, is my guess

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Sarcasm should be made clearer, it's true. I was trying to combine the adulation of the snippet, the outcry of the missing 1999 tracks and the 2 surprises that are coming up in a humorous way. I guess I failed.

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Apologies for any distress.

I thought it was a good one.

PacManPlus said:

SchlomoThaHomo said:

PacManPlus said: I was able to make a pre-order using this link just right now. In case the price goes up tomorrow, maybe they’ll honor the original SRP. https://webcache.googleus...&gl=nl

Thank you, that worked.

Can't wait for the Peach colored vinyl! (I LOVE colored vinyl)

This link was for the CDs. How were you able to preorder the vinyl? I want both.

This set looks to be EPIC! A worthy follow-up to 1999 SDE. Can't wait!!!

SchlomoThaHomo said:

PacManPlus said:

Thank you, that worked.

Can't wait for the Peach colored vinyl! (I LOVE colored vinyl)

This link was for the CDs. How were you able to preorder the vinyl? I want both.

I didn't pre-order the vinyl - I was just stating that I can't wait for the colored vinyl as well. (I'm getting both too)

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mbdtyler said:

slyjackson said:

I don't get why they include a live studio version of Power Fantastic instead of the studio version.

My understanding is that the song was recorded live in one take at Prince's home studio (including the long intro), so maybe that's why they labeled the track as such.

Ok, great then

i once again am dumbfounded by the fact that the 3 CD offering is the remaster+the edits disc as opposed to the remaster + a vault disc, or even a "best of" vault disc.

who in the hell is buying that.

lottusflower said:

Uk links: Vinyl Super Deluxe edition: https://amzn.to/31dLXOB Cd Super Deluxe edition: https://amzn.to/3i6rW2H 3cd Deluxe edition: https://amzn.to/31aY9zH 2cd Standard edition: https://amzn.to/3hY1gRq 4LP Deluxe edition: https://amzn.to/3fTFJYk 2LP Standard Edition TBA

it is june 25th in the UK maybe they will start to go 'live' sometime on the 25th?

OnlyNDaUsa said:

LoveGalore said:

databank said:

I realize I've always been a little confused by the Paisley Park show's setlist being a regular tour setlist instead of a more experimental aftershow approach. I wonder why. Was it P's way of saying goodbye to the material, playing it one last time for good old time's sake? Was it his way to allow local crowds to see the tour? I guess we can only theorize but if anyone knows anything, please share.

You haven't seen or heard the bootleg of the New Years Benefit Show? It's that last track that is LEGENDARY.

OnlyNDaUsa said:

lottusflower said:

Uk links: Vinyl Super Deluxe edition: https://amzn.to/31dLXOB Cd Super Deluxe edition: https://amzn.to/3i6rW2H 3cd Deluxe edition: https://amzn.to/31aY9zH 2cd Standard edition: https://amzn.to/3hY1gRq 4LP Deluxe edition: https://amzn.to/3fTFJYk 2LP Standard Edition TBA

it is june 25th in the UK maybe they will start to go 'live' sometime on the 25th?

Nothing in Australia yet.

databank said:

[color=blue]excellent track listing! Great to finally see this come to fruition and quite a few nic surprises for old hardcores like me. Has anyone found a pre-order that ships downunder yet?[\color]

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andrewm7 said:

lustmealways said:

i once again am dumbfounded by the fact that the 3 CD offering is the remaster+the edits disc as opposed to the remaster + a vault disc, or even a "best of" vault disc.

who in the hell is buying that.

No one.

On the New Years Eve DVD, have they omitted the encore of Beautiful Night w/Miles?

SleezyG said:

ForceofNature said:

simon1969 said:

Lucky bugger! [joke]

camilleisastar said:

simon1969 said:

Pre order links are now live on Amazon.co.uk
£286 for the Super deluxe vinyl and £144 for the Cd

Just preordered both

Some of these will work right now (and then maybe stop working), most of them won't work but might start working soon... (I currently do not have an Amazon code for the remastered 2LP, hence this is missing.)

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Chappers72 said:

Do you know what ..thats too much money. Sorry but I was expecting 70 or 80 for the Cd but 145.... Not sure I can justify spending that. Feel a little exploited...maybe its just for now

Like most things on Amazon the price for this will fluctuate and Amazon will charge the cheapest price that it has been when they ship it