FrankieCoco1 said:

Nice info about Rebirth of the Flesh. Also, there’s meant to be another Michael Howe interview with Matt Everitt, being aired on Shaun Keaveny’s radio show this afternoon on BBC 6 Music.

Doesn't appear to have aired yet, Everitt says it is to air soon. Twitter

[Edited 7/22/20 3:26am]

databank said:

jaypotton said:

love2thenines2003 said: Not saying you are wrong. How would I know - I have no inside track or contacts that do know or have been party to any of the contracts Prince signed! I wasn't challenging YOU per se but rather the weird logic this represents. As you say we will see BUT from a fans POV I would argue this is worrying because: Other than the OSTs it would surely mean that we won't get ANY super deluxe editions of the other Warner era albums. Sony will be releasing the actual albums from 2021 but unless they get some deal with Warners then no vault tracks will be included. That means the only way for Warners to release the vault tracks is in specific vault albums and I just cannot see them being viable so they won't bother?

This "no market for Prince products" myth invented by a few bullshitters on the org has to stop.

Like, really. I know you're saying this in good faith, but you've been fooled by a bunch of frustrated orgers with an agenda, whose sole obsession has been year after year to convince everyone that Prince was over and done.

Nevertheless, I'm tired of explaining and explaining over and over again why this is nonsense.

Look at the market as it is: reissues of obscure albums by obscure artists keep happening all the time, new records by obscure indie artists are released by the dozen every week... There are many niche markets in the music industry that exist and remain profitable, yet are 100 times more niche than Prince "I'm the 30th best selling artist of all times" Nelson will ever be (https://chartmasters.org/...streaming/). If there is no market for new Prince products then it means there is only a market left for the 29 artists above him on that list and there is no point in ever releasing any other record by any other artist. Absurd. Not to mention that, since Prince's material is already recorded, production costs are much lower than those of a new album by any artist.

It's also interesting to know that, contrarily to what these same orgers claimed, Prince was in the middle of a bidding war between Sony and Warner as late as 2014 (which led him to dump Kobalt, a third label that was more than happy to welcome him) (this was recounted by one of his collaborators, can't remember his name right now, London something I believe, in one of the police interview that leaked online). So much for the "no market" argument...

So please, let us put an end to this ridiculous narrative once and for all. It simply isn't true.

Thank you !!!!

Folk forget the real trigger to this whole mess was after Prince signed the contract he was placed in WB Black Music division which cut 2/3rds of his target audience. His music would target R&B stations instead of Top 40.

WB on the surface intended to create a climate in which he would not be able to meet the requirements of the contract.Not to mention the fact that Box Stores like Walmart wouldn't place mass orders that would inflate sales numbers because Prince had the Parental Advisory label on his product.

muleFunk said:

I haven't read up on the whole agreement between the Estate and WB/Sony, but what are the chances of an expanded re-issue of Diamonds and Pearls in 2021? The album does turn 30 next year and, obviously, has some very big hits on it while, no doubt, offering some vault gems for fans.

TryWhistlingThis said:

I haven't read up on the whole agreement between the Estate and WB/Sony, but what are the chances of an expanded re-issue of Diamonds and Pearls in 2021? The album does turn 30 next year and, obviously, has some very big hits on it while, no doubt, offering some vault gems for fans.

I'm watching Tiny Voice on Apple TV+. It takes place in NYC, and there's an episode where they visit Electric Lady Studios.

Featured prominently behind the stars' heads for several shots is a large black and white promo shot of Prince from the D&P with the typhoon 'do and black cloud guitar.

There's also a picture of Graffiti Bridge on the wall in the hallway.