That's too much typing for me. SOT SDE is easily the best posthumous release. The estate really didn't have to give us so much new music. They could have parsed it out over time on a whole bunch of releases, but it's all there, missing only a couple major tracks.

Shockedelicus said:

That's too much typing for me. SOT SDE is easily the best posthumous release. The estate really didn't have to give us so much new music. They could have parsed it out over time on a whole bunch of releases, but it's all there, missing only a couple major tracks.

there's a whole lot missing. a whole lot, absurd amounts i'm told. sure it's a pretty ok release, y'know, but i hear, through the grapevine, much like the beloved california raisins that, y'know, there's a lot missing. "absurd amounts" of stuff missing is the phrase i keep hearing, terrible shame. really a shame. ain't it a shame.

I've just updated my list of favorite Prince songs, so I can quantify this!

Here are the songs I rate an 8.0 or above from each, along with their respective all-time rankings:

Purple Rain deluxe:

[10] Computer Blue (Hallway Speech): 10.0
[33] Father's Song: 9.9
[49] Electric Intercourse: 9.8
[53] The Dance Electric: 9.8
[85] We Can Fuck: 9.6
[157] Wonderful Ass: 9.3
[244] Love and Sex: 8.8
[330] Roadhouse Garden: 8.2

Piano and a Microphone 1983:

[192] Why the Butterflies: 9.1
[340] Mary Don't You Weep: 8.1

Originals:

[23] Noon Rendezvous: 10.0
[44] Love... Thy Will Be Done: 9.8
[74] Make-Up: 9.7
[79] Gigolos Get Lonely Too: 9.6
[97] Sex Shooter: 9.6
[105] Baby, You're a Trip: 9.5
[186] 100 M.P.H.: 9.1
[217] Jungle Love: 8.9
[222] Wouldn't You Love to Love Me?: 8.9
[248] Nothing Compares 2 U: 8.7
[258] Manic Monday: 8.7
[347] Dear Michaelangelo: 8.1
[352] Holly Rock: 8.0

1999 Super Deluxe:

[1] Moonbeam Levels: 10.0
[19] Rearrange: 10.0
[26] Something in the Water (Does Not Compute) (Original): 10.0
[27] Purple Music: 9.9
[34] Delirious full-length: 9.9
[66] Bold Generation: 9.7
[76] No Call U: 9.7
[96] Possessed: 9.6
[138] Do Yourself a Favor: 9.3
[143] How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore (Take 2): 9.3
[150] Turn It Up: 9.3
[185] Teacher, Teacher (1982): 9.1
[204] Yah, You Know: 9.0
[213] International Lover (Take 1): 9.0
[275] Vagina: 8.6
[279] Irresistible Bitch (1981): 8.5
[305] Feel U Up (1981): 8.4
[331] Can't Stop This Feeling I Got (1982): 8.2
[351] Don't Let Him Fool Ya: 8.0

Sign o' the Times Super Deluxe:

[43] Power Fantastic: 9.8
[56] Strange Relationship (Original): 9.8
[59] Cosmic Day: 9.8
[86] When the Dawn of the Morning Comes: 9.6
[90] Wally: 9.6
[145] A Place in Heaven: 9.3
[153] Witness 4 the Prosecution (Version 1): 9.3
[166] Soul Psychodelicide: 9.2
[175] Train: 9.2
[180] Walkin' in Glory: 9.1
[243] Emotional Pump: 8.8
[253] The Cocoa Boys: 8.7
[277] Can I Play with U?: 8.6
[282] Visions: 8.5
[284] Teacher, Teacher (1985): 8.5
[288] I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man (1979 Version): 8.5
[336] Adonis and Bathsheba: 8.1

I haven't counted the edit of "Crystal Ball" separately, but it would be in my list, too, as the full-length is my 4th favorite Prince song.

lustmealways said:

Shockedelicus said:

That's too much typing for me. SOT SDE is easily the best posthumous release. The estate really didn't have to give us so much new music. They could have parsed it out over time on a whole bunch of releases, but it's all there, missing only a couple major tracks.

there's a whole lot missing. a whole lot, absurd amounts i'm told. sure it's a pretty ok release, y'know, but i hear, through the grapevine, much like the beloved california raisins that, y'know, there's a lot missing. "absurd amounts" of stuff missing is the phrase i keep hearing, terrible shame. really a shame. ain't it a shame.

I’ve always advocated these kind of deluxe releases but honestly, I couldn’t have afforded much more.