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Reply #480 posted 04/14/21 4:54am

Blondies1973

I am so excited about all this. But difficult decision.

Pro deluxe:
- Encourage more ambitious reissues from the estate.
- The concert seems to be fabulous, and I don’t have any later years Prince concert film.
- Book and poster could be nice, and I’m intrigued by the gold package.

Contra:
- I’s just a lot of money.
- Not interested in ephemera.
- Don’t really know how good this album will be.

Agony.
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Reply #481 posted 04/14/21 4:57am

udo

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Blondies1973 said:

. - Don’t really know how good this album will be. Agony.

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Yes, that.

Where's the lo-fi listening as a preview? (all songs....)

Pills and thrills and daffodils will kill... If you don't believe me or don't get it, I don't have time to try to convince you, sorry.
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Reply #482 posted 04/14/21 5:37am

Se7en

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Blondies1973 said:

I am so excited about all this. But difficult decision. Pro deluxe: - Encourage more ambitious reissues from the estate. - The concert seems to be fabulous, and I don’t have any later years Prince concert film. - Book and poster could be nice, and I’m intrigued by the gold package. Contra: - I’s just a lot of money. - Not interested in ephemera. - Don’t really know how good this album will be. Agony.



Same here. I guess you can judge LotusFlow3r/MPLSound and 20Ten if you want to get that "era" of Prince's sound and level of quality.

I personally love LF and 20Ten, but then again only got those as regular CDs.

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Reply #483 posted 04/14/21 5:47am

Se7en

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I just listened to the Soul Asylum song "Stand Up And Be Strong" on Spotify and in my head re-imagined it with Prince singing. The lyrics are already a bit Prince-y, so it's not a big stretch. I'm really excited about this one.

I think it's interesting that the SA album came out in 2006 (not their heyday of the early/mid 90s). I'm surprised they were on Prince's radar so late in their/his career, but they're also from Minneapolis (and have recorded at PP) so apparently Prince never stopped following them.

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Reply #484 posted 04/14/21 5:49am

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Blondies1973 said:

I am so excited about all this. But difficult decision. Pro deluxe: - Encourage more ambitious reissues from the estate. - The concert seems to be fabulous, and I don’t have any later years Prince concert film. - Book and poster could be nice, and I’m intrigued by the gold package. Contra: - I’s just a lot of money. - Not interested in ephemera. - Don’t really know how good this album will be. Agony.


Or on the flipside of that note: encourage more greedy reissues from the estate?

I mean, what if Parade SDE costs $300 and comes with a cardboard build-it-yourself Prince standee? lol

PRINCE: the only man who could wear high heels and makeup and STILL steal your woman!
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Reply #485 posted 04/14/21 6:00am

udo

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eyewishuheaven said:

I mean, what if Parade SDE costs $300 and comes with a cardboard build-it-yourself Prince standee? lol

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Hmm.

Well, the standee will not fit on my shelves, but could fit in near my shelves..... wink

Pills and thrills and daffodils will kill... If you don't believe me or don't get it, I don't have time to try to convince you, sorry.
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Reply #486 posted 04/14/21 6:48am

Vannormal

udo said:

eyewishuheaven said:

I mean, what if Parade SDE costs $300 and comes with a cardboard build-it-yourself Prince standee? lol

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Hmm.

Well, the standee will not fit on my shelves, but could fit in near my shelves..... wink

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I still have that cut-out standee since 1987 (Cat with the black heart) still in pristine quality,

and it goes from left to right and back, and moves from room to room.

Don't want to throw it away, but it bothers me as I'm getting older. wink

And it reminds me of the good old days.

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"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves. And wiser people so full of doubts" (Bertrand Russell 1872-1972)
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Reply #487 posted 04/14/21 6:57am

peedub

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Se7en said:

I just listened to the Soul Asylum song "Stand Up And Be Strong" on Spotify and in my head re-imagined it with Prince singing. The lyrics are already a bit Prince-y, so it's not a big stretch. I'm really excited about this one.

I think it's interesting that the SA album came out in 2006 (not their heyday of the early/mid 90s). I'm surprised they were on Prince's radar so late in their/his career, but they're also from Minneapolis (and have recorded at PP) so apparently Prince never stopped following them.



michael bland was their drummer at the time. i believe tommy barbarella played with them at some point,too.
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Reply #488 posted 04/14/21 7:09am

SquirrelMeat

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Vannormal said:

udo said:

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Hmm.

Well, the standee will not fit on my shelves, but could fit in near my shelves..... wink

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I still have that cut-out standee since 1987 (Cat with the black heart) still in pristine quality,

and it goes from left to right and back, and moves from room to room.

Don't want to throw it away, but it bothers me as I'm getting older. wink

And it reminds me of the good old days.

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I still have a life size Prince card stand for the Lovesexy cover in storage somewhere. I keep threatening to set it up in the house to scare the children.

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Reply #489 posted 04/14/21 7:15am

dodger

peedub said:

Se7en said:

I just listened to the Soul Asylum song "Stand Up And Be Strong" on Spotify and in my head re-imagined it with Prince singing. The lyrics are already a bit Prince-y, so it's not a big stretch. I'm really excited about this one.

I think it's interesting that the SA album came out in 2006 (not their heyday of the early/mid 90s). I'm surprised they were on Prince's radar so late in their/his career, but they're also from Minneapolis (and have recorded at PP) so apparently Prince never stopped following them.

michael bland was their drummer at the time. i believe tommy barbarella played with them at some point,too.

Yes, Michael said in a recent interview he was with P at Paisley and P asked him to call Dave Pirner to get permission for him to cover Stand Up And Be Strong

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Reply #490 posted 04/14/21 7:16am

Milty2

peedub said:

Se7en said:

I just listened to the Soul Asylum song "Stand Up And Be Strong" on Spotify and in my head re-imagined it with Prince singing. The lyrics are already a bit Prince-y, so it's not a big stretch. I'm really excited about this one.

I think it's interesting that the SA album came out in 2006 (not their heyday of the early/mid 90s). I'm surprised they were on Prince's radar so late in their/his career, but they're also from Minneapolis (and have recorded at PP) so apparently Prince never stopped following them.

michael bland was their drummer at the time. i believe tommy barbarella played with them at some point,too.

The idea of Prince covering a Soul Asylum song feels like something right out of left field (I know they are from Minnesota) but I'm also really looking forward to hearing this track. I hope it brings SA some benefits.

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Reply #491 posted 04/14/21 7:36am

Electrostar

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£150 ???? A ripoff price for a collection of questionable quality.

No desire for vinyl.

I'd pay £60 tops for Blueray, Cd and a quality book.

I'll listen to it on Spotify instead.
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Reply #492 posted 04/14/21 8:11am

TrevorAyer

I hear the Truth super deluxe comes with a replica used condom in en envelope for an extra 77 bucks ..
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Reply #493 posted 04/14/21 9:36am

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SquirrelMeat said:

Vannormal said:

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I still have that cut-out standee since 1987 (Cat with the black heart) still in pristine quality,

and it goes from left to right and back, and moves from room to room.

Don't want to throw it away, but it bothers me as I'm getting older. wink

And it reminds me of the good old days.

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I still have a life size Prince card stand for the Lovesexy cover in storage somewhere. I keep threatening to set it up in the house to scare the children.

falloff

"Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything." --Plato

https://youtu.be/CVwv9LZMah0
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Reply #494 posted 04/14/21 11:03am

Blondies1973

SquirrelMeat said:



Vannormal said:




udo said:



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Hmm.


Well, the standee will not fit on my shelves, but could fit in near my shelves..... wink



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I still have that cut-out standee since 1987 (Cat with the black heart) still in pristine quality,


and it goes from left to right and back, and moves from room to room.


Don't want to throw it away, but it bothers me as I'm getting older. wink


And it reminds me of the good old days.


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I still have a life size Prince card stand for the Lovesexy cover in storage somewhere. I keep threatening to set it up in the house to scare the children.



😅

I’ve listened to something that is very probably that live show, and it’s mind-blowing. So I guess I will get the deluxe after all...
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Reply #495 posted 04/14/21 12:16pm

1p1p1i3

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£150 is mad. MAD. Where on earth did that price come from?

But Amazon US let me buy it for $130, with shipping, which is a bit more reasonable.

[Edited 4/14/21 12:18pm]

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Reply #496 posted 04/14/21 1:05pm

LILpoundCAKE

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meanwhile something like JONI MITCHELL ARCHIVES: VOL 1 (5 DISC) is only $ 45.

yeah. it doesn't have to cost an arm and a leg for the fans to have a little boxed set.

i wish the estate would just throw us a few of those, filled with songs that just don't
belong anywhere really and i'll take 4 mixes or alternate versions of songs as well.




May U Live 2 See The Release of Parade SDE
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Reply #497 posted 04/14/21 1:09pm

Rimshottbob

1p1p1i3 said:

£150 is mad. MAD. Where on earth did that price come from?

But Amazon US let me buy it for $130, with shipping, which is a bit more reasonable.

[Edited 4/14/21 12:18pm]

I ordered the deluxe package and the 7" single from the US Prince store, and the total came to £94 including shipping to the UK..

Still not cheap, but there's definitely no reason to pay £150+ for the deluxe (and that's without the 7").

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Reply #498 posted 04/14/21 3:13pm

herb4

peedub said:

ChocolateBox3121 said:

insert a bunch of sycophantic babble here
isn't it against forum rules to edit the quoted text of another user's response? [Edited 4/13/21 18:05pm]


Is it? I didn't know that.

I do it all the time to shave down a post to the part I'm addressing or to delete images from HUGE 10 picture posts that nobody wants to scroll through 10 times I've never been warned about it.

Doing it to take a post of context and distort its meaning seems pretty shitty but I never do that.

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Reply #499 posted 04/14/21 3:21pm

Strive

Listening to LA 61, I can see why they picked a live show that didn't have Welcome 2 America on it.

"Big Brother's in full effect, if you still get molested at the airport, just remember who you elected" - Prince, 2011

lol

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Reply #500 posted 04/14/21 3:42pm

peedub

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herb4 said:



peedub said:


ChocolateBox3121 said:


insert a bunch of sycophantic babble here

isn't it against forum rules to edit the quoted text of another user's response? [Edited 4/13/21 18:05pm]


Is it? I didn't know that.

I do it all the time to shave down a post to the part I'm addressing or to delete images from HUGE 10 picture posts that nobody wants to scroll through 10 times I've never been warned about it.

Doing it to take a post of context and distort its meaning seems pretty shitty but I never do that.



i don't know, either. i did receive a warning for doing it once, although i don't recall the circumstances. i'm sure my editing was less innocuous than adding '(r.i.p.)' after every appearance of 'prince' in another user's post, but rules are rules. deleting content to focus attention would be a separate matter, which i'm sure would be entirely acceptable.
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Reply #501 posted 04/14/21 4:45pm

RODSERLING

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Interesting article from Super Deluxe Edition on the process and delays of pressing vinyl in the industry at the moment. Explains the seemingly long delay between the announcement of W2A and the actual release. Also mentions 'several major releases' being pushed back to 2022... could this include 'Crystal Ball'???



https://superdeluxeeditio...UvWLIEU1kQ



Yes, that s what I explained when I said it was impossible for CB to be released that fast, since it was supposed to be released on April, after a march announcement. It couldn't be anything else but fake news.

And that's why the estate always needed 3 months before releass to announce a new project.

But if they want to reduce their delays, they just have to stop selling two times the same fucking album in their overpriced boxset CD/Vinyl
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Reply #502 posted 04/14/21 4:49pm

RODSERLING

I m sure they won't even print the lyrics in the booklet.
Which is hilarious since they focus their promotion on the relevance of the texts Prince wrote for this album.
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Reply #503 posted 04/14/21 6:58pm

embmmusic

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Rimshottbob said:

1p1p1i3 said:

£150 is mad. MAD. Where on earth did that price come from?

But Amazon US let me buy it for $130, with shipping, which is a bit more reasonable.

[Edited 4/14/21 12:18pm]

I ordered the deluxe package and the 7" single from the US Prince store, and the total came to £94 including shipping to the UK..

Still not cheap, but there's definitely no reason to pay £150+ for the deluxe (and that's without the 7").

I did the same thing. Hopefully we won't get hit by big import taxes.

Check out The Collector's Guide to Prince on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/p...4ldzxwlEuy
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Reply #504 posted 04/14/21 10:56pm

McD

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I think he didn’t release this as it just wasn’t good enough.

And now, with 60 classic brand new tracks buried behind album reissues, these are the Vault tracks which will get the most attention.

This came hot on the heels of his worst ever CD and his moment of truth about this one not only lead to its cancellation, he stopped releasing altogether for several years.

I’m all for fancy editions. But not with vinyl thrown in. Or tat thrown in. And then having it price-matched to the 9 disc SOTT.

I can see me not buying this at all.
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Reply #505 posted 04/15/21 12:23am

Marco81

RODSERLING said:

I m sure they won't even print the lyrics in the booklet. Which is hilarious since they focus their promotion on the relevance of the texts Prince wrote for this album.

Do you hear yourself? Constantly making up stories and already bitching about that outcome that you just fantasized on? You're trying to create a parallel reality where you are allowed to bitch about everything because you know, you are always right. When will these people that make up stories and pollute the environment in this place be banned? God knows.

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Reply #506 posted 04/15/21 12:45am

Vannormal

TrevorAyer said:

I hear the Truth super deluxe comes with a replica used condom in en envelope for an extra 77 bucks ..

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...and an empty replica eyeliner Prince never used,

plus a replica plastic bottle of the 3121 perfume in miniature version

filled with water from the lake minetonka.

For gods sake, we /most Prince fans are way over 40, over 50 even...

Yeah I want a replica original concert setlist, NOT.

A replica photo ? The fuck why ?

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"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves. And wiser people so full of doubts" (Bertrand Russell 1872-1972)
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Reply #507 posted 04/15/21 12:47am

Vannormal

1p1p1i3 said:

£150 is mad. MAD. Where on earth did that price come from?

But Amazon US let me buy it for $130, with shipping, which is a bit more reasonable.

[Edited 4/14/21 12:18pm]

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I don't know who did this before for other new releases (I think it was Bart w the 1999 sde)...

...who made once a list of all prices available, everywhere.

that would be convenient again.

(I have no idea how to do that myself).

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[Edited 4/15/21 0:56am]

"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves. And wiser people so full of doubts" (Bertrand Russell 1872-1972)
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Reply #508 posted 04/15/21 2:59am

embmmusic

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Vannormal said:

1p1p1i3 said:

£150 is mad. MAD. Where on earth did that price come from?

But Amazon US let me buy it for $130, with shipping, which is a bit more reasonable.

[Edited 4/14/21 12:18pm]

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I don't know who did this before for other new releases (I think it was Bart w the 1999 sde)...

...who made once a list of all prices available, everywhere.

that would be convenient again.

(I have no idea how to do that myself).

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[Edited 4/15/21 0:56am]

This doesn't have all retailers but it's a decent guide nonetheless: https://superdeluxeeditio...2-america/

Check out The Collector's Guide to Prince on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/p...4ldzxwlEuy
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Reply #509 posted 04/15/21 3:00am

OperatingTheta
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Strive said:

Listening to LA 61, I can see why they picked a live show that didn't have Welcome 2 America on it.



"Big Brother's in full effect, if you still get molested at the airport, just remember who you elected" - Prince, 2011



lol




I wonder if this line was originally included on the studio version and has been edited out by the Estate?

Clearly they are going with the promotional line that Prince was being 'prophetic', rather than criticising the Obama administration, despite the song being recorded in 2010.
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