Full-page article on Welcome 2 America in the July issue of Rolling Stone magazine

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Talks on how the album was found -- "But last year, while sorting through Prince’s storied musical vault at a Los Angeles storage space, archivist Michael Howe came across three CD-Rs with a title and track sequence in Prince’s handwriting, and realized what he’d found: the long-lost Welcome 2 America." -- and its recording process and why it is released now.

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I assume this will be published online in the next couple of days/weeks.

if i hear this fucking disney movie bullshit storyline about how Howe walked in and found whatever bullshit cd or cassette one more time like this guy is goddamn indiana jones looking for treasure i am going to flip my lid.

lustmealways said:

if i hear this fucking disney movie bullshit storyline about how Howe walked in and found whatever bullshit cd or cassette one more time like this guy is goddamn indiana jones looking for treasure i am going to flip my lid.

i am irate

lustmealways said:

Author promises "with more to come on our site".

"long-lost"

strongoxman1 said:

Phase3 said:

I agree with all that except for "Camille*. All the songs for that album are circulating.only thing we don't have is the artwork prince made for it

there are different mixes on the configs and there are even more configs than the one that was known, curiously not covered in duane's book...

Phase3 said:

strongoxman1 said:

I'll take the Disney storybook narrative if it produces the long-lost second Vanity 6 album, the rumored Purple Rain II album, Camille or something actually potentially worthy of such a yarn.

I agree with all that except for "Camille*. All the songs for that album are circulating.only thing we don't have is the artwork prince made for it

We wish. Alternate versions and mixes of the songs are on (at least) 3 versions of teh Camille album.
None of them circulating among us mere mortal fans.

lustmealways said:

Phase3 said:

I agree with all that except for "Camille*. All the songs for that album are circulating.only thing we don't have is the artwork prince made for it

there are different mixes on the configs and there are even more configs than the one that was known, curiously not covered in duane's book...

Word is that there is a lot missing even some known info.

Well at least the release is getting closer now, into july finally!

Romeoblu said:

lustmealways said:

if i hear this fucking disney movie bullshit storyline about how Howe walked in and found whatever bullshit cd or cassette one more time like this guy is goddamn indiana jones looking for treasure i am going to flip my lid.

Personally, I like the myths and legends created.

Marco81 said:

Romeoblu said:

I was hoping we hot got another preview release this week

I bet we're getting one tomorrow...

I was hoping so too but nothing as yet..

dodger said:

Marco81 said:

Romeoblu said: I bet we're getting one tomorrow...

I was hoping so too but nothing as yet..

I'm guessing "Check The Record", will be nice to hear the full studio cut

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dodger said:

Rolling Stone article on Welcome 2 America, via PressReader:

https://www.pressreader.com/usa/rolling-stone-usa/20210706/281590948542054?fbclid=IwAR3ZhXin2qtcZ6lgtHAxRbmfhe97H478a5I4tv9AAXCGKzX7eos3ysOBOGs

Marco81 said:

I just think it would be so nice if they released "Hot Summer" and somehow by some fluke it caught on with people and it became a huge hit, in fact it would become his most streamed song ever


Oh wouldn't that put a bee in some orgers' bonnets