VaultCurator said:

Pressparty.com

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Who are they?

But yes, the stuff is doing the rounds.

If that is meant by 'on the way'.

Quicker than the Estate.

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Why didn't he ever perform DMB this way?

I even love the cover art for the 'Do Me, Baby' (Demo). Gotta love surprises from the Estate. Maybe they should drop a few gems from the Vault every month or so!

You mean a box set. Like every other artist has.

RODSERLING said:

CandaceS said:

seand67 said:

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LoveGalore said:

Marrk said:

SquirrelMeat said:

The release is great, but they aren't maximising sales because they seem to have given up on CD collectors.

Are they trying to be authentic to the era maybe? No CD in 1981. Seems like a waste to me though.

Well, there wasn't a U.S. cassette single until 1982, so I guess simple nostalgia price gouging.

renfield said:

SquirrelMeat said:

Thats sales, not volume. Vinyl is more profitable because of the high prices people are willing to pay.

It's volume now too. In the first six months of this year in the US vinyl sold 19.2 million units (up 108%) compared to 18.9 million CDs (up 2%). Vinyl's continued growth rate and the CD's continued decline made this inevitable.

https://themusicnetwork.c...ales-2021/

It's 5 to 1 in favour of CD's here in the UK this year (down from 8 to 1).

But of course is begs the question (even based on US sales), why would you not cater for 18.9 million CD sales? And surely CD sales will decline if releases are being made as vinyl only?

Answer: It's not about giving the fans what they want, but pushing them to the product with the highest mark up. Sadly, the collectors are lapping it up, which means we'll see more and more pointless 'limited' vinyl releases, rather than unreleased material.

It's a couple of years out of date, but this blog spells it out.

No, Vinyl Records Aren't ...o Survivor

[Edited 10/16/21 18:17pm]

Makes Me wonder: Is "Controversy" the NEXT SDE???

woogiebear said:

Makes Me wonder: Is "Controversy" the NEXT SDE???

i sure hope so!

SoulAlive said:

SquirrelMeat said:

Dandroppedadime said:

RaspBerryGirlFriend said:

This is a really cool surprise, think the Controversy album version is still my favourite (perhaps more due to familiarity) but fascinating to hear this early incarnation.

Slightly random question but remember a thread on here once saying that Do Me Baby appeared to be heavily inspired by an Eddie Hazel track (forget the name). Does this new version also display that same influence, or did that emerge later when it came time to rework the song for Controversy?

It's 'Frantic Moment' apparently, buy I can't hear it!

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Oh yes, you can hear it very well.

Sort of the same chord changes, just sped-up a bit.

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RODSERLING said:

SquirrelMeat said:

It's 5 to 1 in favour of CD's here in the UK this year (down from 8 to 1).

But of course is begs the question (even based on US sales), why would you not cater for 18.9 million CD sales? And surely CD sales will decline if releases are being made as vinyl only?

Answer: It's not about giving the fans what they want, but pushing them to the product with the highest mark up. Sadly, the collectors are lapping it up, which means we'll see more and more pointless 'limited' vinyl releases, rather than unreleased material.

It's a couple of years out of date, but this blog spells it out.

No, Vinyl Records Aren't ...o Survivor

[Edited 10/16/21 18:17pm]

With the current shortage of raw materials, it's such a shame to use a vinyl to just release one song, with the other side blank. I m not even talking about ecology... Anyway, with the increasing of the vinyl price, I think by 2023 number of vinyl sales will decrease for the first time in more than 15 years.

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There isn't a shortage, the big oil companies just ahve to dicide to pump up more oil, simple as that.

It's the production and distribution of vinyl records that is becoming a problem, more due to the pandemic.

And from an ecelogical point of view, vinyl pressing for music is nothing compared with the production of plastics in general, so that is irrelevant.

Prices will rise that's for sure, but only due to high demand, and lack of foloow up in productions.

So, for one who likes to complain mostly about prices, in the form of 'facts'... there ya go...

If you're really interested, get what you can still get your hands on.

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The demo reminds me of Can't Let You Go-era John Travolta. Which is no bad thing, imo.

Vannormal said:

Vannormal said:

dannyd5050 said:

ChocolateBox3121 said:

I am COMPLETELY DEVASTATED that I missed out on the cassette and have been VERY depressed about it. . [Edited 10/15/21 14:17pm]

Me too!

It was the FIRST TIME I ignored the email! Because I thought it was yet ANOTHER () email about the Purple Rain pre-order purple vinyl release. That the estate is ramming down our throats for some reason

Also what's with the purple "special' edition vinyl being included in EVERY release? Prince(r.i.p.) didn't use purple for EVERY PROJECT! THIS IS NOT honoring his legacy! It's making fun of him being associated with Purple.

ChocolateBox3121 said:

MIRvmn said:

ChocolateBox3121 said:

It was the FIRST TIME I ignored the email! Because I thought it was yet ANOTHER () email about the Purple Rain pre-order purple vinyl release. That the estate is ramming down our throats for some reason

Also what's with the purple "special' edition vinyl being included in EVERY release? Prince(r.i.p.) didn't use purple for EVERY PROJECT! THIS IS NOT honoring his legacy! It's making fun of him being associated with Purple.

Yes no one cares about that Purple Rain purple vinyl release. I prefer more unreleased songs.

Especially since it's the 2015 PP remaster. That thing needs to be taken OUT of circulation.

ChocolateBox3121 said:

I am COMPLETELY DEVASTATED that I missed out on the cassette and have been VERY depressed about it. . [Edited 10/15/21 14:17pm]

Maybe grow up then.

I haven't heard this yet. I absolutely adore vinyl, and buy everything on that format if I can... but a f'ing single-sided single?! WHAT? For how much? Get the fuck out my face with that bullshit.

Haha.... no sale. Sorry.

Just put the damn thing in a box set already and sell me that. Single-sided single, sunnuvabitch...

And also quit it with the dumb purple vinyl edition of the worst-sounding edition of Purple Rain ever. No one cares.

C'mon people, is it a holiday or what? Back to work, release some unreleased stuff!

Rimshottbob said:

ChocolateBox3121 said:

I am COMPLETELY DEVASTATED that I missed out on the cassette and have been VERY depressed about it. . [Edited 10/15/21 14:17pm]

Maybe grow up then.

Coming from someone with a name like @Rimshottbob !

ChocolateBox3121 said:

This is nice but I don't really need a physical copy of it.Listening to it on Youtube or Spotify is enough for me.I feel the same way about the "I Feel For You" demo,which I also didn't buy.

SoulAlive said:

This is nice but I don't really need a physical copy of it.Listening to it on Youtube or Spotify is enough for me.I feel the same way about the "I Feel For You" demo,which I also didn't buy.

That continued attitude by most Prince(r.i.p.) fans is why I was surprised that the cassette sold out.

ChocolateBox3121 said:

SoulAlive said:

This is nice but I don't really need a physical copy of it.Listening to it on Youtube or Spotify is enough for me.I feel the same way about the "I Feel For You" demo,which I also didn't buy.

That continued attitude by most Prince(r.i.p.) fans is why I was surprised that the cassette sold out.

for things like this,I'd rather that they just put it on an SDE.Then I would buy it for sure

SoulAlive said:

ChocolateBox3121 said:

That continued attitude by most Prince(r.i.p.) fans is why I was surprised that the cassette sold out.

for things like this,I'd rather that they just put it on an SDE.Then I would buy it for sure