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Reply #30 posted 10/29/23 12:06am

funkbabyandthe
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https://www.thecurrent.or...ed-reissue

From one of my favourite writers
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Reply #31 posted 10/29/23 8:28am

Fandangouk2014

funkbabyandthebabysitters said:

https://www.thecurrent.org/feature/2023/10/27/digging-for-diamonds-and-pearls-in-princes-expanded-reissue

From one of my favourite writers


Shame you can't read it without donating.
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Reply #32 posted 10/29/23 8:38am

Fandangouk2014

Fandangouk2014 said:

funkbabyandthebabysitters said:

https://www.thecurrent.org/feature/2023/10/27/digging-for-diamonds-and-pearls-in-princes-expanded-reissue

From one of my favourite writers


Shame you can't read it without donating.


My bad, if you follow the pop up then navigate back, you can read it. Sorry.
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Reply #33 posted 10/29/23 10:15pm

kindofblue

Allmusic.com reviews the Super Deluxe Edition very favourably, but at the end gives it only 3,5 stars in the end: https://www.allmusic.com/...0006123906. On a sidenote: The Super Deluxe re-relase of Nirvana's In Utero get's the full five stars: https://www.allmusic.com/...0006140108

I've also found two interesting reviews in German from the german edition of Rolling Stone (https://www.rollingstone....nderwerke/) and Musikexpress (https://www.musikexpress....e-edition/).

The latter article says Prince planned to release a 4 or 5 CD set of previously unreleased music after Grafitti Bridge - a step which Warner vetoed. Never heard that story before. Any truth in that?

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Reply #34 posted 10/29/23 10:53pm

funkbabyandthe
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if true, im glad he didnt. that much material in 1991? there wasnt enough range or enough brilliant stuff to put out that much.

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Reply #35 posted 10/30/23 7:24am

martijnk

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Reply #36 posted 10/30/23 1:46pm

Vannormal

Ahh, MartijnK was before mE ._° Sorry for the double post.

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Very nice PITCHFORK review.

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https://pitchfork.com/rev...e-edition/

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''Prince’s hip-hop-influenced ’90s comeback is the subject of a new box set that offers fascinating insight into a prolific, if uneven, period in his career.''

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''The Diamonds and Pearls Super Deluxe Edition makes the picture of Prince’s creativity during this period more complete but it’s still far from complete. It’s a solid study of a genius after he’d peaked creatively, but it doesn’t transcend that mission. There are some gems, yes, but we already knew about those. Too few are the diamonds in the rough."

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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 #37 posted 11/01/23 9:28am

mill8

Found this one (scroll down down) : https://www.clashmusic.co...cords-45/.
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Reply #38 posted 11/01/23 12:16pm

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martijnk said:

Variety: https://variety.com/2023/...69894/amp/

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"and the instrumental “Letter 4 Miles” is a straight-up jazz number where the band shows off its chops"

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- Isnt it only Prince and Michael B? For those who bought the box: does it have all credits or only the generic ´Written, Produced, arranged and performed by Prince and the NPG" ?

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Reply #39 posted 11/01/23 12:47pm

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GustavoRibas said:

martijnk said:

Variety: https://variety.com/2023/...69894/amp/

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"and the instrumental “Letter 4 Miles” is a straight-up jazz number where the band shows off its chops"

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- Isnt it only Prince and Michael B? For those who bought the box: does it have all credits or only the generic ´Written, Produced, arranged and performed by Prince and the NPG" ?


Prince, Michael B., and the NPG Hornz.

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Reply #40 posted 11/03/23 2:13am

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olb99 said:

GustavoRibas said:

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"and the instrumental “Letter 4 Miles” is a straight-up jazz number where the band shows off its chops"

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- Isnt it only Prince and Michael B? For those who bought the box: does it have all credits or only the generic ´Written, Produced, arranged and performed by Prince and the NPG" ?


Prince, Michael B., and the NPG Hornz.

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- Hey, this is cool. I didnt know there was a version with horns, Now I am very curious to listen to it.

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