fredmagnus said:

djThunderfunk said:

JoeyCococo said:

The potential is there to make something mammoth...even moreso than what we saw with SOTT SDE. Imagine, 3 vault albums...maybe more. Live shows, and the protege albums all remeastered? I actually hope they stick to the 9-10 disc set and release remastered protege albums in a separate package.

I wouldn't want the Ice Cream Castles or Apollonia 6 albums included, but it would be cool to include just the songs that were in the movie, and Modernaire. Plus, a bit of the score would be nice.

You wouldn't want Blue Limousine with a little more bass? Come on..these are fantastic songs....A Million Miles...damn.

JoeyCococo said:

djThunderfunk said:

I wouldn't want the Ice Cream Castles or Apollonia 6 albums included, but it would be cool to include just the songs that were in the movie, and Modernaire. Plus, a bit of the score would be nice.

You wouldn't want Blue Limousine with a little more bass? Come on..these are fantastic songs....A Million Miles...damn.

Oh, I think ALL the key protege albums deserve their own re-releases, remastered & including all alternate mixes & b-sides released on singles. Which in most if not all cases should fit nicely on a single CD each.

I just don't want those 2 albums added in full to a PRSDE box set. Hopefully, it'll be loaded enough without them. Like I said though, I would like to see the tracks from the movie included. Even Dez & Michael Colombier.

Ramzoo said:

Someone replied just a few minutes ago on the Prince FB account : "Andrii Vakhnenko was at Paisley Park last week and asked if there were plans in the works to release the entire recording at 1st Avenue that became the live parts of Purple Rain and was told yes."

That would be great if true. I hope it is. They clearly have the tracks for the event since it was put on record as such later. Now, whether there's another video source remains a mystery but I would think there isn't. And there's only so much one can do with that. But really - even so, clean it up visually, but the sound is what's important here. Take out that club atmosphere and let's hear a well done mix from the board. My God. I'm almost wet thinking about it.

Ramzoo said:

Weird : meanwhile the posts on FB ("Purple Rain" & "Sign O' The Times" Apple ranking) have been deleted.

djThunderfunk said:

Ramzoo said:

Strangely, the Purple Rain in 24bit-96kHz was just this past week re-listed on Qobuz.

Normally Qobuz backdates release dates on flat reissues to the original format release date, but this one kept its release date of last week.

I guess they just didn't want the PP Master to be the only version on there for the anniversary?

What this says for any further digital reissues I've no idea.

johnpiex said:

djThunderfunk said:

Just look at the PR deluxe we have, then compare it to 1999 SDE, SOTT SDE & Diamonds SDE.

See a difference?
And if you're thinking there must not be as much extra stuff available for PR like there is with those other 3, go read Duane Tudahl's book on the studio sessions leading up to PR and you'll get the idea. There's a bunch of stuff left. Not to mention it's a good opportunity to add the tracks from The Time, Apollonia 6 & Dez + maybe some of the the score, and of course some more live stuff like the one in the thread title, maybe even rehearsals.

And oh yeah, the "remaster" for Purple Rain the album SUCKS a bag o' D's. It needs to be redone by somebody with competent remastering skills. And while they're at it, fix the glitch on Erotic City.

I noticed they managed to nearly fix/minimize the CD clicks on Stand Up And B Strong on Apple Music. I wish they could do the same for the Erotic City glitch. And Wally Warblegate while they're at it.

I still hear the "CD ripping" noises on "Stand Up And B Strong" on Apple Music.

Ramzoo said:

SoulAlive said:

johnpiex said:

I just want to blast a clean version of G Spot in my car this summer. Is a summer jam too much to ask for a 40th anniversary present?

I feel the same way

peedub said:

I think a VHS of this back in '84 was probably the first Prince "bootleg" I ever got.

olb99 said:

peedub said:

whether i'm shuffling that shit or on a run of 8 in a row, i don't want to hear audibly censored in studio radio performances or justifiably unreleased alternate versions that are only included as lazy marketing decisions. there are better outlets/methods these days of making that junk available.

Many Prince fans are completists and all these versions are for tjat purpose. I don't see them used lazy marketing. I am pissed, for example, that there are music videos missing from the D&P SDE.

rockford said:

rockford said:

its obv the SDE will be out in the autum

that air bnb listing for the house cant be booked until august so i assume it will be around that time

funkbabyandthebabysitters said:

its obv the SDE will be out in the autum

that air bnb listing for the house cant be booked until august so i assume it will be around that time

Nothing is guarantee unfortunately...at this stage we could thinking the contrary but....hey...we will see?

I stick to :

“two incredible albums of previously unreleased Prince music and two complete concert films.”

https://superdeluxeedition.com/news/warner-bros-sets-date-for-prince-purple-rain-reissue-and-tease-contents/