My copy arrived yesterday, its a lovely package with substantial liner notes- each song is listed in the booklet with a quote from the artist about why they chose the song/when they recorded it/ what Prince meant to them.

Its a lovely little tribute to Prince, the kind of thing the Estate should have done but seems beyond them. Its not overblown/ridiculously expensive,but nonetheless its a handsomely-produced package with genuine care given to it. Some rarities (for me, at least) and lots of 'new' (to me) cover versions that are quite interesting. They (the Estate) could do worse than just let Cherry Red handle future Prince releases. Its suppose to be about the music, after all.

Hope this sells well and Cherry Red can do a second collection next year. There's worse ways of keeping Prince's name 'alive' and in the public conciousness.

Track Listings

Disc: 1

Disc: 2

Disc: 3

As I noted in the previous thread, I find it rather remarkable that it contains an unauthorized first release of Vibrator and that the Estate didn't do anything to stop it (while any artist is free to cover any song, said song has to have been released first, and this requires authorization from the songwriters, something Prince clearly didn't give The Dirty Monroes back in 2003).

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Also, the "songs given to others and covers" concept, as well as the title, is a total rip-off of an old comp from 1998: https://www.discogs.com/m...-Songbook.

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As with Symbolism, the tracklist appears somewhat random and I'm not sure if it really works as a whole listening experience, but it's good to see some Prince-related releases for lack of the Estate releasing something.