rudeboy4711 said:

What about the Jamie Starr album from 1985? If it really exists,that would be a nice inclusion on a set like this.

nah, I think we'd all rather have a purple splatter PR.

SoulAlive said:

Roadhouse Garden

This posthumous record management had been done with Jimi Hendrix. It does not seem to me that his fans and music lovers were enthusiastic about it at the time. What was good was that they were getting saturated with posthumous records. I think they were selling, though; the stores were full of them.
I also believe, that most of the old, hardcore fans preferred the SDE releases for more enjoyment. I include myself among them.
That way I can create my own list of favorite tracks, or track lists of unreleased albums.

It seems to me, that the Estate had wanted to operate both ways, the issue is not the way, but the long waiting times between releases. The music scene and its users have changed, and I regret that Prince has been almost forgotten.

If they were honestly genuine in their offering of unreleased tracks
for fans to re-create unreleased albums, then why did they butcher
many of the songs, like, "Rebirth Of The Flesh", for one example?

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PS.
Like i said before, the last cool release was the vinyl of 'The Truth'.

It was never a proper stand-alone album until that.

'Camille' should be a stand-alone album, too.
I'm willing to bet alot that the songs were mixed & segued a bit different.

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I know some of you are obsessed with his shelved configurations and re-sequences of material we've had since 1986, but really, a simple "Bootleg Series" with nothing but tracks **never before released** would be up my alley.

Remasters (seriously, idgaf your insipid playlist consistency), reconfigs, resequences. They'd be fun Record Store Day knick-knacks, otherwise more nonsense maybe a half-step above Purple Rain candles.

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WhisperingDandelions said:

I know some of you are obsessed with his shelved configurations and re-sequences of material we've had since 1986, but really, a simple "Bootleg Series" with nothing but tracks **never before released** would be up my alley.

Remasters (seriously, idgaf your insipid playlist consistency), reconfigs, resequences. They'd be fun Record Store Day knick-knacks, otherwise more nonsense maybe a half-step above Purple Rain candles.

[Edited 4/9/25 18:59pm]

I sort of agree, in the sense that whenever we dream of potential relases, a lot of people seem wish for what we already know: The Rebels has been circulating for 30 years already, Camille -even if edited or mixed differently from the officially relased tracks, there wouldn't be much meat on it. When it comes to live audio and video, it's the same: Detroit'86, Dortmund'88...

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Of course all this and more could be heavily improved quality-wise coming from the master tapes and given a nice mastering, but when I think of the vault I dream of totally unknown material, be it audio or video. There has to be TONS of stuff we can't even imagine up to this day in there.

I'm with you guys.

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I don't get why people keep asking for stuff they've already heard when there's so much music we yet have to discover.

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A Vault Series compilation would do just fine. Give us the unheard.

How about some PR-themed shower curtains instead