peedub said:

You know what I see a lot of when I go to the record store? A lot of 20 something hipster dweebs with stacks of new records in their arms. You know who made a lot of records? Prince. I can't help but think that if the estate printed all those records and put them in stores, people might buy them and listen to them. People buy a lot of records these days. Updated liner notes and some historical info on each record. Boom. A solid object that circulates through record stores and record collections for a couple generations. These are the foundations upon which a legacy is built. Not a spot on sitcom of the week's soundtrack or a clip in a apple phone ad. Not on purple rain reruns. Not on ephemeral events that happen in one place in the world. Even if they're not concerned with legacy, I'd think the current estate would at least be aware of the millions they could make exploiting the vinyl bubble before it bursts. If I recall, Jimi Hendrix' estate was in upheaval for a long time, too. I seem to remember buying a record 25 or so years ago that was talked about as the first new music in a long time...Jimi flows pretty regular now, I believe.

Yeah, the current Estate team's apparent lack of enthusiasm for RSD (or even just vinyl releases *outside of* RSD) surprises me. It's surely an occasion when they could put almost anything out, really, and collectors would lap it up.

RSD 2024 surely had a Strange Tales From The Rain reissue written all over it, for example - something that would require no excavation of the vault at all. But at least there *was* something for the spring RSD this year, so... baby steps? Lol.

As for the legacy as a whole... generally speaking, if anything excites me in the "Prince world" these days, it's almost always something unofficial (whether that's an unofficial event, a unofficial release, or whatever).

Outside of a relatively narrow band of stuff (eg. Celebration) that seems very locally rather than internationally focused, the current official people seem to have largely vacated the scene at this point. Hardly seems a sustainable stance, really.

ChickenMcNuggets said:

another idea for RSD: how about a simple Black Album vinyl? It shouldn’t take too much effort to release a collectible edition.This album has an interesting history and backstory.No doubt,it would be a big seller for fans and collectors.