Just read this

https://prince.org/msg/7/471316?&pg=1

another laughably overpriced Celebration where Londell and Charles give us a million excuses for their lack of releases, but promise that 2027 will be "bigger and better than ever"

bozojones said:

another laughably overpriced Celebration where Londell and Charles give us a million excuses for their lack of releases, but promise that 2027 will be "bigger and better than ever"

I have no idea why people even pay for and attend the celebrations after Prince has passed. They seem to be getting worse each year too.

2026 Forecast

1. SuperDeluxe Edition of the Purple Rain Musical – because why not double down on what’s already been milked?
2. More Vault Breadcrumbs – blink and you’ll miss them.
3. Parade Remastered – minimal effort, maximum price. Think ATWIAD but with a new typo.
4. Record Store Day Release – Parade singles on 7-inch vinyl, limited to 500 copies and 5 continents.
5. Another Round of Lawsuits – tradition is tradition.
6. Merch Slop – now with extra glitter and zero relevance.
7. Celebration 2026 – tickets priced like a private jet, experience like a layover.

MIRvmn1 said:

Another pointless Purple Rain release, Parade Deluxe (without vault tracks), two unreleased songs and more merchandise

ShellyMcG said:

MIRvmn1 said:

Another pointless Purple Rain release, Parade Deluxe (without vault tracks), two unreleased songs and more merchandise

This actually sounds too ambitious

A FXXX OXX to Fans is a better standard & the right one from the Estate for 2026 plan & so on !

I remember a few years ago of a valid rumor (meaning I knew someone who was in the know about what was coming or finished) of Diamonds and Pearls and Parade having their SDE together, done, and on the shelf. It was delayed for whatever reason.

BUT - D&P came out, which proved it was ready to go. Honestly, at the time those two albums having SDEs was really random. (Why not Controversy and Chaos and Disorder, ya know? Literally any other two albums.) And D&P was shown to be real. That odds of that being coincidence were slim - to me.

So - given that there was truth behind that, it stands to reason that Parade SDE is a 2026 solid. It feels like a bigger deal given the tour and movie attached to the project. (Prince almost treated ATWIAD as a throwaway with so little promotion. It's no wonder the estate followed suit. HA)

I remain hopeful that Parade SDE, in a big, glorious black and white box with at least 3 bonus CDs of vault material and a disk or DVD of a concert (not seen before?) is in it. Because if any album could stand a remaster, it's Parade.

It's also be an anniversary for Chaos and Disorder, Emancipation, and 3121. (And Girl 6).

TrivialPursuit said:

I remain hopeful that Parade SDE, in a big, glorious black and white box with at least 3 bonus CDs of vault material and a disk or DVD of a concert (not seen before?) is in it. Because if any album could stand a remaster, it's Parade.

Further proof that fans are the only ones you can turn to for preserving the legacy, is the whooping 19 Gigabytes that is the "One Year In The Life" digital box.

Sure, you can be a materialistic fetishist and ignore the environmental impact of yet producing more plastic and burning more fossil fuel to bring it to your porch, nothing wrong with that, let's have the next New Power Generation deal with all this, we'll be dead anyway (although at the current pace, I wouldn't bet on it).

Back to the aforementioned fantastic box, sure, some of its sources have since been replaced with better audio quality, but it still stands as one of the most comprehensive and respectful works you can get your Big Ol' Ears on, complete with historical context media on par with Pier Nielsen or Duane Tudahl works. And Duane's 86-86 sessions book beats any booklet The Estate could produce (another inane lip service from Questlove, that bourgeois clown? No thanks).

Also glorious is the "Xtrmly Special Edition" and its marvelous "Alternative Cut" track list, with segues taken from the UTCM movie, complete with extended versions, B-sides and unreleased tracks.

We have the Foefur's Remaster, which is quite decent.

As for live, we have the Cobo Hall birthday show, the "Lundun!" soundboard and other Rotterdam, Boston and Madison Square Garden gems, Paris from Sabotage's City Lights...

And of course the movie itself.

With such a smorgasbord,
do I need something else from The Estate,
or to pay for their Porsche SUV?


Here's my answer, framed in gold.
Tell'em it's chinese.

That being ranted, I'll be overjoyed to hear Bernie Grundman's remaster of it on my favorite Hi-Res Audio platform.

It it's as good as what we've already heard from ATWIAD, it will be crucial.

There will be something for the 10th anniversary of Prince's death. Probably at the Celebration.

Other than that, I really don't know anymore.

In 2026, as a way to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Prince's death, they'll be be consistent with what they've done since they've been in charge : they will keep on giving the middle finger to the fanbase.

[Edited 10/6/25 11:19am]

fredmagnus said:

love2thenines2003 said:

BonnieC said:

TrivialPursuit said:

I remain hopeful that Parade SDE, in a big, glorious black and white box with at least 3 bonus CDs of vault material and a disk or DVD of a concert (not seen before?) is in it. Because if any album could stand a remaster, it's Parade.

Further proof that fans are the only ones you can turn to for preserving the legacy, is the whooping 19 Gigabytes that is the "One Year In The Life" digital box.

[tp-snip]

Ummm.... WHAT?!

funkbabyandthebabysitters said:

Purple Rain, the re-remastered sde. Purple Rain box set - 20+ live versions of the song Purple Rain water - lake Minnetonka water dyed purple and bottled in symbol shaped bottles Purple rain bath water (bubble bath) Purple rain soda stream (makes all drinks purple) Purple rain candy drops

TrivialPursuit said:

BonnieC said:

Further proof that fans are the only ones you can turn to for preserving the legacy, is the whooping 19 Gigabytes that is the "One Year In The Life" digital box.

[tp-snip]

Ummm.... WHAT?!

Wut, "what"?

BonnieC said:

TrivialPursuit said:

Probably 2026 will be a moment of silence (the whole year) to reflect on the 10th anniverary of Prince's passing.

MIRvmn1 said:

If they're going to release another SDE, it will most likely be Parade next year and at some point PR. I guess we just have to wait and see and keep our expectations low at this point. If they only release a Parade Deluxe without any vault tracks, then they don't deserve the keys to the vault and should fire themselves.

I agree 100%.

TrivialPursuit said:

I remember a few years ago of a valid rumor (meaning I knew someone who was in the know about what was coming or finished) of Diamonds and Pearls and Parade having their SDE together, done, and on the shelf. It was delayed for whatever reason.

BUT - D&P came out, which proved it was ready to go. Honestly, at the time those two albums having SDEs was really random. (Why not Controversy and Chaos and Disorder, ya know? Literally any other two albums.) And D&P was shown to be real. That odds of that being coincidence were slim - to me.

So - given that there was truth behind that, it stands to reason that Parade SDE is a 2026 solid. It feels like a bigger deal given the tour and movie attached to the project. (Prince almost treated ATWIAD as a throwaway with so little promotion. It's no wonder the estate followed suit. HA)

I remain hopeful that Parade SDE, in a big, glorious black and white box with at least 3 bonus CDs of vault material and a disk or DVD of a concert (not seen before?) is in it. Because if any album could stand a remaster, it's Parade.

It's also be an anniversary for Chaos and Disorder, Emancipation, and 3121. (And Girl 6).

D&P super deluxe was an obvious release as it was one of his biggest selling albums and even casuals know of that album.

jaypotton said:

ShellyMcG said:

jaypotton said:

D&P super deluxe was an obvious release as it was one of his biggest selling albums and even casuals know of that album.

I know it was a big seller but I would argue that D&P has aged a lot more than Controversy or Dirty Mind or a lot of other options they had. It's also not an album you see come up very often when fans are putting together their top 5 or even top 10 favourite albums. So yeah, big seller but you could kind of tell that the SDE was never likely to sell much in this day and age. Prince's "rap era" isn't really fondly remembered by a lot of fans, it seems. And they were never likely to appeal to modern audiences who may be hearing it for the first time. If they do another SDE in 2026 (and I don't think they will) I think Parade would be a good option. It's the 40th anniversary so you've got that going for it. And even though it's not one of my favourites, it is a well regarded album by music snobs and unlike D&P, it is well liked by most existing fans. So you would think it's the obvious choice. In terms of what I'd like to see, I would personally prefer the estate to release any SDE of their choosing plus a compilation of outtakes from the 2000s onwards. Because we're never likely to get any SDE from Musicology to Hit'n'Run and I don't want all the outtakes from that period to go unreleased.

Fair but we are viewing it as fans. The estate is (or should) be looking at how best to monetise releases to justify the upfront cost of putting them together. D&P sold well when it first came out so it was a "safe" bet.

I too really hope for a SDE of Parade to bridge the gap to the SDE for SOTT. Then between the two we could put together Dream Factory in pristine quality.

I have to wonder on the decision to not do a SDE for ATWIAD could potentially be based on there not actually being a lot of material appropriate for inclusion (ie it either fitted with Purple Rain or fits better on Parade).

Well one can hope!

jaypotton said:

EnglishGent2 said:

I have no idea why people even pay for and attend the celebrations after Prince has passed. They seem to be getting worse each year too.

2017 was great. But I haven't been back since. Going by everything I heard/read about the last couple of years, the celebrations do not sound like a good value for the money.

I would be happy with a nice Parade release. And I would also find it cool if we get pristine sound release of "Covered by Prince ..." - meaning when Prince covered other people's songs in his concerts/aftershow.