This is like Christmas. Can't wait to hear these.

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Will obviously still buy the SDE if it's ever released. The Estate really needs to get their release schedule in order.

I've always wanted to hear his version of With This Tear and it didn't disappoint. Stunning.

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This version of The Flow blows the album take out the water. Rosie leaving the band was most likely behind the decision but still a mad call. Love Rave Church Style.

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This version of Race works great with P and Tony shared vocals. Cool to hear a bit of Things Have Got To Change in there.

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Dream and Face 2 Face are great and interesting he used the beats of Forever In My Life and When 2 R In Love.

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dodger07 said:

Dream and Face 2 Face are great and interesting he used the beats of Forever In My Life and When 2 R In Love.

Prince was the king of recycling. There are dozens, if not hundreds of examples.

would be cool paired with an ACT 1 soundboard and a few extra outtakes .. nice 4 cd package with some cool art .. no need for a remaster because remasters all sound like shit ..

ShellyMcG said:

databank said:

I was among the happy fews who already had been entrusted with this collection, but I wasn't allowed to share it. I'm glad it's finally out there: it's a really strong selection, much better than the D&P outtakes IMHO — and the people I knew who also had it seemed to share this opinion.

That said, what a lost opportunity for the Estate: they could have released it and cashed on it, even just digitally if they weren't going to put out a fancy SDE, and now it's out there without their involvement

Y'all enjoy, it really made my week when I first heard it

Out of interest, why were you not "allowed" to share it? Also, why would anyone want to prevent you from sharing it with the wider community? And why couldn't they have shared it themselves? I'll make you all a deal. If I ever get my grubby little mitts on anything that was previously unleaked, I'll share it with you all.

People often ask those questions and they've been answered countless times. You're usually not specifically told why you shouldn't leak it when someone entrusts you with something, but it kind of goes without saying: it's usually about protecting the original source of the leak and/or keeping the material as an asset for trading. And while you may wish to share it with the world, you don't want to be an ass and betray a friend's trust, not to mention burning your bridges and the possible source for further uncirculating material (and since you never know whether the material is tagged, just leaking it anonymously out of kindness isn't very smart: you may still get caught).

Admitedly, it's a vicious circle: even if you don't care for having the material just for yourself —which I don't—, you know you won't get any more if you fuck up.

But if it can make you feel better, pretty much everything I was ever given over the years ended-up leaking sooner or later, so there's always someone to do it eventually (that, or the stuff remains into the hands of very, very small circles, and people like me and you never even get to hear it).

olb99 said:

ShellyMcG said:

databank said: Out of interest, why were you not "allowed" to share it? Also, why would anyone want to prevent you from sharing it with the wider community? And why couldn't they have shared it themselves? I'll make you all a deal. If I ever get my grubby little mitts on anything that was previously unleaked, I'll share it with you all.

It's always the same: if you're asked not to share something, you don't share it, hoping that in the future you will be able to receive more uncirculating material.

Do you want to be that person who cannot keep secrets?

boomshaka said:

Chorus on Uncle Sam is heavenly

where can I find this?

mikeyaddict said:

Very nice to have. So, do we think there’s a remaster of the 0(+> album too that woulda been made at the same time? And another live show to go with it - or was glam slam seen as bridging the divide. Bloody estate need to give their balls a tug. Couldn’t organise a piss up in a brewery. See they emailed about some new coats, one if which has been available around and online for a while now!

It's been said that the Paris aftershow from 1993's Act II was going to be companion Blu-ray to this set.

Anyway, IF the Love Symbol SDE exists (I only see the photo of the DE) doesn't have all those tracks. I think this collection is from the Diamonds & Love and contains all the "outtakes" of the Love Symbol but also the songs that remained outside the Diamonds & Pearls SDE after the Estate decide to break the Diamonds & Love in two separate project (changing the tracklist of the first one and killing the second one).

not to be ungrateful but, I hope the live THe Rex show leaks....i listened to the crappy audience recording recently and it is SUPER. What a show.

JoeyCococo said:

guys respectfully this isn't hard to find a download for just go look at the prince reddit

JoeyCococo said:

ShellyMcG said:

databank said:

I was among the happy fews who already had been entrusted with this collection, but I wasn't allowed to share it. I'm glad it's finally out there: it's a really strong selection, much better than the D&P outtakes IMHO — and the people I knew who also had it seemed to share this opinion.

That said, what a lost opportunity for the Estate: they could have released it and cashed on it, even just digitally if they weren't going to put out a fancy SDE, and now it's out there without their involvement

Y'all enjoy, it really made my week when I first heard it

Out of interest, why were you not "allowed" to share it? Also, why would anyone want to prevent you from sharing it with the wider community? And why couldn't they have shared it themselves? I'll make you all a deal. If I ever get my grubby little mitts on anything that was previously unleaked, I'll share it with you all.

I also had been sent this set and was told to not share it anywhere (at least not widely), and to answer your question, the main reason was that so it didn't end up in the hands of bootleg labels such as Eye Records. This set of tracks has been sent around for over a year at this point, you just had to know where to look and/or who to ask (as well as just being trustworthy).

"Face 2 Face" is the instant classic here

freohrrr said:

I also had been sent this set and was told to not share it anywhere (at least not widely), and to answer your question, the main reason was that so it didn't end up in the hands of bootleg labels such as Eye Records. This set of tracks has been sent around for over a year at this point, you just had to know where to look and/or who to ask (as well as just being trustworthy).

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TBH this seems bullshit to me.

NICKthebrick said:

I love Dream. I really want to hear the 1993 version now.

93 version of Lauriann is the true thing I wanna hear

themanfromneptune said:

psyche2 said:

psyche2 said:

mikeyaddict said:

Very nice to have. So, do we think there’s a remaster of the 0(+> album too that woulda been made at the same time? And another live show to go with it - or was glam slam seen as bridging the divide. Bloody estate need to give their balls a tug. Couldn’t organise a piss up in a brewery. See they emailed about some new coats, one if which has been available around and online for a while now!

It's been said that the Paris aftershow from 1993's Act II was going to be companion Blu-ray to this set.

Having this in soundboard is one of my holy grails (and sadly, I wasn't blessed with those files, I'm not even sure if they're doing the rounds).

I haven't listened to it in ages because I'm kind of too old for audience recordings, but back then, the bootleg was one of my faves: it truly reflects the band's incredible versatility.

romance is 4 suckers, or so u said

in the car on the way 2 the building
that housed ur waterbed


i can not stop listening to this. and singing it, and saying it, and laughing my head off.

olb99 said: