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Thread started 02/04/26 9:25pm

FrankieCoco1

Possible release - Act Two: Live At Sheffield Arena Record Store Day 2026 Edition?

https://www.hhv.de/record...98fa0d87c6

Seen a link to this just now on Housequake’s Facebook page . Can’t see it mentioned on official RSD lists for UK but it looks like it is a Warner Central Europe release.

Edit: This would be the show: https://princevault.com/i...ugust_1993
[Edited 2/4/26 21:27pm]

Edit: Actually more likely the second show in Sheffield on 2 August 1993 that was recorded by Sheffield 538 Radio, but Prince pulled the plug on the broadcast at last minute. Still no official source for this release info just the hhv.de listing (i.e. so speculative still whether an official release or bootleg, albeit it mentions Warners in the listing).
https://princevault.com/i...ugust_1993
[Edited 2/5/26 9:42am]
There may or may not be something coming!
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Reply #1 posted 02/04/26 9:53pm

johnpiex

Nice!! Finally something to be excited about. It would be great if the estate could release video as well.
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Reply #2 posted 02/05/26 12:18am

happyshopper

Fingers crossed this is just a prelude to the bigger release.
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Reply #3 posted 02/05/26 7:06am

leecaldon

So, I'm gathering there was an unbroadcast radio recording. Which makes me think this may not be official. What are the legalities on radio recordings that aren't actually broadcast?

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Reply #4 posted 02/05/26 8:10am

psyche2

Too good to be true, I'm afraid.

I bet this is just one of those unofficial broadcast releases taking advantage of the loopholes on the copyright laws on some territories.

A portion of this show been circulating on bootlegs for years. That's probably what's going to be released, not the complete show.

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Reply #5 posted 02/05/26 8:32am

olb99

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psyche2 said:

I bet this is just one of those unofficial broadcast releases taking advantage of the loopholes on the copyright laws on some territories.

Note the label: "Warner".

[Edited 2/5/26 8:33am]

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Reply #6 posted 02/05/26 8:33am

Kares

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Could be a quick attempt at easing the growing tension between the Estate and the fan base. Anyway, every vault release is welcome, of course. It's better than having nothing new.

Friends don't let friends clap on 1 and 3.

The Paisley Park Vault spreadsheet: https://goo.gl/zzWHrU
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Reply #7 posted 02/05/26 8:40am

psyche2

olb99 said:

psyche2 said:

I bet this is just one of those unofficial broadcast releases taking advantage of the loopholes on the copyright laws on some territories.

Note the label: "Warner".

[Edited 2/5/26 8:33am]

Noticed it! ...But then again, hhv.de don't seem to be very scrupulous. Scrolling down a bit on that page you'd find a couple of bootlegs.

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Would be good to see what any other retailer lists about this release.

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Reply #8 posted 02/05/26 8:45am

ChickenMcNugge
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One of those "legal but unofficial" radio-broadcast releases effectively just piggybacking off RSD, I think.

As it's not in the official RSD list, whoever is behind this has probably just declared it an "RSD Edition" without going through the official channels to approve it as one, lol

Although the Warner mention is throwing me, so hopefully I'm wrong lol

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Reply #9 posted 02/05/26 9:12am

JorisE73

psyche2 said:

olb99 said:

Note the label: "Warner".

[Edited 2/5/26 8:33am]

Noticed it! ...But then again, hhv.de don't seem to be very scrupulous. Scrolling down a bit on that page you'd find a couple of bootlegs.

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Would be good to see what any other retailer lists about this release.


aparently they've advertised Prince bootleg releases as RSD releases from Warner before on that site, so most likely a bootleg.

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Reply #10 posted 02/05/26 9:13am

DotsofU

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I'd be THRILLED for this

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Reply #11 posted 02/05/26 10:03am

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DotsofU said:

I'd be THRILLED for this


Same here, I would rather have the Dutch show from teh 10th because of the setlist, but having the Sheffield show on soundboard even tho it's a bootleg would be great. I don't expect the Estate is competent or even able enough to release simple releases like this to make money and spread joy among the fans they seem to hate.

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Reply #12 posted 02/05/26 10:32am

psyche2

JorisE73 said:

DotsofU said:

I'd be THRILLED for this


Same here, I would rather have the Dutch show from teh 10th because of the setlist, but having the Sheffield show on soundboard even tho it's a bootleg would be great. I don't expect the Estate is competent or even able enough to release simple releases like this to make money and spread joy among the fans they seem to hate.

Note that what's circulating is far from the complete show anyway: just The Beautiful Ones, Let's Go Crazy, Kiss, The Cross, SOTT, Purple Rain, Girls & Boys and 1999. If anything else is added to this release, it will probably be from any other source/show.

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Reply #13 posted 02/05/26 10:42am

JorisE73

psyche2 said:

JorisE73 said:


Same here, I would rather have the Dutch show from teh 10th because of the setlist, but having the Sheffield show on soundboard even tho it's a bootleg would be great. I don't expect the Estate is competent or even able enough to release simple releases like this to make money and spread joy among the fans they seem to hate.

Note that what's circulating is far from the complete show anyway: just The Beautiful Ones, Let's Go Crazy, Kiss, The Cross, SOTT, Purple Rain, Girls & Boys and 1999. If anything else is added to this release, it will probably be from any other source/show.


Only about a half hour of the soundboard circulates from the radio broadcast, but the entire soundcheck and show is curculating in not totally awful audience recording.

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