I noticed on Apple Music and other platforms that P's artist picture is very Love Symbol era. In the past, this sometimes signaled what was next. It could be nothing, but coupled with the release of "With This Tear," I hope that it's true. Someone pointed out that in the Spin article that it's part of an unreleased album project.

I know we already have the music at this point, but I do love the deluxe treatment with all the album art. I do love this album as well.

It's the album I would least want a Deluxe Edition for so that probably means we're going to get one

I can see why the estate would prioritize this though. We know the work has already been done as it was originally going to be released alongside the D&P set so it's obviously a much easier release for the estate to put out. I just hope they don't have high expectations for it when it comes to sales figures because I would anticipate this being by far the lowest selling deluxe edition yet. This era of Prince is not looked upon fondly by a lot of people nowadays. And the vault tracks from Love Symbol leaking last year won't help sales either.

Londell posted on Instagram that With This Tear "will be part of larger unreleased music package later this year"

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F@ck knows what that means

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Could be Love Symbol, could be another "originals" package, could be nothing at all!

happyshopper said:

Londell posted on Instagram that With This Tear "will be part of larger unreleased music package later this year"

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F@ck knows what that means

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Could be Love Symbol, could be another "originals" package, could be nothing at all!

well that is... something.

happyshopper said:

Londell posted on Instagram that With This Tear "will be part of larger unreleased music package later this year"

.

F@ck knows what that means

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Could be Love Symbol, could be another "originals" package, could be nothing at all!

My money is on the third option

They said Vault series


Hopefully it's new approach

I would like smaller more regular collections, era specific or at least something like the vault 1987-1989
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If it's a vault series then it would be odd to start it in the early to mid 90s.

Then again you never know.

These estate guys think they're prince the way they are so cryptic and seemingly flying by the seat of their pants, operating on a whim etc. i predict the series will be the estate channelling the form of the crystal ball set lol
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