Rumor: Sony/Legacy to announce new Prince album called "Decades" in June. The album will contain vault tracks from all of the decades of Prince's career.

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If they announce this in June, then the release is likely in Fall/Autumn, so basically that's gonna be this year's only release, because it'll be unlikely another thing gets released which would compete with this.

Yep.

Hopefully, it's not a (lazy) single cd album but at the very least a 2 cds compilation with something close to 30 songs on it.

One can dream...

[Edited 5/27/26 14:45pm]

greatest hits comp opening with soft and wet and closing with 1999 the new master, out august 21st

I hear they were trying to secure the rights to Unbeknownst 2 U but couldn't clear it in time for release...

GUYS!!!! An estate insider just told me that they have mixed This Dick in Dolby Atmos, and that it will recieve a release next week as promo for this release!

If it is > 2 cd is good for me. If it is 1 cd for each decade is very good for me.

Four decades, four discs?

nayroo2002 said:

I can't even bring myself to be excited about this, knowing that Londell and Charles will find some way to fuck it up or choose the most underwhelming tracklisting possible. At this point I wouldn't put it past them to include all 5 or 6 of the one-off singles that they've already released since taking over

yawn.........

bozojones said:

I can't even bring myself to be excited about this, knowing that Londell and Charles will find some way to fuck it up or choose the most underwhelming tracklisting possible. At this point I wouldn't put it past them to include all 5 or 6 of the one-off singles that they've already released since taking over

I was going to say something similar.

What if this is where Lust U Always finally sees the light of day

Ladies and gentlemen, please do not adjust your television sets... I'm getting a tracklist

01 Bloody Mouth
02 Bloody Mouth (Londell MakeMillion$ Big $$$ Remix)
03 Unbeknownst 2 U (Original 1988 Early AI Recording)
04 Lust U Always ('I Will Love You If I Must' Version)
05 Field Recording of Neversin Calling a Young Fan a 'Fucking Cunt'
06 Extraloveable (Extra Rape Remix)
07 Bloody Mouth (Same as Track 1)
08 Londell McMillan Autobiography Promo/Teaser (Hidden Track)

nayroo2002 said:

lustmealways said:

bozojones said:

I can't even bring myself to be excited about this, knowing that Londell and Charles will find some way to fuck it up or choose the most underwhelming tracklisting possible. At this point I wouldn't put it past them to include all 5 or 6 of the one-off singles that they've already released since taking over

The bare minimum Estate will most likely add those previously released singles again

Going by that title... what if it's just a re-package of The Hits with the odd track here and there to make it look desirable? ... ...

Trufunksoulja said:

bozojones said:

I can't even bring myself to be excited about this, knowing that Londell and Charles will find some way to fuck it up or choose the most underwhelming tracklisting possible. At this point I wouldn't put it past them to include all 5 or 6 of the one-off singles that they've already released since taking over

The bare minimum Estate will most likely add those previously released singles again

I really think we should prepare ourselves mentally for this to happen 'cuz I'm sure it will.

Obviously, All A Share, 7 Remix, Free & With This tear will be in this tracklist.

MOst likely just another hits compilation.

NICKthebrick said:

Maybe it will have all the songs played at the past Celebrations So All a Share together All The Kings Horses The Rock that Keeps Rolling Evolsidog Calabama Friction Shades Of Umber Beat town Call Of The Wild A Couple Of Miles Love Never Has 2 Say Goodbye No Changes Fat Jazz First Time I Saw U Don't Play With Love Everything Could Be So Fine I Believe I Love U Della Blackheart U're Such A Tease

I'd be pretty happy with that track listing, but would add Streets of Panama

NICKthebrick said:

Maybe it will have all the songs played at the past Celebrations So All a Share together All The Kings Horses The Rock that Keeps Rolling Evolsidog Calabama Friction Shades Of Umber Beat town Call Of The Wild A Couple Of Miles Love Never Has 2 Say Goodbye No Changes Fat Jazz First Time I Saw U Don't Play With Love Everything Could Be So Fine I Believe I Love U Della Blackheart U're Such A Tease

You can add :

- Soft & Wet (Acoustic)

- Let's Go Crazy (Demo)

- However Much U Want (Piano)

- Purple Rain (Piano Demo)

- Turn Me Loose (Instrumental)

- Ain't No Way

- The Ladder (Soundcheck)

- The Question Of U (1985 Version).

+ All the previous singles already released.

Also, Evilsidog has not been played at the past Celebrations' listening sessions.

[Edited 5/28/26 11:23am]

How funny would it be if this was like 4Ever where it had one vault track on the entire thing and, yep you guessed it, it was With This Tear released last month.