Just wondering if any1 knew when Uptown was going to start mailing out "The Vault" book? There was some vague thing on the calendar for April 15th saying "Uptown Announces The Vault" but what does that mean? Are the books in the mail? Should the buyer expect an email first? Just wondering if any1 has a clue cuz I don't...

Message from UPTOWN:

THE VAULT
- The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince 2004 -

The Vault will be released next month.
The design and layout work is in progress now and will be finalised by
April 30th 2004.
Printing will begin in early May.
We expect to start shipping by the week of May 24th 2004.
We will publish pdf-excerpts from THE VAULT on www.uptown.se on April
30th 2004.

We have updated the book with brief interim information about Prince's
activities and releases between the book's "cut-off date" (December
31st 2003) and today, April 17th 2004.

As it is a numbered limited edition of 1000 copies, please don't wait
any longer to order to avoid disappointment.

Contents of THE VAULT :

THE VAULT combines the approaches of UPTOWN's two acclaimed books,
TURN IT UP 2.0 and DAYS OF WILD, to create a phenomenally detailed
document of Prince's work. Exploring every facet of Prince's life and
career in depth and detail, THE VAULT is the most fully comprehensive
and authoritative guide to Prince's music ever assembled.

THE VAULT is A5-sized (148 x 210 mms), 700 pages (!), with a
full-colour cover. It weighs nearly 900 grams. The book is split into
seven main chapters, each devoted to a different aspect of Prince's
musical world. This book will be £30 ($50)

DAYS OF WILD: THE CHRONOLOGY is a detailed chronology of the
day-to-day life of Prince, from 1958 to 2003. His record releases,
recording sessions, concerts, aftershow performances, TV appearances,
and countless other minor and major events are recorded, creating a
virtual diary of Prince's 25-year career. The previous chronologies
(from Per Nilsen's book A Documentary and the UPTOWN book DAYS OF
WILD) have been thoroughly revised and improved upon with countless
additional details.

JOINTS 4 DAYS: THE RECORDINGS documents Prince's recordings in
meticulous detail. An A-Z index of released and unreleased songs lists
over 1,000 original Prince compositions, while a "sessionography"
dissects all known Prince recording sessions since 1976. Nearly 500
songs are assessed in a survey of Prince's unreleased music, revealing
the universe of Prince that goes beyond the officially released music
and pointing the way to numerous unreleased gems in the Prince canon.
The chapter includes a complete catalogue of songs released on his
albums, non-album songs, Internet-only songs, songs written for and
released by other artists, and guest appearances on songs written and
released by other artists. Also archived are a number of radio shows
produced with Prince's involvement, including all the editions of the
NPG Music Club "Ahdio Shows."

A BEAUTIFUL NIGHT: THE APPEARANCES deals with Prince's appearances
before the public. His tours, one-off concerts, guest appearances with
other artists, TV and radio appearances, and press conferences are
described.

PICTURE THIS: THE FILMS AND VIDEOS examines Prince's motion pictures,
TV films and promo clips. The chapter includes a listing of officially
released home videos (VHS and Betamax), LaserDiscs, DVDs, and CD-ROMs.
Unreleased film/video projects are also discussed.

IN A WORD OR 2: THE INTERVIEWS looks at the interviews Prince has
given, documenting interviews published in the printed media and on
the Internet, as well as interviews broadcast on TV and radio.

OPEN BOOK: THE PUBLICATIONS focuses on Prince in print, describing and
assessing his officially sanctioned publications (books and magazines)
and tour programmes, as well as the countless books published without
his involvement.

PURPLE MUSIC: THE CIRCULATING RECORDINGS is an exhaustive catalogue of
recordings that circulate amongst a vast international network of fans
and collectors: unreleased songs, audio and video recordings of
concerts and rehearsals, TV and radio appearances, unaired TV footage
and video clips, and unreleased footage from film/video projects.
Bootleg records are not included, however, since UPTOWN entered into
an agreement with Prince's organisation in 1999 to avoid the
documentation of these types of illegal records.

It's possible that when this comes out, there will be a bootlegging madhouse in effect.

I can't wait for this book...should be essential for big fans who love Prince's music and not mainly his image.
[This message was edited Wed Apr 21 2:47:47 2004 by RupertZ]