i just got finished listening to the work vol 1-5 and i gotta tell ya.....


THIS COLLECTION AINT NOTHING TO F**K WITH!


I WOULD DIE 4 U (THE 30 MINUTE VERSION)...MAN..I GOTTA LEAVE THAT ONE ALONE!

DATA BANK(I HEAR THIS AND I THINK OF "BODYHEAT" BY JAMES BROWN.)..CAN I GO TO CHURCH,YA'LL? VERY FUNKY!

LUST U ALWAYS.PURPLE.VERY PRINCE.

IN A SENSE ,YOU CAN SAY THAT PRINCE DID RELEASE SOME OF HIS VAULT FOR DOWNLOAD.

G-SPOT(SURFACE NOISE ALL CLEANED UP.THEY SHITTED GOLD BRICKS WHEN THEY DID THIS ONE!) YIKES!

IF THERE ARE ANY TWO COLLECTIONS TO HAVE ,IT'S THE JEWEL BOX AND THE WORK.

whew!...what ya'll think?

the work is great, but testament...

avatarfunk said:

I wish I had this. I've been looking for it for ages!!!! I always hear that The Work series is off the chains. You guys are so lucky!

Sounds like cool stuff

Hope to get it one day. Prince better get on the ball.

2freaky4church1 said:

You're better off with the Testament 4CD set, mate.

That said, Testament also lacks the unreleased Susan Rogers' mix of Databank, the original, longer mix of Superfunkycalifragisexy, and plenty other tracks I could mention.

The Work falls a little short of being a comprehensive compilation of circulating unreleased songs but, overall, it's a nice overview for beginners.

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giotto said:

WHat makes Testament better than the WOrk. I have some of the latter...but am new to the former.

The WOrk...for beginners? I dunno, I think it's pretty comprehensive in what it covers. Not definitive...but there is a lot there. I suppose if you are a major collector..then it could be considered a beginning.

superspaceboy said:

For starters, Testament contains nearly 50 hours of mostly unreleased material spread across those 4 discs.

That fact alone should give you enough incentive to get a copy of Testament over The Work, which is at best patchy.

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superspaceboy said:

A "major collector" would be better off with the Revelations DVD.

The contents of the latter, comprising not just more unreleased tracks but also rare jpg files, video material and interviews, would make even Testament pale in comparison.

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ok...so i never bought testament or the work when i had the chance.

i guess i should look them up again, huh?

SassyBritches said:

Testament will give you more for your money.

The Work will just look good on your mantlepiece.

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Handclapsfingasnapz said:

yeah testament is awesome

but I have testament and its all mp3's!!!

Testament is a dvd mp3 with bonuses...Mazarati 2 outtakes, Wendy n Lisa outtakes, interviews pictures fonts..plus all bootlegs from 1976 - 2000. Testament is not 2 be fucked it!
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paisleypark4 said:

oh and explinations of EVERY SONG

MP3's ...so that's why there is so much on there! But then there must be a source. Why has this not come out ala the Work? Also if one does not actually get to have testament (but a mere copy), then no liner notes.

Anyhoo, I saw the listing and yes...it's truly outstanding.

Ok one more ??? How is the quality compared to the work...which in spots has done a good job and in others it's the same old thing or 3 more secs of the same old thing. Still waiting for a clear all day all night.

SassyBritches said:

Traklist is listed on HQ.com (I posed the ???)

I missed my chance a few times too..sigh. But I did come across some stuff.

PM me I can hook you up with at least vol 1 & 2 of the work.

Testament is just too much hard work.

The Work Volume 1 Disc 2 is where it's at!

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thebumpsquad said:

Yes. I want to hear all of this stuff and crave more..but there simply is ALOT out there. Don't even start with live stuff. That's just mind boggleing. I got the vol 1&2 and and still going over it. Like now listening to Computer Blue. I thought I knew what it was and skipped it. Quite different even from the other extended version I have somewhere else.

It does take a lot of work if you want to start collecting the outtakes. It's more than just enjoying the songs at that point. It's more like studying. Especially if you have other versions laying around and you want to know differences...if the quality is better (which could be the difference of a slight muffle) or if there is a different lyric or where the 15 extra sec lies in the song...or just what do the 3 extra seconds mean on the end or beginning of a song...i.e. All my dreams piano beginning (is that the most known outtake to keep coming back slighly ever more untuncated each time?) or perhaps the original segue to song xxx was this.

thebumpsquad said:

my thoughts exactly.

The Work set is where it's at. If you have that, you don't really need to mess w/ anything else, IMHO. Yes it's not 100% comprehensive, but most of what's not on there isn't really all that big a deal, IMHO.

JonSnow said:

well.. Testament has explanations of the differences of the tracks and what they were intended 4.

Well, Work is good 4 peeps w/o computer..Testament is good 4 those who have

Revelations is the BEST. Thanks for that one giotto!

Btw, I'll orgnote you soon.

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