LOS ANGELES (April 28, 2017) - NPG Records and Warner Bros. Records announce the 2017 release of Prince's Academy Award® and GRAMMY Award®-winning, RIAA diamond-certified masterpiece Purple Rain in new Deluxe and Deluxe - Expanded Edition formats on June 23, 2017. A special fan pre-order goes live on Friday, April 28 and unlocks an instant grat download of the previously unreleased "Electric Intercourse." Recorded in 1983 and heard only in its live incarnations, this marks the very first time fans will experience the studio version of this song. The two-CD Purple Rain Deluxe set includes the official 2015 Paisley Park Remaster of the original tapes from the soundtrack, presenting an unheard vision of the album overseen by Prince himself. The From The Vault & Unreleased disc boasts eleven gems unearthed from the heart of Prince's storied vault. Beyond "Electric Intercourse," the tracklist features much sought-after rarities such as 1984's "Our Destiny / Roadhouse Garden," the 1983 instrumental "Father's Song" and more. Six tracks that have never been released or distributed in the collector or bootleg community include: "Possessed" - the '83 Prince solo version, never heard before; "Electric Intercourse"- the studio version not known to exist before it was discovered at Paisley Park; "Father's Song" - a full, five plus minute version that prior to this fans could only find a minute and half snippet of in the movie; "We Can Fuck" - a track that has never circulated as the full, 10 minute version with these lyrics; and "Katrina's Paper Dolls" - a finished master of the song, which has previously only circulated as a demo. Additionally, all of the material is taken from the source and mastered by Bernie Grundman, the mastering engineer who worked on the original album. In addition to the Original Album (2015 Paisley Park Remaster)and From The Vault & Unreleased, the Purple Rain Deluxe - Expanded Edition presents a third disc of Single Edits & B-Sides, as well as the concert DVD Prince And The Revolution Live at the Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY, March 30, 1985. With audio and video restored from the original production master tape, it offers an exclusive vignette into the passion and power of Prince's legendary live performances during one of the artist's most celebrated eras. Below is the complete tracklist for both editions. PURPLE RAIN DELUXE Disc One: Original Album (2015 Paisley Park Remaster)1. Let's Go Crazy2. Take Me With U3. The Beautiful Ones4. Computer Blue5. Darling Nikki6. When Doves Cry7. I Would Die 4 U8. Baby I'm A Star9. Purple Rain Disc Two: From The Vault & Previously Unreleased1. The Dance Electric2. Love And Sex3. Computer Blue ("Hallway Speech" version)4. Electric Intercourse (studio)5. Our Destiny / Roadhouse Garden6. Possessed (1983 version)7. Wonderful Ass8. Velvet Kitty Cat9. Katrina's Paper Dolls10. We Can Fuck11. Father's Song PURPLE RAIN DELUXE - EXPANDED EDITION Includes Disc One and Disc Two as Listed Above Disc Three: Single Edits & B-Sides1. When Doves Cry (edit)2. 17 Days3. Let's Go Crazy (edit)4. Let's Go Crazy (Special Dance Mix)5. Erotic City6. Erotic City ("Make Love Not War Erotic City Come Alive") 7. Purple Rain (edit)8. God9. God (Love Theme From Purple Rain)10. Another Lonely Christmas11. Another Lonely Christmas (extended version)12. I Would Die 4 U (edit)13. I Would Die 4 U (extended version)14. Baby I'm A Star (edit)15. Take Me With U (edit) DVD: Prince And The Revolution, Live at the Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY, March 30, 19851. Let's Go Crazy2. Delirious3. 19994. Little Red Corvette5. Take Me With U6. Do Me, Baby7. Irresistible Bitch8. Possessed9. How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore?10. Let's Pretend We're Married11. International Lover12. God13. Computer Blue14. Darling Nikki 15. The Beautiful Ones16. When Doves Cry17. I Would Die 4 U18. Baby I'm A Star19. Purple Rain
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Friday, 28 April 2017 14:37 (seven years ago) link
Well, that's reissue of the year sorted, then.
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 28 April 2017 14:40 (seven years ago) link
Seriously don't understand who wants or needs edits. There's a 6-minute version of "The Beautiful Ones" out there that needs to see the light of day!
― insidious assymetrical weapons (Eric H.), Friday, 28 April 2017 14:42 (seven years ago) link
Otherwise, yes, FINALLY!
agreed re: edits, but still -- this looks killer.
― tylerw, Friday, 28 April 2017 14:43 (seven years ago) link
Kinda wish they'd found room for "G-Spot."
― insidious assymetrical weapons (Eric H.), Friday, 28 April 2017 14:53 (seven years ago) link
Hearing these bootlegs (i.e. "Wonderful Ass") with proper mastering.. I mean I just can't
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Friday, 28 April 2017 14:54 (seven years ago) link
so that "electric intercourse" definitely hasn't been on a bootleg or anything? i know there's the live version and then a rehearsal of some kind? one of my favorite prince songs.
― tylerw, Friday, 28 April 2017 14:55 (seven years ago) link
im so thrilled. that dvd is gonna rule too
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Friday, 28 April 2017 14:56 (seven years ago) link
http://www.vulture.com/2017/04/hear-unreleased-prince-studio-track-electric-intercourse.html
:D
― tylerw, Friday, 28 April 2017 15:04 (seven years ago) link
Electric Intercourse is on The Work, vol 1 that I have, and I'm sure on other boots.
― Dominique, Friday, 28 April 2017 15:07 (seven years ago) link
yeah, but this studio version is a different version!
― tylerw, Friday, 28 April 2017 15:09 (seven years ago) link
this sounds great and i'm so happy
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Friday, 28 April 2017 15:16 (seven years ago) link
also i'm so sad that prince is dead and i will be sad forever
Beyond psyched. I'm not gonna be able to wait the one month to get this for my birthday.
Hallway version of computer blue is gonna destroy the world.
I love that this and Tull songs from the wood are both getting gala editions this summer, two albums that are so deep in my marrow.
Eye would die 4 a prince version of g spot in good sound too, Eric, but maybe there's not a good source for it beyond the crappy circulated demo
― gimmesomehawnz (Jon not Jon), Friday, 28 April 2017 15:18 (seven years ago) link
xp OTM x 2
― insidious assymetrical weapons (Eric H.), Friday, 28 April 2017 15:18 (seven years ago) link
Xpost Brad otm it will never be ok
Hearing studio version of "Electric Intercourse" is both great and confirms I'm going to be taking a lot of time to rework the The Work material in my mind to the more official versions.
― insidious assymetrical weapons (Eric H.), Friday, 28 April 2017 15:19 (seven years ago) link
yeah, i've listened to that live electric intercourse a zillion times, so this is disorienting, but still SO GOOD
― tylerw, Friday, 28 April 2017 15:20 (seven years ago) link
The bassline is a lot less prominent and burpy in the studio version.
― insidious assymetrical weapons (Eric H.), Friday, 28 April 2017 15:25 (seven years ago) link
wow so glad these reissues really are going to be exciting!
― blonde redheads have more fun (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 28 April 2017 15:34 (seven years ago) link
I was thinking how with the majority of reissues with unissued tracks they were clearly unissued for a reason, but with Prince everyone kinda knows they'll be brilliant.
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 28 April 2017 15:45 (seven years ago) link
ned otm
prince unreleased >>> pretty much everybody else released
― fact checking cuz, Friday, 28 April 2017 15:54 (seven years ago) link
Btw guys I am reading the new Alex Hahn book about princes life and music and it pretty fucking good so far (he wrote the book Possessed back in the day, which I have not read, it's pretty oop)
― gimmesomehawnz (Jon not Jon), Friday, 28 April 2017 16:21 (seven years ago) link
I liked Possessed well enough -- what's the new one called?
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 28 April 2017 16:24 (seven years ago) link
The Rise of Prince
― gimmesomehawnz (Jon not Jon), Friday, 28 April 2017 16:51 (seven years ago) link
what era is "Do Yourself a Favor"? that was my favorite vault discovery last year. also, have the 1999-era versions of "Raspberry Beret" and "I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man" ever been bootlegged?
― flappy bird, Friday, 28 April 2017 17:17 (seven years ago) link
WOW, I'd spoiled myself on the intense live versions of "Electric Intercourse", I'm going to have to adjust to the studio recording but beyond happy to dive in
― bunny slopes, Friday, 28 April 2017 17:31 (seven years ago) link
I think "Do Yourself a Favor" is pretty early. My iVault mp3 lists it as 1982 (same year as Moonbeam Levels/Extraloveable/Turn It Up/Purple Music) but it sounds even earlier to my ears
― bunny slopes, Friday, 28 April 2017 17:35 (seven years ago) link
My favorite thing to have leaked since he died is "9 to 5 People" I think
― gimmesomehawnz (Jon not Jon), Friday, 28 April 2017 18:27 (seven years ago) link
oh hey yes thats how i will spend some of my amazon birthday money wahoo
― Yoni Loves Chocha (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 29 April 2017 04:54 (seven years ago) link
Why didn't they just release Disc Two as a posthumous album 2Pac-style?
― billstevejim, Sunday, 30 April 2017 04:08 (seven years ago) link
adsfgahdfjkshbgfh fuck this
Prince’s Estate Might Be Saving Unreleased Music for Reality TV Show
― HONOR THE FYRE (sleeve), Tuesday, 2 May 2017 04:16 (seven years ago) link
Yeah but music from the late 2000s, so I'm not AS torn up, granted.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 2 May 2017 04:31 (seven years ago) link
Apparently in Minnesota, sometimes it snows in May, now, too. RIP.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 2 May 2017 11:28 (seven years ago) link
oh boy the 'org' is really gonna be lilt up over this
― gimmesomehawnz (Jon not Jon), Tuesday, 2 May 2017 14:09 (seven years ago) link
what does the estate have access to? everything post-Warner Bros? this doesn't bode well...
― flappy bird, Tuesday, 2 May 2017 17:26 (seven years ago) link
just bumped "Computer blue (hallway, extended, whatever version)" three times…is it too much to hope that the Revolution is beginning their shows with this rendition? i'm going to Webster hall tonight with at least one other Ilxor, am stoked as fukk and wonder if anybody's been to any of the shows…
― veronica moser, Wednesday, 3 May 2017 21:09 (seven years ago) link
I am so fucking envious of you going to that show
I just couldn't do it too broke
― gimmesomehawnz (Jon not Jon), Wednesday, 3 May 2017 22:15 (seven years ago) link
I booked an international flight, and then right afterwards found out that the Revolution are playing there (Madison) the day after I leave. :(
― change display name (Jordan), Wednesday, 3 May 2017 22:21 (seven years ago) link
holy shit the webster hall show was amazing. exactly what i assumed, and hoped, they would do. but better.
also: susannah!
― fact checking cuz, Thursday, 4 May 2017 16:50 (seven years ago) link
Questlove posted a few clips on his Instagram, they sounded GREAT. Jealous that you were there, what a treat!!
― Yoni Loves Chocha (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 4 May 2017 16:51 (seven years ago) link
susannah!
― gimmesomehawnz (Jon not Jon), Thursday, 4 May 2017 17:19 (seven years ago) link
Meantime...
http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7784716/prince-estate-purple-rain-concert-film-documentary-streaming-services
In one of his first dealings as an advisor to the Prince estate, Spotify executive Troy Carter is helping negotiate a deal that could give one major streaming service exclusive rights to one of the late pop star’s unreleased concert films as well as rights to make a documentary about the film, sources tell Billboard....On the table is a film of Prince’s Aug. 3, 1983 performance in Minneapolis where he debuted several of the songs released on the soundtrack to his 1984 movie Purple Rain, plus additional footage that a buyer could use to produce a documentary about the making of the film, sources say. The storied show at Minneapolis’s First Avenue nightclub was a surprise gig billed as a benefit for the Minnesota Dance Theatre, with a set list that included “Let’s Go Crazy” and “Purple Rain.”
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On the table is a film of Prince’s Aug. 3, 1983 performance in Minneapolis where he debuted several of the songs released on the soundtrack to his 1984 movie Purple Rain, plus additional footage that a buyer could use to produce a documentary about the making of the film, sources say. The storied show at Minneapolis’s First Avenue nightclub was a surprise gig billed as a benefit for the Minnesota Dance Theatre, with a set list that included “Let’s Go Crazy” and “Purple Rain.”
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 6 May 2017 01:28 (seven years ago) link
Even on shitty VHS-to-YouTube that show is pure fire
― gimmesomehawnz (Jon not Jon), Saturday, 6 May 2017 01:29 (seven years ago) link
was that 83 show the one where he did "a case of you" solo?
Saw Webster H. show, and FCC and our pal said that it was Susannah onstage. Hope I'm not being an asshole when I posit that she looks under 35, not 53.
was gratifying to experience that music from folks who have the perfect right to play it…they did not do the following: "Girls and Boys" "Beautiful Ones" "Dahlin Nikki" "Pop Life" "Let's Pretend We Married" "Private Joy," shit from Dirty Mind other than "Uptown," "It's Gonna Be a Beautiful Night"…
― veronica moser, Saturday, 6 May 2017 14:19 (seven years ago) link
Really know nothing of Prince outtakes at all, but Electric Intercourse and Our Destiny / Roadhouse Garden that are on Spotify are so good.
― in twelve parts (lamonti), Friday, 12 May 2017 10:43 (six years ago) link
Welcome to the Purple Wormhole, lamonti ; )
― Acid Hose (Capitaine Jay Vee), Friday, 12 May 2017 12:11 (six years ago) link
"our destiny/roadhouse garden" is INSANE
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Friday, 12 May 2017 15:20 (six years ago) link
http://www.bam.org/music/2017/love-4-one-another
Thursday August 1- at noon - Liv Warfield, Judith Hill and Shelby J - Love 4 One Another at BAM - Free
Three brilliant female Prince protégés carry on the icon’s legacy for this special live show under the same banner as his Love 4 One Another charity. The trio combines the vocal talents of thrilling stage presence Liv Warfield, previously a member of Prince’s New Power Generation backing band; Oscar and Grammy winner Judith Hill; and powerful songwriter Shelby J. After touring with the likes of Michael Jackson, D’Angelo, Santana, and Stevie Wonder, the women come to MetroTech backed by Warfield’s own band.
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Sunday, 14 May 2017 20:19 (six years ago) link