Prince RIP

Stereogum ranked his albums. Lots of highly questionable choices (Batman > 1999??!), but at least it's interesting.

http://www.stereogum.com/1936246/prince-albums-ranked/franchises/counting-down/

so far for me this morning

around the world in a day
first avenue benefit show 8-3-83 (just finishing)

next up, i think the 'perfect unreleased prince' comp

wearing my dorky tshirt

entry of wendy & lisa backing vox on chorus of paisley park made me cry again as it has reliably done since 1 yr ago

children on seesaws

wow parade below graffiti bridge? brb i'm gonna yell at brad on facebook

i can't trifle with some listicle rn tbh

The article has an annoying habit of not even mentioning my favorite songs on most of those albums.

it's so mind boggling that the 83 benefit show was wendy's FIRST TIME ONSTAGE with prince. Total fucking warrior.

Watching the video of that show with him singing the version of "Purple Rain" that ended up on the album was mind-blowing.

Eh I'm so bored of and with Canon that I appreciate the contrarian takes.

Brad's at this conference now, Brad. BRB gonna yell at him

no i really find the order fascinating if completely inexplicable

apparently the revolution have never played at paisley park before now?

brad vs brad in the world series of love

i changed my mind about next up, btw

whole prince folder on shuffle

Haven't given this much thought, but is "Purple Rain" the most famous and successful song of the rock era originally recorded and released as a take from a live show?

Candle in the Wind was a live recording, wasn't it?

was thinking of 97 version but I guess not, n/m

1987.

Haven't given this much thought, but is "Purple Rain" the most famous and successful song of the rock era originally recorded and released as a take from a live show?

Thankfully, there were no crowds singing along to "My Ding-a-Ling" in the streets of St. Louis last month.

oh to live
in martika's kitchen
with the barkers and the colored balloons
you can't be twenty
in martika's kitchen
get some, get some, get some

so here it is
https://prince.lnk.to/PurpleRainDeluxe

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 Crazy
2. Take Me With U
3. The Beautiful Ones
4. Computer Blue
5. Darling Nikki
6. When Doves Cry
7. I Would Die 4 U
8. Baby I'm A Star
9. Purple Rain

Disc Two: From The Vault & Previously Unreleased
1. The Dance Electric
2. Love And Sex
3. Computer Blue ("Hallway Speech" version)
4. Electric Intercourse (studio)
5. Our Destiny / Roadhouse Garden
6. Possessed (1983 version)
7. Wonderful Ass
8. Velvet Kitty Cat
9. Katrina's Paper Dolls
10. We Can Fuck
11. Father's Song


PURPLE RAIN DELUXE - EXPANDED EDITION

Includes Disc One and Disc Two as Listed Above

Disc Three: Single Edits & B-Sides
1. When Doves Cry (edit)
2. 17 Days
3. Let's Go Crazy (edit)
4. Let's Go Crazy (Special Dance Mix)
5. Erotic City
6. Erotic City ("Make Love Not War Erotic City Come Alive")
7. Purple Rain (edit)
8. God
9. God (Love Theme From Purple Rain)
10. Another Lonely Christmas
11. 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, 1985
1. Let's Go Crazy
2. Delirious
3. 1999
4. Little Red Corvette
5. Take Me With U
6. Do Me, Baby
7. Irresistible Bitch
8. Possessed
9. How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore?
10. Let's Pretend We're Married
11. International Lover
12. God
13. Computer Blue
14. Darling Nikki
15. The Beautiful Ones
16. When Doves Cry
17. I Would Die 4 U
18. Baby I'm A Star
19. Purple Rain

Well, that's reissue of the year sorted, then.

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!

Otherwise, yes, FINALLY!

agreed re: edits, but still -- this looks killer.

Kinda wish they'd found room for "G-Spot."

Hearing these bootlegs (i.e. "Wonderful Ass") with proper mastering.. I mean I just can't

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.

im so thrilled. that dvd is gonna rule too

http://www.vulture.com/2017/04/hear-unreleased-prince-studio-track-electric-intercourse.html

:D

Electric Intercourse is on The Work, vol 1 that I have, and I'm sure on other boots.

yeah, but this studio version is a different version!

this sounds great and i'm so happy

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

xp OTM x 2

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.

yeah, i've listened to that live electric intercourse a zillion times, so this is disorienting, but still SO GOOD

The bassline is a lot less prominent and burpy in the studio version.

wow so glad these reissues really are going to be exciting!

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 otm

prince unreleased >>> pretty much everybody else released

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)

I liked Possessed well enough -- what's the new one called?

The Rise of Prince

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?

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

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

My favorite thing to have leaked since he died is "9 to 5 People" I think