Prince RIP

1. Remastered album
2. 12 inch mixes incl the Shiela Vanity Family and Time singles of its era
3. Unreleased Studio stuff
4. The First Avenue Benefit show '83
5. The purple rain rehearsal soundboard previously circulated as 'Neon Rendezvous'

IMHO

this is obv the first of 100000000+ posthumous releases, they don't wanna blow their load just yet

VG the official purple rain live vhs video and the footage of the 83 benefit were both on YouTube in the month after his death-- idk if squashed by now though

Xpost yeah but that is all totally 'purple rain appropriate' stuff

I like your five disc setup, jon -- would buy!!!!!
1984 Birthday Show is amazing too. though, yeah, it seems like a separate live series would be a good move? I dunno.

Turrican, the purple rain remaster has already been out -- it was done for the vinyl reish and for the the HDTracks version (but HDTracks only had a temporary license to sell it). It sounds great.

Tyler, the last time I listened to the Neon Rendezvous boot i specifically thought 'I wonder if Tyler has this'

Bc it has serious shreddage

i'm not sure if I have heard it?

i think you misspelled "YSI?", not a mistake i will make

just slack the files to my skypebox

What do ppl use nowadays, wetransfer?

xpost yes jon but i want to HAVE it

wetransfer is good/simple (link expires after a week, but that is cool)

xxp Dropbox

just don't be a tease is the point i think

Prince all up in your Dropbox

I know we've done a Prince artist poll already, but I was thinking it may be worth re-running it. It's a possibility that there may be a higher turnout... besides, those results look a little odd to me. Way too much '90s Prince, for one.

Oh haha actually why would I need to upload it, I just realized l can just send u guys a link to the place I got it from. Let me get home and track it down.

New Prince ballot poll otm, but maybe we let the first couple rarities things come out officially first so some shit like moonbeam levels has a fair shake at placement? Idk

fave prince song is still "electric intercourse" -- will be interesting to see if there are other versions of that one (I only know of two).

40 ballots was a v high turnout for the Prince tracks poll, I don't think much would change tbh. These results don't look that crazy to me.

50. Private Joy (from Controversy, 1981) - 103 points, 4 votes
49. Hot Thing (from Sign O' The Times, 1987) - 108 points, 5 votes
48. 7 (from Love Symbol, 1992) - 108 points, 6 votes
47. Let's Pretend We're Married (from 1999, 1993) - 113 points, 5 votes
46. Cream (from Diamonds And Pearls, 1991) - 113 points, 6 votes
45. The Cross (from Sign O' The Times, 1987) - 123 points, 6 votes
44. Black Sweat (from 3121, 2006) - 128 points, 7 votes
43. Money Don't Matter 2 Night (from Diamonds And Pearls, 1992) - 130 points, 7 votes
42. The Most Beautiful Girl In The World (from The Gold Experience, 1995) - 133 points, 7 votes
41. Gett Off (from Diamonds And Pearls, 1992) - 138 points, 7 votes
40. Condition Of The Heart (from Around The World In A Day, 1985) - 141 points, 5 votes
39. Nothing Compares 2 U (Sinead O Connor, 1990) - 142 points, 6 votes
38. Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad? (from Prince, 1979) - 146 points, 5 votes
37. Starfish And Coffee (from Sign O' The Times, 1987) - 147 points, 7 votes
36. The Glamorous Life (Shiela E, 1984) - 154 points, 7 votes
35. How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore (B-Side to 1999, 1982) - 155 points, 6 votes
34. Sexy MF (from Love Symbol, 1992) - 158 points, 7 votes
33. She's Always In My Hair (B-side to Paisley Park, 1985) - 170 points, 7 votes
32. Head (from Dirty Mind, 1980) - 175 points, 7 votes
31. Strange Relationship (from Sign O' The Times, 1987) - 184 points, 8 votes
30. 17 Days (the rain will come down, then U will have 2 choose. If U believe, look 2 the dawn and U shall never lose.) (B-side to When Doves Cry. 1984) - 185 points, 8 votes
29. I Feel For You (Chaka Khan, 1984) - 194 points, 8 votes
28. Purple Rain (from Purple Rain, 1984) - 201 points, 8 votes
27. Lady Cab Driver (from 1999, 1982) - 217 points, 10 votes
26. Take Me With U (from Purple Rain, 1984) - 231 points, 10 votes
25. Adore (from Sign O' The Times, 1987) - 237 points, 9 votes, 2 first place
24. Something In The Water (Does Not Computer) (from 1999, 1982) - 251 points, 10 votes
23. Uptown (from Dirty Mind, 1980) - 260 points, 12 votes
22. Mountains (from Parade, 1986) - 274 point, 12 votes
21. Let's Go Crazy (from Purple Rain, 1984) - 274 points, 13 votes
20. Sometimes It Snows In April (from Parade, 1986) - 288 points, 12 votes, 2 first place
19. Sign O' The Times (from Sign O' The Times, 1987) - 292 points, 12 points, 2 first place
18. Dirty Mind (from Dirty Mind, 1980) - 299 points, 13 votes, 1 first place
17. If I Was Your Girlfriend (from Sign O' The Times, 1987) - 309 points, 13 votes
16. I Would Die 4 U (from Purple Rain, 1984) - 317 points, 12 votes, 1 first place
15. 1999 (from 1999, 1982) - 321 points, 15 votes
14. The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker (from Sign O' The Times, 1987) - 324 points, 14 votes, 1 first place
13. Alphabet St. (from Lovesexy, 1988) - 327 points, 14 votes
12. Pop Life (from Around The World In A Day, 1985) - 354 points, 15 votes
11. U Got The Look (from Sign O' The Times, 1987) - 360 points, 14 votes, 1 first place
10. The Beautiful Ones (from Purple Rain, 1984) - 390 points, 14 votes, 4 first place
9. Controversy (from Controversy, 1981) - 443 points, 20 votes, 1 first place
8. Erotic City (b-side to Let's Go Crazy, 1984) - 484 points, 18 votes, 3 first place
7. Raspberry Beret (from Around The World In A Day, 1985) - 485 points, 21 votes, 1 first place
6. I Wanna Be Your Lover (from Prince, 1979) - 493 points, 20 votes, 3 first place
5. Kiss (from Parade, 1986) - 520 points, 23 votes
4. I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man (from Sign O' The Times, 1987) - 527 points, 22 votes, 2 first place
3. Little Red Corvette (from 1999, 1982) - 537 points, 20 votes, 2 first place
2. When Doves Cry (from Purple Rain, 1984) - 567 points, 22 votes, 2 first place
1. When U Were Mine (from Dirty Mind, 1980) - 597 points, 23 votes, 2 first place

Way too much '90s Prince

8 out of 50 is "way too much"?

whatever

wait actually it's only 7 - Let's Pretend We're Married is mis-tagged

Those are good results

I missed the voting on that poll that's probably the only reason I advocated a new one lol

no poll reruns, ever

please

yeah I agree

'When You Were Mine' is a great song, there's absolutely no doubt about that. His best ever song, though!?!

are you saying you will not accept the results of this poll

http://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/110/166/004.gif

No, what I'm saying is that since Prince passed away (yes, I'm still trying to get my head around it too) there'll have been existing fans binge listening to his back catalogue, some people may have filled in holes in their knowledge and others may have taken advantage of the fact that his music is easier to access than it was, so possible new converts. Plus, the fact that some members weren't around when the poll was ran the first time.

*submits all-'90s ballot*

missed the original poll too, would love a rerun but i understand if not possible

tyler and forks i sent u an email regarding the above matter.

sleeve & vg i don't think i have you guys' personal addresses but feel free to mail me through the robot

i thought it was a pretty interesting poll, which i prefer to standard listings of "canon" hits. a mishmash of his super poppy stuff like "little red corvette" and '80s b-sides and deep album cuts. so for "1999" there's no sign of "delirious", "d.m.s.r.", or "automatic", but we do get "lady cab driver" and "how come u don't call me anymore". which is... idiosyncratic.

but i voted for "batdance" as my #1 so i'm not about to complain about idiosyncratic results.

So Mayte has a book coming out? Maybe it was already mentioned upthread.

thanks Jon!

Jon I messaged you on FB

thanks for telling me, since I only check it once a month or so!

I hit a local shop for a Halloween sale this afternoon, and noticed they had some sealed New Old Stock vinyl copies of SoT (with the big yellow heart sticker with bar code & album info) for $27, which would be a steal but for the impending remaster.

hoooly shit the newly released "Moonbeam Levels" (1999-era) is incredible

http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/video/heard-prince-song-moonbeam-levels-released-43715143

moonbeam levels is the best.

Watching the listeners stiffly nod their heads in that news clip feels like being trapped in a long, long elevator ride with strangers.

yeah i dipped out & just listened to the bootleg version, it was weird to watch

Not even sure that would make the cut on an 80min b-sides comp for me. It was ok. Maybe repeat listens will help.

wut

Sounds more Around the World...-era than 1999 to me, which is probably why its not doing much for me.

https://twitter.com/DavidJuurlink/status/801398265065435136

Sorry, just think "Moonbeam Levels" is ok. Better than many tracks, but not incredible.

Do Yourself a Favor is the true gem of that era

No "Wally," no credibility