Goddamn, Controversy ruling my house right now. Title track might have the greatest minimal funk riff of all time.
― MatthewK, Saturday, 15 October 2016 02:56 (seven years ago) link
yup, and the chant near the end is my fave lyric
― sleeve, Saturday, 15 October 2016 03:26 (seven years ago) link
My least favorite Prince 80s album but easily one of the best tracks he ever did
― still lists its address as the recently razed home of “Morris” the (Jon not Jon), Saturday, 15 October 2016 03:40 (seven years ago) link
Note: least favorite doesn't mean I don't like it a lot
Man, I wish he could have made Purple Rain a double album so he could have got the full version of 'Computer Blue' on there.
― pen pineapple apple pen (Turrican), Sunday, 16 October 2016 13:18 (seven years ago) link
Least favorite is the Batman soundtrack, obvs. Not that it's not worth having.
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Sunday, 16 October 2016 13:25 (seven years ago) link
idk, Quest might have 35 mil?
I'm sure he's not hurting but thirty-five million dollars is label-owner money, not musician money
― though she denies it to the press, (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Sunday, 16 October 2016 14:44 (seven years ago) link
'Controversy' (the title track) is one of the best things he ever did.
― pen pineapple apple pen (Turrican), Sunday, 16 October 2016 18:12 (seven years ago) link
Why does nobody talk about Prince? Sure, it's not as "individual" as what came later, but it's leagues ahead of For You and the first two tracks on the LP (not to mention 'I Feel For You') are up there with some of his all-time best. It sounds fucking great, too.
― pen pineapple apple pen (Turrican), Monday, 17 October 2016 22:20 (seven years ago) link
it does sound remarkably good compared to his later records. a lot more body to the lows and mids. the imperial phase records have that signature thin/airy sound
― flappy bird, Monday, 17 October 2016 22:25 (seven years ago) link
'Bambi' fucking smokes too, even if Prince's voice on the chorus weirdly reminds me of Justin Hawkins from The Darkness.
― pen pineapple apple pen (Turrican), Monday, 17 October 2016 22:49 (seven years ago) link
have been following this circus, what I'm saying is that when the bank sells the license for the vault to whatever major label, i'm willing to bet the ppl i mentioned will be brought in to consult and oversee the prep of the material
im willing to bet that this total speculation with no basis in reality will not happen.
― kurt schwitterz, Monday, 17 October 2016 23:15 (seven years ago) link
oh come on when has a major label ever messed up a dead artist's catalog
― Οὖτις, Monday, 17 October 2016 23:27 (seven years ago) link
You think?
― Special Derrida Blues (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 17 October 2016 23:37 (seven years ago) link
BAAAAMBIII! CAN'T U UNDERSTAND!?!
― pen pineapple apple pen (Turrican), Monday, 17 October 2016 23:40 (seven years ago) link
Why does nobody talk about Prince?
― ArchCarrier, Tuesday, 18 October 2016 07:50 (seven years ago) link
Well, I hope so! That was one of the albums I was going to vote for.
― pen pineapple apple pen (Turrican), Tuesday, 18 October 2016 17:09 (seven years ago) link
http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7549866/prince-4ever-greatest-hits-purple-rain-deluxe
Key bits:
The 40-track greatest-hits album, Prince 4Ever, is due on Nov. 22 in the U.S. (Nov. 25 in other territories) and features his best-known songs -- including "1999," "When Doves Cry," "U Got the Look," "Diamonds and Pearls," "Nothing Compares 2 U" and many more -- along with the previously unreleased "Moonbeam Levels." That song, which has been available on bootlegs since the '80s and was even covered by Elvis Costello at a Prince tribute concert, was recorded in 1982 during the 1999 sessions and was considered for the unreleased 1989 album Rave Unto the Joy Fantastic (not to be confused with the similarly-named Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic album released a decade later), several songs from which eventually appeared on the Batman and Graffiti Bridge soundtrack albums. (That preceding sentence should give an idea of the size and complexity of Prince's recorded work, which sprawls across four decades.) Nearly every other track on Prince 4Ever was released as a single at one time or another, apart from a few album cuts like "Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?" and the 1981 B-side "Gotta Stop (Messin' About)." The package contains a 12-page booklet with previously unpublished photos by Herb Ritts.Even more tantalizing is the remastered Purple Rain deluxe edition, slated for release early next year. While details are incomplete, the set will include "a second album of previously unreleased material," according the press release, which also notes that plans for the set "were agreed with Prince before he passed away." As for what that second album might include, multiple unreleased contemporaneous tracks -- such as "Electric Intercourse," "G-Spot," "Father's Song," "Wednesday," "All Day, All Night" and "Possessed" -- have appeared on bootlegs or were re-recorded with different Prince-related acts. Also, several full concerts from the Purple Rain era were professionally recorded, including a March 1985 show that was released on the now out-of-print home video Prince and the Revolution: Live. Also, B-sides from the era such as "17 Days" and two versions of "God" either appeared in the film or are commonly associated with the album.
Even more tantalizing is the remastered Purple Rain deluxe edition, slated for release early next year. While details are incomplete, the set will include "a second album of previously unreleased material," according the press release, which also notes that plans for the set "were agreed with Prince before he passed away." As for what that second album might include, multiple unreleased contemporaneous tracks -- such as "Electric Intercourse," "G-Spot," "Father's Song," "Wednesday," "All Day, All Night" and "Possessed" -- have appeared on bootlegs or were re-recorded with different Prince-related acts. Also, several full concerts from the Purple Rain era were professionally recorded, including a March 1985 show that was released on the now out-of-print home video Prince and the Revolution: Live. Also, B-sides from the era such as "17 Days" and two versions of "God" either appeared in the film or are commonly associated with the album.
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 21 October 2016 04:30 (seven years ago) link
prince is not allowed to die
― flappy bird, Thursday, April 21, 2016 1:30 PM (six months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― flappy bird, Friday, 21 October 2016 04:53 (seven years ago) link
Gotta Stop (Messin' About) was an A-side, dammit
― sleeve, Friday, 21 October 2016 14:06 (seven years ago) link
prince is not allowed to die― flappy bird, Thursday, April 21, 2016 1:30 PM (six months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― Sketches by T-Boz (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 21 October 2016 14:09 (seven years ago) link
track list for 4Ever incl. here:
For Immediate Release
NPG RECORDS & WARNER BROS. RECORDS ANNOUNCE TWO NEW PRINCE RELEASES, BOTH WITH PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED MUSIC FROM THE VAULT
GREATEST HITS COLLECTION PRINCE 4EVER ARRIVES ON NOVEMBER 22
REMASTERED, DELUXE VERSION OF PURPLE RAIN DUE IN EARLY 2017 October 21, 2016 (Burbank, CA) - Today, NPG Records and Warner Bros. Records announced two new Prince releases that will celebrate the iconic artist's music and introduce fans to previously unreleased material from his legendary vault. This will mark the first Prince recordings released since his passing on April 21st of this year.
Released on November 22nd in the U.S. and November 25th around the world, Prince 4Ever will bring together 40 of Prince's best-loved songs, including the blockbuster hits "When Doves Cry," "Let's Go Crazy," "Kiss," "Little Red Corvette," "Purple Rain," "Raspberry Beret," "Sign O' The Times," "Alphabet Street," "Batdance," "Cream," and "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World."
Prince 4Ever includes "Moonbeam Levels" - a previously unreleased song originally recorded in 1982 during the 1999 sessions and later considered for the never released Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic album. Prince 4Ever will also arrive with a 12-page booklet of never-before-seen photos by acclaimed photographer Herb Ritts.
In addition, early next year will see the release of the much-anticipated remastered, deluxe version of Purple Rain, plans for which were agreed with Prince before he passed away. The remaster of the classic Purple Rain will arrive with a second album of previously unreleased material. More details will be revealed closer to the release date.
The track-listing for Prince 4Ever is as follows:1. 19992. Little Red Corvette3. When Doves Cry4. Let's Go Crazy5. Raspberry Beret6. I Wanna Be Your Lover7. Soft and Wet8. Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad9. Uptown10. When You Were Mine11. Head12. Gotta Stop (Messin' About)13. Controversy14. Let's Work15. Delirious16. I Would Die 4 U17. Take Me With U18. Paisley Park19. Pop Life20. Purple Rain21. Kiss22. Sign 'O' The Times23. Alphabet Street24. Batdance25. Thieves In The Temple26. Cream27. Mountains28. Girls & Boys29. If I Was Your Girlfriend30. U Got The Look31. I Could Never Take The Place of Your Man32. Glam Slam33. Moonbeam Levels34. Diamonds and Pearls35. Gett Off36. Sexy MF37. My Name Is Prince38. 739. Peach40. Nothing Compares 2 U
― dow, Friday, 21 October 2016 19:19 (seven years ago) link
I don't see 'The Most Beautiful Girl In The World' on that tracklisting!
― pen pineapple apple pen (Turrican), Friday, 21 October 2016 19:24 (seven years ago) link
Hey they included Take Me With U and Mountains! Nice!
― his eye is on despair-o (Jon not Jon), Friday, 21 October 2016 19:25 (seven years ago) link
x-post:
Even though the press release says it's on there!
― pen pineapple apple pen (Turrican), Friday, 21 October 2016 19:29 (seven years ago) link
Gold Experience in general is sorely missed on that tracklist, does someone else have its rights?
― his eye is on despair-o (Jon not Jon), Friday, 21 October 2016 19:32 (seven years ago) link
No, GE is under Warner control.
― a full playlist of presidential sex jams (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 21 October 2016 19:34 (seven years ago) link
a bit silly to cut things off at the same point The Hits 3CD did, then
― his eye is on despair-o (Jon not Jon), Friday, 21 October 2016 19:54 (seven years ago) link
"moonbeam levels" is such a great song!
― blonde redheads have more fun (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 21 October 2016 19:56 (seven years ago) link
Yeah it totally rules, I mean that is the big story here. There's so much incredible stuff they could put on disc 2 of purple rain deluxe too.
― his eye is on despair-o (Jon not Jon), Friday, 21 October 2016 20:01 (seven years ago) link
<3 moonbeam levels <3
― Flamenco Drop (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 21 October 2016 20:13 (seven years ago) link
xpost:
The full version of 'Computer Blue', for one!
― pen pineapple apple pen (Turrican), Friday, 21 October 2016 20:14 (seven years ago) link
purple rain deluxe has def got me excited
― Flamenco Drop (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 21 October 2016 20:26 (seven years ago) link
And 'roadhouse garden' studio version, and Prince vocal of glamorous life
― his eye is on despair-o (Jon not Jon), Friday, 21 October 2016 20:26 (seven years ago) link
seeeeeems like there ought to be a live disc + studio outtakes disc? gotta be plenty to fill that up. maybe even a extended mix disc?
― tylerw, Friday, 21 October 2016 20:28 (seven years ago) link
There have been leaks of really cool 1984 studio shit lately, hopefully some of it is on there despite being a little late for purple rain (he was already on to the next thing)
― his eye is on despair-o (Jon not Jon), Friday, 21 October 2016 20:28 (seven years ago) link
It'll be great to hear Purple Rain remastered as I think the '80s CD of it sounds a bit flat (the vinyl version, of course, still rules) ... I just really hope they take care over it and not squash the life out of it.
― pen pineapple apple pen (Turrican), Friday, 21 October 2016 20:29 (seven years ago) link
want some a that concert footage pleeeease
― Flamenco Drop (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 21 October 2016 20:30 (seven years ago) link
1. Remastered album2. 12 inch mixes incl the Shiela Vanity Family and Time singles of its era3. Unreleased Studio stuff4. The First Avenue Benefit show '835. The purple rain rehearsal soundboard previously circulated as 'Neon Rendezvous'
IMHO
― his eye is on despair-o (Jon not Jon), Friday, 21 October 2016 20:31 (seven years ago) link
this is obv the first of 100000000+ posthumous releases, they don't wanna blow their load just yet
― flappy bird, Friday, 21 October 2016 20:31 (seven years ago) link
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
― his eye is on despair-o (Jon not Jon), Friday, 21 October 2016 20:32 (seven years ago) link
Xpost yeah but that is all totally 'purple rain appropriate' stuff
― his eye is on despair-o (Jon not Jon), Friday, 21 October 2016 20:33 (seven years ago) link
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.
― tylerw, Friday, 21 October 2016 20:34 (seven years ago) link
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.
― his eye is on despair-o (Jon not Jon), Friday, 21 October 2016 20:35 (seven years ago) link
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
― his eye is on despair-o (Jon not Jon), Friday, 21 October 2016 20:36 (seven years ago) link
i'm not sure if I have heard it?
― tylerw, Friday, 21 October 2016 20:39 (seven years ago) link
i think you misspelled "YSI?", not a mistake i will make
― the notes the loon doesn't play (ulysses), Friday, 21 October 2016 21:32 (seven years ago) link
just slack the files to my skypebox
― tylerw, Friday, 21 October 2016 21:33 (seven years ago) link
What do ppl use nowadays, wetransfer?
― his eye is on despair-o (Jon not Jon), Friday, 21 October 2016 21:38 (seven years ago) link
xpost yes jon but i want to HAVE it
― Flamenco Drop (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 21 October 2016 21:39 (seven years ago) link