New Prince compilation

MK · Postby MK » Sun Jan 29, 2006 5:47 pm

Anybody hear about this? Apparently a new Prince compilation is coming out, released by Warner Strategic Marketing/Rhino. The title is supposedly "Ultimate Prince" and here's the tracklisting:

Disc 1:

1. Purple Medley
2. I Wanna Be Your Lover
3. Uptown
4. Controversy
5. 1999
6. Little Red Corvette (Dance Mix)
7. Let's Go Crazy (Special Dance Mix)
8. Erotic City (12" Version)
9. Purple Rain
10. When Doves Cry
11. I Would Die 4 U
12. Pop Life (Fresh Dance Mix)
13. She's Always In My Hair (12" Version)
14. Raspberry Beret (12" Version)

Disc 2:

1. Kiss (Extended Version)
2. Sign 'O' The Times
3. U Got The Look (Long Look)
4. I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man
5. Hot Thing (Extended Remix)
6. Alphabet St.
7. Thieves In The Temple (Remix)
8. Diamonds And Pearls
9. Gett Off
10. Money Don't Matter 2night
11. Cream (N.P.G. Mix)
12. 7 (Acoustic Version)
13. Sexy Mutha
14. Nothing Compares 2 U
15. My Name Is Prince

I wish I didn't have to buy the rest to get those special mixes. Anyway, if the mastering sucks (I think it will but I hope it doesn't), this would be your final warning to buy the old CD's. Unless you prefer vinyl, which would be the better option, but I don't have a turntable.

krabapple · Postby **krabapple** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 11:46 am

'Hot Thing',, while a cool llittle song, is *already* too long on the SIgn of the Times album -- do we really need an 'extended remix'?? ;> And are these' special' mixes new, or are they old dance mixes?

Anyway, this is a pretty good set... and I'll bet the mastering will be blow-you-out-of-the-room loud.

CitizenDan · Postby **CitizenDan** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 4:41 pm

Where's the 10-minute extended "Mountains"? Shit, it's only the best 12-inch he ever released.

Ach, I'll probably get it anyway....

Jelly · Postby **Jelly** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 12:23 pm

Scandinavian store cdon.com gives this tracklisting...

01: I Wanna Be Your Lover remastered
02: Uptown remastered Single Version
03: Controversy remastered Album Vers
04: 1999 remastered Edit Version
05: Delirious remastered version
06: When Doves Cry remastered Single
07: I Would Die 4 U remastered Single
08: Purple Rain remastered Album Vers
09: Sign O The Times remastered Album
10: I Could Never Take The Place Of Yo
11: Alphabet St. remastered Version
12: Diamonds And Pearls remastered Si
13: Gett Off remastered Single Versio
14: Money Dont Matter 2 Night remaste
15: 7 remastered Version
16: Nothing Compares 2 U remastered V
17: My Name Is Prince remastered Sing
18: Lets Go Crazy remastered Special
19: Little Red Corvette remastered Da
20: Lets Work remastered Dance Remix
21: Pop Life remastered Fresh Dance M
22: Shes Always In My Hair remastered
23: Raspberry Beret remastered 12 Ver
24: Kiss remastered Extended Version
25: U Got The Look Long Look Remas
26: Hot Thing extended Remix
27: Thieves In The Temple remastered
28: Cream remastered N.p.g. Mix

Jelly · Postby **Jelly** » Sat Feb 04, 2006 4:50 am

...and now Rhino has the same so I guess it's final...

http://www.rhino.com/store/ProductDetai ... mber=73381

Ess Ay Cee Dee · Postby **Ess Ay Cee Dee** » Sat Feb 04, 2006 8:44 am

That's a very odd compilation. It's typical, though: they're trying to appeal to both the casual fan and the hardcore collector, but satisying neither.

They should have just made a compilation of extended mixes. Many of the ones they're including really are great: the 12" version of "Let's Go Crazy" is definitive and many of the others (like the Sheila E. remix of "Pop Life") are at least as good as the more familiar versions. Still, where's the 10-minute live version of "I Would Die 4 U?" (At least I have that one on a 3" German CD-single.) Where's the extended mix of "Hello?" Where's the 20+-minute version of "America?" This could have been something special.

I also wish it didn't extend into the 90's. I can't say I've been dying to hear the "N.P.G. Mix" of "Cream." At least "Batdance" isn't on there.

MK · Postby MK » Tue Mar 14, 2006 8:31 pm

Fuck, no Prince today. Rhino supposedly postponed it for a few months, and I called Target just to make sure: the guy says they just got a note today that no one in the area is getting it. He doesn't know anything else about the CD, just that it isn't shipping today as planned and that they'll probably get more info later (most likely that Rhino's postponed its release).

MK · Postby MK » Mon Mar 20, 2006 12:25 am

Ess Ay Cee Dee · Postby **Ess Ay Cee Dee** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 12:06 pm

There's a lossless FLAC version on Oink as well.

Xenu · Postby **Xenu** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 6:04 pm

And usenet (Sweet, sweet Usenet).

Ess Ay Cee Dee · Postby **Ess Ay Cee Dee** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 7:18 pm

God, I love the Internets.

Thanks to the generous souls at Oink, I now have bit-perfect copies of Ultimate Prince and 3121 and I didn't pay a fucking thing for either of them.

MK · Postby MK » Tue Mar 21, 2006 2:58 pm

I'm disappointed with the sound. Not surprised, but it's like all of his recent CD's. The bonus disc is a nice to have.

Ess Ay Cee Dee · Postby **Ess Ay Cee Dee** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 3:19 pm

I've been listening to my pirated copy this afternoon and here are some random impressions:

1) In general, I like the new mastering. It's a bit loud, but I can live with that.

2) The track listing leaves a lot to be desired, especially on the first disc.

3) I can't imagine what criteria they used to determine whether to use the LP versions or the single edits. Why did they use the truncated version of "When Doves Cry" and the full LP version of "Alphabet St?"

4) The early-90's stuff is even worse than I remembered. "Gett Off," "Diamonds and Pearls" and "My Name Is Prince" suck balls. Christ, "Gett Off" sounds like the fucking Fly Girls should be dancing to it. It couldn't be any gayer if he'd done a duet with MC Hammer.

5) That 12" version of "Kiss" is awful. I don't know what the hell he was thinking. I'd stopped buying his 12" singles by that time, so this is my first exposure to it.

6) Where the fuck is "Erotic City?" I thought it was on the initial track listing a few months ago. It's sorely missed.

7) A Prince hits collection without "When You Were Mine" is a crime.

I hate it when the "8" and ")" create a fucking smiley with sunglasses.

Postby **lukpac** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 3:22 pm

Ess Ay Cee Dee wrote:8) I hate it when the "8" and ")" create a fucking smiley with sunglasses.

"Disable Smilies in this post"

Ess Ay Cee Dee · Postby **Ess Ay Cee Dee** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 3:24 pm

lukpac wrote:
Ess Ay Cee Dee wrote:8) I hate it when the "8" and ")" create a fucking smiley with sunglasses.

"Disable Smilies in this post"

Thanks for ruining my lame joke, Captain Obvious.