From the NME.
An ultra-rare Prince album is finally to get its first full release next month.
Prince’s back catalogue from his later years has steadily become more widely available, having been previously issued mainly via Prince’s website.
Among three albums being reissued on September 20 is the previously ultra-limited ‘The Versace Experience (Prelude 2 Gold)’.
Also being reissued are ‘Emancipation’ and ‘Chaos And Disorder’.
Prince’s ultra-rare ‘The Versace Experience’ is getting a full release
‘The Versace Experience (Prelude 2 Gold)’ was previously only available as a numbered cassette. This was given out to people who attended the Versace display at Paris Fashion Week in July 1995.
Intended as a preview of Prince’s then-new album ‘Gold’, ‘The Versace Experience (Prelude 2 Gold)’ featured exclusive remixes of ‘Eye Hate U’, ‘Gold’ and ‘P Control’ as well as rare music by The New Power Generation.
In 1996, ‘Chaos And Disorder’ was the final album of new music Prince released as part of his contract with Warner. It has long been unavailable, with Prince having previously refused to reissue it. The new edition marks the first time ‘Chaos And Disorder’ has been available on vinyl. It features the hit single ‘Dinner With Dolores’.
Released in November 1996, just four months after ‘Chaos And Disorder’, ‘Emancipation’ was a 3CD triple album. Each CD had 12 songs lasting a total of exactly one hour. ‘Emancipation’ is also being issued on vinyl for the first time, as a 6LP set.
‘Emancipation’ includes four cover versions of Joan Osbourne’s then-current hit ‘One Of Us’; Bonnie Raitt’s ‘I Can’t Make You Love Me’; and the soul classics ‘Betcha By Golly Wow’ and ‘La La La Means I Love You’.
Last month, the estate of the singer won millions of dollars in reparations against a record label that was reportedly ‘bootlegging’ the late star’s music,
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- Prince - Batman - Stickered Sleeve - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £20.00, $24.60, €23.60 (New Item) (arrived 20-Jan-2025 18:00)on January 21, 2025 at 11:15 pm
PRINCE Batman (1989 UK/German-pressed 9-track LP featuring music from the soundtrack to the first Tim Burton film starring Jack Nicholson, Michael Keaton & Kim Basinger. Comes housed in the original title stickered glossy picture sleeve with the illustrated lyric inner. The sleeve is Excellent with minimal edge wear & the vinyl is clean & in Excellent condition with little play WX281)
- Prince - Paisley Park - Mispress 4-tracks - UK - 12" vinyl - £65.00, $79.95, €76.70 (New Item) (arrived 03-Jan-2025 18:00)on January 21, 2025 at 11:15 pm
PRINCE & THE REVOLUTION Paisley Park (Rare 1985 UK mispressed 4-track 12" vinyl single, this version plays the B-Side 'She's Always In My Hair' at the end of side A and the start of the B Side, with a glossy picture sleeve which as youwould expect only lists three songs. The sleeve has some light general wear, and the vinyl shows only very light signs of play W9052T)
- Prince - Welcome 2 America - Gold Vinyl - Sealed - US - 2-LP vinyl set - £44.99, $55.34, €53.09 (New Item) (arrived 02-Jan-2025 09:37)on January 21, 2025 at 11:15 pm
PRINCE Welcome 2 America (2021 US Webstore exclusive limited edition 12-track double album 2-LP pressed Gold Vinyl with etched side 4. Recorded in the spring of 2010 and then mysteriously abandoned by Prince before its release,the albumfeatures some of Prince's only studio collaborations with the bassist Tal Wilkenfeld, drummer Chris Coleman and engineer Jason Agel, with additional contributions from New Power Generation singers Shelby J, Liv Warfield and Elisa Fiorillo andkeyboardist Morris Hayes, who Prince also recruited to co-produce the album. Housed in a gold-foil embossed gatefold picture sleeve - still sealed)
- Prince - For You - UK - vinyl LP - £15.99, $19.67, €18.87 (New Item) (arrived 02-Jan-2025 15:20)on January 21, 2025 at 11:15 pm
PRINCE For You (2023 UK/EU 9-track LP pressed on Heavyweight Vinyl, the debut album from the much celebrated singer songwriter & musician, originally released in 1978. Includes the singles 'Soft & Wet' & 'Just As Long As We're Together'. The picture sleeve is in the hype stickered shrinkwrap & the vinyl is Mint & unplayed R13150)
- Prince - For You - UK - vinyl LP - £15.99, $19.67, €18.87 (New Item) (arrived 02-Jan-2025 18:00)on January 21, 2025 at 11:15 pm
PRINCE For You (2023 UK/EU 9-track LP pressed on Heavyweight Vinyl, the debut album from the much celebrated singer songwriter & musician, originally released in 1978. Includes the singles 'Soft & Wet' & 'Just As Long As We're Together'. The picture sleeve is in the hype stickered shrinkwrap & the vinyl is Mint & unplayed R13150)
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