Pre-Order Thread

Lee Newman said:
I love Prince, N.E.W.S. Is the only release I can think of that I might not actually get. I should pull out the CD, I guess but I remember thinking it was the heights of his vanity, boring and unskillful. I was well along the way in my Jazz journey at the time. On the other hand, Rainbow Children is an overlooked masterpiece in my opinion.
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There was lots of vanity in that project. But I feel that saying Prince's musical output was vain is like saying "All bachelors are unmarried men". I think from a jazz perspective it is insulting. But I like it through its own lens. I wish I still had my copy. I purged all my CDs around 2007/2008. Rainbow Children was easy to find another copy of for a reasonable price (sub $20). But have you seen what people resell N.E.W.S. for?! I remember seeing him on the Musicology tour and N.E.W.S. was the music played in the venue before the show began. And, yes, RC is very much a worthwhile listen.
 
TheMythOfSisyphus said:
These Prince reissues are killing me. Piano/Mic and Originals are worthwhile releases/listens. Rave Un2/In2 are middle Prince, IMO. Planet Earth is forgettable. 3121 and Musicology were high middle highlights of later career.

Heck, I'd take N.E.W.S. and Rainbow Children with zeal. Admittedly, these saw Prince in the middle of his jazz fusion dilettantism, but he was such a talent that he could pull it off with credibility. Plus "East" has some drumming by John Blackwell that is worth admission alone. And, while Rainbow Children saw him in the opening moves of his JW evangelism, it had some beautiful songs and the title track's guitar solo is scorching.

Versace Experience is doo doo. Chaos & Disorder is slightly better and Emancipation is the most exciting of these but bloated.

What are we really waiting for....Graffiti Bridge, Batman, Love Symbol, Diamonds & Pearls, The Black Album. Remember when there we pre-orders for all of these (except D&Ps)? Oh the halycon days when we were naive and ignorant and thought Warner Bros and The Prince Estate could get their shit together.

I say this all with a huge love of Prince. One of the best live shows I've ever gotten to see, the biggest singular artist in my collection, and YES I will pre-order them after trashing them 'cause...it's Prince and Prince is THE drug. But seriously...fuck these releases.
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I haven’t bought any of the reissues. I will open my wallet for Diamonds and Pearls the moment I see it.
 
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Got an email from Bullmoose that the Shrek soundtrack is black, not green. They offered everyone who ordered one a $6 refund for the confusion. I would like $6, but I honestly would feel bad, since it's not their fault. Ah well, it's still Smash Mouth on vinyl!
 
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I was planning to preorder this as soon as I woke up but I think I'm gonna wait for a non ugly copy of this lol
 
Sonicpharmacist said:
I’m unfamiliar with the Versace Experience. I love The Gold Experience, so I am very tempted to get Versace. What is wrong with it? Is there much difference between Versace and Gold (besides the longer tracklisting on Gold)?
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It's a bit of hyperbole. If you're a completionist get it. But, for me, it's low level Prince. I got the RSD cassette. Still in shrink - but I do in fact have a tape deck, just haven't bothered with it. Discog reviews weren't flattering for sound quality. Have no idea how it will sound on vinyl but I don't imagine Prince estate is taking care for the medium. I mean, it's remixes for the most part, so think of how many miles you'll actually get outta that slab. It's just not essential. It's not even essential adjacent. It's not even a time share that essentialism has spent the last year trying to get out of because they were reeled in by an overzealous salesperson when all they wanted was a free lunch. Once again...I'll be buying it.

Really...it's doo doo because we get this when there are Warner Bros rereleases we get teased with. I have the '94 limited release of The Black Album, Graffiti Bridge, Batman all OOPs, but guarantee I'd rather stop laying a needle down on my originals everytime I wanna Batdance. And I def wanna add Love Symbol to my collection. But....we get Versace
 
Anybody ever order from Comeback Records? They have 20% all preorders including the MoFi Ultradisk Dylan Blood on the Tracks and might have the Monk Monk's Dream soon too. It's pretty substantial savings on that one...
 
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