Finally
the vault has opened. Since the death of Prince last year, fans have
been patiently waiting to hear what Prince has kept in his musical
vault. Rumors have swirled that there are full albums, live concerts and
collaborations that have been professionally recorded and scrapped for
more impulsive music. On June 23, we will get a new deluxe version of
Prince's 80's soundtrack masterpiece "Purple Rain." It will be released
through Warner Bros. Records and comes as a 3CD/DVD set, a 2CD set and a
rare picture disc vinyl.
The
first disc features the original 9-song soundtrack, remastered at
Paisley Park back in 2015 and approved by Prince himself. The music in
these songs sound so crisp and clear that you may even notice things
within the songs that you may never have heard before. The chiming of
the cymbals in "Take Me With You" and the amazingly forgotten guitar
solo in "Computer Blue" stand out on this new remastered version of the
album. The classic hits of "Let's Go Crazy" and "I Would Die 4 U" sound
better than ever with a new polished feel and "Purple Rain" still burns
with its timeless guitar solo.
Disc
2 is filled with what fans have been waiting to hear, as we get
11-tracks that were recorded for the album and the movie, but were never
released until now. It kicks off with the high energy, 11-plus minute
electronic, experimental/jam piece "The Dance Electric," while Prince's
backing band, The Revolution lead the way on the funk-fueled "Love And
Sex." Prince and the band expand upon "Computer Blue," pushing it past
the 12-minute mark as Prince reads his "Hallway Speech" poetry. Prince
steps away from the mic on the first half of "Our Destiny / Roadhouse
Garden," allowing his keyboardist Lisa Coleman to take the lead, before
stepping back in for the second part of the song. The whole second disc
is an undiscovered treasure of high-quality finished music that shows
how much Prince had to offer early in his career, before this album made him
a global sensation.
The
3rd disc consists of all of the B-sides and single edits that were
released from this album. The popular hits like "When Doves Cry," "Let's
Go Crazy" and "Purple Rain" appear here in their shortened, less
well-known versions. The highlight of this disc is the inclusion of all
of the B-sides that were only released on the original singles and have
been sought after by fans ever since there release. Songs that have
appeared as B-sides like "17 Days," "Erotic City" and "Another Lonely
Christmas" have developed as classics in their own right. While most
bands used throwaway tracks as B-sides, Prince's songs that he used for
B-sides are just a good as the material he placed on the album.
The
"Purple Rain" deluxe expanded edition also includes a DVD of Prince
live at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, NY on March 30, 1985. The setlist
for the show includes tracks from his current release at the time, plus
old favorites like "Delirious," "1999" and "Little Red Corvette." To
find out more about this new release of Prince's "Purple Rain"
soundtrack, please visit officialprincemusic.com.
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