Prince 1999 Super Deluxe Edition
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Topic: Prince 1999 Super Deluxe Edition
Posted By: Brian W.
Subject: Prince 1999 Super Deluxe Edition
Date Posted: 15 November 2019 at 4:28am
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This is exciting... the MONO radio edits of 1999 and Let's Pretend We're Married? The Dance Mix Radio Edit of Little Red Corvette? Several tracks marked "Video Version"? Bring it on!
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Posted By: Santi Paradoa
Date Posted: 15 November 2019 at 9:50am
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I'm looking forward to the live material including a DVD of a 1982 performance. Prince fans should be pleased with the Super Deluxe Edition since it's packed with bonus material. ------------- Santi Paradoa Miami, Florida |
Posted By: Kevin711
Date Posted: 15 November 2019 at 11:14am
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It's nice to see this release. I do have the mono promo
edit of "1999" already, but this digital release might sound better than my vinyl copy. |
Posted By: Bellenger1981
Date Posted: 15 November 2019 at 3:00pm
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The "Dance Remix - Promo Only Edit" of "Little Red
Corvette" is not an edit of the long "Dance Remix" at all. It is simply the single version faded much later. My local radio station used to play this version. It was Warner being sloppy with how it labelled the version. "Long Radio Edit" would have been more appropriate. Regardless, I am looking forward to this release! ------------- Jason Bellenger Byron Center, Michigan, USA |
Posted By: aaronk
Date Posted: 15 November 2019 at 4:38pm
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Mine is also pre-ordered! I'm most looking forward to the Vault material. I believe the mono versions are just fold-downs of the stereo single versions that we've long had in our collections. Nothing too exciting there. ------------- Aaron Kannowski http://www.uptownsound.com" rel="nofollow - Uptown Sound http://www.919thepeak.com" rel="nofollow - 91.9 The Peak - Classic Hip Hop |
Posted By: Hykker
Date Posted: 16 November 2019 at 7:23am
What's unique about either of these? No differences jump out at me between the mono & stereo sides of my promos. Given that most stations likely to play Prince in 1983 were on FM the mono mixes (assuming there's a difference) wouldn't have been what we heard on the radio. Is it safe to assume since these are 2019 remasters that they're also brickwalled? That having been said, I did work weekends at an AM top 40 station in '82/83 (though we transitioned to AC in the late summer). |
Brian W. wrote:Posted By: aaronk
Date Posted: 16 November 2019 at 12:31pm
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Most of the recent Prince releases do not look brickwalled in an audio editor. ------------- Aaron Kannowski http://www.uptownsound.com" rel="nofollow - Uptown Sound http://www.919thepeak.com" rel="nofollow - 91.9 The Peak - Classic Hip Hop |
Posted By: Santi Paradoa
Date Posted: 19 May 2020 at 6:53pm
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Anyone get this deluxe edition and had a chance to listen to it yet? How would you rate the sound quality? Also, what did you think of the vault tracks? I am curious if the version on this set of "Moonbeam Levels" has improved sound versus the version that appeared on the 4ever double CD set from 2016. Thanks in advance for your feedback. ------------- Santi Paradoa Miami, Florida |
Posted By: aaronk
Date Posted: 19 May 2020 at 8:38pm
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Sound quality is excellent! Vault tracks are really good. The alternate
mix of “Something In The Water...” is better than the LP version. The copy of “Moonbeam Levels” is perfect, unlike the 4Ever set which takes it from a bootleg. ------------- Aaron Kannowski http://www.uptownsound.com" rel="nofollow - Uptown Sound http://www.919thepeak.com" rel="nofollow - 91.9 The Peak - Classic Hip Hop |
Posted By: EternalStatic
Date Posted: 20 May 2020 at 5:33am
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Best archival Prince release yet IMO. There are several vault tracks
that would have been right at home on the album, and I’m surprised more of them didn’t slip out onto 12” or 7” B-sides. Like Aaron said, “Moonbeam Levels” is a major improvement over ‘4Ever’. I wish they’d do a repress of that with the new master. |
Posted By: aaronk
Date Posted: 20 May 2020 at 5:53am
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The Vault tracks are interesting in that you can definitely hear the transition from Controversy to 1999. Several tracks from the Vault material sound more pre-1999, with not as much use of the Linn drum machine. The drum machine and "computerized" sound is what gives a lot of the album it's unique sound and cohesiveness.
Another note is that the "full length" version of "Delirious" included on Disc 2 is not the same mix as the LP version. The booklet indicates that this mix was done on the same day it was recorded. That would mean a new mix was made later and then edited down. ------------- Aaron Kannowski http://www.uptownsound.com" rel="nofollow - Uptown Sound http://www.919thepeak.com" rel="nofollow - 91.9 The Peak - Classic Hip Hop |