7CD+BLURAY
Iedereen die had verwacht dat er na de trieste dood van Prince stapels onbekende meesterwerken uit de kluizen van de Paisley Park Studios zouden komen, komt vooralsnog bedrogen uit, maar voor de liefhebbers van de muziek van Prince valt er desondanks genoeg te genieten. Dit keer is Diamonds & Pearls uit 1991 aan de beurt voor een reissue en het is wederom een hele mooie. Diamonds & Pearls kon in 1991 niet tippen aan de meesterwerken die Prince tijdens de jaren 80 maakte, maar het is, zeker achteraf bezien, een prima Prince album. Op het met zijn band The New Power Generation gemaakte Diamonds & Pearls flirt de muzikant uit Minneapolis afwisselend met funk, jazz, soul en glamrock, maar de meeste songs op het album passen in het hokje pure pop. Het album werd in 1991 gematigd enthousiast ontvangen, maar inmiddels klinkt Diamonds & Pearls een stuk interessanter, zeker nu het album is uitgebreid met heel veel interessante extra tracks.
CD1:Diamonds And Pearls - Remastered for the very first time
CD2: 15x newly Remastered Singles Mixes & Edits
CD3-5: 33x previously unreleased studio recordings from Prince's Vault
CD6-7: 14x live tracks, comprising a complete previously unreleased concert performance recorded Live At Glam Slam (01/11/92)
Blu-ray: three hours of video, comprising the previously unreleased Live at Glam Slam (01/11/92), Special Olympics Concert (07/20/91) and Special Olympics Soundcheck (07/19/91), plus the restored Diamonds And Pearls Video Collection (1992)
Additional Details
The Super Deluxe Edition contains 75 audio tracks across 7 CDs, of which 47 are previously unreleased, including 33 studio tracks from Prince's legendary Vault.
The Super Deluxe Edition opens with Prince & The New Power Generation's multi-platinum album, Diamonds And Pearls, dazzlingly remastered for the very first time by Prince's original mastering engineer Bernie Grundman.
Also included are 15 of the incredible remixes and B-sides from the era, including the never commercially released "Gett Off (Damn Near 10 Min.)" mix, all of which have also been remastered for the very first time.
At the heart of the set sit 33x previously unreleased studio recordings from Prince's legendary Vault, making up three hours of audio.
The set also includes an entire previously unreleased audio recording of Prince & The New Power Generation's preview performance of the Diamonds And Pearls tour at Prince's Minneapolis club, Glam Slam, on January 11th, 1992.
The Blu-ray features the previously unreleased Live At Glam Slam 1992 show (presented in 2K video with Dolby ATMOS / Dolby True HD 5.1 / Stereo audio), as well as the Special Olympics Concert recorded and broadcast on July 20th, 1991 (in 1080p HD video with Dolby ATMOS / Dolby True HD 5.1 / Stereo audio) and Special Olympics Soundcheck recorded on July 19th, 1991 (in 2K video with Stereo audio).
The Blu-ray content is completed by the inclusion of a restored version of the Diamonds And Pearls Video Collection (in 1080p video with Stereo audio), originally released in 1992. The Video Collection features the original promo videos for "Gett Off", "Cream", "Diamonds And Pearls", "Insatiable", "Strollin'", "Money Don't Matter 2 Night", and "Call The Law", as well as live videos of "Thunder", "Jughead", and "Live 4 Love".
Housed in a telescoping 12" box, and accompanied by a 12" 120 page hardback book featuring:
Brand new essays by author & broadcaster Andrea Swensson; Archivist and Senior Researcher for the Prince Estate Duane Tudahl; British music critic and Prince expert Jason Draper; De Angela L. Duff, an Industry Professor at NYU Tandon School of Engineering in Brooklyn; Social Media Personality KaNisa Williams; and an introduction from Public Enemy founder, Chuck D.
Rare and previously unseen photography by Randee St. Nicholas.
Prince's handwritten lyrics.
The package is completed by a fold-out double-sided poster.
CD1: DIAMONDS AND PEARLS (REMASTERED)
Thunder
Daddy Pop
Diamonds And Pearls
Cream
Strollin’
Willing And Able
Gett Off
Walk Don’t Walk
Jughead
Money Don’t Matter 2 Night
Push
Insatiable
Live 4 Love
CD2: SINGLE MIXES & EDITS (REMASTERED)
Gett Off (Damn Near 10 Min.)
Gett Off (Houstyle)
Violet The Organ Grinder
Gangster Glam
Horny Pony
Cream (N.P.G. Mix)
Things Have Gotta Change (Tony M Rap)
Do Your Dance (KC’s Remix)
Insatiable (Edit)
Diamonds And Pearls (Edit)
Money Don’t Matter 2 Night (Edit)
Call The Law
Willing And Able (Edit)
Willing And Able (Video Version)
Thunder (DJ Fade)
CD3: VAULT I
Schoolyard
My Tender Heart
Pain
Streetwalker
Lauriann
Darkside
Insatiable (Early Mix - Full Version)
Glam Slam ’91
Live 4 Love (Early Version)
Cream (Take 2)
Skip To My You My Darling
Diamonds And Pearls (Long Version)
CD4: VAULT II
Daddy Pop (12" Version)
Martika’s Kitchen
Spirit
Open Book
Work That Fat
Horny Pony (Version 2)
Something Funky (This House Comes) (Band Version)
Hold Me
Blood On The Sheets
The Last Dance (Bang Pow Zoom And The Whole Nine)
Don’t Say U Love Me
CD5: VAULT III
Get Blue
Tip O’ My Tongue
The Voice
Trouble
Alice Through The Looking Glass
Standing At The Altar
Hey U
Letter 4 Miles
I Pledge Allegiance To Your Love
Thunder Ballet
CD6: LIVE AT GLAM SLAM, 1992, Part 1
Thunder
Daddy Pop
Diamonds And Pearls
Willing And Able
Jughead
The Sacrifice Of Victor
Nothing Compares 2 U
Thieves In The Temple
Sexy M.F.
CD7: LIVE AT GLAM SLAM, 1992, Part 2
Insatiable
Cream/Well Done/I Want U/In The Socket (Medley)
1999/Baby I’m A Star/Push (Medley)
Gett Off
Gett Off (Houstyle)
