19439978412-CD1: Diamonds And Pearls - Remastered for the very first time"&"nbsp;CD2: 15x newly Remastered Singles Mixes "&"amp; Edits"&"nbsp;"&"nbsp;CD3-5: 33x previously unreleased studio recordings from Prince"&"rsquo;s Vault"&"nbsp;CD6-7: 14x live tracks, comprising a complete previously unreleased concert performance recorded Live At Glam Slam (01/11/92)"&"nbsp;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)"&"nbsp;The Super Deluxe Edition contains 75 audio tracks across 7 CDs, of which 47 are previously unreleased, including 33 studio tracks from Prince"&"rsquo;s legendary Vault."&"nbsp;The Super Deluxe Edition opens with Prince "&"amp; The New Power Generation"&"rsquo;s multi-platinum album, Diamonds And Pearls, dazzlingly remastered for the very first time by Prince"&"rsquo;s original mastering engineer Bernie Grundman."&"nbsp;Also included are 15 of the incredible remixes and B-sides from the era, including the never commercially released "&"ldquo;Gett Off (Damn Near 10 Min.)"&"rdquo; mix, all of which have also been remastered for the very first time."&"nbsp;At the heart of the set sit 33x previously unreleased studio recordings from Prince"&"rsquo;s legendary Vault, making up three hours of audio."&"nbsp;The set also includes an entire previously unreleased audio recording of Prince "&"amp; The New Power Generation"&"rsquo;s preview performance of the Diamonds And Pearls tour at Prince"&"rsquo;s Minneapolis club, Glam Slam, on January 11th, 1991."&"nbsp;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)."&"nbsp;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 "&"ldquo;Gett Off"&"rdquo;, "&"ldquo;Cream"&"rdquo;, "&"ldquo;Diamonds And Pearls"&"rdquo;, "&"ldquo;Insatiable"&"rdquo;, "&"ldquo;Strollin"&"rsquo;"&"rdquo;, "&"ldquo;Money Don"&"rsquo;t Matter 2 Night"&"rdquo;, and "&"ldquo;Call The Law"&"rdquo;, as well as live videos of "&"ldquo;Thunder"&"rdquo;, "&"ldquo;Jughead"&"rdquo;, and "&"ldquo;Live 4 Love"&"rdquo;."&"nbsp;"&"nbsp;Housed in a telescoping 12"&"rdquo; box, and accompanied by a 12"&"rdquo; 120 page hardback book featuring:"&"nbsp;"&"nbsp;Brand new essays by: author "&"amp; 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."&"nbsp;Rare and previously unseen photography by Randee St. Nicholas."&"nbsp;"&"nbsp;Prince"&"rsquo;s handwritten lyrics."&"nbsp;"&"nbsp;The package is completed by a fold-out double-sided poster."&"nbsp;"&"nbsp;"&"nbsp;19439978401"&"nbsp;"&"ndash;LP1-2: Diamonds And Pearls - Remastered for the very first time"&"nbsp;LP3-4: 15x newly Remastered Singles Mixes "&"amp; Edits"&"nbsp;"&"nbsp;LP5-9: 33x previously unreleased studio recordings from Prince"&"rsquo;s Vault"&"nbsp;LP10-12: 14x live tracks, comprising a complete previously unreleased concert performance recorded Live At Glam Slam (01/11/92)"&"nbsp;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 (1993)"&"nbsp;12 LPs on 180 Gram black vinyl plus a Blu-rayThe Super Deluxe Edition contains 75 audio tracks across of which 47 are previously unreleased, including 33 studio tracks from Prince"&"rsquo;s legendary Vault."&"nbsp;The Super Deluxe Edition opens with Prince "&"amp; The New Power Generation"&"rsquo;s multi-platinum album, Diamonds And Pearls, dazzlingly remastered for the very first time by Prince"&"rsquo;s original mastering engineer Bernie Grundman."&"nbsp;Also included are 15 of the incredible remixes and B-sides from the era, including the never commercially released "&"ldquo;Gett Off (Damn Near 10 Min.)"&"rdquo; mix, all of which have also been remastered for the very first time."&"nbsp;At the heart of the set sit 33x previously unreleased studio recordings from Prince"&"rsquo;s legendary Vault, making up three hours of audio."&"nbsp;The set also includes an entire previously unreleased audio recording of Prince "&"amp; The New Power Generation"&"rsquo;s preview performance of the Diamonds And Pearls tour at Prince"&"rsquo;s Minneapolis club, Glam Slam, on January 11th, 1992."&"nbsp;"&"nbsp;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)."&"nbsp;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 "&"ldquo;Gett Off"&"rdquo;, "&"ldquo;Cream"&"rdquo;, "&"ldquo;Diamonds And Pearls"&"rdquo;, "&"ldquo;Insatiable"&"rdquo;, "&"ldquo;Strollin"&"rsquo;"&"rdquo;, "&"ldquo;Money Don"&"rsquo;t Matter 2 Night"&"rdquo;, and "&"ldquo;Call The Law"&"rdquo;, as well as live videos of "&"ldquo;Thunder"&"rdquo;, "&"ldquo;Jughead"&"rdquo;, and "&"ldquo;Live 4 Love"&"rdquo;."&"nbsp;"&"nbsp;Housed in a telescoping 12"&"rdquo; box, and accompanied by a 12"&"rdquo; 120 page hardback book featuring:"&"nbsp;"&"nbsp;Brand new essays by: author "&"amp; 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."&"nbsp;Rare and previously unseen photography by Randee St. Nicholas."&"nbsp;"&"nbsp;Prince"&"rsquo;s handwritten lyrics."&"nbsp;"&"nbsp;The package is completed by a fold-out double-sided poster."&"nbsp;"&"nbsp;"&"nbsp;
J**.
My 💜.....
Diamonds and Pearls is my all time favorite Prince album. Not necessarily because it's the best but because the memories that this album has for me are the best times if my life. I was 17 when this album came out and listened to the cassette in my car, every day on my way to school and when I got home, I sat in front of my television waiting for one of the incredible videos to come on MTV or to hear a snippet about Prince and this album on Inside Edition or one of those shows. The world was full of promise, my life was full of promise and Prince was at Paisley Park making incredible music. 💜 I'm so excited to listen to this (again and again!!) And I just want the Estate to know, that when they put these sets out that they are doing an Incredible thing! Helping us older people to revisit this magic ⭐⭐⭐⭐And hopefully the younger generation will discover this Awesome music!Now, to the contents of this box set;Thank you for this Gorgeous book!!!A million stars for this amazing book!!!!The CDs look to be awesome..I've only listened to one so far (vault 1) and was blown away..cant wait to hear the rest!!!I wish the DVD were not blu ray because I dont have a blu ray player, but, no matter, I have the dvd and at some point will get a blu ray player (maybe just for this!)Anyway, this is so amazing and I cant wait to spend my entire weekend listening to this crazy amazing music and revisiting the best time of my life...5 million ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐s.......💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜
C**N
Very nice compilation
Nice mix of songs, in this particular Prince era. A more mature "look" for Prince compared to his earlier days. I liked the unreleased songs like 'Open Book', 'Alice Through the Looking Glass' and others. Can't wait until the next Prince treatment.
J**Y
NOBODY IS BETTER THAN PRINCE!!!
What's not to like!!! The best performer to ever live!!! A beautiful set every Prince Fam must have!!!
E**T
"See All My Critics Wastin' Time..."
This is a beautiful set to celebrate Prince and the New Power Generation's 1991 album, Diamonds and Pearls.The remaster is truly superb on this. I was pleasantly surprised (especially considering the debacle of the Purple Rain remaster).Prince had groove and grooves upon the shelf; deep purple concord jams. The vault material is about 60/40 with good material. It was an interesting time for Prince in his career. He was trying new things, and chasing a couple of trends. At first, D&P seems like a hodge podge, but it's truly varied. If it weren't for rapper Tony M., it'd be higher on my list of Prince albums. But this is the beginning of 90's Prince, and it's an interesting door to step through.The BluRay of the Glam Slam show (misspelled as Gram Slam on the BluRay) is spectacular. It's grabs you and doesn't let go until the show is over (which, by the way, was past the 1am curfew and the cops show up during the last song).
J**O
PRINCE MUSIC IS GREAT MUSIC.
PRINCE IS THE MOST INFLUENTIAL MUSICAL GENIUS OF THIS CENTURY.
B**R
Great
Great cd & great delivery
R**.
Another Great Prince Re-issue!
Diamonds & Pearls was a pivotal LP for Prince and introduced the New Power Generation band. This Deluxe collection digs deep into the creation of this project and the pulse of this Prince period. The Blu-ray material is worth the boxset by itself- never before seen Glam Slam Minneapolis show and the rehearsals from his Special Olympics performance. Throw the promo videos, and you've got your money's worth. Audio wise, everything sounds great. The outtakes are always interesting with a Prince project. A must have for fans. Well done by the Prince Estate!
B**D
Lots of unreleased outtakes
A great addition to any Prince fan's collection. It collects alot, if not most of the music created at the time of recording. The music is dated, but is a joy to listen to. Not his best albumby far, but a very prolific period in his career. The vault tracks are the core in this collection. The remastering does make a difference, although the original sounds fine compared to this one. The book included is great, if a little padded with the expected writings of what a genius he was, even though this album is on of the least groundbreaking he released. It is new jack swing influenced and very little of Prince's innovation comes through. Overall, not a bad album at all, just a bit pedestrian and dated.
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