BY MELISSA RUGGIERI/AJC Music Scene blog
The scouring of the Prince vaults has begun.
NPG Records and Warner Bros. Records will release two Prince albums – the first material unveiled since his death in April – that include a serving of unreleased material.
On Nov. 22, "Prince 4Ever" arrives – a 40-song collection spotlighting his well-worn radio hits ("Kiss," "Little Red Corvette," "Raspberry Beret," "Let's Go Crazy" among them) as well as the unreleased "Moonbeam Levels." The song was originally recorded in 1982 for possible inclusion on the never-released "Rave Unto the Joy Fantastic" album (easily confused with "Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic," which was released in 1999).
The collection will also contain a 12-page booklet of never-before-seen Prince photos taken by Herb Ritts.
Prince fans can also anticipated the early 2017 release of a remastered, deluxe version of “Purple Rain.” Along with the freshened tracks, a second album of previously unreleased material will accompany the 1984 soundtrack. Plans for the reissue were already solidified before Prince died.
Here is the tracklisting for “Prince 4Ever”:
- 1999 2. Little Red Corvette 3. When Doves Cry 4. Let's Go Crazy 5. Raspberry Beret 6. I Wanna Be Your Lover 7. Soft and Wet 8. Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad 9. Uptown 10. When You Were Mine 11. Head 12. Gotta Stop (Messin' About) 13. Controversy 14. Let's Work 15. Delirious 16. I Would Die 4 U 17. Take Me With U 18. Paisley Park 19. Pop Life 20. Purple Rain 21. Kiss 22. Sign 'O' The Times 23. Alphabet Street 24. Batdance 25. Thieves In The Temple 26. Cream 27. Mountains 28. Girls & Boys 29. If I Was Your Girlfriend 30. U Got The Look 31. I Could Never Take The Place of Your Man 32. Glam Slam 33. Moonbeam Levels 34. Diamonds and Pearls 35. Gett Off 36. Sexy MF 37. My Name Is Prince 38. 7 39. Peach 40. Nothing Compares 2 U
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