Prince.Photo:© Paisley Park Enterprises | Photographer: Randee St. Nicholas
© Paisley Park Enterprises | Photographer: Randee St. Nicholas
Never-heard-before music from the Purple One is coming soon.
Paisley Park Enterprises announced on Thursday thatPrince& The New Power Generation’s 1991 albumDiamonds and Pearlsis getting reissued. The reissue, out on Oct. 27 via Paisley Park Enterprises in partnership with Sony Music Entertainment and Warner Records, will feature 47 previously unreleased tracks.
Prince & The New Power Generation’s ‘Diamonds and Pearls’.Courtesy of Paisley Park Enterprises
Courtesy of Paisley Park Enterprises
Diamonds and Pearls, which was the late rock star’s 13th studio album and his first with the backing back The New Power Generation, will also be remastered for the first time. The upcoming release includes remixes and B-sides from the era, as well as over two hours of concert footage from the late rock star’s vault.
Along with the announcement, the “When Doves Cry” artist’s estate shared two tracks. Paisley Park Enterprises dropped the unreleased “Alice Through the Looking Glass” and “Insatiable (Early Mix - Full Version),” on which fans can hear lyrics and instrumentation that were later cut.
The classic album included hits like “Gett Off” and “Cream,” whichpeaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, and went on to reach multi-platinum certification in the U.S. and U.K. According to a press release, it was the first release the hitmaker recorded with his then new band and gave them a rare co-credit on the album, which he had only previously done withhis group The Revolution.
The late music legend’s estate has shared several other releases from his vault. In 2019, the1999 Super Deluxe Editiondropped and 2020 saw the release ofSign O’ The Times Super Deluxe Edition.
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Musicians havecontinued to honorthe “Purple Rain”singer’s legacysince his untimely death and spoken out about their regrets about missing their chance to work with him, fromShania TwaintoDr. Dre.
source: people.com
