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08-29-2023, 10:17 AM
From the Second Disc.com site-
After a lengthy gap between catalog projects, the Prince Estate returns with a vengeance this fall, offering a deluxe box set edition of Diamonds and Pearls - the late icon's first work with a new backing band, The New Power Generation.
The expanded Diamonds and Pearls, available October 27, comes two years past the 30th anniversary of the album and features a wide assortment of the bonus audio content that's accompanied expansions of 1999 [[https://theseconddisc.com/2019/09/10/rhino-plans-delirious-5cd-dvd-expansion-of-princes-1999/), Purple Rain [[https://theseconddisc.com/2017/06/26/review-prince-and-the-revolution-purple-rain-deluxe-expanded-edition/) and Sign O' the Times [[https://theseconddisc.com/2020/10/08/review-prince-sign-o-the-times-super-deluxe-edition/). The album, newly remastered by Bernie Grundman, is complemented by a collection of B-sides, remixes and edits; 33 unreleased recordings from the legendary Vault at Paisley Park, and live concerts in audio and visual forms,. The box set will be available in 7CD/Blu-ray and 12LP/Blu-ray formats along with simpler editions that feature the album and single/mix material.
Read the full article with more information here-
'Twas Like Thunder: Prince and The New Power Generation's 'Diamonds and Pearls' Set for Newest Reissue - The Second Disc [[https://theseconddisc.com/2023/08/24/prince-diamonds-and-pearls-reissue/)
After a lengthy gap between catalog projects, the Prince Estate returns with a vengeance this fall, offering a deluxe box set edition of Diamonds and Pearls - the late icon's first work with a new backing band, The New Power Generation.
The expanded Diamonds and Pearls, available October 27, comes two years past the 30th anniversary of the album and features a wide assortment of the bonus audio content that's accompanied expansions of 1999 [[https://theseconddisc.com/2019/09/10/rhino-plans-delirious-5cd-dvd-expansion-of-princes-1999/), Purple Rain [[https://theseconddisc.com/2017/06/26/review-prince-and-the-revolution-purple-rain-deluxe-expanded-edition/) and Sign O' the Times [[https://theseconddisc.com/2020/10/08/review-prince-sign-o-the-times-super-deluxe-edition/). The album, newly remastered by Bernie Grundman, is complemented by a collection of B-sides, remixes and edits; 33 unreleased recordings from the legendary Vault at Paisley Park, and live concerts in audio and visual forms,. The box set will be available in 7CD/Blu-ray and 12LP/Blu-ray formats along with simpler editions that feature the album and single/mix material.
Read the full article with more information here-
'Twas Like Thunder: Prince and The New Power Generation's 'Diamonds and Pearls' Set for Newest Reissue - The Second Disc [[https://theseconddisc.com/2023/08/24/prince-diamonds-and-pearls-reissue/)