Prince – Sign O The Times Super Deluxe LP Set Released 25/09/20

Description

Overflowing with musical ideas and topical lyrics that sound just as relevant today as they did when they were initially released, Princes iconic double album Sign O The Times captured the artist in a period of complete reinvention. The final 16-track album included just some of the countless songs Prince recorded in the prolific period of 1985-1987, which saw the dissolution of his band The Revolution, the construction of his innovative recording complex, Paisley Park, and the creation (and ultimate abandonment) of the albums Dream Factory, Camille, and Crystal Ball. The Prince Estate, in partnership with Warner Records / Rhino UK, reissue Sign O The Times. The Super Deluxe Edition features the classic album remastered for the very first time, 63 previously unreleased tracks, and a previously unreleased 2+ hour video concert performance from Princes legendary vault that illuminates his wide-ranging and prolific creativity in this era. 13LP contents – 92 audio tracks, of which 63 are previously unreleased, including 45 studio tracks from Princes Vault. Opens with Princes iconic album, Sign O The Times, dazzlingly remastered for the very first time by Princes original mastering engineer Bernie Grundman. Includes an entire previously unreleased audio recording of Princes Sign O The Times tour performance in Utrecht, Netherlands, on June 20, 1987. DVD features a complete previously unreleased recording of Princes benefit performance at Paisley Park, December 31st, 1987. The show includes Princes only on-stage collaboration with Miles Davis. Housed in a 12 box, and accompanied by a 12 120-page hardback book featuring: Brand new liner notes by: Princes creative peers and friends Dave Chappelle (in conversation with photographer Mathieu Bitton) and Lenny Kravitz; Princes longtime engineer Susan Rogers; Daphne A. Brooks, William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of African American Studies, American Studies and Womens, Gender and Sexuality Studies at Yale University; Minneapolis radio host and author Andrea Swensson, host of the Official Prince Podcast; and Prince scholar Duane Tudahl. Rare and previously unseen photography by Jeff Katz Princes handwritten lyrics.