All the Prince fans out there (everybody) should be excited to learn that the tracklists for his Purple Rain reissues have been unveiled and will include brand new music that has never been released before. A remastered version of the historic album, Purple Rain, is set to be released on June 23rd in two forms, Deluxe and Deluxe – Expanded Edition. NPG Records and Warner Brothers, who are behind the two remastered releases of the 1984 album, claim that Prince himself oversaw the remastering process in 2015. They also state that the two-disc Purple Rain Deluxe set will feature six tracks that have “never been released or distributed in the collector or bootleg community.”
Prince passed away on April 21, 2016 and left behind a stash of unreleased music at his Paisley Park Estate. Among that unreleased music is a studio version of Prince’s “Electric Intercourse,” which wasn’t known to have existed and is one of the unreleased tracks on the remastered album coming this summer. The six tracks also include a 1983 solo version of “Possessed” and a 10 minute long version of “We Can Fuck” with lyrics specific to the recording included in the set. There is another 5 minute plus version of “Father’s Song,” which has only been previously heard as a snippet in his film Purple Rain. Another song included is a finished master of “Katrina’s Paper Dolls,” which previously circulated in demo form only.
The Purple Rain Deluxe set includes the 2015 Paisley Park remasters of the original music from the soundtrack along with a second disk titled, From the Vault & Unreleased. The second disc includes 11 songs that were discovered in Prince’s secret vault, including “Electric Intercourse,” 1984’s “Our Destiny / Roadhouse Garden” and the 1983 instrumental “Father’s Song.”
The Purple Rain Deluxe – Expanded Edition has the two Deluxe discs as well as a third disk, Single Edits and B-Sides, and a concert DVD. The concert audio and video that was restored for the Expanded Edition is from Prince and the Revolution Live at the Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY, March 30, 1985.
It has been difficult to find Prince’s work online since Prince pulled all his music from almost all streaming sites in order to have control over his own music distribution. These new remastered releases of his most famous album are a must have for fans that have been craving access to Prince’s music. Check out the tracklists below and keep an eye out for June 23rd for the remastered versions to drop.
Purple Rain Deluxe Track List
Disc One: Original Album (2015 Paisley Park Remaster)
1. “Let’s Go Crazy”2. “Take Me With U”
3. “The Beautiful Ones”
4. “Computer Blue”
5. “Darling Nikki”
6. “When Doves Cry”
7. “I Would Die 4 U”
8. “Baby I’m a Star”
9. “Purple Rain”
Disc Two: From The Vault & Previously Unreleased
1. “The Dance Electric”2. “Love and Sex”
3. “Computer Blue” (“Hallway Speech” version)
4. “Electric Intercourse” (studio)
5. “Our Destiny / Roadhouse Garden”
6. “Possessed” (1983 version)
7. “Wonderful Ass”
8. “Velvet Kitty Cat”
9. “Katrina’s Paper Dolls”
10. “We Can Fuck”
11. “Father’s Song”
Purple Rain Deluxe – Expanded Edition Track List (includes Deluxe discs listed above)
Disc Three: Single Edits & B-Sides
1. “When Doves Cry” (edit)2. “17 Days”
3. “Let’s Go Crazy” (edit)
4. “Let’s Go Crazy” (Special Dance Mix)
5. “Erotic City”
6. “Erotic City” (“Make Love Not War Erotic City Come Alive”)
7. “Purple Rain” (edit)
8. “God”
9. “God” (Love Theme From Purple Rain)
10. “Another Lonely Christmas”
11. “Another Lonely Christmas” (extended version)
12. “I Would Die 4 U” (edit)
13. “I Would Die 4 U” (extended version)
14. “Baby I’m a Star” (edit)
15. “Take Me With U” (edit)
DVD: Prince And The Revolution, Live at the Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY, March 30, 1985
1. “Let’s Go Crazy”2. “Delirious”
3. “1999”
4. “Little Red Corvette”
5. “Take Me With U”
6. “Do Me, Baby”
7. “Irresistible Bitch”
8. “Possessed”
9. “How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore?”
10. “Let’s Pretend We’re Married”
11. “International Lover”
12. “God”
13. “Computer Blue”
14. “Darling Nikki”
15. “The Beautiful Ones”
16. “When Doves Cry”
17. “I Would Die 4 U”
18. “Baby I’m a Star”
19. “Purple Rain”