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"I feel that we're on the brink of something. It is going to be strict and wild and pretty."
– Prince, 1986
More than any other release in his four-decade-long recording career, Prince's iconic double album Sign O' The Times captured the artist in a period of complete reinvention.
Primarily recorded between the end of 1985 and beginning of 1987, the era saw the dissolution of his band The Revolution, the end of his engagement to Susannah Melvoin, and the creation (and ultimate abandonment) of the albums Dream Factory, Camille, and Crystal Ball. By the end of that period of transformation, Prince emerged with one of his most urgent and wide-ranging releases to date – an epochal double album that would be hailed as a creative, critical, and commercial triumph.
The Super Deluxe Edition includes all the audio material that Prince officially released in 1987, as well as 45 previously unissued studio songs recorded between May 1979 and July 1987, and a complete live audio performance from the June 20, 1987 stop on the Sign O' The Times Tour at Stadium Galgenwaard in Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Also included is a brand-new DVD containing the complete, previously unreleased New Year's Eve benefit concert at Paisley Park on December 31, 1987, which was Prince's final performance of the Sign O' The Times Tour stage show and his only on-stage collaboration with jazz legend Miles Davis.
The Super Deluxe Edition set also features a 120-page hardcover book containing Prince's previously unseen handwritten lyrics for many of the songs from the era, including the hits "U Got The Look", "I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man", and "Hot Thing", iconic unseen images from the era taken by Prince's primary photographer in the mid-1980s to early 90s, Jeff Katz, plus images of archive assets including original analog tape reels and studio tracking sheets.
More than any other release in his four-decade-long recording career, Prince's iconic double album Sign O' The Times captured the artist in a period of complete reinvention.
Primarily recorded between the end of 1985 and beginning of 1987, the era saw the dissolution of his band The Revolution, the end of his engagement to Susannah Melvoin, and the creation (and ultimate abandonment) of the albums Dream Factory, Camille, and Crystal Ball. By the end of that period of transformation, Prince emerged with one of his most urgent and wide-ranging releases to date – an epochal double album that would be hailed as a creative, critical, and commercial triumph.
The Super Deluxe Edition includes all the audio material that Prince officially released in 1987, as well as 45 previously unissued studio songs recorded between May 1979 and July 1987, and a complete live audio performance from the June 20, 1987 stop on the Sign O' The Times Tour at Stadium Galgenwaard in Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Also included is a brand-new DVD containing the complete, previously unreleased New Year's Eve benefit concert at Paisley Park on December 31, 1987, which was Prince's final performance of the Sign O' The Times Tour stage show and his only on-stage collaboration with jazz legend Miles Davis.
The Super Deluxe Edition set also features a 120-page hardcover book containing Prince's previously unseen handwritten lyrics for many of the songs from the era, including the hits "U Got The Look", "I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man", and "Hot Thing", iconic unseen images from the era taken by Prince's primary photographer in the mid-1980s to early 90s, Jeff Katz, plus images of archive assets including original analog tape reels and studio tracking sheets.
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The Super Deluxe Edition book is completed with brand-new liner notes by Prince's creative peers and friends Dave Chappelle (in conversation with photographer Mathieu Bitton) and Lenny Kravitz; Prince's longtime engineer Susan Rogers; Daphne A. Brooks, Professor of African American Studies, American Studies, and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Yale University; Minneapolis radio host and author Andrea Swensson, host of the Official Prince Podcast; and Prince scholar and author Duane Tudahl.
Deluxe Edition 13 LP + DVD Set
Release date September 25th, 2020
*Please note that we do not ship partial orders. Any items purchased in the same order as this media will be shipped at the same time as the media on its scheduled release date.
The Super Deluxe Edition book is completed with brand-new liner notes by Prince's creative peers and friends Dave Chappelle (in conversation with photographer Mathieu Bitton) and Lenny Kravitz; Prince's longtime engineer Susan Rogers; Daphne A. Brooks, Professor of African American Studies, American Studies, and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Yale University; Minneapolis radio host and author Andrea Swensson, host of the Official Prince Podcast; and Prince scholar and author Duane Tudahl.
Deluxe Edition 13 LP + DVD Set
Release date September 25th, 2020
*Please note that we do not ship partial orders. Any items purchased in the same order as this media will be shipped at the same time as the media on its scheduled release date.
Track listing
Remastered Album (LP 1)
- Sign O' The Times
- Play In The Sunshine
- Housequake
- The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker
- It
- Starfish And Coffee
- Slow Love
- Hot Thing
- Forever In My Life
Remastered Album (LP 2)
- U Got The Look
- If I Was Your Girlfriend
- Strange Relationship
- I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man
- The Cross
- It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night
- Adore
Single Mixes & Edits (LP 3 & LP 4)
- Sign O' The Times (7" single edit)
- La, La, La, He, He, Hee (7" single edit)
- La, La, La, He, He, Hee (Highly Explosive)
- If I Was Your Girlfriend (7" single edit)
- Shockadelica ("If I Was Your Girlfriend" B-side)
- Shockadelica (12" long version)
- U Got the Look (Long Look) (12" edit)
- Housequake (7" edit)
- Housequake (7 Minutes MoQuake)
- I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man (Fade 7" edit)
- Hot Thing (7" single edit)
- Hot Thing (Extended Remix)
- Hot Thing (Dub Version)
Vault, Part 1 (LP 5 & LP 6)
All tracks previously unreleased- I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man (1979 version)
- Teacher, Teacher (1985 version)
- All My Dreams
- Can I Play With U? (featuring Miles Davis)
- Wonderful Day (original version)
- Strange Relationship (original version)
- Visions
- The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker (with horns)
- Witness 4 The Prosecution (version 1)
- Power Fantastic (live in studio)
- And That Says What?
- Love And Sex
- A Place In Heaven (Prince vocal)
- Colors
- Crystal Ball (7" mix)
- Big Tall Wall (version 1)
- Nevaeh Ni Ecalp A
- In A Large Room With No Light
Vault, Part 2 (LP 7 & LP 8)
All tracks previously unreleased- Train
- It Ain't Over 'ËœTil The Fat Lady Sings
- Eggplant (Prince vocal)
- Everybody Want What They Don't Got
- Blanche
- Soul Psychodelicide
- The Ball
- Adonis And Bathsheba
- Forever In My Life (early vocal studio run-through)
- Crucial (alternate lyrics)
- The Cocoa Boys
- When The Dawn Of The Morning Comes
- Witness 4 The Prosecution (version 2)
- It Be's Like That Sometimes
Vault, Part 3 (LP 9 & LP 10)
All tracks previously unreleased- Emotional Pump
- Rebirth Of The Flesh (with original outro)
- Cosmic Day
- Walkin' In Glory
- Wally
- I Need A Man
- Promise To Be True
- Jealous Girl (version 2)
- There's Something I Like About Being Your Fool
- Big Tall Wall (version 2)
- A Place In Heaven (Lisa vocal)
- Wonderful Day (12" mix)
- Strange Relationship (1987 Shep Pettibone Club Mix)
Live In Utrecht (LP 11, LP 12 & LP 13)
All tracks previously unreleased- Intro/Sign O' The Times
- Play In The Sunshine
- Little Red Corvette
- Housequake
- Girls & Boys
- Slow Love
- Take The "A" Train/Pacemaker/I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man
- Hot Thing
- Four (With Sheila E. Drum Solo)
- If I Was Your Girlfriend
- Let's Go Crazy
- When Doves Cry
- Purple Rain
- 1999
- Forever In My Life
- Kiss
- The Cross
- It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night
Live At Paisley Park – December 31, 1987 (DVD)
All tracks previously unreleased- Sign O' The Times
- Play In The Sunshine
- Little Red Corvette
- Erotic City
- Housequake
- Slow Love
- Do Me, Baby
- Adore
- I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man
- What's Your Name Jam
- Let's Pretend We're Married
- Delirious
- Jack U Off
- Drum Solo
- Twelve
- Hot Thing
- If I Was Your Girlfriend
- Let's Go Crazy
- When Doves Cry
- Purple Rain
- 1999
- U Got The Look
- It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night Medley (featuring Miles Davis)
Sign O' The Times Custom Merchandise
Customer Reviews
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Pete HApril 21, 2023Highly recommended for any Prince fan. The quality is second to none. I can't wait for the next deluxe vinyl boxset!
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Louie CMarch 21, 2023What an amazing gem! Just when u thought having the regular double lp was suffice, this tops it 100x’s. It took me a week to listen to everything and still need to read the booklet. Not an item for a basic fan.
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DeidraBApril 27, 2022Absolutely AMAZING!!! I am so pleased to have this Collector’s Edition. Everything is done with the utmost of excellence! Thank you Prince Estate for this fabulous, funky, treasure!!!
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thomas kozlowski jrFebruary 3, 2022Plain and simple this set is perfection.
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NiroJanuary 13, 2022Arrived safe & sound from US to China ! Wonderful pack ! Masterpieces ! One of the best of 80's musics !
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Gordon VoldenNovember 16, 2021Amazing quality and artwork! I thought it was a little expensive at first but when the items finally arrived I was very impressed.
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David SylerNovember 4, 2021Amazing set! So heavy lol. The quality is outstanding, even at that price it feels worth it! Hoping his whole catalog gets the works like this one!
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John H. Wyche, MBAAugust 11, 2021I love this release! This should be required listening!
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JakobNovember 25, 2020My wife was thrilled to receive this Prince package on her birthday, and quite taken with the quality of the vault recordings. I particularly liked the picture album. We were happy to watch the concert DVD.
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BardOctober 30, 2020A masterpiece amazingly improved by the generous helping of brilliant unreleased studio recordings that offer a fascinating look into The Man's oneofakind creative process. A gift that keeps on giving. Beautiful packaging worthy of The GOAT. Thank you.
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MDC ESQ.October 26, 2020AMAZING!!!!!! This box set is a work of art and worth every penny I payed!!!! Just beautiful and if your worried about the shipping of this thousand pound box set....Don’t be. It was shipped in a box in a box in a box. It arrived in perfect shape. 10+ Thanks Again!!!!! Peace & B Wild 0-)>
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Narivj1October 24, 2020OMG! This set comes with purple love, detail, and lots of treasure from a musical genius! The Estate outdid themselves and has set a new standard for box sets! Worth every cent and sleepless night of listening! I am still ingesting it’s magnificence! Visually, the packaging and book alone was worth the wait. Then ... there’s the music! Peel me away! Please!
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Michael M. SimpsonOctober 19, 2020Absolutely an amazing box set from the one and only Prince! If you liked the original SOTT you will love this special gift! I am down with Prince 4-ever!!
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Troy ButeroOctober 19, 2020The greatest collection of music ever assembled now has the boxset worthy of its legacy. From the entire presentation (starting with the packaging), to the essays & Duane’s notes, to the sound quality, to the accompanying podcasts, you have made this completionist’s every dream come true. You have put within touch of his genius creativity. THANK YOU for the meticulous effort Prince & his music...& this story, commands. I hope we continue to be rewarded with your work & care in the future.
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Matt SchmidtOctober 13, 2020This is such an amazing collection. Getting some of the songs off of the Dream Factory and Crystal Ball albums is a dream come true. The album Sign 'o' the Times still stands the test of time. Brilliant!
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