In March of 1985, Prince and the Revolution beamed a concert on their Purple Rain Tour to millions of viewers from Syracuse, NY's Carrier Dome, released that same year as concert film Prince and the Revolution: Live. Now, it's been revealed that the memorable set will be treated to an expanded reissue.
The Prince Estate has announced a deluxe reissue of Prince and the Revolution: Live will arrive June 3, marking the first time the concert has been available on CD, vinyl, and Blu-ray formats.
For the new release packages, Prince and the Revolution's March 30, 1985 concert has had its original video source rescanned, restored and colour-corrected, while the performance's original multitrack master audio recordings have been remixed and remastered, with Blu-ray video boasting selectable stereo, 5.1 surround and Dolby Atmos sound options.
The concert's source audio — reportedly held in Prince's Paisley Park vault for over three decades — was remixed by Chris James, the artist's late-career, Grammy-nominated recording engineer.
"Listening back to that Syracuse show, I'm like, 'Wow, we sound like a freight train just coming out of nowhere,'" the Revolution bassist BrownMark shared in a press release. "That was powerful. I've been to a lot of concerts, and I've never seen anything like that."
In addition to 2-CD + Blu-ray and 3xLP editions, a Collector's Edition Box Set version will press the remixed and remastered audio on three coloured vinyl LPs, and collect the CD edition and Blu-ray video alongside a 44-page book with never-before-seen photos of the Purple Rain tour, new liner notes, and more.
You can find the Collector's Edition tracklist below, following a performance of "Let's Go Crazy" from the Syracuse performance. The reissued Prince and the Revolution: Live is now available for pre-order.
Earlier this month, it was revealed that Prince's lost 1986 album Camille would finally see release. Last year marked the arrival of Welcome 2 America, the first previously unreleased studio album of Prince material to be released posthumously.
Prince and the Revolution: Live
LP 1:
Side A
1. Let's Go Crazy
2. Delirious
3. 1999
4. Little Red Corvette
5. Take Me With U
Side B
1. Yankee Doodle
2. Do Me, Baby
3. Irresistible Bitch
4. Possessed
5. How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore
LP 2:
Side C
1. Let's Pretend We're Married
2. International Lover
3. God
4. Computer Blue
Side D
1. Darling Nikki
2. The Beautiful Ones
3. When Doves Cry
LP 3:
Side E
1. I Would Die 4 U
2. Baby, I'm a Star
Side F
1. Purple Rain
CD 1:
1. Let's Go Crazy
2. Delirious
3. 1999
4. Little Red Corvette
5. Take Me With U
6. Yankee Doodle
7. Do Me, Baby
8. Irresistible Bitch
9. Possessed
10. How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore
11. Let's Pretend We're Married
12. International Lover
13. God
14. Computer Blue
CD 2:
1. Darling Nikki
2. The Beautiful Ones
3. When Doves Cry
4. I Would Die 4 U
5. Baby, I'm a Star
6. Purple Rain
Blu-ray:
1. Let's Go Crazy
2. Delirious
3. 1999
4. Little Red Corvette
5. Take Me With U
6. Yankee Doodle Dandy
7. Do Me, Baby
8. Irresistible Bitch
9. Possessed
10. How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore
11. Let's Pretend We're Married
12. International Lover
13. God
14. Computer Blue
15. Darling Nikki
16. The Beautiful Ones
17. When Doves Cry
18. I Would Die 4 U
19. Baby I'm A Star
20. Purple Rain
The Prince Estate has announced a deluxe reissue of Prince and the Revolution: Live will arrive June 3, marking the first time the concert has been available on CD, vinyl, and Blu-ray formats.
For the new release packages, Prince and the Revolution's March 30, 1985 concert has had its original video source rescanned, restored and colour-corrected, while the performance's original multitrack master audio recordings have been remixed and remastered, with Blu-ray video boasting selectable stereo, 5.1 surround and Dolby Atmos sound options.
The concert's source audio — reportedly held in Prince's Paisley Park vault for over three decades — was remixed by Chris James, the artist's late-career, Grammy-nominated recording engineer.
"Listening back to that Syracuse show, I'm like, 'Wow, we sound like a freight train just coming out of nowhere,'" the Revolution bassist BrownMark shared in a press release. "That was powerful. I've been to a lot of concerts, and I've never seen anything like that."
In addition to 2-CD + Blu-ray and 3xLP editions, a Collector's Edition Box Set version will press the remixed and remastered audio on three coloured vinyl LPs, and collect the CD edition and Blu-ray video alongside a 44-page book with never-before-seen photos of the Purple Rain tour, new liner notes, and more.
You can find the Collector's Edition tracklist below, following a performance of "Let's Go Crazy" from the Syracuse performance. The reissued Prince and the Revolution: Live is now available for pre-order.
Earlier this month, it was revealed that Prince's lost 1986 album Camille would finally see release. Last year marked the arrival of Welcome 2 America, the first previously unreleased studio album of Prince material to be released posthumously.
Prince and the Revolution: Live
LP 1:
Side A
1. Let's Go Crazy
2. Delirious
3. 1999
4. Little Red Corvette
5. Take Me With U
Side B
1. Yankee Doodle
2. Do Me, Baby
3. Irresistible Bitch
4. Possessed
5. How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore
LP 2:
Side C
1. Let's Pretend We're Married
2. International Lover
3. God
4. Computer Blue
Side D
1. Darling Nikki
2. The Beautiful Ones
3. When Doves Cry
LP 3:
Side E
1. I Would Die 4 U
2. Baby, I'm a Star
Side F
1. Purple Rain
CD 1:
1. Let's Go Crazy
2. Delirious
3. 1999
4. Little Red Corvette
5. Take Me With U
6. Yankee Doodle
7. Do Me, Baby
8. Irresistible Bitch
9. Possessed
10. How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore
11. Let's Pretend We're Married
12. International Lover
13. God
14. Computer Blue
CD 2:
1. Darling Nikki
2. The Beautiful Ones
3. When Doves Cry
4. I Would Die 4 U
5. Baby, I'm a Star
6. Purple Rain
Blu-ray:
1. Let's Go Crazy
2. Delirious
3. 1999
4. Little Red Corvette
5. Take Me With U
6. Yankee Doodle Dandy
7. Do Me, Baby
8. Irresistible Bitch
9. Possessed
10. How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore
11. Let's Pretend We're Married
12. International Lover
13. God
14. Computer Blue
15. Darling Nikki
16. The Beautiful Ones
17. When Doves Cry
18. I Would Die 4 U
19. Baby I'm A Star
20. Purple Rain