これは1993年の『GOLD NIGGA』から、1995年『EXODUS』、そして1998年の『NEW POWER SOUL』からの、シングル・ヒットやキラー・チューンを中心にセレクトし、新たにプロユース編集にて再構築したもので、NPG名義だとあくまでもバンド主体でプリンス自身が全面に出る事は少ないながら、実質プリンスの別プロジェクトとしてメンバー・チェンジを繰り返しながら、チャカ・カーンやラリー・グラハムとも共演するなど、進化し続けた90年代NPGを総括した内容にて。そして最新編集だけに全トラック2020年デジタル・リマスタリングも施されており、やはり今回もファン必携の限定コレクターズ・エディション。
Disc 1 : 1. THE EXODUS HAS BEGUN 2. GOLDNIGGA (Pt.1) 3. NEWPOWER SOUL 4. GET WILD 5. MADSEX 6. GUESS WHO’S KNOCKING 7. OILCAN 8. PUSH IT UP 9. DEUCE AND A QUARTER 10. COME ON 11. COUNT THE DAYS 12. GOLDNIGGA (Pt. 2) Disc 2 : 1. BLACK M.F. IN THE HOUSE 2. FREAKS ON THIS SIDE 3. THE GOOD LIFE 4. GOLDIE’S PARADE 5. (EYE LIKE) FUNKY MUSIC 6. CALL THE LAW 7. BIG FUN 8. JOHNNY 9. 2GETHER 10. RETURN OF THE BUMP SQUAD 11. GOLDNIGGA (Pt. 3) 12. HALLUCINATION RAIN [2020 REMIX AND REMASTERS NEW COMPILATION : COLLECTOR’S EDITION]
Disc 1 : 1. I ME MINE (Movie Stereo Remix 1992) 2. FOR YOU BLUE (Movie Stereo Remix 1992) 3. YOU REALLY GOT A HOLD ON ME (Movie Stereo Remix 1992) 4. RIP IT UP / SHAKE RATTLE AND ROLL (Movie Stereo Remix 1992) 5. KANSAS CITY / MISS ANN / LAWDY MISS CLAWDY (Movie Stereo Remix 1992) 6. DIG IT (Movie Stereo Remix 1992) 7. TWO OF US (Movie Stereo Remix 1992) 8. LET IT BE (Movie Stereo Remix 1992) 9. THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD (Movie Stereo Remix 1992) 10. GET BACK (Movie Stereo Remix 1992) 11. DON’T LET ME DOWN (Movie Stereo Remix 1992) 12. I’VE GOT A FEELING (Movie Stereo Remix 1992) 13. ONE AFTER 909 (Movie Stereo Remix 1992) 14. DIG A PONY (Movie Stereo Remix 1992) 15. GET BACK – Reprise (Movie Stereo Remix 1992) 16. GET BACK (Anthology Video 1996) 17. GET BACK (Anthology DVD 2003) 18. GET BACK (Love Remix 2006) 19. DON’T LET ME DOWN (Imagine Movie 1988) 20. DON’T LET ME DOWN (Anthology Video 1996) 21. DON’T LET ME DOWN (Anthology DVD 2003) 22. LET IT BE (Anthology Video 1996) 23. LET IT BE (Anthology DVD 2003) 24. THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD (Anthology Video 1996) 25. THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD (Anthology DVD 2003)
Disc 2 : 1. THE BALLAD OF JOHN AND YOKO (Imagine Movie 1988) 2. THE BALLAD OF JOHN AND YOKO (Anthology Video 1996) 3. THE BALLAD OF JOHN AND YOKO (Anthology DVD 2003) 4. OLD BROWN SHOE (Promotion Video 2007) 5. SOMETHING (Anthology Video 1996) 6. SOMETHING (Anthology DVD 2003) 7. THE END (Anthology DVD 2003) 8. FREE AS A BIRD (Anthology DVD 2003) 9. REAL LOVE (Anthology DVD 2003) 10. DERA DUHN (Anthology DVD 2003) 11. BABY, WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO (Anthology DVD 2003) 12. RAUNCHY (Anthology DVD 2003) 13. THINKING OF LINKING (Anthology DVD 2003) 14. BLU MOON OF KENTUCKY (Anthology DVD 2003) 15. AIN’T SHE SWEET (Anthology DVD 2003) 16. OUTTAKES MEDLEY 1 (Anthology DVD 2003) 17. OUTTAKES MEDLEY 2 (Anthology DVD 2003) 18. GOLDEN SLUMBERS / CARRY THAT WEIGHT – Take 1 (Anthology DVD 2003) 19. TOMORROW NEVER KNOWS – Take 1 (Anthology DVD 2003) 20. TOMORROW NEVER KNOWS – Final Take (Anthology DVD 2003) 21. A DAY IN THE LIFE – Fragment (Anthology DVD 2003) 22. SOMETHING – Playback (CNN Music Room 2003) 23. COME TOGETHER – Playback (BBC 2009) 24. HERE COMES THE SUN – Playback (2011) 25. HERE COMES THE SUN with Lost Guitar Solo (2012) 26. COME TOGETHER (Love Remix 2006) 27. SOMETHING (Love Remix 2006) 28. OCTPUS’S GARDEN (Love Remix 2006) 29. HERE COMES THE SUN (Love Remix 2006) 30. POLYTHENE PAM – Playback (Bonus Track)
さらに初回限定200セット・オンリーで、限定シリアル・ナンバー入りのオリジナル・デザイン・スペシャル・ポストカードを添付。 こちらは完全限定の証明となるナンバリング入りで、しかも今回も1977年当時の貴重なUSオリジナル・ポスターを再現したデザインで、先着200セットのみ。また今回はあの有名なリリース直後に封印され通称『ブッチャー・カバー』ということで、オリジナル・アート・ワーク、上貼りされた通常の「トランク・カバー」、さらに幻のデザインとなった「パープル・トランク・カバー」2バージョンを見事に再現した各オリジナル・ジャケット4種で、この仕様も初回200セットのみゆえ、ご希望の方はお早めに。以上、2014年に発売されたボックス・セット『THE U.S. BOX』で初CD化となったメモリアル・アルバムを、音と映像で再現した、今回もファン必携のコレクターズ・エディション。
Disc 1 : [YESTERDAY AND TODAY ORIGINAL STEREO ALBUM] 01. DRIVE MY CAR 02. I’M ONLY SLEEPING 03. NOWHERE MAN 04. DR. ROBERT 05. YESTERDAY 06. ACT NATURALLY 07. AND YOUR BIRD CAN SING 08. IF I NEEDED SOMEONE 09. WE CAN WORK IT OUT 10. WHAT GOES ON 11. DAY TRIPPER [YESTERDAY AND TODAY ORIGINAL MONO ALBUM] 12. DRIVE MY CAR 13. I’M ONLY SLEEPING 14. NOWHERE MAN 15. DR. ROBERT 16. YESTERDAY 17. ACT NATURALLY 18. AND YOUR BIRD CAN SING 19. IF I NEEDED SOMEONE 20. WE CAN WORK IT OUT 21. WHAT GOES ON 22. DAY TRIPPER [ALTERNATE VERSIONS]23. I’M ONLY SLEEPING (US Original Duophonic Stereo) 24. DR. ROBERT (US Original Duophonic Stereo) 25. AND YOUR BIRD CAN SING (US Original Duophonic Stereo) 26. I’M ONLY SLEEPING (UK Original Stereo) 27. I’M ONLY SLEEPING (UK Original Mono) 28. DR. ROBERT (UK Original Stereo) 29. DR. ROBERT (UK Original Mono) 30. AND YOUR BIRD CAN SING (UK Original Mono) 31. WE CAN WORK IT OUT (UK Original Stereo) 32. DAY TRIPPER (UK Original Stereo)
Disc 2 : [YESTERDAY AND TODAY ALTERNATE REMIX ALBUM] 01. DRIVE MY CAR 02. I’M ONLY SLEEPING 03. NOWHERE MAN 04. DR. ROBERT 05. YESTERDAY 06. ACT NATURALLY 07. AND YOUR BIRD CAN SING 08. IF I NEEDED SOMEONE 09. WE CAN WORK IT OUT 10. WHAT GOES ON 11. DAY TRIPPER [STUDIO OUTTAKES / SESSIONS]12. I’M ONLY SLEEPING (Rehearsal Take) 13. I’M ONLY SLEEPING (Take 1) 14. I’M ONLY SLEEPING (Unknown Take) 15. YESTERDAY (Take 1) 16. YESTERDAY (Take 2 / Pre-Overdub) 17. AND YOUR BIRD CAN SING (Take 2) 18. AND YOUR BIRD CAN SING (Take 2 / Vocal Overdub) 19. AND YOUR BIRD CAN SING (Take 3) 20. AND YOUR BIRD CAN SING (Take 10&6 Backing Tracks) 21. AND YOUR BIRD CAN SING (Take 10 RM 6) 22. IF I NEEDED SOMEONE (Studio Playback) 23. WE CAN WORK IT OUT (Demo) 24. WE CAN WORK IT OUT (Take 1) 25. WE CAN WORK IT OUT (Take 2 RM1) 26. WE CAN WORK IT OUT (Take 2 / Overdubs) 27. DAY TRIPPER (Take 1) 28. DAY TRIPPER (Take 2) 29. DAY TRIPPER (Take 3) [ALTERNATE MIXES] 30. WE CAN WORK IT OUT (US 1962-1966 Album Mix) 31. DAY TRIPPER (US 1962-1966 Album Mix) 32. DRIVE MY CAR (US ROCK’N’ROLL MUSIC Album Mix) 33. YESTERDAY (UK LOVE SONGS Album Mix) 34. NOWHERE MAN (YELLOW SUBMARINE Movie Remix) 35. WE CAN WORK IT OUT (Anthology DVD Stereo Remix) 36. DAY TRIPPER (Anthology DVD Stereo Remix)
DVD : [VIDEO ALBUM] DRIVE MY CAR / I’M ONLY SLEEPING / NOWHERE MAN / DR. ROBERT / YESTERDAY / ACT NATURALLY / AND YOUR BIRD CAN SING / IF I NEEDED SOMEONE / WE CAN WORK IT OUT / WHAT GOES ON / DAY TRIPPER / TALK ABOUT “BUTCHER COVER” [COMPARE AUDIO ALBUM] DRIVE MY CAR / I’M ONLY SLEEPING / NOWHERE MAN / DR. ROBERT / YESTERDAY / ACT NATURALLY / AND YOUR BIRD CAN SING / IF I NEEDED SOMEONE / WE CAN WORK IT OUT / WHAT GOES ON / DAY TRIPPER ◇AUDIO TRACK 1 = ORIGINAL STEREO VERSION 1 / AUDIO TRACK 2 = ORIGINAL STEREO VERSION 2 / AUDIO TRACK 3 = ORIGINAL MONO VERSION : NTSC 16:9 Dolby Digital Stereo / time approx. 29min.+27min.
Disc 1 : [ALTERNATE ALBUM] 1. MUSTAPHA (Extended Version) 2. FAT BOTTOMED GIRLS (Multitrack Remix) 3. JEALOUSY (Original Bass Drum-Off Version) 4. BICYCLE RACE (Multitrack Remix) 5. IF YOU CAN’T BEAT THEM (Multitrack Remix) 6. LET ME ENTERTAIN YOU (Multitrack Remix) 7. DEAD ON TIME (Multitrack Remix) 8. IN ONLY SEVEN DAYS (Multitrack Remix) 9. DREAMERS BALL (Early Acoustic Version) 10. FUN IT (Multitrack Remix) 11. LEAVING HOME AIN’T EASY (Multitrack Remix) 12. DON’T STOP ME NOW (Multitrack Remix) 13. MORE OF THAT JAZZ (Original Version)
[ALTERNATE VERSIONS AND LIVE VERSIONS] 14. FAT BOTTOMED GIRLS (Single Version) 15. BICYCLE RACE (High Definition Mix) 16. DON’T STOP ME NOW (With Long Lost Guitars) 17. LET ME ENTERTAIN YOU (Live In Montreal 1981) 18. FAT BOTTOMED GIRLS (Live In Paris 1979) 19. MUSTAPHA (Live In Argentina 1981) 20. KILLER QUEEN / BICYCLE RACE / I’M IN LOVE WITH MY CAR (Live In Japan 1979) 21. IF YOU CAN’T BEAT THEM (Live In Paris 1979) 22. DREAMERS BALL (Live In Paris 1979)
Disc 2 : [ALTERNATE VERSIONS AND REMIXES] 1. DON’T STOP ME NOW (No Chorus Version) 2. DON’T STOP ME NOW (Basic Version – No Guitar And Piano) 3. DON’T STOP ME NOW (Naked Vocal Version) 4. BICYCLE RACE (Drumless Version) 5. BICYCLE RACE (Backing Tracks) 6. BICYCLE RACE (Naked Vocal Version) 7. FAT BOTTOMED GIRLS (Basic Version) 8. FAT BOTTOMED GIRLS (Drumless Version) 9. FAT BOTTOMED GIRLS (Naked Vocal Version) 10. FAT BOTTOMED GIRLS (Instrumental Version) 11. JEALOUSY (Instrumental Version) 12. BICYCLE RACE (Instrumental Version 2011) 13. LET ME ENTERTAIN YOU (Instrumental Version) 14. DEAD ON TIME (Instrumental Version) 15. DON’T STOP ME NOW (Instrumental Version) 16. MORE OF THAT JAZZ (Instrumental Version) 17. FAT BOTTOMED GIRLS (Brian Malouf Remix) 18. BICYCLE RACE (Junior Vasquez Remix) 19. FAT BOTTOMED GIRLS (Organized Konfusion Remix) 20. DON’T STOP ME NOW (Extended Version)
DVD : MUSTAPHA / FAT BOTTOMED GIRLS / JEALOUSY / BICYCLE RACE / IF YOU CAN’T BEAT THEM / LET ME ENTERTAIN YOU / DEAD ON TIME / IN ONLY SEVEN DAYS / DREAMERS BALL / FUN IT / LEAVING HOME AIN’T EASY / DON’T STOP ME NOW / MORE OF THAT JAZZ [MULTIPLE SELECTIONS AUDIO ALBUM : Multiple Selections Audio 1) Remaster Stereo 2) Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround 3) Instrumental Karaoke Tracks 4) Vocal Main Tracks] BICYCLE RACE (Censored Version) / BICYCLE RACE (Cocaine Version) / BICYCLE RACE (Uncensored Version) / BICYCLE RACE (Making&Alternate) / BICYCLE RACE (Stage Performance Version) / FAT BOTTOMED GIRLS (Original Version) / FAT BOTTOMED GIRLS (Wide Version) / FAT BOTTOMED GIRLS (Merged Version) / FAT BOTTOMED GIRLS (Rocks Version) / DON’T STOP ME NOW (Original Version) / DON’T STOP ME NOW (Wide Version) / DON’T STOP ME NOW (16mm Film Restoration) / DON’T STOP ME NOW (Movie Version 2018) / DEAD ON TIME (Old Grey Wistle Test TV) / LET ME ENTERTAIN YOU (Live In Japan 1979) / IF YOU CAN’T BEAT THEM (Live In Paris 1979) / DREAMERS BALL (Live In Paris 1979) / KILLER QUEEN – BICYCLE RACE – I’M IN LOVE WITH MY CAR (Live In Japan 1979) / DON’T STOP ME NOW (Live In London 1979) [VIDEO COLLECTION : NTSC 16:9 (4:3) Dolby Digital Stereo / 5.1 Surround / time approx. 45min.x4 audio-selections + video 70min]
まずこのボックス・セットの主たるレア音源は、70年代初めにローリング・ストーンズ・レコードのパブリシティ・マネジャーとしてキャリアをスタートさせ、最終的にはし副社長にまでになった、アーサー・コリンズが所有していた膨大な数のレア音源が、近年WEB上などで公開されたことで陽の目を見ることに。そして彼がレコーディングにも最も関わった1978年の「女たち」から、1980年「エモーショナル・レスキュー」、1981年の「刺青の男」そして1983年「アンダーカヴァー」までの秘蔵スタジオ・セッション・トラックが、なんと152トラックも収められており、もちろん本人氏所有のマスター・テープからなので、全テイク高音質サウンドボード音源にて。 なお今や入手困難な「Foxes In The Boxes」、「The Virchov Tape」からのテイクも、ここにすべて収録されており、またボックス・デザインもオフィシャル・プロモ・アイテムと見紛うほどの完成度で、ファン必携の完全限定レア・コレクターズ・エディション。
Disc 1 : 01 Neighbors 02 Let’s Go Steady Again 03 Tried To Talk Her Into It 04 Keep It Cool 05 Can’t Find Love 06 Can’t Find Love 07 Eliza 08 High School Girl 09 Stop That 10 All I Have To Do Is Dream (False Start) 11 All I Have To Do Is Dream (Full Take) 12 Piano Fragment 13 Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever 14 Talk Is Cheap 15 What Am I Supposed To Do 16 Stick It Where It Hurts
Disc 2 : 01 Can’t Cut The Mustard #1 02 Can’t Cut The Mustard #2 03 Can’t Cut The Mustard #3 04 Victor Hugo (Can’t Cut The Mustard #4) 05 Keep It Cool #2 06 Wanna Hold You 07 She Was Hot (Country) 08 I Can’t Find Love 09 What I Am Sayin’ Is True (Part 1) 10 What I Am Sayin’ Is True (Part 3) 11 What I Am Sayin’ Is True (Part 4)
Disc 3 : 01 Keep It Cool #2 02 Wanna Hold You 03 Pretty Beat Up 04 Feel On Baby 05 Hang Fire 06 Black Limousine 07 No Use In Crying 08 Neighbours 09 Slave a.k.a. Vagina 10 Waiting On A Friend 11 Unknown Song take #1
Disc 4 : 01 Unknown Song take #2 02 Unknown instr 03 Shirley (Wood) 04 Too Tough (Triple X) 05 It Must Be Hell 06 Undercover Of The Night 07 Tie You Up (The Pain Of Love) 08 She Was Hot 09 Feel On Baby 10 All The Way Down 11 Too Much Blood 12 Tried To Talk Her Into It 13 Too Much Blood
Disc 5 : 01 Pretty Beat Up (XMAS issue) 02 Dog Shit 03 Keep It Cool #2 04 Gotta Know You (Wanna Hold You#1) 05 Wanna Hold You #2 06 All The Way Down 07 Gotta Know You 08 Rocker 09 Slinky
Disc 6 : 01 Can’t Find Love 02 Heart Beat take #1 03 Heart Beat take #2 04 Heart Beat take #3 05 Cooking Up aka What I Am Sayin’ Is True 06 Something I Want 07 Eliza 08 Chris’ Song 09 Part Of The Night a.k.a. Golden Caddy 10 Pink Pick 11 Pull Over 12 The Golden Mile 13 The Dog 14 Show Me A Woman 15 Melobar
Disc 7 : 01 Mick’s Idea ? 02 Mick’s Idea(incompl.) 03 Just My Imagination take #1 04 Miss You 05 Lies take #1 06 Munich Hilton take #1 07 Munich Hilton take #2 08 When You’re Gone (Redeyes) 09 Hang Fire 10 Shattered 11 Stay Where You Are 12 Lies take #2 13 Brown Leaves a.k.a. “Dancing Girls” 14 You Don’t Have To Go 15 Unkown Song 16 Shame Shame Shame 17 Black Limousine 18 Unkown Song 19 Just My Imagination take #2 20 Mick’s Idea (In Your Hand) 21 Hideaway
Disc 8 : 01 Run And Take 02 Dance Mr. K (Still In Love) 03 Munich Hilton 04 Christine 05 Identification 06 Flirty 07 Discovery Bar 08 Everlasting My Love (Nanker Phelge) 09 Claudine 10 I Can See It (See Me) 11 We Had It All 12 Let’s Go Steady 13 Aladdin Story 14 Dance pt. 1 15 Think I’m Going Mad 16 She Was Hot (withdrawn 12″ version)
Disc 9 :01 Too Much Blood 02 Undercover Of The Night (Short Dub) 03 Undercover Of The Night (Long Dub) 04 Vagina (Slave) 05 Black Lomousine 06 Waiting On A Friend #1 07 Waiting On A Friend #2 08 Start Me Up #2 09 Start Me Up #5 10 Hang Fire 11 Tops I 12 Vagina (Slave) new vocal 13 Vagina (Slave) vocal #2 14 Vagina (Slave)
Disc 10 : 01 Waiting On A Friend 02 Black Limousine 03 Neighbors 04 Claudine 05 Think I’m Going Mad 06 Worried About You 07 Heaven 08 Hang Fire 09 Tops 10 No Use In Crying 11 Start Me Up 12 Too Much Blood 13 Too Much Blood 14 Too Much Blood 15 Too Much Blood 16 Too Much Blood 17 Too Much Blood
Disc 11 : 1 Too Much Blood 2 Too Much Blood 3 Too Much Blood 4 Too Much Blood 5 Too Much Blood 6 Too Much Blood 7 Too Much Blood 8 Too Much Blood 9 Too Much Blood