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Diamonds And Pearls is the thirteenth studio album by Prince, and was the first with his new backing band, The New Power Generation. Featuring six massive international singles, including the hits “Gett Off”, “Cream”, and the iconic title track, the album was a worldwide smash reaching multi-platinum status in the USA and the UK, where it remains his best-selling album.

Diamonds And Pearls was unveiled to the world on October 1, 1991, and it instantly had a huge commercial and cultural impact, becoming the biggest selling non-soundtrack album of Prince’s career. Over the past three decades, the reasons for its enormous success have been discussed extensively. Not least of these was Prince’s decision to finally engage with major television exposure and an extensive tour of Europe, Japan and his first trip to Australia. The album also offered a diverse collection of sounds that could appeal to a wide variety of listeners. Diamonds And Pearls had something for everyone.

• CD1 Diamonds And Pearls - Remastered for the very first time
• CD2: 15x newly Remastered Singles Mixes & Edits
• CD3-5: 33x previously unreleased studio recordings from Prince's Vault
• CD6-7: 14x live tracks, comprising a complete previously unreleased concert performance recorded Live At Glam Slam (01/11/92)
• Blu-ray: three hours of video, comprising the previously unreleased Live at Glam Slam (01/11/92), Special Olympics Concert (07/20/91) and Special Olympics Soundcheck (07/19/91), plus the restored Diamonds And Pearls Video Collection (1992)

Additional Details

• The Super Deluxe Edition contains 75 audio tracks across 7 CDs, of which 47 are previously unreleased, including 33 studio tracks from Prince's legendary Vault.
• The Super Deluxe Edition opens with Prince & The New Power Generation's multi-platinum album, Diamonds And Pearls, dazzlingly remastered for the very first time by Prince's original mastering engineer Bernie Grundman.
• Also included are 15 of the incredible remixes and B-sides from the era, including the never commercially released "Gett Off (Damn Near 10 Min.)" mix, all of which have also been remastered for the very first time.
• At the heart of the set sit 33x previously unreleased studio recordings from Prince's legendary Vault, making up three hours of audio.
• The set also includes an entire previously unreleased audio recording of Prince & The New Power Generation's preview performance of the Diamonds And Pearls tour at Prince's Minneapolis club, Glam Slam, on January 11th, 1992.
• The Blu-ray features the previously unreleased Live At Glam Slam 1992 show (presented in 2K video with Dolby ATMOS / Dolby True HD 5.1 / Stereo audio), as well as the Special Olympics Concert recorded and broadcast on July 20th, 1991 (in 1080p HD video with Dolby ATMOS / Dolby True HD 5.1 / Stereo audio) and Special Olympics Soundcheck recorded on July 19th, 1991 (in 2K video with Stereo audio).
• The Blu-ray content is completed by the inclusion of a restored version of the Diamonds And Pearls Video Collection (in 1080p video with Stereo audio), originally released in 1992. The Video Collection features the original promo videos for "Gett Off", "Cream", "Diamonds And Pearls", "Insatiable", "Strollin'", "Money Don't Matter 2 Night", and "Call The Law", as well as live videos of "Thunder", "Jughead", and "Live 4 Love".
• Housed in a telescoping 12" box, and accompanied by a 12" 120 page hardback book featuring:
  • Brand new essays by author & broadcaster Andrea Swensson; Archivist and Senior Researcher for the Prince Estate Duane Tudahl; British music critic and Prince expert Jason Draper; De Angela L. Duff, an Industry Professor at NYU Tandon School of Engineering in Brooklyn; Social Media Personality KaNisa Williams; and an introduction from Public Enemy founder, Chuck D.
  • Rare and previously unseen photography by Randee St. Nicholas.
  • Prince's handwritten lyrics.
• The package is completed by a fold-out double-sided poster.

CD1: DIAMONDS AND PEARLS (REMASTERED)

1. Thunder
2. Daddy Pop
3. Diamonds And Pearls
4. Cream
5. Strollin’
6. Willing And Able
7. Gett Off
8. Walk Don’t Walk
9. Jughead
10. Money Don’t Matter 2 Night
11. Push
12. Insatiable
13. Live 4 Love

CD2: SINGLE MIXES & EDITS (REMASTERED)

1. Gett Off (Damn Near 10 Min.)
2. Gett Off (Houstyle)
3. Violet The Organ Grinder
4. Gangster Glam
5. Horny Pony
6. Cream (N.P.G. Mix)
7. Things Have Gotta Change (Tony M Rap)
8. Do Your Dance (KC’s Remix)
9. Insatiable (Edit)
10. Diamonds And Pearls (Edit)
11. Money Don’t Matter 2 Night (Edit)
12. Call The Law
13. Willing And Able (Edit)
14. Willing And Able (Video Version)
15. Thunder (DJ Fade)

CD3: VAULT I

1. Schoolyard
2. My Tender Heart
3. Pain
4. Streetwalker
5. Lauriann
6. Darkside
7. Insatiable (Early Mix - Full Version)
8. Glam Slam ’91
9. Live 4 Love (Early Version)
10. Cream (Take 2)
11. Skip To My You My Darling
12. Diamonds And Pearls (Long Version)

CD4: VAULT II

1. Daddy Pop (12" Version)
2. Martika’s Kitchen
3. Spirit
4. Open Book
5. Work That Fat
6. Horny Pony (Version 2)
7. Something Funky (This House Comes) (Band Version)
8. Hold Me
9. Blood On The Sheets
10. The Last Dance (Bang Pow Zoom And The Whole Nine)
11. Don’t Say U Love Me

CD5: VAULT III

1. Get Blue
2. Tip O’ My Tongue
3. The Voice
4. Trouble
5. Alice Through The Looking Glass
6. Standing At The Altar
7. Hey U
8. Letter 4 Miles
9. I Pledge Allegiance To Your Love
10. Thunder Ballet

CD6: LIVE AT GLAM SLAM, 1992, Part 1

1. Thunder
2. Daddy Pop
3. Diamonds And Pearls
4. Willing And Able
5. Jughead
6. The Sacrifice Of Victor
7. Nothing Compares 2 U
8. Thieves In The Temple
9. Sexy M.F.

CD7: LIVE AT GLAM SLAM, 1992, Part 2

1. Insatiable
2. Cream/Well Done/I Want U/In The Socket (Medley)
3. 1999/Baby I’m A Star/Push (Medley)
4. Gett Off
5. Gett Off (Houstyle)

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Multiple versions https://store.prince.com/dept/diamonds-and-pearls

Decker

Man I loved that album back in the day. But maybe not that much.

cdollaz

I would be interested in the cd set if the price was similar to the 1999 super deluxe that came out a few years ago. This is roughly twice that amount.

stvn1974

https://www.thesdeshop.com/collectio...olby-atmos-mix

Standalone BD with stereo and ATMOS mixes.

JeffTheAlpaca

I will get it though I never held that band in the same regard as the Revolution or the stuff he did in the 80's.

I would like the Blu-ray but don't want to buy a deluxe set just for that.

gerrythedon

… and pre-ordered.


$127.99
https://www.target.com/p/prince-the-...32#lnk=sametab

JeffTheAlpaca

I hope Target delivers it since I am still waiting for my Pantera vinyl box set from July

gerrythedon

JeremyM

Thanks! It's still pretty costly but damn do I love Prince and that got me to finally order this.

gerrythedon

$25.96

Spiderbite

I asked for this set for Xmas so hopefully it will be under the tree for me come Monday.

gerrythedon

DIAMONDS AND PEARLS (super deluxe 7xCD + 1Blu-ray)
$128.99 before 15% off promo code & tax
https://www.deepdiscount.com/prince-...y/194399784129

Diamonds & Pearls - Remastered Blu-Ray Audio
$26.85 before 15% off promo code & tax
https://www.deepdiscount.com/prince-...o/603497828609

gerrythedon

Finally unboxed and started listening. Thankful that each CD has a cardboard sleeve and the Blu-ray has that plus a clear protector. So all discs are mint condition, unlike one of my Nirvana In Utero CD's that was scratched (but it did play flawlessly) which are not protected like other box sets I have gotten.

JeffTheAlpaca

I listened to the CD with remixes and rarities.

Violet the Organ Grinder is now my new favorite song.


Maybe it was a rough draft that led to "Get Off" but it is bangin and should have been released as a single