The Artist (Formerly Known As Prince) – Emancipation

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Love the sound, 0 surface noise or anything even without washing it, would definitly recommend

I bought the CD the day it came out. I saw in an interview that he intentionally made each CD exactly one hour. I've been collecting and loving Prince vinyl, however I m pretty sure this release was not written with vinyl in mind. Flipping every 3 songs? The vinyl packaging looks great however, bulky, I might put the CD back in for this one. "Peace and be wild..."

One question: What means "Clean Version" ? Thanks in advance

After finally being done with "Warner Bros., "The Artist" shaved the name "Slave" off his face, and released the massive 36 track "Emancipation"....

Because it is so HUGE, I will just focus on the highlights...I bought the massive 6 Vinyl reissue so I will categorize it that way (bare with me Guys)....

Record 1 starts with the jumppin' "Jam Of The Year" with help from "Rosie Gaines"....I personally don't know why she wasn't still in the band, because she always came and helped "The Artist" out....

"Right Back Here In My Arms" is a cool little number...

The Crown Jewel of Record 1. "Somebody's Somebody", is a straight groover that will make your head bob....

"Get Yo Groove On" is another JUMPIN' t, with help from "Eric Leeds" and new of the "NPG", Guitarist "Kathleen Dyson" and Bassist "Rhonda Smith"....

"The Artist" gets a little kooky with "Courtin' Time", with help from "The NPG Hornz"...

Then "The Artist" did something that he rarely does, a Remake....

"Betcha By Golly Wow!", which he dedicated to his now Wife "Mayte", in anticipation of the birth of their child....Now it doesn't have anything on "The Stylistics" version, but it is a nice offering...

On to Record 2 with "We Gets Up", just JUMPIN' all over the place....

"White Mansion" was cool, just like "Somebody's Somebody"....

"Damned If I Do" was another JAMMY JAM....

The 2 Crown Jewels of Record 2:

"I Can't Make U Love Me" (Written-By James Allen Shamblin II, Mike Barry Reid), I'm sorry guys, is much better than "Bonnie Raitt's" version.....

"In This Bed I Scream" is a cautionary tale of a very bad relationship.....

The next 2 records are my least favorites, but there are highlights...

For Record 3 its, "One Kiss At A Time", "Emale", and "Dreamin' About U"....

Record 4's is "Let's Have A Baby", "The Plan", and the Crown Jewel, "Friend, Lover, Sister, Mother / Wife", which was played at "The Artist" and "Mayte's" wedding, with "Kirk Johnson" being the Best Man....

Record 5 was also kind of a sleeper to me....

The only ts on there is "Face Down" (even though I wish it wasn't so explicit!!!!), "Style", and his version of "The Delfonics", "La, La, La Means I Love You" (with a little help from "Chanté Moore")....

Last by not least, Record 6 (which is the BEST one), starts with the outstanding "Sleep Around", which pleads with People to be FAITHFUL or SUFFER the consequences.....

"Da, Da, Da" (featuring "Scrap D.") has a great subject matter about how "Black Men" are being viewed (just wished it wasn't so explicit also)....

"My Computer" (featuring "Kate Bush") may sound kinda kooky, but it's "Funky"!!!!

"Joan Osborne's" "One Of Us" obviously reached "The Artist" heart, because he KILLS it!!!!

"The Love We Make" (The Crown Jewel) is one of his most unsung songs....

Then after ALLLLL of that, the album closing "Title Track" sums up everything that he was feeling as an "Artist".....

I guess this could have been part of an Album Revolution, but it would take a while for that one...But at lease right here, "The Artist" was in a happy state of mind, and this album reflect all of that......

PS: I was mistaken, at first I said that "One Of Us", was made by "Kate Bush", when it was really "Joan Osborne".....Thanks guys {"Maslakoff" and "heffrey").......I knew, but was not paying attention......As you Guys can see, I made the correction....

Can anyone comment on any pressing quality differences between the European and US versions of this? By the looks of the matrix codes, the European version just looks like another variant. Thanks!

Can anyone comment on any pressing quality differences between the European and US versions of this? By the looks of the matrix codes, the European version just looks like another variant. Thanks!

Amazing 6 LP box set has 150 gram vinyl NOT 180 as d. Flat Purple marble vinyl is beautiful and is very quiet. Each LP has its own cover with thick paper inner sleeve, both with awesome photography and notes. The paper inner sleeves caused so much static. I pre cleaned each LP and stored in a poly lined sleeve, which fit perfectly in the individual covers. Love the box’s design, which allowed me to retain the shrink wrap for an extra layer of protection. Great buy on Amazon for $63 (7/2/2022)

I have one of the "Clean Editions" now unfortunately, and it's not just Face Down that was censored, but also Da Da Da. I intend to get the full edition when I can like how I used to have it, because one thing is censoring, but this sounds like a toddler trying to be DJ Jazzy Jeff right where the swearwords are, and they stand out like a sore thumb. But having to buy a complete 3xCD album because of 2 songs on one of those CDs is annoying. It's a shame because it really is an underrated album. People always say about how great Purple Rain or Love Symbol or Gold Experience are, but they never mention this 3 hours of bliss!!

Fantastic reissue. Rest assured that you are getting a great pressing with this reissue. Sound is as full and vibrant as can be hoped. I think this may have been recorded digitally in Prince's home studio. So while it isn't as jaw droopingly amazing as my copy of Diamonds and Pearls or early copy of Parade, it is the best it could be. Indeed some tracks have amazing sound quality while others are merely good.
I personally love this album and consider it Prince's ultimate statement. Having the songs broken up 3 per side is a real plus and makes the album digestible. My copy was fine. Slight warp on side 2 of record 4. A little surface noise the end of one side. Like all record, especially new reissues, I gave it a good clean and put the records into antistatic inner sleeves.
My only negative is the album artwork. It looks like an early Pro Tools effort which has been blown up from the CD booklet, so is slightly blurry.
Strongly recommended.