Prince And The Revolution – Purple Rain

Hello, is anybody willing to share DR numbers on this release and a thought about sound quality?
I’m trying to clarify if this is a plain reissue of previous Japan releases or has been tweaked in some way. This forever young series seems to be a hit and miss, I often see cds hypercompressed or cds with same (good) mastering as the old ones. Thank you

I had back-to-back copies purchased new from Target.com where the LP had a “haze” (smudges) that wouldn’t clean off causing surface noise which is disappointing because this release is really well done. Looks like some others have reported that he same.

Hopefully it’s just a few bad copies and not widespread.

What a great-sounding remaster, I disagree with the negative reviews.

Fantastic press, looks gorgeous and sounds great. Only complaint is someone decided to put the barcode and made in Germany stickers ON THE ACTUAL SLEEVE and I still can’t fully get them off. Absolutely ridiculous. Also two pretty big scuffs on die 4 u but they aren’t really audible so it’s not an issue for me. Otherwise this is a great press. Mine looks kinda different from the one pictured here, a bit lighter and when backlit I don’t see any black marbling, appears to just be clear/clear purple marbling on mine.

This is a beautiful looking and sounding pressing. The purple vinyl and the label are stunning. Got this from Target as well. I know there are better sounding pressings but I'm happy with this one. Back cover is shiny and beautiful as well.

got a copy with green label for sale. Please contact if interested, Thanks!

Have a copy for sale, please contact if interested. Thanks!

This purple gem is a quality pressing. Everything sounds crisp, no pops or noise. I bought this one new from Target and it came out of the sleeve smudged/scuffed on Side B, but not even a wash would get rid of them. Otherwise, the album looks and plays beautifully. Extra props for the awesome poster of Prince and the Revolution included in the sleeve.

Was lucky enough to find this in a local public library book shop for $1. As far as I know it's the same mastering as any other original CD of this album, and it sounds great. Nice to have for the collectability alone but what else can you say, It's freaking Purple Rain!

This pressing sounds incredible. You hear every element that went into it. Prince and the revolution were truly one of a kind.