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Prince – 1999 Super Deluxe Edition

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Title: 1999 Super Deluxe Edition
Artist: Prince
Label: Warner Bros.
Formats: 5CD or 10LP + DVD box set
Release date: November 29, 2019

 

This new box set is the latest release from the Prince Estate and Warner Brothers. On the plus side, there’s the first remastered edition of Prince’s 1982 breakthrough album, 1999, in addition to a CD of remastered promo mixes and B-sides, plus a CD/DVD of a previously unreleased live concert performance in Detroit on November 30, 1982 (which allegedly will not be released separately). Somewhat more controversial are the two additional CDs of tracks culled from the vast vault at Paisley Park. While some hardcore fans will welcome this glimpse into the inner workings of Prince’s compositional process, others may consider it a travesty that the estate is releasing material that the artist would have keep private.

Mary J. Blige – HERstory, Vol. 1

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Title: HERstory, Vol. 1
Artist: Mary J. Blige
Label: Ume
Formats: CD, 2-LP, 7” vinyl Box Set, Digital
Release date: December 6, 2019

 

Mary J. Blige has gathered 16 hits and rare remixes from the ’90s in HERstory Vol. 1. Highlights include two tracks with Notorious B.I.G – “Real Love” (Hip Hop Mix) and “What’s the 411” (also ft. K-Ci) – and remixes of “Real Love,” “Reminisce” and “Love No Limit” from her 1992 debut album, What’s the 411?. A relatively short but sweet holiday offering that “tells the story of Blige as she first established herself as a tour de force of ‘90s R&B.”

Michael Jackson – This Is It (10th Anniversary Limited Ed.)

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Title: This Is It (10th Anniversary Limited Ed.)
Artist: Michael Jackson
Label: michaeljackson.com
Format: Box Set
Release date: December 11, 2019

 

Yet another repacking of Jackson’s This Is It, the movie that captured MJ’s final concert rehearsals before his death, this limited edition box is for serious fans who don’t mind spending nearly $500. Only 1000 numbered copies will be pressed, adding to the collectible market of the product. The box includes a 60-page hardcover coffee table book, 4-LP translucent blue vinyl of the soundtrack, 3D enhanced Blu-ray disc of the film never released as a standalone version, and one of the actual lenticular concert tickets for the July 24, 2009.

Miles Davis Quintet – The Legendary Prestige Quintet Sessions

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Title: The Legendary Prestige Quintet Sessions
Artist: Miles Davis Quintet
Label: Craft
Format: 6 LP Box Set
Release date: November 8, 2019

 

In celebration of the 70th anniversary of Prestige Records, Craft has released a new 6 LP box geared towards jazz fans and vinyl collectors. The Legendary Prestige Quintet Sessions includes, in chronological order, the quintet’s 1955-56 sessions with Rudy Van Gelder that resulted in five classic albums: The New Miles Davis Quintet (their 1956 debut), Cookin’ (1957), Relaxin’ (1958), Workin’ (1959), and Steamin’ (1961). Though the six disc vinyl set was originally released in 2006, this new box ups the ante with a bonus disc featuring with audio from radio and TV appearances by the group, including a 1955 guest spot on The Tonight Show with Steve Allen, plus a 20-page hardcover book with new liner notes by jazz historian Bob Blumenthal.

Dust-to-Digital Releases Voices of Mississippi & Early Films of William Ferris

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Title: Voices of Mississippi: Artists and Musicians Documented by William Ferris
Format: Box set (book, 3 CDs, DVD)
Release date: June 1, 2018

Title: The Early Films of William Ferris, 1968-1975
Format: DVD
Release date: November 2, 2018

 

Voices of Mississippi: Artists and Musicians Documented by William Ferris is an important addition to the documentation of Southern folklife, culture, and history. The box set includes a CD of blues field recordings, another CD of gospel field recordings, a disc of interviews and oral histories, a DVD with seven short documentary films (1972-1980), and a 120-page hardcover book edited by Ferris that includes transcriptions and annotations for all of the film and album recordings.  A recently released companion DVD, The Early Films of William Ferris, 1968-1975, features rare footage of B.B. King and James “Son” Thomas. Both were produced by Dust-to-Digital in collaboration with the University of North Carolina, which holds the William R. Ferris Collection. Continue reading →