Weird the Prince store isn't listing the standalone Blu-ray with the Dolby Atmos mix of the album, and that they aren't making the 12LP+BD and 7CD+BD sets as 12LP+2BD and 7CD+2BD.
With Bernie Grundman doing the mastering, there's a very good chance I would splurge on that set to get the LPs, the concert videos and the Atmos mix. It's quite steep though, so I'm going to seek out the standalone Blu-ray and wait to hear more about the source lineage Grundman used for the LPs and whether or not it was cut AAA and where it was pressed.
Blur never listed their new album on their artist store, I ended up ordering it from Juno UK for a great price. I'll keep my eye open for more listings for the single BD.
Official video promo:
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On October 27 the Diamonds And Pearls deep dive exploration will be released via all physical, digital, and streaming partners, with the classic album remastered for the very first time, and featuring 33 previously unreleased studio tracks, live audio, as well as a previously unreleased 2+ hours of video concert performances from Prince’s legendary vault.
The reissue suite will be comprised of the following formats:
• Super Deluxe Edition (7CD+Blu-ray / 12LP+Blu-ray / audio-only download and streaming)
• Deluxe Edition (2CD / 4LP 180g vinyl)
• Remastered album (1CD / 2LP 180g off-white “Pearl” vinyl (USA only) / 2LP 180g clear “Diamond” vinyl (ex. USA) / download and streaming)
The set offers a newly remastered version of the album, plus 15 of the incredible remixes and B-sides from the era, including the never commercially released “Gett Off (Damn Near 10 Min.)” mix. The Super Deluxe Edition also features 33 previously unheard studio gems from Prince’s Illustrious vault, ranging from alternate versions of album tracks, to numbers Prince gave away to other artists, and songs recorded while on the road in 1990.
Prince & The NPG previewed the Diamonds And Pearls Tour at Prince’s Minneapolis club, Glam Slam, on January 11, 1992. The sweaty, sold-out, last-minute show captures the sheer joy and sense of endless possibility that came to define this era. This previously unreleased live concert performance has been mixed from the 24 track master and rounds out the audio content of the 7CD and 12LP sets. This same previously unreleased concert is also presented in stunning 2K video on the Blu-ray disc that accompanies both Super Deluxe Edition formats, in Stereo, 5.1 Dolby True HD, and Dolby ATMOS audio formats. The Blu-ray also features Prince & The New Power Generation’s performance at The Special Olympics at the Metrodome in Minneapolis in July 1991 (also in Stereo, 5.1, and ATMOS), as well as a previously unseen soundcheck. The Blu-ray is completed by the long out of print Diamonds And Pearls Video Collection, originally released on VHS and LaserDisc in 1992.
The 120-page hardback book which accompanies the SDE set features unseen photos by Randee St. Nicholas, and 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.
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I'm now definitely leaning towards the vinyl set and the standalone Blu-ray, in the promo video you can see the master tapes several times including the stereo analogue master (1/2" 30ips) and 24-track analogue multitracks - with Bernie at the helm, I'm 99% sure this will be an AAA affair.
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Prince’s Diamonds and Pearls (1991) Atmos on Blu-ray Audio Nov 24.2023
The SOTT Deluxe was somewhat less, but thst came with a DVD not a Blu ray.
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