Purple Rain (1984) in Dolby Atmos

[KindredCoda]

Release Date: April 25 2025

https://store.rhino.com/en/rhino-sto...497815777.html

https://www.rhino.com/article/prince...olby-atmos-mix

https://superdeluxeedition.com/news/...n-dolby-atmos/

"Prince’s classic Purple Rain album, from 1984, has been mixed in Dolby Atmos and is available to stream from today (June 21 2024), on compatible streaming platforms. The new Atmos mix of Purple Rain has been created from the original multi-track master tapes by Chris James (who did Diamonds and Pearls last year)." ... "The good news is a Blu-ray Audio has been confirmed, “to be released later in 2024”."

[stvn1974]

Cool, I will pick up the BD. I am glad that more and more albums are being released in surround and hirez on BD, there are several albums that are still streaming only when it comes to ATMOS and they are pretty much ruined when they have gaps between songs that are not supposed to.

[dobyblue]

Fantastic news on the BD and that it's from Rhino not SDE so we can pay regular prices for it this side of the pond. Streaming Atmos is terrible.

[Kedrix]

Originally Posted by dobyblue

Fantastic news on the BD and that it's from Rhino not SDE so we can pay regular prices for it this side of the pond. Streaming Atmos is terrible.

Absolutely what I was wondering, glad it's not SDE only. Absolute Pick one up day one (since this is my favorite album of all time).

[bongozoid]

So long as it isn't a Rhino exclusive like the other titles they've released...

[Dubstar]

Originally Posted by bongozoid

So long as it isn't a Rhino exclusive like the other titles they've released...

Why? Are they bad mixes I was eyeing buying Fleetwood Mac's "Rumors"

[dobyblue]

Originally Posted by Dubstar

Why? Are they bad mixes I was eyeing buying Fleetwood Mac's "Rumors"

Rumours is excellent, highly recommend it as you get both the 5.1 mix and the new Atmos mix, each one has individual strengths and I've always enjoyed the existing surround mix but the new Atmos mix of The Chain blew my mind.

5 stars

Also on sale right meow - https://store.rhino.com/en/rhino-sto...497827336.html

And if you have PRIME it's $23.30 shipped - https://www.amazon.com/Rumours-Fleet.../dp/B0D5BRZDJR

[Dubstar]

Originally Posted by dobyblue

rumours is excellent, highly recommend it as you get both the 5.1 mix and the new atmos mix, each one has individual strengths and i've always enjoyed the existing surround mix but the new atmos mix of the chain blew my mind.

5 stars

also on sale right meow - https://store.rhino.com/en/rhino-sto...497827336.html

and if you have prime it's $23.30 shipped - https://www.amazon.com/rumours-fleet.../dp/b0d5brzdjr

sold !

[razer]

I was going to wait to pick these up with Purple Rain, but I decided to pulled the trigger now.

[bongozoid]

Originally Posted by Dubstar

Why? Are they bad mixes I was eyeing buying Fleetwood Mac's "Rumors"

Not at all. I'm talking about availability; Rhino exclusives aren't available anywhere else in the world. Which is a shame, because I've heard good things about the Jagged Little Pill blu-ray.

Diamonds and Pearls was actually a fairly disappointing mix, so hopefully Purple Rain will be better.

[keenly]

Originally Posted by bongozoid

Not at all. I'm talking about availability; Rhino exclusives aren't available anywhere else in the world. Which is a shame, because I've heard good things about the Jagged Little Pill blu-ray.

Diamonds and Pearls was actually a fairly disappointing mix, so hopefully Purple Rain will be better.

PR is ok if you do not mind the guitars on Lets Go Crazy being totally buried!

[gazza1975]

Originally Posted by bongozoid

Not at all. I'm talking about availability; Rhino exclusives aren't available anywhere else in the world. Which is a shame, because I've heard good things about the Jagged Little Pill blu-ray.

Diamonds and Pearls was actually a fairly disappointing mix, so hopefully Purple Rain will be better.

I agree - i think the problem with music from the 80s and 90s is its never going to sound that good - the instruments used are fairly sparse - drums, guitar, vocals and having 7 channels just stretches it too thin imo - i bought the jagged pill and listened to that too and again its very limited production wise. the best kind of music is electronic music - i bought Air's Moon Safari and it sounds amazing - lots of ambient effects and keyboards etc - its much more suited to atmos than pop music - i really hope we get Madonnas ray of light album in atmos as again i think its the kind of music that is more suited to this audio format - i wont be buying any more PR stuff now - warners have milked that era enough now - we want new stuff like the parade or around the world in a day ( lovesexy is also a fave of mine) i really want the concerts from these eras too in HQ

[fighthefutureofhd]

I've not heard any of the current releases on Blu-ray of Dolby Atmos mixes, but I refuse to believe that 80's and 90's records can't sound good on these mixes. I have R.E.M.'s Dolby Atmos mix of Automatic For The People on Blu-ray and it's killer. Not everything has to be 60's/70's to be good. I think you are doing the 80's and 90's a real injustice lumping them all in like that. A LOT of the underground music from those eras have some really excellent mixes. It's because a lot of them eschewed the production practices of their day. And Electronic music is not the ONLY one that sounds good in Dolby Atmos. I'd even wager that electronic music actually sounds flatter in Dolby Atmos, as it would only highlight the already flat-sounding mix/music. Electronic music is, by nature, pretty sterile and flat. Not warm, rich, or organic sounding like other genres. That's not to say ALL electronic music is this or bad. It's more cold/icy than most genres. Take Radiohead, for example.

I adore and love Kid A/Amnesiac, but they both pale pretty badly to OK Computer. Kid A and Amnesiac suffer from that chilly, icy, and isolated sound. Radiohead manage to make it work to their advantage, but with diminishing returns after Hail to The Thief. I'm not opposed to electronic music. I just don't find it carries the same weight other genres like rock, college, folk, alternative, or pop can have. I love the new Heavy Makeup album that just came out and it's considered an electronic record of sorts. However, it's that blending of the organic and the electronic that makes it so great. Same with R.E.M.'s Up. Which I think would make for an excellent Dolby Atmos mix. Which again reinforces the fact that 80's and 90's albums CAN be great in a Dolby Atmos mix. I don't know what Y'all have against those decades (especially the 90's), but they were and are still great decades for music.

[bigshot]

Later recordings are always going to have the edge over 60s because of the number of tracks. The 80s and 90s were usually built on 24 track masters. In the 60s, it was four or eight track at most. The more tracks to work with, the more flexible it is to create a really good multichannel mix.

[dobyblue]

Nine Inch Nails' The Downward Spiral is a reference 5.1 mix, it's from 1994.

Tears for Fears' The Seeds of Love (1989) title track has over 80 individual tracks from which to create mixes, Steven Wilson did the 5.1 mix and supposedly a new Atmos mix has been prepared.

Plenty of non-electronica releases throughout the '80s and '90s which will sound fab in surround...just need the right mixer.

Also Rhino "exclusives" are distributed by Warner, I had no trouble finding them here in Canada, I can also see the Rhino Atmos Blu-rays on the Warner Australia site, so it seems they're available in many places...same for the Quadio titles.

[razer]

So, Purple Rain is now a 2025 release?

[KindredCoda]

Originally Posted by razer

So, Purple Rain is now a 2025 release?

Yeah, it's weird that nothing happened after it being announced.

[stvn1974]

Getting anything Prince related released is like pulling teeth. Always has been, always will be.

[JohnnyF]

Originally Posted by stvn1974

Getting anything Prince related released is like pulling teeth. Always has been, always will be.

It’s even worse with Londell McMillan in charge now.

[razer]

We finally have a concrete date for the release of Purple Rain.
https://store.rhino.com/en/rhino-sto...497815777.html