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Prince fans love to outdo each other when it comes to boasting possession of ultra-rarities (live or studio) by the Purple One. Let’s start with the two deluxe editions here, which will upend even the most confident of Prince completists as it contains six tracks that "have never been released or distributed in the collector or bootleg community." Not even known to exist until it was recently discovered in Paisley Park: a studio version of "Electric Intercourse." You’ll also hear a 1983 solo performance of "Possessed," a version of "Father’s Song" that tops five minutes (that tune was only heard in partial form in the film), a 10-minute version of another rather carnal cut, "We Can F*ck," and a finished master of the previously demo-only "Katrina’s Paper Dolls." The 2-CD deluxe edition combines the 2015 Paisley Park remastered edition of the "Purple Rain" album with a "From the Vault & Previously Unreleased" CD containing the aforementioned unheard tracks plus "Velvet Kitty Cat," "Love and Sex," "Our Destiny/Roadhouse Garden" and more. The expanded set takes all that and adds a "Single Edits & B-Sides" CD: two versions each of "I Would Die 4 U," "Let’s Go Crazy," "God," "Erotic City," "Another Lonely Christmas" and more. The DVD in the expanded edition takes us to the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York for Prince and the Revolution’s March 30, 1985 concert: "Let’s Go Crazy," "Delirious," "1999," "I Would Die 4 U," "When Doves Cry," "Little Red Corvette," "Purple Rain," "Baby I’m a Star," "Darling Nikki," "Computer Blue," "Irresistible Bitch," "Do Me, Baby," "Take Me with U," "International Lover" and more. The audio and video of that 19-song performance has been restored from the original production master tape. And those who want to own Prince’s masterpiece—one of the great pop masterpieces of the ’80s, in fact—on vinyl have two options: a vinyl picture disc or a heavyweight 180-gram vinyl edition. It’s still a shock that Prince is no longer here, but "Purple Rain" always will be, along with the heartening feeling that the vault of this brilliantly prolific artist will continue to yield previously unheard gems for years to come. Warner Bros.