Every year in June, a grand event honoring Prince takes place in Minneapolis, as well as at his adjacent Paisley Park entertainment compound. This occasion consistently offers intriguing updates that excite Prince enthusiasts and music aficionados alike.
In 2025, it was indeed as Londell McMillan of Prince Legacy LLC revealed, that they had plans to celebrate something in the near future.
McMillan’s initial update concerned a forthcoming box set version of what might be Prince’s most misconstrued album – “Around the World In A Day“. Shifting topics from the funky rock tunes of “Purple Rain“, this time we’re talking about his homage to ’60s psychedelia, another masterpiece that’s currently undergoing a fresh appraisal.
Prince’s estate plans on re-releasing some great 1980s albums
In the near future, you’ll find a vinyl reissue of the last two albums Prince published before his passing – “Hit n Run Phase One” and “Hit n Run Phase Two”. Moving ahead to 2026, McMillan hinted at the creation of an expanded edition for Prince’s “Parade” album.
Without revealing much more, he hinted that there could potentially be additional surprises linked to this era of Prince’s music waiting in the proverbial vault.
McMillan outlined the strategy and techniques used by the Estate, stating that six distinct entities manage various aspects of Prince’s musical catalog. Among these are Sony, Warner, Primary Wave, and the estate itself. His point being that each release is designed to deepen your appreciation for Prince’s music, not just inflate streaming statistics.
As a dedicated fan, I found it fascinating when McMillan mentioned an intriguing detail among all the official announcements: so far, just 45% of Prince’s musical archives, known as the “vault,” have been digitized. This means that we, as music enthusiasts, could be in for decades of unheard gems and surprises from the legendary artist!
A potential explanation for the sluggish progress could be due to the necessity of breaking into the vault following Prince’s demise, which was done by an expert safe-breaker. Inside, numerous unpublished recordings were discovered.
There’s quite a lot of music to work through, considering Prince had over forty studio albums and five live ones too. Plus, two demo albums came out posthumously in 2016 following his passing.
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2025-06-12 19:00