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The Hits/The B-Sides | 
| Artist: Prince
Label: Wsm
Category: Music
List Price: £23.99
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Seller: hearnowentertainment
Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 4190
Format: Box set, Explicit Lyrics
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 3
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 1
MPN: 45440
UPC: 093624544029
EAN: 0093624544029
ASIN: B000002MNF
Release Date: September 13, 1993
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
Disc 1
| • | When Doves Cry | | • | Pop Life | | • | Soft And Wet | | • | I Feel For You | | • | Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad | | • | When You Were Mine | | • | Uptown | | • | Let's Go Crazy | | • | 1999 | | • | I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man | | • | Nothing Compares 2 U | | • | Adore | | • | Pink Cashmere | | • | Alphabet St | | • | Sign O' The Times | | • | Thieves In The Temple | | • | Diamonds And Pearls | | • | 7 |
Disc 2
| • | Controversy | | • | Dirty Mind | | • | I Wanna Be Your Lover | | • | Head | | • | Do Me Baby | | • | Delirious | | • | Little Red Corvette | | • | I Would Die 4 U | | • | Raspberry Beret | | • | If I Was Your Girlfriend | | • | Kiss | | • | Peach | | • | U Got The Look | | • | Sexy MF | | • | Gett Off | | • | Cream | | • | Pope | | • | Purple Rain |
Disc 3
| • | Hello | | • | 200 Balloons | | • | Escape | | • | Gotta Stop (Messin' About) | | • | Horny Toad | | • | Feel U Up | | • | Girl | | • | I Love U In Me | | • | Erotic City | | • | Shockadelica | | • | Irresistible Bitch | | • | Scarlet Pussy | | • | La La La He He Hee | | • | She's Always In My Hair | | • | 17 Days | | • | How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore | | • | Another Lonely Christmas | | • | God | | • | 4 The Tears In Your Eyes | | • | Power Fantastic |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.co.uk Review
Even with single edits substituting for full-length versions in a handful of cases, iThe Hits/The B-Sides/i is a mighty testament to the man we once called Prince. (For that matter, we still do.) In addition to most of his singles, from "I Wanna Be Your Lover" to "Thieves in the Temple", from "When Doves Cry" to "7", this triple-CD set throws in some worthwhile new music and a full disc of the fantastic flips that made buying 7- and 12-inches a must even when you already owned the A-side. "You can be the side effect," he mutters herein. "I'd rather be the dope." Witness some of the funkiest pharmaceuticals around. i--Rickey Wright/i
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| Customer Reviews:
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Purple Genius March 28, 2005
23 out of 26 found this review helpful
In the last year and a half i had decided to investigate the genius of Prince having heard Purple Rain the song and a few others. Having grown up in the 90's and liked Britpop the 80's seemed so far off to us and i just believed that the main man in 80's music was Michael Jackson. Of course some of his music is also tremendous but when you hear the three CD's worth of music on offer here it makes you realise that Michael Jackson isnt even close to the genius of Prince. CD1 has an astonishing range of songs. The brilliant early work of 'When you were mine' and 'Uptown' and the original 'I feel for you' to the classics 'Sign o the times', 'Alphabet St', 'Adore', 'Lets Go Crazy', 'When Doves Cry', '1999', 'I could never take the place of your man' and 'Pop life'. 1 also includes a beautiful original song called Pink Cashmere. To top it off is the stunning 'Nothing compares 2 u' which for me in one song puts Prince ahead of Michael Jackson because Jackson could only dream of writing this and then just giving it away. CD2 is so funky. The naughty stuff starts appearing here. 'Dirty mind', 'Head', 'Do me baby', 'Sexy M.F.', 'Gett off', 'Cream'. Of course the classics keep coming too. 'Purple Rain', 'I wanna be your lover', 'I would die 4 you', 'Little Red Corvette', 'Kiss', 'U got the look'. The crowning moment of CD2 is the untouchable 'Raspberry Beret' which is surely the greatest pure pop song of all time. CD3 takes us into the realm of hidden gems Prince puts out there. Amazing songs like '17 days', 'I love u in me', 'Girl', 'Scarlet Pussy', 'She's always in my hair', 'Erotic City', 'Horny Toad' and 'Feel u Up'. Also included on this disc is the fantastic christmas song 'Another lonely Christmas' which is just classic Prince. While everyone is singing about snow, holly and bells he sings about losing someone on the 25th of December. So if you want rock, rap, funk, soul, dance, pop and almost any other musical genre wrapped into one then buy this triple CD. The amazing thing is i have missed out some brilliant songs in this review which highlight his brilliance. Remember this only goes up to 1993 and doesnt include 'The most beautiful girl in the world', 'Gold' or any of the recent material from the brilliant album 'Musicology' which is a shame but dont let that stop you in your tracks, you have come this far. So do yourself a favour and check out the greatest solo artist in the history of music. You wont regret coming and joining the rest of us under the PURPLE RAIN.
Brilliant if predictable compilation - B sides worth the money alone September 14, 2006
Tex (London)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
if the 12 best tracks off the b sides disk were released as an album, it would be up there with all his classic records. they really are that good.more experimantal than the hits and fans should buy this even if they own all the albums.
Prince for the iPod generation March 29, 2005
J. E. Davidson (UK)
10 out of 12 found this review helpful
At this price you pretty much cannot go wrong; this triple CD is packed with great music.pThis a slightly odd offering - it is exactly what the title says it is - a collections of hits and b-sides gathered into a triple CD. The sequencing is a bit of a mystery to me and (for me) often does not work but it does not matter, you are only ever a couple of tracks away from another great song.pPersonally, I think that Prince is best appreciated by listening to the albums (although he has been so prolific it would be rather expensive to buy them all) so this is great compromise. I have listened to it all the way through once and I do not think I will do it again - but the tracks have already permeated most of my iPod playlists.
Funky! May 17, 2005
R. K. Harvey (Essex, UK)
7 out of 9 found this review helpful
this CD is really great and a must have for Prince fans, it complies his greatest hits including Purple Rain, Kiss and (my favourite)When Doves Cry and many many more. The cd notes are really interesting as well, which makes a change. If you're looking for a Prince album get this one.
Comprehensive Collection... August 5, 2001
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
Given the prolific nature of Prince's career a hits package was overdue and in order to do it justice two CDs of material would be needed. These were available as casual fan-friendly single CDs or as here a 3CD set that gave the more serious fan the chance to own both volumes along with a collection of Prince's finest B-sides. Also included are two previously unavailable songs on each Hits CD.pHowever even this relatively extensive format would mean cut backs and edits were made to the longer tracks, this would probably not be noticed by casual fans, though many hardcore collectors saw this to the detriment of the package.pThe hits selection is very comprehensive and with a few minor quibbles (Did Girls Boys, Batdance deserve a place here?) proves to be a good overview on the man's career to this point.pAll the familiar classics are here. When Doves Cry to Alphabet St, Little Red Corvette to Kiss. The new tracks and in-depth liner notes by Alan Leeds prove a good incentive to the hardcore fanbase also. A live version of Nothing Compares 2 U (The song by now associated with Sinead O' Connor's hit take on the Prince-penned The Family tune) duetted with the classy Rosie Gaines is a nice addition. As is the beautiful, tender ballad Pink Cashmere. On the second CD the hard rocking blues of Peach and the funky-rap of Pope also prove invaluable to the collector.pThe third CD is an essential B-side collection for hardcore fans and sure to be appreciated by music lovers everywhere. You see Prince B-sides are of an extremely high stsndard and this is a great chance to have them all together on one CD. Again two rarities are here. The emotional Power Fantastic and USA For Africa penned For The Tears In Your Eyes.pThe classic She's Always in My Hair sits alongside the funk-dance of Erotic City and simply put the Prince B-side CD contains material that some artists would be happy to have as a Best Of their career!pThe choice as to whether to go for the two single Hits CDs, this boxset or perhaps neither, all depends on your love for Prince music. Rest assured though that this music perfectly chronicles the highlights of the eclectic Genius that is Prince Roger Nelson upto 1993 and in funky hands could prove to be an addiction that stays with you for life! :)
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