Prince - Diamonds and Pearls (BD-A w/Atmos mix of studio album / box set with BD-V live material and videos) October 27 2023

[svengaleekie]

SDE just announced Prince & The New Power Generation - Diamonds And Pearls with Dolby Atmos mix, not part of the series it seems.
Prince / Diamonds and Pearls blu-ray audio with Dolby Atmos Mix

 

[SeeMoreDigital]

I've just received an email from SDE... They are releasing Princes' Diamonds And Pearls 1991 album in Dolby Atmos and stereo: -

https://www.thesdeshop.com/products/prince-diamonds-and-pearls-blu-ray-audio-with-dolby-atmos-mix?
Note: This does not form part of the 'numbered' series of releases.

 

[beerking]

And the million dollar question is...

Who mixed it?

 

[Bill B]

https://theseconddisc.com/2023/08/24/prince-diamonds-and-pearls-reissue/

EDIT: Looks like the cd/bluray package in this article is a video BR. I guess the audio only is an SDE exclusive.

 

[haikubass]

OK, so it's not an SDE exclusive:
https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/poprock/detail/-/art/prince-diamonds-and-pearls/hnum/11575882Also, the stereo mix is reportedly 44.1 kHz/24 bit.

 

[Bill B]

OK, not a SDE exclusive:

... or not...

 

[César]

The most exciting part of the news is this:
New! *No extra charges for shipping to the EU* the SDE shop is now IOSS registered (international One Stop Shop).

 

[SeeMoreDigital]

OK, so it's not an SDE exclusive:
https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/poprock/detail/-/art/prince-diamonds-and-pearls/hnum/11575882Also, the stereo mix is reportedly 44.1 kHz/24 bit.

Just-so people know... The Blu-ray disc format does not support audio encoded at 44.1kHz

 

[Oldschoolsoundengineer]

SDE just announced Prince & The New Power Generation - Diamonds And Pearls with Dolby Atmos mix, not part of the series it seems.
Prince / Diamonds and Pearls blu-ray audio with Dolby Atmos Mix

Great news! It is a splendid album. One of Prince's best sounding IMO. Really hoping the atmos mix is top level.

 

[Jeffrey Michael]

Has anyone seen the separate Dolby Atmos mix BD for sale in the US? Or, is SDE the only place to get it?

 

[J. PUPSTER]

Is this saying the BD is only a LIVE show, if so, I know from past releases the mix will be poor???

https://variety.com/2023/music/news/prince-reissue-diamonds-and-pearls-1235703746/
https://www.rhino.com/article/princ...nd-pearls-gets-super-deluxe-reissue-treatment
https://www.amazon.com/Diamonds-Pea...u_lfire_lp_x_68c9a39ff7a4d4ff8e0a85820cd89907

 

[sjcorne]

Is this saying the BD is only a LIVE show, if so, I know from past releases the mix will be poor???

The BD in the box set only has a live show, but the standalone HFPA release has the studio album.

 

[PurpleMoustache]

Is this saying the BD is only a LIVE show, if so, I know from past releases the mix will be poor???

https://variety.com/2023/music/news/prince-reissue-diamonds-and-pearls-1235703746/
https://www.rhino.com/article/princ...nd-pearls-gets-super-deluxe-reissue-treatment
https://www.amazon.com/Diamonds-Pea...u_lfire_lp_x_68c9a39ff7a4d4ff8e0a85820cd89907

Reading between the lines it seems like there’s TWO Blu ray releases.
One that’s getting wide distribution that comes in a package with 7 CDs that has a live show in Atmos
and the one on SDE and jpc.de that’s a single Blu Ray only with high res stereo and Atmos of the album

 

[humprof]

Is this saying the BD is only a LIVE show, if so, I know from past releases the mix will be poor???

https://variety.com/2023/music/news/prince-reissue-diamonds-and-pearls-1235703746/
https://www.rhino.com/article/princ...nd-pearls-gets-super-deluxe-reissue-treatment
https://www.amazon.com/Diamonds-Pea...u_lfire_lp_x_68c9a39ff7a4d4ff8e0a85820cd89907

"In addition, there will be a brand-new Dolby ATMOS mix of Diamonds And Pearls. This marks the very first time a Prince studio album has been mixed in ATMOS, and it will feature on an audiophile Blu-ray, featuring the album in Dolby ATMOS and HD Stereo (24bit / 44.1kHz) formats."

 

[J. PUPSTER]

"In addition, there will be a brand-new Dolby ATMOS mix of Diamonds And Pearls. This marks the very first time a Prince studio album has been mixed in ATMOS, and it will feature on an audiophile Blu-ray, featuring the album in Dolby ATMOS and HD Stereo (24bit / 44.1kHz) formats."

So it's just the SDE BD version then?

Going in the bag; but I'd still like to know who is mixing the Atmos?

 

[humprof]

So it's just the SDE BD version then?

Going in the bag; but I'd still like to know who is mixing the Atmos?

Yeah--as with so many other record company press releases these days, the prose will not win any awards for clarity.

 

[Juggsnelson]

So it's just the SDE BD version then?

Going in the bag; but I'd still like to know who is mixing the Atmos?

And JPC so far as retailers. Ordered from Paul at SDE because I like to give them business whenever I can over a big box store.

 

[haikubass]

Has anyone seen the separate Dolby Atmos mix BD for sale in the US? Or, is SDE the only place to get it?

No, not the only place - the ASIN for Amazon listings is B0CGDBTPX3, it is already listed in several European countries.

 

[J. PUPSTER]

And JPC so far as retailers. Ordered from Paul at SDE because I like to give them business whenever I can over a big box store.

Also ordered from SDE to support Paul

 

[LennonCobain]

I'm not surprised at all. I'll leave it at that.
The only one I am surprised about is the "Concert For George". A lot of big names on that performance. Of course we don't know how many they produced compared to the others on the list.

The Concert For George Atmos mix blows.