Over the last few months, Legacy Recordings has released a number of exciting Prince reissues on purple vinyl and CD as part of the label's initiative to bring Prince's post-1995 catalogue back in print.  Today, Legacy has announced the April 26 release of a new 2-CD/DVD set called Ultimate Rave.  The collection brings together two of Prince's albums from the turn of the new millennium:  Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic from 1999 and Rave In2 The Joy Fantastic, a hard-to-find 2001 remix album that was only available to members of Prince's NPG Music Club service.  The new collection will also include a DVD of the Rave Un2 The Year 2000 concert film, originally a pay-per-view special which saw Prince and an array of guests - including Morris Day and The Time, members of Sly and the Family Stone, Maceo Parker, and Lenny Kravitz - ringing in the new year with hits and fan favorites alike.  In addition to the three-disc set, Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic and Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic will also be available individually on purple vinyl.  Those editions will also be available on April 26.

Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic was initially conceived by Clive Davis (who'd lured Prince to a one-off deal with Arista Records) as a comeback album a la Santana's Supernatural.  The star-studded album included Chuck D., Eve, Ani DiFranco, Gwen Stefani, Larry Graham, Maceo Parker, and Sheryl Crow lending their talents. Highlights include the title track (left over from an abandoned 1988 project that featured material from the soundtracks to Batman and Graffiti Bridge) and the simmering R&B jam "The Greatest Romance Ever Sold."

In 2001, Prince released Rave In2 The Joy Fantastic.  The album was an update of its predecessor, with a modified track listing that added the previously unreleased track "Beautiful Strange," and new remixes and modified versions of the Un2 material.  In one of many examples of Prince embracing creative means of distribution, Rave In2 The Joy Fantastic was exclusively sold to members of his web-based NPG Music Club.  Legacy's new edition will mark the first wide reissue of this material and, thankfully, will be available through conventional means of music consumption.

Ultimate Rave will be released on April 26 from Legacy Recordings.   You can check out the full track listing of all the components and pre-order your copies with the links below!  Various bundles of the 2CD/DVD set, the purple vinyl releases, T-shirts, hoodies, and more are also available directly from Prince's online store.

Prince, Ultimate Rave (NPG/Legacy, 2019) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)

Disc 1: Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic (originally released as NPG/Arista 07822 14624-2, 1999)

Also available on purple vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Link TBD

1. Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic
2. Undisputed (feat. Chuck D)
3. The Greatest Romance Ever Sold
4. Hot Wit U (feat. Eve)
5. Tangerine
6. So Far, So Pleased (feat. Gwen Stefani)
7. The Sun, The Moon and Stars
8. Everyday Is a Winding Road
9. Segue
10. Man 'O' War
11. Baby Knows (feat. Sheryl Crow)
12. <0> Love U, But <0> Don't Trust U Anymore (feat. Ani DiFranco)
13. Silly Game
14. Strange But True
15. Wherever U Go, Whatever U Do
16. Segue
17. Prettyman

Disc 2: Rave In2 The Joy Fantastic (originally released on NPG Records (no cat. #), 2001)

Also available on purple vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Link TBD

1. Rave In2 The Joy Fantastic
2. Undisputed (The Moneyapolis Mix feat. Chuck D)
3. The Greatest Romance Ever Sold
4. Hot Wit U (Nasty Girl Remix feat. Eve)
5. Tangerine
6. So Far, So Pleased (feat. Gwen Stefani)
7. The Sun, The Moon and Stars
8. Man 'O' War (Remix)
9. Baby Knows (feat. Sheryl Crow)
10. <0> Love U, But <0> Don't Trust U Anymore (feat. Ani DiFranco)
11. Beautiful Strange
12. Silly Game
13. Wherever U Go, Whatever U Do
14. Prettyman

DVD: Rave Un2 The Year 2000 (originally released as Eagle Vision ID9723ER, 2000)

1. Let's Go Crazy
2. She's Always In My Hair
3. U Got The Look
4. Kiss
5. Jungle Love - Morris Day & The Time
6. The Bird - Morris Day & The Time
7. American Woman - Lenny Kravitz
8. Fly Away - Lenny Kravitz
9. Gett Off
10. Medley - Rosie Gaines, Mike Scott, Maceo Parker
11. It's Alright - Larry Graham
12. Everyday People - Larry Graham, Cynthia Robinson, Jerry Martini
13. Higher - Larry Graham
14. Purple Rain
15. The Christ
16. Blues Medley - Maceo Parker, Johnny Blackshire
17. Nothing Compares 2 U
18. Take Me With U/Raspberry Beret
19. The Greatest Romance Ever Sold
20. Baby Knows
21. 1999 Intro
22. Baby I'm a Star
23. 1999

Bonus Groovez

1. Flashlight - George Clinton
2. The Undertaker (Sax Solo) - Cathy Jensen
3. The Undertaker (Harmonica Solo) - Jimmy Russell
4. Release Urself Larry Graham, The Artist & The NPG

Innerviews

1. George Clinton
2. Lenny Kravitz
3. Morris Day
4. The Artist

Recorded live at Paisley Park, Chanhassen, MN - 12/17-18/1999 and broadcast on pay-per-view 12/31/1999-1/1/2000