Digital Culture: Superdeluxe Editions LOST MAGIC

or Prince, decadence was certainly not a foreign word. In the peak years of his fame, his conditions for the backstage area included: purple painted walls, a limousine to drive him from the dressing room to the stage, and the „absolutely necessary“ requirement that everything be shrink-wrapped in plastic. One time, the contract contained the clause that a house should be built for him right next to the venue. [1] But even for him, the current posthumous box set of his classic „Sign O‘ the Times“ would probably have been a little too much of a good thing. The Super Deluxe Edition comprises 13 LPs, a DVD and a bound glossy photo book in a slipcase. Alternatively, there is the 8 CD version for the less analog-savvy fans, which includes the double album on six records with unreleased studio excerpts, demos, sketches and single mixes. In view of such an opulent abundance, a question like „Who needs all this?“ does not seem entirely absurd. But when the website „Super Deluxe Edition“,