{"product_id":"prince-the-hits-the-b-sides-3cd","title":"Prince - The Hits\/The B-Sides [3CD]","description":"\u003cp\u003ePrince's The Hits\/The B-Sides packs fifteen years of brilliance into one generous set, a 1993 collection presented here as a 3CD edition that still ranks among the great career overviews of its era.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first two discs collect the singles that turned a Minneapolis prodigy into a global force, running from the late 1970s into the early 1990s. The third disc is the real treasure for devoted fans: a stack of B-sides that for years existed only on the flip of seven-inch singles and twelve-inch releases, many of them as strong as anything that made the albums.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe hits need little introduction. When Doves Cry still sounds radical, a funk song with no bassline that somehow hits harder for the absence. Alongside the classics sit songs that were new at the time, including Peach, a raw, rocking guitar workout, and a live reading of Nothing Compares 2 U with Rosie Gaines sharing the vocal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver on the B-sides disc, Erotic City shows exactly why Prince's leftovers became legendary, all hypnotic drum machine and sly, sticky groove.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReleased just as Prince was battling his label over control of his music, this set sums up the Warner Bros. years in full. It is a complete education in pop, funk, rock and soul from one restless mind.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alliance Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57478975783217,"sku":"093624544029","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/2026\/7313\/files\/Prince-The_HitsThe_B-Sides_3CD.jpg?v=1794396820","url":"https:\/\/vinyl.com\/products\/prince-the-hits-the-b-sides-3cd","provider":"Vinyl.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}