This edition of Purple Rain is essential for any Prince fan, and is even a good pick up place for novices. The remastering is fine, and was even overseen by Prince himself before he passed. Much has been said about the album, and the quality of it, so I will pass on reviewing the original album, but I do enjoy the remastered audio. What makes this deluxe expanded edition worth the buy isThis edition of Purple Rain is essential for any Prince fan, and is even a good pick up place for novices. The remastering is fine, and was even overseen by Prince himself before he passed. Much has been said about the album, and the quality of it, so I will pass on reviewing the original album, but I do enjoy the remastered audio. What makes this deluxe expanded edition worth the buy is the B-Sides / 12 inch mix disc, and the Unreleased "vault" material. B-Sides such as "Erotic City" and "17 Days" are 80s classics, and other B-Sides like "God" and "Another Lonely Christmas" are important in the narrative of Prince's music (and are both of great quality). The extended / 12 inch mixes are something to marvel over, and display Prince's top tier musicianship to the fullest. The long versions of "Let's Go Crazy" and "Erotic City" are the definitive cuts of the track, and the extended instrumental to "God (The Love Theme from Purple Rain)" is pure bliss. The "vault" disc is the disc with the most anticipation surrounding it, and it does not disappoint. Most Prince historians didn't even know their was a studio version of "Electric Intercourse", making it's inclusion in this package the most special, and it is my personal highlight of all the bonus material. All the other songs have been bootlegged in various qualities, but on this bonus disc, they have been remastered and sound better than they have on any of their bootlegs. Prince's original version of "The Dance Electric", the Lisa Coleman led "Our Destiny / Roadhouse Garden", "Wonderful Ass", "Possessed", the original cut of "We Can F***" (before Prince released it years later as "We Can Funk"), the piano instrumental with that influenced "Computer Blue", "Father's Song", and the "Hallway Speech version" of the Purple Rain album track "Computer Blue" are the standouts of the "vault" CD. "Computer Blue Hallway Speech Version" is specifically interesting for those who only knew of the version from the album / movie. The other songs, "Love And Sex", "Velvet Kitty Cat", and "Katrina's Paper Dolls" sound like demos for his aspiring female artists (Apollonia 6, Vanity 6, Sheila E., etc.), and don't sound like completed songs like the other tracks on the album. The DVD included with this edition is also a great reminder of Prince's incredible stage presence. He commands his band with great precision, reminiscent of a James Brown blended with a Bruce Springsteen. His vocals are fantastic live, as is his guitar and piano playing. The encore of "Baby I'm A Star" and the 20-minute "Purple Rain" are the highlights of this DVD, displaying Prince's extreme skill as a band leader and a master of musical improvisation. The theatrics of the concert are peculiar, and sometimes feel to go overboard, but when he gets into the music, that is all forgotten. Overall this deluxe expanded edition of Purple Rain adds on to the masterpiece that is "Purple Rain" therefore making it a great reissue of the album. I would highly recommend this version for long time fans, Prince fanatics, and newcomers. Prince's recording history is so varied that some super fans might not feel that Prince's estate or whoever chose the best bonus cuts for the project, but every cut they chose, aside from the 7 inch edits, are all infamous in Prince's recording catalog, and all are deserving of inclusion on a reissue of this sort. 10/10… Expand