
Retrieved from around 2010 — ‘the best album Prince made in the last two decades of his life’, according to The Guardian. ‘From its opening title track — stark, slow-motion funk in which Prince casts a weary eye over the state of the nation, a spiritual younger cousin of Sign o’ the Times — it gradually reveals itself to be of completely different quality to anything he deigned to release at the time: a collection of largely brilliant, socially aware songs. It’s often inspired by early 70s soul, most notably golden-era Curtis Mayfield.’
The Deluxe edition includes a CD, Blu-ray, poster, book, the works.