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Prince Estate To Release Six-Disc Deluxe Reissue Of '1999'
Prince Estate To Release Six-Disc Deluxe Reissue Of '1999'
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Watch This Previously Unreleased Footage of Prince Performing "1999"

Lenny Kravitz, Grace Jones, Lauryn Hill, Lion Babe, Thundercat, SZA & More Rock The Afropunk Festival 2015 in Brooklyn, NY.

Very rare.

Every now and then, the Prince Estate releases a gem from the late legend's archives.

On Thursday (Sept. 12), previously unreleased footage of Prince performing his 1982 hit, "1999" live at The Summit in Houston, Texas.

The video was recorded on  December 29, 1982 (the second of two shows that day). The entire show is available on the 1999 Super Deluxe Edition witch is slated for release on November 29th 2019.

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The release includes a complete remaster and a "super deluxe edition" with 35 brand new tracks and a concert film retrieved from Prince's vault.

Watch the full live performance below.