Perhaps the biggest surprise about Prince’s music since his death is how sensibly his catalogue now seems to be managed. Piano And A Microphone 1983 was a smart first choice for his unreleased music, suggesting Prince’s estate knows how to ease out those legions of works in the vault.
It’s equally important that Prince’s post-Slave years, when he decided major record labels were too controlling, are adroitly maintained. It was a good sign when the oftenbaffling 23 albums he made from 1995-2010 were released on streaming last August alongside a well-chosen Best Of from the era, Anthology: 1995-2010.