Prince’s 3121 anniversary campaign is reopening both the studio archive and the doors of his Las Vegas residency.
A new expanded edition of Prince’s 3121 will arrive December 11, bringing ten additional recordings to the album’s original 12-song sequence. Announced by NPG Records and the Prince Estate, the release places unheard material alongside a concert film from the same creative period.
“Time of Ur Life” is the first vault preview, while a newly released live performance of “Black Sweat” introduces the concert footage. The official announcement connects both releases to the twentieth anniversary of the 2006 album, which debuted atop the Billboard 200.
The archive selections include acoustic versions of “The Word,” “Love” and “Te Amo Corazón,” alongside titles including “The Streets of Panama,” “Another Girl” and “Glass Cutter.” Rather than simply appending concert versions of familiar songs, the expanded studio sequence offers different arrangements and additional compositions from the archive.
The physical editions combine either three LPs or two CDs with a Blu-ray. Sony Music’s vinyl listing specifies that the disc includes the official videos for “Fury,” “Te Amo Corazón” and “Black Sweat,” as well as the complete January 2007 concert.
A separate live album arrives November 27 for Record Store Day Black Friday. 3121 Las Vegas Live documents the January 20, 2007 performance and is planned as a crystal-blue triple-LP set and a two-CD edition, giving listeners an audio counterpart to the filmed show.
The concert also reaches cinemas in the United States and Canada beginning December 3, with tickets scheduled to go on sale November 11. The 154-minute film has been restored in 4K, with Dolby Atmos presentations in equipped theaters, extending the anniversary beyond record shelves and streaming services.
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