Sign O' The Times (Deluxe)

Right! this is not really going to be about the sound quality of this excellent remastered edition Prince’s Magnus Opus. It’s going to be about the packaging. Whilst the deluxe edition that I’ve purchased does look utterly gorgeous. And it clearly does.I’ve found that I’ve firstly had to move a few of the CD’s around in where they’ve been put by Warners. Due to me getting easier access to the two discs that I bought the album for. Which is Side One and Side Two of this epic album. Disc three I will play, but I’ve prominently bought the album for the main two discs, haven't we ALL, I would hope.The slips where the CD’s are held are very tight, like many digipak CD’s (it’s definitely a common problem I find) I suggest you spend a little time continuing to pull the CD’s in and out of the package to gain easier access to the discs.You shouldn’t really have to carry out this practice, but unfortunately that’s my little tip to make getting the discs easier to slip in and out of their compartments on this particular package.On the sound of the remaster, if you’ve purchased the other two Warner releases in these remastered editions of Prince’s back catalogue, that being Purple Rain and 1999, then you’ll definitely know what you’ll getting.Can I say the sound to my ears anyway, this remaster does thankfully sound a lot, lot crisper, particularly concerning the bass and tremble which do sound like where they should be.My older copy of Sign O’ The Times always sound incredibly dull and lifeless and just without life. Fortunately with this release the album is finally given sonically the treatment that it fully deserves.So five stars for the album definitely and probably four stars at a push for the actual ease of getting the discs in and out of the slips where they are kept.

One of the best albums of the 80s which sadly non musical tone deaf millenial generations will not appreciate, this album is from a artist that could write songs play instruments, not like today's standards of pure tripe. To if you need an musical education , this must be in your collection.

Just a brilliant album I needed a replacement copy of.

Box and packaging in perfect condition. Well done Amazon!

First warning sign was when I removed the cellophane wrap and the track listing fell out. Practically self destructing on opening.Trying to carefully extract the CDs from the too tight cardboard sleeve resulted in torn sleeves despite my best efforts.Nothing deluxe here but the name. Whoever is responsible for this effort needs to quit.

Great album, but the version I received was not mint. It had been opened and clearly looked through. The wrapper, with hype sticker, was folded up inside the box. I expect a mint, new version when I order from Amazon.