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|single name            = Diamonds And Pearls - The Singles ''(collection)''
|single image           = [[File:Diamonds_And_Pearls_-_The_Singles.jpg|200px|Diamonds And Pearls - The Singles box set artwork]]
|date                   = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 24|24 August 2023]] (official release date)<br>
[[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 26|26 August 2023]] (first shipments arrive)<br> 
|album                  = [[Album:_Diamonds_And_Pearls_SuperDeluxe|Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]
|label                  = [[NPG Records]] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros. Records] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legacy_Recordings Legacy Recordings] 
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|introduction           = <b>Diamonds And Pearls - The Singles</b> is a collection of 7" singles released two months prior to the [[Album:_Diamonds_And_Pearls_SuperDeluxe|Diamonds And Pearls ''(Super) Deluxe Edition'']].

The collection contains remastered editions of the commercial 7" singles (and one promo CD-single / 12" picture disc single) from the time of original [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls|Diamonds And Pearls]] album in 1991 - [[Single: Gett Off|Gett Off]], [[Single: Cream|Cream]], [[Single: Insatiable|Insatiable]], [[Single: Diamonds And Pearls|Diamonds And Pearls]], [[Single: Money Don’t Matter 2 Night|Money Don’t Matter 2 Night]] and [[Single: Thunder|Thunder]] (which had been released as a promo CD, and 12" picture disc). Additionally, the set includes a unique single, [[Single: Alice Through The Looking Glass|Alice Through The Looking Glass]] b/w [[Horny Pony|Horny Pony (Version 2)]]. [[Alice Through The Looking Glass]] had been released for streaming and download prior to the collection’s release.

The box set has been compiled with the commercial 1991 and 1992 US 7" singles as a template. But some of the 7" singles in this box set have different b-sides compared to their original releases. The original [[Single: Cream|Cream]] single had its b-side [[Horny Pony]] replaced with [[Gangster Glam]] in this box set, as [[Horny Pony]] is also the b-side to [[Single: Gett Off|Gett Off]]. The original US 7" single for [[Single: Diamonds And Pearls|Diamonds And Pearls]] contained X-cerpts From The Songs: [[Thunder]], [[Daddy Pop]], [[Strollin’]], [[Jughead]], [[Money Don’t Matter 2 Night]], [[Push]], [[Live 4 Love]] as its b-side. In this box set this compilation of album track snippets has been replaced with the European b-side [[Do Your Dance|Q In Doubt]]. 

For this box set art director [https://www.mathieubitton.fr/ Mathieu Bitton] recreated the artwork for every single from scratch. No scans of the original releases were used. Somewhat odd the original 1991 US 7" single for [[Single: Diamonds And Pearls|Diamonds And Pearls]] was released in a white paper sleeve. So [https://www.mathieubitton.fr/ Bitton] based the artwork for that 7" single in the box set on the 1991 US cassette single art, not on the more common international [[Single: Diamonds And Pearls|Diamonds And Pearls]] single artwork. In a [https://www.facebook.com/groups/26634974809/permalink/10161282495614810/ Facebook post] [https://www.mathieubitton.fr/ Bitton] confirmed that the set had been planned for release by the Prince Estate for 2022, and that this planned release was going to include a 12-page booklet filled with unseen photos. This booklet was omitted from the 2023 release that was issued under supervision of the new team that took over The Estate in the summer of 2022. [https://www.mathieubitton.fr/ Bitton] also revealed that the version of [[Alice Through The Looking Glass]] was different (an early mix) than the one that ended-up being released.

The set was limited to 1,991 units (in honor of the year the [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls|Diamonds And Pearls]] album was first released, 1991)<!--, and was manufactured by Third Man Pressing in Detroit, MI, USA-->. All seven 7” singles were manufactured on pearl white vinyl in picture sleeves. Each set was accompanied by seven special collectors picture cards with photos by [https://www.randeestnicholas.com/ Randee St. Nicholas], and came housed in a numbered 7” box.

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|format1                 = 7" vinyl
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'''Disc 1: Gett Off'''<br>
A. <b>[[Gett Off]] (Single Edit) [2023 remaster]</b> (4:31) <br>
B. <b>[[Horny Pony]] [2023 remaster]</b> (4:17) <br>
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'''Disc 2: Cream'''<br>
A. <b>[[Cream]] [2023 remaster]</b> (4:12)<br>
B. <b>[[Gangster Glam]] [2023 remaster]</b> (5:06)<br>
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'''Disc 3: Insatiable'''<br>
A. <b>[[Insatiable]] (Edit) [2023 remaster]</b> (4:01)<br>
B. <b>[[I Love U In Me]]<!-- [2023 remaster]--></b> (4:12)<br>
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'''Disc 4: Diamonds And Pearls'''<br>
A. <b>[[Diamonds And Pearls]] (Edit) [2023 remaster]</b> (4:20)<br>
B. <b>[[Do Your Dance|Q In Doubt (Instrumental)]] [2023 remaster]</b> (4:00)<br>
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'''Disc 5: Money Don’t Matter 2 Night '''<br>
A. <b>[[ Money Don’t Matter 2 Night]] (Edit) [2023 remaster]</b> (4:12)<br>
B. <b>[[Call The Law]] [2023 remaster]</b> (4:19)<br>
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'''Disc 6: Thunder'''<br>
A. <b>[[Thunder]] (DJ Fade) [2023 remaster]</b> (3:20)<br>
B. <b>[[Violet The Organ Grinder]] [2023 remaster]</b> (4:59)<br>
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'''Disc 7: Alice Through The Looking Glass'''<br>
A. <b>[[Alice Through The Looking Glass]] [2023 remaster]</b> (4:16)<br>
B. <b>[[Horny Pony|Horny Pony (Version 2)]] [2023 remaster]</b> (4:21)<br><small>
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Reference: <br>
5QLPPR057 (worldwide)<br>
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|format2                 = <!-- Download (included with purchase of vinyl set) -->
|content                 =  <!-- 1. <b>[[Gett Off]] (Single Edit) [2023 remaster]</b> (4:31) <br>
2. <b>[[Horny Pony]] [2023 remaster]</b> (4:17) <br>
3. <b>[[Cream]] [2023 remaster]</b> (4:12)<br>
4 <b>[[Gangster Glam]] [2023 remaster]</b> (5:06)<br>
5. <b>[[Insatiable]] (Edit) [2023 remaster]</b> (4:01)<br>
6. <b>[[I Love U In Me]] [2023 remaster]</b> (4:12)<br>
7. <b>[[Diamonds And Pearls]] (Edit) [2023 remaster]</b> (4:20)<br>
8. <b>[[Do Your Dance|Q In Doubt (Instrumental)]] [2023 remaster]</b> (4:00)<br>
9. <b>[[ Money Don’t Matter 2 Night]] (Edit) [2023 remaster]</b> (4:12)<br>
10. <b>[[Call The Law]] [2023 remaster]</b> (4:19)<br>
11. <b>[[Thunder]] (DJ Fade) [2023 remaster]</b> (3:20)<br>
12. <b>[[Violet The Organ Grinder]] [2023 remaster]</b> (4:59)<br>
13. <b>[[Alice Through The Looking Glass]] [2023 remaster]</b> (4:18)<br>
14. <b>[[Horny Pony|Horny Pony (Version 2)]] [2023 remaster]</b> (4:21)<br><small>
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|credits                 = * See individual tracks and related albums for credits.
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|12 inches               = *This collection was not released in any other format.
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|item1   = [[Album:_Diamonds_And_Pearls_SuperDeluxe|Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]<br>(Album)
|image1  = [[File:D&P_SDE.jpg|80px|link= Album: Diamonds_And_Pearls_SuperDeluxe]]
|item2   = [[Single:_Alice_Through_The_Looking_Glass|Alice Through The Looking Glass]] <br>(Single)
|image2  = [[File:Alice Through The Looking Glass single.jpg|80px|link= Single:_Alice_Through_The_Looking_Glass]]
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|trivia                  =  In April 2023 French vinyl pressing plant MPO released a short documentary as part of a Record Store Day collaboration. In that mini documentary they accidentally showed the production of the [[Single: Money Don’t Matter 2 Night|Money Don’t Matter 2 Night]] single for this box set. This fueled rumors that a box set was imminent many months before its official announcement. 
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|references              = [https://www.facebook.com/groups/26634974809/permalink/10161282495614810/ Prince Vinyl Record Collecting Facebook group]
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|categories              = [[Category:2023]][[Category:Singles (Prince)]][[Category:NPG Records releases]][[Category:Collections]][[Category:Posthumous Releases (Prince)]][[Category:Posthumous Singles (Prince)]]
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