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I’m surprised they only listed Prince for the Love Symbol album and not because he changed his stage name to that symbol as well (hence being known as The Artist Formerly Known as Prince (TAFKAP).

Another couple of examples I could think of are 4'33" by John Cage – a silent track [0]; and Taylor Swift re-recording all her albums [1].

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4′33″

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor_Swift_masters_dispute




Interesting thing is that Prince name change wasn't just a whim. It was an attempt at breaking out of dystopian corporate IP capture.

https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-36107590


4'33" isn't silent. It has page turns. Swift is copying the Sinatra playbook when he re-recorded everything on his own label.


There is a compilation album of it https://mute.com/stumm-433

From The Normal, the artist that started Mute, to the label’s newest signing, K Á R Y Y N, STUMM433 will feature a huge array – over 50 – of Mute artists including Depeche Mode, Yann Tiersen, Liars, Silicon Teens, Irmin Schmidt and many more, all presenting their own interpretation of one piece of music: John Cage’s game-changing composition, 4’33”.




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