Prince / Timeless

Timeless is a forthcoming Prince compilation of “rare and unreleased” studio recordings.

The 10-track collection features tracks from Prince’s Vault and spans the entirety of Prince’s career from 1977 to 2016.

Songs on what appears to be a chronological compilation include ‘I Am You’, a home recording from 1978 which was performed live twice in early 1979 and never played again, ‘Tick, Tick, Bang’ an unreleased recording from 1981 which was later re-recorded for the Graffiti Bridge album. ‘Heaven’ a song committed to tape in 1985 and never issued and ‘I Wonder’ which was recorded four years later in 1989 and is also unreleased.

Timeless includes Prince’s 1995 recording of ‘Stone’ – at one point slated for Emancipation – and ‘The Guilty Ones’ which is a much more recent unreleased track from 2007. This set also features ‘With This Tear’, the November 1991 recording that was made available digitally on the 10^th anniversary of Prince’s death, last month and a live version of 1999 B-side ‘How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore’.

The audio has been mastered (and presumably, in many cases, mixed) by Chris James, the engineer who has been responsible for the various Prince Atmos Mixes that have been made available in recent years. James has clearly earned the role of ‘trusted technician’ when it comes to mix/mastering projects related to Prince (SDE spoke to Chris last year about his Purple Rain Atmos Mix).

Timeless will be released on CD and vinyl on 28 August 2026 via Sony. 

Compare prices and pre-order

Prince

Timeless - vinyl LP

Shop Price gbp Stock Amazon uk   27.99 Pre-Order Amazon de   22.99 Pre-Order Amazon usa   24.99 Pre-Order Amazon fr   23.99 Pre-Order Amazon it   39.90 Order Amazon es   26.99 Pre-Order Amazon ca   36.24 Pre-Order JPC de   31.99 Pre-Order Rough Trade uk   24.99 pre-order Rough Trade usa   26.99 pre-order

Currency: GBP USD EUR CAD AUD JPY

Compare prices and pre-order

Prince

Timeless - CD edition

Shop Price gbp Stock Amazon uk   12.99 Pre-Order Amazon de   16.49 Pre-Order Amazon usa   12.97 Pre-Order Amazon fr   16.99 Pre-Order Amazon ca   20.29 Pre-Order JPC de   18.99 Pre-Order Rough Trade uk   14.99 pre-order Rough Trade usa   15.99 pre-order

Currency: GBP USD EUR CAD AUD JPY

Tracklisting

Timeless Prince /

• CD edition
  • 1. I Am You
    2. Tick Tick Bang
    3. Heaven
    4. I Wonder
    5. With This Tear
    6. Stone
    7. Calabama
    8. The Guilty Ones
    9. Bestest Friend
    10. How Come You Don’t Call Me Anymore? (Live)
• Vinyl LP

  • Side A

    1. I Am You
    2. Tick Tick Bang
    3. Heaven
    4. I Wonder
    5. With This Tear

    Side B

    1. Stone
    2. Calabama
    3. The Guilty Ones
    4. Bestest Friend
    5. How Come You Don’t Call Me Anymore? (Live)