It is 2026, and we finally have a physical record of the last songs Prince ever picked for us. It’s been 10 years since the world lost this legend in 2016. For a long time, his albums were available only online or in small CD runs. Now we can finally hold these historical pieces, especially the albums “HitnRun” phases 1 and 2. We can hold them in our own hands on vinyl and CD.
Prince was a man who wanted to control every single sound and look of his work. These albums are not just random songs found in a room after he was gone. He chose them himself to be his last message to his fans in 2015 and 2016. He was a perfectionist who wanted his final gift to be exactly what he intended.
It’s official! HITNRUN Phase One and HITNRUN Phase Two are coming to vinyl.
Fans are already reacting with so much love for these new records. One viewer said that holding the vinyl feels like a piece of history that was missing is finally home. Another person mentioned that they can finally hear the music the way Prince intended.
While Phase Two is a soulful masterpiece with a big horn section, Phase One showed us his futuristic side. This leads us to a very special song called 1000 X’S & O’S, which is a main part of this era. It acts as a bridge between the music he made years ago and the new sounds he likes.
1000 X’S & O’S
This track is a lost treasure that Prince kept in his vault for over twenty years. He wrote it in the early nineties but waited until his final years to perfect it. It is a simple song about a person coming home to a hug after a hard day of work. Fans love that he reached back into his history to give them this comfort.
Prince always stood for artists owning their work and fans truly feeling the music. His journey from a young star to a musical master is something we will never see again. These final albums show that he was still full of ideas right up to the very end. Follow Prince on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube to keep his purple flame burning forever.