i've never heard any suggestion of this, with the exception of 'chaos and disorder,' which he describes as not ready and forced into release by warner bros. while i suppose that's somewhat true, i doubt anyone *could* put out something without his consent. i don't think anyone would have access to the tapes. he's done pretty well at keeping control over what is released, even when the wb battles were at their ugliest (on both sides).
"The Vault: Old Friends 4 Sale" is a one such release. It's bit and pieces from over Prince's career with WB. It was essentially released without Prince's consent. I don't own it, but a friend played it for me (a non-Prince fan at that) not telling me who it was. I couldn't guess that it was Prince, but I realized what a tremendous musician he was at that moment. I've been a fan ever since. Zach