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Thread started 05/02/24 3:35pm

ExTAFKASoladeo
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The Unreleased Song Dear Uncle George….

Reportedly an early version of Private Joy recorded in early 1981…

Who’s heard it???
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Reply #1 posted 05/02/24 4:45pm

Mindbells9

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I know one person who had it (he's deceased now)and he let a friend of mine hear a short snippet of it over the phone.
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Reply #2 posted 05/02/24 5:11pm

ExTAFKASoladeo
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Mindbells9 said:

I know one person who had it (he's deceased now)and he let a friend of mine hear a short snippet of it over the phone.


Aaaaaannnnddddd????!!! ;-)

What did it sound like??,
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Reply #3 posted 05/02/24 6:00pm

EnglishGent2

Sounded like Private Joy, probably.

The orger formerly known as https://prince.org/profil...nglishGent
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Reply #4 posted 05/02/24 8:17pm

lustmealways

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I think about this track a lot.

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Reply #5 posted 05/03/24 4:17am

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Mindbells9 said:

I know one person who had it (he's deceased now)and he let a friend of mine hear a short snippet of it over the phone.


B.C


....I guess!
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Reply #6 posted 05/03/24 4:17am

love2thenines2
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lustmealways said:

I think about this track a lot.



U think 2 much !

lol
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Reply #7 posted 05/03/24 4:26am

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so "private joooohooooooohhoooohoohoooy"

was "uncle geooooohoooohhoooohooooorge"

hmmm

May U Live 2 See The Release of Parade SDE
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Reply #8 posted 05/03/24 8:16am

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LILpoundCAKE said:

so "private joooohooooooohhoooohoohoooy"

was "uncle geooooohoooohhoooohooooorge"

hmmm


"My little secret... My Uncle George"


LOL

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Reply #9 posted 05/03/24 8:48am

lustmealways

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I think about Plastic Love Affair a lot
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Reply #10 posted 05/03/24 8:48am

olb99

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love2thenines2003 said:

Mindbells9 said:
I know one person who had it (he's deceased now)and he let a friend of mine hear a short snippet of it over the phone.
B.C ....I guess!


I remember reading a similar anecdote on amp. Was it a post from T? Not sure...

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Reply #11 posted 05/03/24 12:38pm

LILpoundCAKE

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billymeade said:

LILpoundCAKE said:

so "private joooohooooooohhoooohoohoooy"

was "uncle geooooohoooohhoooohooooorge"

hmmm


"My little secret... My Uncle George"


LOL


falloff


May U Live 2 See The Release of Parade SDE
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Reply #12 posted 05/04/24 5:14am

Mindbells9

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love2thenines2003 said:

Mindbells9 said:

I know one person who had it (he's deceased now)and he let a friend of mine hear a short snippet of it over the phone.


B.C


....I guess!


Yes, BC.
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Reply #13 posted 05/04/24 5:17am

Mindbells9

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ExTAFKASoladeo1 said:

Mindbells9 said:

I know one person who had it (he's deceased now)and he let a friend of mine hear a short snippet of it over the phone.


Aaaaaannnnddddd????!!! ;-)

What did it sound like??,


I really don't remember his description of it, but he said that the snippet was too short to really hear any major differences between it and the released version. I think BC only let him hear it to prove that he had it, but getting him to actually share/trade anything was fucking impossible
mad
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Reply #14 posted 05/04/24 5:32am

JorisE73

Mindbells9 said:

love2thenines2003 said:
B.C ....I guess!
Yes, BC.



Which BC? Teh 'body guard' or the one who left us in '98 who was close with T and NS?
Last time I heard this track was aired was last year. I'd kill for a Controversy SDE, that's teh one that did it for me back in '81.

[Edited 5/4/24 5:32am]

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Reply #15 posted 05/04/24 6:30am

Mindbells9

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JorisE73 said:



Mindbells9 said:


love2thenines2003 said:
B.C ....I guess!

Yes, BC.



Which BC? Teh 'body guard' or the one who left us in '98 who was close with T and NS?
Last time I heard this track was aired was last year. I'd kill for a Controversy SDE, that's teh one that did it for me back in '81.

[Edited 5/4/24 5:32am]



The "Bodyguard". He told me he used that as his name because he felt it was his job to keep uncirculating Prince tracks from circulating. That's why he didn't like to trade and preferred to pay money for tracks. He knew that they wouldn't go any further than him and in that way, he was the "protector".
[Edited 5/4/24 6:31am]
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Reply #16 posted 05/04/24 8:15am

psyche2

^ That's some heavy stuff for psychoanalysis eek

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Reply #17 posted 05/04/24 8:57am

Revolution81

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JorisE73 said:

Mindbells9 said:

love2thenines2003 said: Yes, BC.




Last time I heard this track was aired was last year.

[Edited 5/4/24 5:32am]

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Yeah, sure, of course it was Joris lol beatdeadhorse

What's the use in half a story, half a dream
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Reply #18 posted 05/05/24 1:18am

olb99

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psyche2 said:

^ That's some heavy stuff for psychoanalysis eek


I guess he collected Prince tracks like some people collect paintings. That's... interesting?

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Reply #19 posted 05/05/24 1:49am

psyche2

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psyche2 said:

^ That's some heavy stuff for psychoanalysis eek


I guess he collected Prince tracks like some people collect paintings. That's... interesting?

Sort of. I can dig the "exclusivity" of it, who can't? ... But it all sounds more like his purpose was more to prevent others from hearing it or even just learning about it than owning it.

Then again I suppose there's no point in showing off when you're not going to share a copy.

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Reply #20 posted 05/13/24 6:17am

Vannormal

olb99 said:

psyche2 said:

^ That's some heavy stuff for psychoanalysis eek


I guess he collected Prince tracks like some people collect paintings. That's... interesting?

...which is a very egocentric & selfish thing to collect of course.

It sound like pure bullshit to me.

And, fyi, collecting paintings is different; you really want to share it with others what you can afford.

"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves. And wiser people so full of doubts" (Bertrand Russell 1872-1972)
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Reply #21 posted 05/13/24 6:22am

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Vannormal said:

And, fyi, collecting paintings is different; you really want to share it with others what you can afford.


I'm not sure I understand what you mean. Do you mean that people who collect paintings do it to show those paintings to other people?

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Reply #22 posted 05/13/24 8:34am

Vannormal

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Vannormal said:

And, fyi, collecting paintings is different; you really want to share it with others what you can afford.


I'm not sure I understand what you mean. Do you mean that people who collect paintings do it to show those paintings to other people?

Yep. (I'm in the business so to say)

(( But not everyone of course.

Some (wealthy) collectors like to buy and sell as an investment, and often show it to people like through an institution, gallery or museum, etc.

Private collectors for sure buy art, because it gives them a certian social status.

Most like to show it (off), some don't.

They do not always want to be known by name, but they make it clear they are buyers and collectors. Being the topic of an anonymous (very welathy) buyer is also a way of showing what you can afford...

Collecting is a weird thing when it comes to art.

I'm not rich, but I collect (art), and I like to share it.))

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When It comes to Prince music, I really just don't get it.

Only this, those who don't want to share it are affraid for a lawsuit, that's my guess.

I don't see why you are a music lover and want to keep it all for yourself.

Imagine, you're crazy about an unreleased track, how can you be crazy about it and don't share it?Explain me that?

Beside the fact that you can get MakMillions knockin at your door with some corporate suits next to him... my two cents.

"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves. And wiser people so full of doubts" (Bertrand Russell 1872-1972)
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Reply #23 posted 05/13/24 10:14pm

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Vannormal said:

Some (wealthy) collectors like to buy and sell as an investment, and often show it to people like through an institution, gallery or museum, etc.


Yes, at the end of the day, it depends and my analogy was flawed anyway, as songs/tracks can be copied. And the fact that they can be copied/duplicated without any loss changes everything.

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Reply #24 posted 05/17/24 3:57am

LOSTPASSWORDMA
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" you're-- my--Uncle--George ----Uuuncle Geoorge---- such a pretty toy"

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