Okay, So I'm listening to an alternate version of the classic Miles Davis/Prince recording, "Can I Play With U". It's much longer and as different vocal and instrument parts and the quality is pretty damn good, the song sits at 6:31. After further listening I've noticed Prince's lead distortion guitar is pull WAAAAY back on the chorus parts, it's got Miles tumpet more up front and short adlib by miles. Also, I have to say it again, this is much longer, more parts.

Anyone know where this came from and/or why this all of a sudden surfaced? Much better than the already circulating awesome version. It could very well be "the extended version" if you are so inclinced to call it that. Love it!!!!!!

[Edited 11/10/10 11:20am]

[Edited 11/10/10 11:28am]

listening now!

This is the coolest Prince thing I've heard in years!!!! It would have made a nice addition to the Box O' Chocolates Boot. Simply amazing, I gotta listen again for my 20th something time.

cleaned up and extended, i actually like this track now. never really cared for it before.

An extended version was supposed to be released on the 6-CD version of "The Last Word" by Miles Davis:

http://www.miles-beyond.c...isting.htm

So I guess an engineer had to prepare the track for release at some point in 2001... Maybe he's not working for WB anymore...

It's not circulating as a lossless file, unfortunately... But I guess a 320-kbps MP3 is good enough.

Loved the version that was circulating before, but this is the icing on the cake. Great version.

Very funky.

I'm intrigued.... what is this circulating on? Is it fan made?

fms said:

I'm intrigued.... what is this circulating on? Is it fan made?

Is NOT fan made, More vocal and instrument parts, as I stated above. An extended version of the song.

Never heard it

Speechless!! Melting like a block of butter...

THANKS A FUCKING LOT TO WHOMEVER FREED THIS!!

vitriol said:

Speechless!! Melting like a block of butter...

THANKS A FUCKING LOT TO WHOMEVER FREED THIS!!

It is things like this that make it exciting for me to be a Prince fan. Loving it!

Wow.... Never expected a longer version!

Quality is good, I'd give it a Ex-

I only have one thing to say.... Free the music.... give us more

Where it fade on the know version

This keeps going... It more or less the break down

And then he comes back with a few extra verse at the end

Funk ain't dead...

Love this version so much!!!

Fantastic.

It's the sound of prince at the height of his creativity.

So funky.

I'm off to put together a new disc of 1985-1986 outtakes.

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OMJ this is sooo amazing !

the funk !!

Wow. excellent stuff!! Love the random synths half way through!

Can i ask what release is this from? (i'm not asking how or where?)

Again Miles trumpet playing style doesn't fit the song at all...

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bigd74 said:

Can i ask what release is this from? (i'm not asking how or where?)

Never mind i wasn't here you never saw me.

funkomatic said:

Again Miles trumpet playing style doesn't fit the song at all...

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It probably works better on "Sticky Wicked", but I still think "Can I Play With U?" is a highly enjoyable song. Now neither the short nor the long/extended version would have fitted on "Tutu", but that's another problem.

wow!. just shows that the '86/'87/'88 horns were such an integral part of the classic P sound. As for Miles , well he's was just amazing.

Now how the hell do i save it and get it onto my pod! -

Amazing.

The arrangement reminds me a bit of the complex arrangement of Crystal Ball. Prince put a lot of work into this, and it's great to finally hear the track at it's original speed.

I first heard this song on the Crucial CD, which I bought in Davis in the early 90's for something like $85! I love that I now have pretty much all those tracks in much clearer and in this case extended versions. I really was shocked by how funkier the track sounds with this version.

I played it for a friend who thought Prince must be behind the release, but that's not logical. The noise reduction and hiss would never let this see an official release. As good as this version is, it just makes me want the official release of this track.

I would buy it.

Crytal Ball sprang to mind the first time I heard it.

I do believe this came first.

i have not heard it, i like the one in circulation. And someone needs to contact the http://www.dtt-lyrics.com so they can update their databank

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NightGod said:

Amazing.

The arrangement reminds me a bit of the complex arrangement of Crystal Ball. Prince put a lot of work into this, and it's great to finally hear the track at it's original speed.

I first heard this song on the Crucial CD, which I bought in Davis in the early 90's for something like $85! I love that I now have pretty much all those tracks in much clearer and in this case extended versions. I really was shocked by how funkier the track sounds with this version.

I played it for a friend who thought Prince must be behind the release, but that's not logical. The noise reduction and hiss would never let this see an official release. As good as this version is, it just makes me want the official release of this track.

I would buy it.