Recently i started to collect some of them and i'm enjoying that world, but i want to hear from people who are familiar with bootlegs > what is in your opinion MUST HAVE bootlegs by PRINCE?

Be free to share your top 5 (i'm sure all know: NO LINKS).

1. Neon Rendezvous

2. First Avenue August 3, 1983 video (Making of Rain) (?)

3. Perfect Unreleased Prince

4. First Avenue Birthday Show, soundboard

5. City Lights

And maybe Box of Chocolates, if you don´t already have the songs that are on it.

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First Avenue: From The Soundbourd

Work It 2.0

Blast From the Past 1.0

Blast From the Past 2.0

Blast From the Past 3.0

1. Work it 2.0 (Size and scope covers it all)

2. Dream Factory July 18 1986

3. Perfect Unreleased Prince, Volumes 1 and 2

4. Purple Rush Volume 5 (Includes the August 3rd 1983 show) and 50 minute track of Billy

5. Charade

.

And Honourable mention - Small Club (Why has no one mentioned this already?)

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1. From The Soundboard - 1984 Birthday Show
2. Makings Of Rain
3. From The Soundboard - Montreux 2013
4. 8-3-83 Rehearsal
5. Box Of Chocolates

Honorable mentions: Camillle, Diamonds And Pearls Beginnings, Park Cafe Aftershow (05-21-1987), Soul Psychodelicide, Paris (06-17-1987), The Trojan Horse Aftershow (1988)

Guess my list is more focused on live stuff. I picked up alot of his unreleased vault songs one at a time.

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1. Small Club

2. Celebration 2000 (it was my 30th bday...nice to have that memory saved)

3. Live in Tokyo 90

4. Welcome to America NYC

5. Prince & 3rd Eye Girl FOX Oakland

The bootleg that I play the most is the Sabotage release "Rock Over Germany" 2 CD + 1 CD-Rom. The sound quality is excellent, I was at that show and the bonus tracks are excellent as well.

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ludwig said:

The bootleg that I play the most is the Sabotage release "Rock Over Germany" 2 CD + 1 CD-Rom. The sound quality is excellent, I was at that show and the bonus tracks are excellent as well.

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i was there, too, great concert. But this is probably the one bootleg that gets almost no spins for reasons I don´t know. I mean, the soundquality is great, the band is supertight, the tracklist is amazing, the versions of the songs are great. But for some reason I completely forgot about this bootleg and barely play it.

Time to take it off the shelf and give it a spin.

And it came with a video, too, if I recall correctly.

1/ Charade (1991 edition)

2/ Crucial

3/ Lisa... Your Love Is So Hard

4/ Shockadelica

5/ Some early 90's CD edition of Paris 87 but I can't recall the boot's title (anyone has an idea?)

Just kidding but in a way not. Those were my first 5 bootlegs, purchased between late 91 and early 92, they'll always have a special place in my heart. I even went as far as to download copies I luckily found online of the first 3 despite the terrible sound quality, just for the sake of nostalgia (I got rid of the CD's long ago).

1) Atlanta-1980...2) NYC-The Ritz 1980.....3) Neon Rendezvous-1984...4) First Avenue Jam-10/25/84...5) New Orleans-1982

Speaking of Live Recordings only, these are a few favorites of mine.

Atlanta '80

Capital Theatre - 1982

From the Soundboard: 1984 Birthday Show

7th Street Enty (Tweeked and Enhanced) - 1984

Small Club - 1988

Honorable Mention:

Emporium - 1995 (Wish the sound were better quality, but I love these shows.)

Work It 2.0 (could use an upgrade but WOW that's a lotta stuff)

Birthday Show 6-27-84

Montreauz Jazz Fest 2013 from the soundboard

City Lights/ Purple Rain tour & rehearsals

City Lights/ 1999 Tour

bobzilla77 said:

Montreauz Jazz Fest 2013 from the soundboard

Montreux

ludwig said:

bobzilla77 said:

Montreauz Jazz Fest 2013 from the soundboard

Montreux

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Rotterdam Ahoy 1998

Indigo Chronicles

Dream Factory

Citly Lights Remastered & Extended

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Please learn to spell properly.

Neon Rendezvous....nothing else even comes close! (and I have TONS of bootleg CDs and DVDs).

ludwig said:

bobzilla77 said:

Montreauz Jazz Fest 2013 from the soundboard

Montreux

You mean Mountrezazus?

Funny how people just CAN'T write this name properly. I never really figured out why.

databank said:

ludwig said:

Montreux

You mean Mountrezazus?

Funny how people just CAN'T write this name properly. I never really figured out why.

Montrezvous.

Scarfo said:

Neon Rendezvous....nothing else even comes close! (and I have TONS of bootleg CDs and DVDs).

I could listen to that one for days. And sometimes I do.

Scarfo said:

Neon Rendezvous....nothing else even comes close! (and I have TONS of bootleg CDs and DVDs).

This is the only bootleg that I bought twice! Just in case. That´s how much I like it. By far my favorite bootleg.

The ones I seem to always go back to since my earliest 80s vinyl boxset "Royal Jewels" and "Charade (what a taster!) are:

For live audio

1) From the Soundboard 1984 - As if I was re-introduced to the world of Prince boots all over again.

2) R U Experienced

3) Footsteps 2 Fillmore

4) Birthday Parade

5) Nudity - For the rehearsal disc 2 really!

Some great rcommendations, but I want to make sure to slip this one in too:

If memory serves me right, an Orger played a role in putting this one together and I'm a fan

Averett said:

Some great rcommendations, but I want to make sure to slip this one in too:

If memory serves me right, an Orger played a role in putting this one together and I'm a fan

I think it was BorisFishPaw who made it...it was knocking about in the old "In Funk We Trusy" Housequake.com days.

A classic indeed - and another fan-made release that Prince really ough to pick and officially release.

Top pick

Connected said:

Averett said:

Some great rcommendations, but I want to make sure to slip this one in too:

If memory serves me right, an Orger played a role in putting this one together and I'm a fan

I think it was BorisFishPaw who made it...it was knocking about in the old "In Funk We Trusy" Housequake.com days.

A classic indeed - and another fan-made release that Prince really ough to pick and officially release.

Top pick

Yeppers to Boris - I was telling him one time how impressed I was with this release and he told me, "Yeah, I did that" - so damn impressed.

I have completely forgotten what´s on it and as far as I know I didn´t bother to get it because I already had gotten most of the songs from other sources.

Do you have a tracklist?

What makes you like it so much? (I´m just asking because this one bootleg never really grabbed my attention....could be that I was wrong).

Averett said:

Some great rcommendations, but I want to make sure to slip this one in too:

If memory serves me right, an Orger played a role in putting this one together and I'm a fan

KoolEaze said:

I have completely forgotten what´s on it and as far as I know I didn´t bother to get it because I already had gotten most of the songs from other sources.

Do you have a tracklist?

What makes you like it so much? (I´m just asking because this one bootleg never really grabbed my attention....could be that I was wrong).

Averett said:

Some great rcommendations, but I want to make sure to slip this one in too:

If memory serves me right, an Orger played a role in putting this one together and I'm a fan

This thread from '09 does a great job of discussing The Dawn in greater detail http://prince.org/msg/7/324405. Orger "Thedance" specifically was helpful when they posted this:

"

some detailed info on The Dawn 3.3:

disc 1:
01. WELCOME 2 THE DAWN (2:08 ) – edit of the track available on ‘The Truth’. (intro noise reinstated)
02. npg operator (0:12)
03. COME (PART 1) (4:22) – mix created using the Beautiful Experience remix (Deposition) and the original version (FAAB).
04. ENDORPHIN MACHINE (3:50) – taken from the Come original test pressing.
05. SPACE (5:10) – mix created using the album version, with snall bits from the Universal Love Mix and the Funky Stuff remix.
06. WE MARCH (4:43) - taken from 'The Gold Experience' (intro and outro crossfades)
07. DAYS OF WILD (7:17) – mix created using the released live version on ‘Crystal Ball’ and the guitar solo from one of the AHDIO Shows from NPGMC year 1.
08. npg operator (0:17)
09. THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL IN THE WORLD (6:20) – mix of ‘The Gold Experience’ album version and the unreleased ‘Mustang 96 Remix’ (The Work), now also includes saxophone parts taken from the 'Sax Mix/Brian's Mix' and Mayte's spanish version: 'Quieres Ser El Mas Bello De Este Mundo'.
10. THE POPE (4:33) – mix created using the album version from ‘The Hits 2’, the promo only 12” remix, a drum loop from ‘Acknowledge Me’ (barely noticable) and a burst of ‘D.M.S.R.’ from the ‘1999’ album.
11. RIPOPGODAZIPPA (4:37) – taken from ‘Crystal Ball’.
12. npg operator (0:06)
13. RACE (8:21) – mix created using the video version (from the Beautiful Experience TV special) and the ‘Outta Space’ part of the unreleased NPG version of ‘Super Hero’ from the ‘Exodus’ sessions (Fantasia).
14. EMPTY ROOM (3:16) – unreleased track (The Work)
15. npg operator (0:07)
16. MAD (5:29) – unreleased track (Deposition). full length version reinstated from 3.1 version
17. ROCK & ROLL IS ALIVE (4:31) – b-side to ‘Gold’, pitch shifted up a semitone to get it in the right key.
18. SHHH (6:58 ) – taken from ‘The Gold Experience’
19. STRAYS OF THE WORLD (4:41) – edit of the track released on ‘Crystal Ball’ (Drum/fanfare intro ommitted and opening keyboard section extended.)

disc 2:
01. PUSSY CONTROL (5:38 ) – the VH1 Fashion Awards version (The Work), intro uses a snippet of the released version from ‘The Gold Experience’.
02. npg operator (0:09)
03. PEACH (3:05) – edit of the version from ‘The Hits 2’ and parts of ‘The Purple Medley’
04. CHAOS & DISORDER (4:12) – unreleased original version (FAAB), pitch shifted up to the same key as ‘Peach’ (intro also extended by 1 bar).
05. SHY (4:55) – new mix created by using the released version from ‘The Gold Experience’ and loops from the unreleased original mix (FAAB).
06. npg operator (0:15)
07. PHEROMONE (4:28 ) – taken from ‘Come’, with the addition of a few seconds from the unreleased instrumental version (Cosmos).
08. 319 (3:19) – taken from ‘The Gold Experience’, including the ‘hotel lobby’ intro (which is how it was originally intended to appear on the released album, as the intro was specifically created to make the song last exactly 3:19).
09. HIDE THE BONE (5:06) – taken from ‘Crystal Ball’
10. 18 & OVER (6:22) – original unreleased longer version (Fantasia), edited slightly at the end to create an ‘ending’ rather than a fade out.
11. npg operator (0:14)
12. LEMME SEE THAT BODY GET LOOSE (4:32) – remix created using ‘Loose!’ from ‘Come’ and the unreleased instrumental ‘(Lemme See Your Body) Get Loose!’ (Fantasia). (Loosely based on various live renditions from around the time).
13. PAPA (2:57) – taken from ‘Come’ now includes rain/thunder sound effects segue into...
14. DARK - taken from 'Come'
15. npg operator (0:06)
16. BILLY JACK BITCH (8:26) – new mix using the album version from 'The Gold Experience', the unreleased ‘full length’ version (The Work), the Hornheads' 'New Dell Inn' and 'Bitch' sample from Fishbone's 'Lyin' Ass Bitch'. drum loop lifted from Graham Central Station's 'Love 4 1another' (which was lifted from 'Billy Jack Bitch' in the first place anyway), had to do this as no clean loop can be lifted from 'Billy Jack Bitch' itself
17. I HATE U (8:51) – mix created using ‘The Gold Experience’ version and the ‘Extended Remix’, now updated slightly with drum samples from the album version played over parts taken from the 'Extended Remix' to add continuity.
18. LET IT GO (5:29) – taken from ‘Come’, street noises on outro taken from the outro to ‘Lady Cab Driver’ from ‘1999’.
19. DON’T TALK 2 STRANGERS (3:12) – taken from the ‘Girl 6’ sountrack.

disc 3:
01. INTERACTIVE (3:01) – taken from ‘Crystal Ball’
02. ACKNOWLEDGE ME (7:10) – mix created using the version on ‘Crystal Ball’ and the ‘Big City Remix’ of the NPG’s ‘The Good Life’. now also includes parts from the unreleased original edit of the song, plus a sample from the 'Pope (Remix)'.
03. npg operator (0:10)
04. SOMEBODY’S SOMEBODY (3:42) – the released ‘Livestudio Mix’ (promo / b-side to ‘The Holy River CD single).
05. LOVE SIGN (4:36) – the ‘1-800-NEW-FUNK’ version, edited slightly to create an actual ‘ending’ to the song. (Intro segue features snippet of the unreleased ‘Mack Attack Message Mix’ over street sounds and gunshots taken from various sound effects discs)
06. WHAT’S MY NAME (3:02) – taken from ‘Crystal Ball’, with the addition of the unreleased spoken “welcome 2 the dawn” intro (Deposition).
07. THE RIDE (8:44) – mix created using the version on ‘Crystal Ball’ and the unreleased version from ‘The Undertaker’ album, intro drums cleaned up a bit and start of song now extended by a couple of bars using loop of the beat with odd keyboard and guitar parts from the later breakdown section spun in.
08. Zannalee (2:46) - unreleased original version.
09. npg operator (0:20)
10. NOW (4:29) – taken from ‘The Gold Experience’. no longer edited down
11. FACE DOWN (2:19) – remix made using the promo only ‘Acapella Mix’ and loops from ‘Now’. intro now extended slightly due to different segue point with previous track
12. npg operator (0:13)
13. 2MORROW (4:19) – taken from ‘Crystal Ball’, full version reinstated from 3.1 version
14. THE SAME DECEMBER (3:27) – taken from ‘Chaos And Disorder’.
15. EXTRAORDINARY (2:26) – taken from ‘The Vault… Old Friends 4 Sale’ (birdsong outro from a sound effects disc).
16. DOLPHIN (6:18 ) – mix of the released version from ‘Come’ and the unreleased version’s outro from ‘The Undertaker’ album.
17. COME (PART 2) (11:50) – mix created using the released version from ‘Come’ (full album version now used rather than edit) and the unreleased (as a whole track) ‘Poem’ from the Come Original test pressing,
18. npg operator (0:39)
19. GOLD (7:28 ) – taken from ‘The Gold Experience’.

this bootleg is just incredible, brilliant.

It's just perfect, not even Prince could make it this great, the way it flows, just wow

Credits: thanks to whomever made this."

Keep in mind, I got the original version of this boot and cannot speak to the improvements that were implemented when the boot re-released with updates. To summarize, I was never a fan of this era of music until I stumbled upon this treasure

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Thanks for the quick reply Averett.

Seems to be good but like I said, the main reason this never caught my interest is because I already had most songs in one form or the other, and fanmade remixes and compilations just don´t do it for me but since you like it so much, and Boris is behind this, I will give it another try.

Thanks!

^^ About The Dawn post above...



Great release but I can't take credits for the notes or anything.

I just made the post, everything was already made (written) by someone else.. could be from BF himself (I don't remember)... anyway this release is really impressive, I agree..

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bluegangsta said:

databank said:

You mean Mountrezazus?

Funny how people just CAN'T write this name properly. I never really figured out why.

Montrezvous.

Muntrux.