First thread auto-locked: http://prince.org/msg/7/4...?&pg=1

The mods told me I could create a new one, so here we go

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There was also a Q&A thread with Duane that seems to have been abandonned, I'm not sure why: http://prince.org/msg/7/4...?&pg=1

If you don't have this book yet, buy it today!

I've devoured it in less than a week. It's an essential reading for any Prince fan

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Don't just buy it for yourself: if you know other people who might be interested, make it a birthday or a christmas gift! Remember that the future of the series depends on the first book's success.

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I wish there was a review on Popmatters. Duane, has your publisher sent them a copy?

Super Darling sticky

luv4u said:

Super Darling sticky

If you only read one book this year, "Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions" should be that book.

It is simply incredible.

databank said:

I've devoured it in less than a week. It's an essential reading for any Prince fan

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Don't just buy it for yourself: if you know other people who might be interested, make it a birthday or a christmas gift! Remember that the future of the series depends on the first book's success.

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I wish there was a review on Popmatters. Duane, has your publisher sent them a copy?

No. I'll look into that. Thank you for the suggestion.

Just finished the book and I have to say I loved it.

I finished it feeling exhausted on Prince's behalf... how on earth could the man have done so much in 2 years?

Duane has done a marvellous job bringing the sessions to life with stories and detail.

Really looking forard to the next installment!!!

If anyone's interested, I just did an interview with Duane.

We discussed how his research began, his process of compiling the research into a book, his "Holy Grails" of unreleased songs, the possibility of more books, and a whole lot more!

Thanks for that Militant! Great stuff

That was a great interview. Did he say if he was going to do another book for sure ?

antonb said:

That was a great interview. Did he say if he was going to do another book for sure ?

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He did? That would be great news!

Cheers Militant.

That was awesome, I gots to get that book now.

Right now I'm at ~August 1984 and I have to say that I'm absolutely loving reading about the genesis of ATWIAD. He seems so happy and just full of inspiration around this time. I pulled out my ATWIAD vinyl today and listened to it again and I feel like my appreciation of it has grown even further because of this book!!!

I've been working on putting together a soundtrack to the book, something you can read the book to and be able to listen to the sessions and tracks as they appear chronologically in the book. I've changed and updated the tracklist and order a dozen times since the book came out. Most of the ~200 tracks detailed in the book are circulating and available, so this hasn't been an easy task. This is the latest revision.

Asterisk'd titles are from the official albums. Anything else is from the best circulating boots.

Tracks marked [Vocal] are Prince's original vocal versions of songs he gave to proteges.

For sources, I started with "The Work" and then systematically replaced any tracks that were upgrades from "Work It", "Box O'Chocolates", "30 Years of Unreleased Funk", "Perfect Unreleased Prince", "Parade Demos", "1993-94", "Closer 2 God", etc.

This has turned into a major project, and I would love input from the crowd here.


-------------- PRELUDES / JANUARY / FEBRUARY 83 -----------------

17 Days [Piano Demo '82] (6:38)
I Would Die 4 U [Rehearsal '82] (8:51)
Little Red Corvette [Dance Remix] (8:27)*
Vanity 6 - Drive Me Wild [Extended Mix] (7:08)*
Wonderful Ass [#1] (6:17)
Stevie Nicks - Stand Back (4:57)*


-------------- MARCH 83 -----------------
Katrina's Paper Dolls (3:30)*
Jesse Johnson - Jungle Love [Instr. Demo] (4:22)
The Time - Jungle Love (5:31)*
Cloreen Bacon Skin (15:37)*
The Time - My Summertime Thang [Short Version] (5:25)


-------------- APRIL 83 -----------------

The Time - The Bird [Studio] (6:29)
The Time - Chili Sauce (5:47)*
The Time - If The Kid Can't Make You Come [Unedited] (9:12)
Chocolate [Vocal] (5:52)
Velvet Kitty Cat (2:44)*
My Love Belongs To You [Instr.] (7:03)
Vanity 6 - Sex Shooter (6:53)


-------------- MAY - JULY 83 -----------------

Dez Dickerson - Modernaire (4:02)
Possessed [Version 1, Discarded] (8:46)
G-Spot [Vocal] (5:14)
Electric Intercourse [Studio] (4:57)*
Vanity 6 - Vibrator [Spoken Parts] (1:06)
Vanity 6 - Vibrator (7:13)
Learning Purple Rain (3:30)
Darling Nikki [Unedited] (4:15)


-------------- LIVE AT FIRST AVENUE AUG 3 83 -----------------

Let's Go Crazy (5:29)
When You Were Mine (2:28)
A Case Of U (2:38)
Computer Blue (6:42)
Delirious (4:32)
Electric Intercourse (5:27)
Automatic (6:51)
I Would Die 4 U (2:12)
Baby I'm A Star (4:51)
Little Red Corvette (4:02)
Interlude (1:17)
Purple Rain (14:04)
DMSR (7:57)


-------------- AUGUST 83 -----------------

Let's Go Crazy [Special Dance Mix] (7:36)*
Computer Blue [#1] (14:02)
Purple Rain [String Overdub Session] (11:39)
Computer Blue [#2] (13:58)


-------------- SEPTEMBER 83 -----------------

Computer Blue [#3 “Hallway Speech” Version] (12:18)*
Baby I'm A Star [Rough Mix] (4:53)
Purple Rain [Unedited Studio Mix] (10:37)
I Would Die 4 U [Rough Mix] (3:21)
I Would Die 4 U / Baby I'm A Star (7:12)*
I Am Fine (0:51)
Irresistable Bitch (4:12)*
The Beautiful Ones [Unedited] (6:03)


-------------- THE TIME LIVE AT FIRST AVENUE OCT 4 83 -----------------

Introduction Jam (6:23)
777-9311 (5:43)
Girl (3:00)
Jungle Love (4:18)
Collection Time (3:01)
Wild And Loose (4:08)
Gigolos Get Lonely Too (8:57)
Cool (7:37)
The Walk (6:27)
The Bird (8:00)


-------------- OCTOBER - DECEMBER 83 -----------------

You're In My System [Instr.] (8:31)
Jill Jones - Wednesday (1:39)
Father's Song (5:30)*
Apollonia 6 - Sex Shooter [Remix] (6:56)*
Jill Jones - Mia Bocca (6:35)*
The Glamorous Life [Vocal] (8:08)
She's Always In My Hair [Alternate Mix] (6:28)


-------------- JANUARY 84 -----------------

We Can **** (10:17)*
The Time - The Bird [LP Version] (7:44)*
Sheila E. - Oliver's House (6:20)
17 Days [Extended] (7:23)
The Time - My Drawers (4:08)*
The Time - Tricky (3:16)*
White Girls Jam (27:10)
Ice Cream Castles [Instr.] (7:02)
The Time - Ice Cream Castles (7:31)*
Sheena Easton - Sugar Walls [Dance Mix] (7:01)*
Sheena Easton - Sugar Walls [Red Mix] (5:29)*
Take Me With U [Unedited] (4:56)


-------------- FEBRUARY 84 -----------------

Apollonia 6 - Some Kind Of Lover (4:46)*
A Million Miles [Vocal] (3:11)
Apollonia 6 - A Million Miles (5:56)*
Apollonia 6 - In A Spanish Villa (2:19)*
Apollonia 6 - Manic Monday (2:50)
Apollonia 6 - Ooo She She Wa Wa (4:11)*
God [Instrumental] [1984] (7:55)*
Father's Song [Film] (1:23)
Sheila E - The Glamorous Life Part II (3:12)*
Sheila E - Belle Of St Mark [LP Version] (5:07)*
Sheila E. - Shortberry Strawcake (4:47)*
Sheila E. - Noon Rendezvous (3:55)*
Another Lonely Christmas [Rehearsal] (13:36)
Another Lonely Christmas [Extended Version] (6:50)*
Pop Life [U.K. Extended Version] (9:04)*
Traffic Jam (4:25)
Love And Sex (5:00)*


-------------- MARCH 84 -----------------

When Doves Cry (5:52)*
Paisley Park Aka Joy [Instr.] (4:12)
Possessed [#2, Vocal] (7:56)*
Computer Blue [#4] (7:29)
Darling Nikki [Segued] (4:49)
Erotic City (7:26)*


-------------- APRIL - MAY 84 -----------------

Sheila E - Next Time Wipe The Lipstick Off Your Collar [Alternate Mix] (3:46)
Pop Life [Fresh Dance Mix] (6:19)*
Apollonia 6 - Blue Limousine (6:23)*
Possessed [Instr.] (7:47)
Our Destiny / Roadhouse Garden (6:25)*


-------------- LIVE AT FIRST AVENUE JUNE 7 84 -----------------

17 Days (5:24)
Our Destiny (3:23)
Roadhouse Garden (4:45)
Interlude (1:20)
All Day, All Night (5:42)
Free (4:40)
Noon Rendezvous (9:02)
Erotic City (8:31)
Something In The Water (10:10)
When Doves Cry (11:37)
Happy Birthday Interlude (2:27)
Irresistible Bitch (6:07)
Possessed (5:48)


-------------- JUNE 84 -----------------

All Day, All Night [Vocal] (5:53)
Erotic City / Feline Jam (34:22)
The Screams Of Passion [Rehearsal] (8:50)
Bodyheat (1:36)
100 Mph [Vocal] (3:20)
Mazarati - 100 Mph (7:20)*


-------------- JULY 84 -----------------

Desire [Vocal] (5:17)
High Fashion [Vocal] (5:00)
Mutiny [Vocal] (3:58)
Susannah's Pajamas [Rough Mix] (4:00)
Nothing Compares 2 U [Vocal] (4:33)
Feline [Vocal] (3:54)
America (21:40)*


-------------- AUGUST 84 -----------------

Apollonia 6 - Happy Birthday, Mr Christian (7:09)*
The Family - River Run Dry (3:29)*
The Family - Yes [Early Mix/Edit] (4:25)
Too Rough (5:41)
The Family - Miss Understood (5:21)


-------------- LIVE AT FIRST AVENUE AUG 14 1984 -----------------

Let's Go Crazy (5:29)
Delirious (2:53)
1999 (5:11)
Little Red Corvette (3:13)
Computer Blue (6:24)
Darling Nikki (3:58)
The Beautiful Ones (5:51)
When Doves Cry (6:21)
Baby, I'm A Star (14:18)
Purple Rain (10:47)


-------------- AUGUST - SEPTEMBER 84 -----------------

Around The World In A Day [#1] (5:58)
The Dance Electric [#1] (11:29)*
The Screams Of Passion [Vocal] (5:31)
The Dance Electric [#2] (10:24)
God [Vocal] (4:02)*
The Dance Electric [#3] (11:37)
Sheila E - Too Sexy (5:09)*
Sheila E - The Belle Of St. Mark [Dance Mix] (7:42)*
Raspberry Beret (3:33)*
Paisley Park (4:42)*
Around The World In A Day [#2] (5:08)
Tamborine (2:47)*
Wonderful Ass [#2] (6:24)*


-------------- OCTOBER 84 -----------------

Condition Of The Heart (6:48)*
Raspberry Beret [12'' Version] (6:36)*
Paisley Park [Remix] (6:58)*
I Would Die 4 U [Jam Session For 12 Inch Single] (30:41)
The Ladder (5:29)*


-------------- NOVEMBER - DECEMBER 84 -----------------

I Would Die 4 U [U.S. Extended Version] (10:22)*
Baby I'm A Star [Live Promo, December '84] (14:56)
Temptation (8:18)*

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[Edited 2/9/18 5:52am]

madhouseman said:

databank said:

I've devoured it in less than a week. It's an essential reading for any Prince fan

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Don't just buy it for yourself: if you know other people who might be interested, make it a birthday or a christmas gift! Remember that the future of the series depends on the first book's success.

.

I wish there was a review on Popmatters. Duane, has your publisher sent them a copy?

No. I'll look into that. Thank you for the suggestion.

I recently came across a song called "The Get Down", what can you tell me about it??

rap said:

madhouseman said:

No. I'll look into that. Thank you for the suggestion.

I recently came across a song called "The Get Down", what can you tell me about it??

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I recently posted about this too and was referred to http://prince.org/msg/7/449528

Read a bit over there.

udo said:

rap said:

I recently came across a song called "The Get Down", what can you tell me about it??

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I recently posted about this too and was referred to http://prince.org/msg/7/449528.

Read a bit over there.

In other words I should have orgnoted him??

I've just finished reading this book. What an excellent read! Really interesting to read what was going on behind the scenes in this era. Especially as I was totally oblivious back then.. 14 years old, clutching my copy of When Doves Cry, scared that I wasn't going to be let in to my local cinema to see Purple Rain (My dad made sure I did, with a curt word to the enquiring manager, as he knew how much this film meant to me at the time!). Truly magical to read about the inception of such classics as the albums by The Family, Sheila E, Apollonia 6, Mazarati and The Time. Roll on the next book and more power to the author!

smokeverbs said:

smokeverbs said:

I've been working on putting together a soundtrack to the book, something you can read the book to and be able to listen to the sessions and tracks as they appear chronologically in the book. I've changed and updated the tracklist and order a dozen times since the book came out. Most of the ~200 tracks detailed in the book are circulating and available, so this hasn't been an easy task. This is the latest revision.

Asterisk'd titles are from the official albums. Anything else is from the best circulating boots.

Tracks marked [Vocal] are Prince's original vocal versions of songs he gave to proteges.

For sources, I started with "The Work" and then systematically replaced any tracks that were upgrades from "Work It", "Box O'Chocolates", "30 Years of Unreleased Funk", "Perfect Unreleased Prince", "Parade Demos", "1993-94", "Closer 2 God", etc.

This has turned into a major project, and I would love input from the crowd here.

Very cool!

what 1st avenue shows r not soundboard??

we have 82/ 83/ 84 (2)/ 86/ 87

what is the source for the recording dates for the "1986 a year in the studio " bootleg discs?

The files in the 1986 set are clearly labelled with their sources.

Militant said:

If anyone's interested, I just did an interview with Duane.

We discussed how his research began, his process of compiling the research into a book, his "Holy Grails" of unreleased songs, the possibility of more books, and a whole lot more!

very good, makes me want to get the book, i don't think i've gotten a single book on P post-death.

That was a Fantastic interview.

PeteSilas said:

Militant said:

If anyone's interested, I just did an interview with Duane.

We discussed how his research began, his process of compiling the research into a book, his "Holy Grails" of unreleased songs, the possibility of more books, and a whole lot more!

very good, makes me want to get the book, i don't think i've gotten a single book on P post-death.

If you buy only one book on Prince, this is the one!

Get it now before it's out of print and goes for big $ like The Vault.

I've read 2 other recent books on Prince in the month and a half or so since I finished Tudahl's.
Alex Hahn's Rise Of Prince and Steve Parke's Picturing Prince. I liked Hahn's more than I thought I would, but, no where near as much as his previous release, Possessed. Parke's was fantastic, I highly recommend it. Next up, I'm going to give Mick Wall's Purple Reign a go. I don't expect anything other than the cash grab it appears to be, but, I picked it up cheap at a Half Price Books, so, it's cool.

Looking over my bookshelf, that makes 26 books in my Prince collection, and there are more than a few that I still don't have. I still say Prince And The Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions is right up there at the top!

djThunderfunk said:

I've read 2 other recent books on Prince in the month and a half or so since I finished Tudahl's.
Alex Hahn's Rise Of Prince and Steve Parke's Picturing Prince. I liked Hahn's more than I thought I would, but, no where near as much as his previous release, Possessed. Parke's was fantastic, I highly recommend it. Next up, I'm going to give Mick Wall's Purple Reign a go. I don't expect anything other than the cash grab it appears to be, but, I picked it up cheap at a Half Price Books, so, it's cool.

Looking over my bookshelf, that makes 26 books in my Prince collection, and there are more than a few that I still don't have. I still say Prince And The Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions is right up there at the top!

You go Thunderfuck!

fortuneandserendipity said:

djThunderfunk said:

I've read 2 other recent books on Prince in the month and a half or so since I finished Tudahl's.
Alex Hahn's Rise Of Prince and Steve Parke's Picturing Prince. I liked Hahn's more than I thought I would, but, no where near as much as his previous release, Possessed. Parke's was fantastic, I highly recommend it. Next up, I'm going to give Mick Wall's Purple Reign a go. I don't expect anything other than the cash grab it appears to be, but, I picked it up cheap at a Half Price Books, so, it's cool.

Looking over my bookshelf, that makes 26 books in my Prince collection, and there are more than a few that I still don't have. I still say Prince And The Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions is right up there at the top!

You go Thunderfuck!

It's been almost 2 weeks and I'm only 22 pages in to Mick Wall's book. It's so bad, cliche, poorly researched, factually inaccurate... I just can't.

Why waste time on trash when they're are fantastic books like Tudahl's!

[Edited 3/15/18 9:49am]