What is the best Import/Bootleg you own?

I only have about 10 but my best has to be

WELCOME TO THE BEAUTIFUL EXPERIENCE or FUNKY PARTY 2 NITE

I am looking for some more and wish to know what the best one are & where in the UK to buy them...

dykie2000 said:

I have about 400 CDs. The Choice is hard.

From the 'collector point of view', it has to be Tokyo '86 - original Japanese pressing.
From the 'fan point of view' ?.. i'd say stars'n'bar - monaco
But the choice is really hard.

I own about 90 and the best is...

Small Club!!! - This is the greatest driving CD and shows Prince's musicianship.

Man...hard question!!!

I can never go past Small Club...the sound, the funk of P and the band...everytime i listen to it i get chills.

The Purple Rain Tour Finale in Miami rocks also...Prince playing the last notes of Purple Rain for the last time on the tour ;

"People...i can't tell u how much fun i've had over the last year...it's been the happiest Easter of my life. I don't know when i'll return...but just know that i love u...and that God loves us all...thank u"

I love it!

right..
I have on tape "the jewel box" which i still would like on cd. It's a 4cd box with prince rarities .It's a great box with early prince material with songs like 'manic Monday' and "vibrator'(very funny song with i think Vanity) ,it's kinda like 'the b-sides'.If you see it buy it.
Maybe very well known but worth mentioning ,'the small club'(recordings of an afterconcert in The Hague-Holland) and "the lovesexytour ,Dortmund-Germany. Both because of the supreme quality of recording and music ofcourse.
Personally i have nice memories of a concert ,i think it was somewhere late December in Utrecht-Holland in '98(?),i got that on cd from a much bigger prince fan as i. It's less quality but as i mentioned ,i was there and have great memories of that concert and the maybe 24hours around it.
I got my few bootlegs from a guy which i knew from a friend from a friend. I know at cd/recordssales (not stores) they sell them.Ask further if you don't find them ,they won't put everything on the counter.
Nowadays i only complete my collection with new material but maybe in the future i am gonna get me some more.

maybe Return of the Bombsquad, but I also love Small Club

I too have amassed a large collection of bootleg shows. But Im going to break from the pack with my choice. Most people will say that the 'Small CLub' show is the best. I agree that the 'Small Club' sounds great and is an intresting show but I have to choose 'Wonderboy' as my personal fav. I love the SOTT shows and this show is such fun!!! Furthermore having a copy of the SOTT movie on CD (which comes with the 'Wonderboy' set) is great. I always have that CD in my BMW!!!

funkbible said:

i agree with that choice too. Maybe cuz it was my first Bootleg CD ...

I would like to thank everyone and I will keeo my Eyes open for Small Club..

Small Club is just a classic no two ways about it! I also love Madrid/Spanish Harem and Sweet Thing with Chaka Kahn and George Benson. Love..Thy Will Be Done blows me away on that one! What I wouldn't give to see him perform that LIVE!

I'll have to go with 'wonderboy'. i also love 'small club' along with the city lights set.

And while i'm here can i sound off about a trader who annoyed me.
He emailed me asking to trade and told me what titles he wanted from me; a total of 6 discs altogether and he sent me his list. Before i had a chance to reply, he sends me an email saying he is selling the 6 disc set of the ONA New York shows for $72 (which is laughable for cdrs).
Now since the NY shows are 6 discs and he wants 6 discs from me, I suggested a trade. And he said no!! He said he is only interested in selling the NY show not trading. I thought this was really lame, anyone else agree?
[This message was edited Mon Apr 29 11:15:50 PDT 2002 by randomduck]

SMALL CLUB definitly rules!Also CRUCIAL and DIRTY MIND LIVE 2cd set.

Neon Rendevous-the Purple Rain Tour rehersals recorded in Minneapolis Mn 1984

Small Club, Dream Factory & Camille

"Thieves in the Temple" which is a remastered update of the "Thunder" set. It is a Diamnds and Pearls show from London with REAL GOOD soundboard quality.

Also "City Lights" is a MUST own. 11 soundboard cd's from the early (and better) days.

dannyd5050 said:

wooowww ... good choice ... That 'god' version !
[This message was edited Mon Apr 29 15:26:21 PDT 2002 by ralovely]

randomduck,

... a trader who annoyed me ...

do you have his name, or nick name ?
(maybe by email)
[This message was edited Mon Apr 29 15:37:33 PDT 2002 by ralovely]

1. Small Club
2. Emporium
3. Tokyo 90

1. Small Club - all die-hards simply must hear "Just my Imagination" whether from the Small Club cd or from a different cd. Aside from the astounding guitar playing, the thing that made the peformance of the song so special is that prior to "Just my Imagination", Prince NEVER did covers. Then out of the blue, he performs "Just my Imagination" with so much emotion that it just blows you away. To hear it now is still awesome, but when you put the performance into the perespective of what you would expect or not expect from Prince at the time, hearing that song back then just made me shake my head in disbelief.

2. Deposition

3. Jewell Box II

Abucah: Prince never did covers? Well then what would you call "A Case of You" as performed August 3, 1983; which is of course Prince's most important (basic tracks laid down for his biggest album) and most booted show.

THE WORK vol.2

dykie2000 said:[quote]What is the best Import/Bootleg you own?




My fav is Neon Rendezvous. It has a rock version of Erotic City and a guitar heavy version of Something In The Water with a 5 minute or so geetar solo...ouch.

If you want the live stuff, Get the City Lights box set first, goes from '83 to the purple rain tour,I just got the Sendai Japan 2 cd Lovesexy show 2/1/89 (if you don't have Dortmund already) it is excellent soundboard! I have two extras.

Go to www.Prince-Files.com, click on to the live section to listen to the entire Small Club show. I've been a Prince fan for 14 years and it's the first time I've got round to listening to it. Stars and Bars is powerful too.

small club of course, stars & bars from monte carlo. Oustanding trax for me "Wasn't My Faith" from the He's Got The Look aftershow 87, "Funky Design" in Ireland from The Pod disc 95, "Mary Don't You Weep" from the 94 Glam Slam West LA gig (which i was at front & center which always enhances the enjoyment), these are just at the top of my head...

I really like "For Those of You on Valium"

and "Hallowed be THy Name"

next week it'll be different

Life Sexy u all

My favorite at the moment is the birthday show in St Paul from 85.

In no particular order...

4 Those of U on Valium

Small Club

Dream Factory

Lovesexy Live in Germany

H2O (mainly because of the long version of Computer Blue)

The Avenue

My random favorites:

The Park Vol. II (I love his guitar playing on Funky Design, Voodoo Chile, etc.)

Emporium

Small Club (Moonraker)

City Lights--Dirty Mind tour shows ("Why you wanna treat me so bad... bitch!")