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Thread started 02/24/05 10:01am

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Is this LoveSign EP an official release??

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/...:WN:UK:203

It looks like a bootleg to me confused . What do you think? I've seen a 3 track version that i was looking to buy with a Video Mix, Storyboard Mix and 1-800 New Funk version. If this EP is official what would you recommend. Thanks for y'all's help.
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Reply #1 posted 02/24/05 10:19am

andykeen

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Not 2 sure about that 1, but im sure he did release "lovesign" but the cover was black with "lovesign" in red! maybe wrong!

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Reply #2 posted 02/24/05 10:50am

thedoorkeeper

It don't look legit.
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Reply #3 posted 02/24/05 11:42am

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It appears to be a bootleg of the unreleased maxi-single (although, I don't remember it having that many mixes). There was never an official single, due to WB putting the kibosh on a second bellmark single or EP.
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Reply #4 posted 02/24/05 1:52pm

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player said:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3875820241&ssPageName=ADME:B:WN:UK:203

It looks like a bootleg to me confused . What do you think? I've seen a 3 track version that i was looking to buy with a Video Mix, Storyboard Mix and 1-800 New Funk version. If this EP is official what would you recommend. Thanks for y'all's help.

It's a pirate of the radio promo...

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Reply #5 posted 02/24/05 3:26pm

BorisFishpaw

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Yes, it's a bootleg
(the Love Sign remixes were never officially released)
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Reply #6 posted 02/24/05 3:58pm

gsh

That's a lot of cash to pay for a bootleg! I only paid about £10 for the pucker promo cd, plus I couldn't give a tinker's for those extra re-mixes.
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Reply #7 posted 02/25/05 3:49am

Dazza

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I saw a Lovesign maxi single with about 5 mixes in Prince's shop in Camden (94/95)

Wish I'd bought it. Doh!
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Reply #8 posted 02/25/05 4:56am

gsh

The promo cd has 3 mixes
Radio Edit
The 1-800 NEW FUNK Version
The Story Board Video Mix
Its a cdr cat # 060605 NPG
Made in Germany by optimal
Interestingly, the inside of the cover has what appears to be cover art for some forthcoming NPG records - Nona Gaye A Woman's Gotta Have It, Mayte If I Love U 2Night, Margie Cox, George Clinton hey man.., Mavis Staples The Voice, MPLS, Gold Nigga and MADHOUSE 24!!
Underneath is printed
"Also available on NPG Records: o(+> The Beautiful Experience 006021 NPG GEORGE CLINTON- hey man...smell my finger 006053 NPG, MPG NEW POWER GENERATION-Gold Nigga 006052 NPG - Mavis Staples The Voice 006054 NPG"
I find this interesting, (not least for the shelved projects) as these are obviously the cat# for the NPG versions of these discs, but Gold Nigga actually doesn't have a cat # anywhere on the disc or artwork. I assume these started being printed on with hey man..

Now I've typed it all in it seems a rather pointless post, but I'll be buggered if I'm going to delete it!
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Reply #9 posted 02/25/05 5:10am

MetroArea

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I hope the winner knows it's a bootleg giggle
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Reply #10 posted 02/25/05 7:12am

Gav

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I just sent them an ebay message telling them

From their history, it seems they bought a boot version of Madhouse 16 a little while back - don't they ever learn rolleyes
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Reply #11 posted 02/25/05 7:16am

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Gav said:

I just sent them an ebay message telling them

From their history, it seems they bought a boot version of Madhouse 16 a little while back - don't they ever learn rolleyes

man...that guy is so


...double-time. eek
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Reply #12 posted 02/25/05 7:31am

gsh

Gav said:

I just sent them an ebay message telling them

From their history, it seems they bought a boot version of Madhouse 16 a little while back - don't they ever learn rolleyes

Should be easy to tell if that's a pirate - the cat# is for the Jap release, so the disc should have the Japanese fold out insert too. Don't understand the reference to "item from 2002 not 1987" if there's no copyright info on the cd where are they getting this claim from? I'm not saying they didn't receive a pirate, I'd just think a little more research would be in order.
Having said that they have claimed bootleg/pirate discs on a couple of other auctions as well.
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Reply #13 posted 02/25/05 9:47am

player

yeah, that's right andykeen. The one i've seen is a black cover with red lettering wink .
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