I have never heard of any other artist having so much UNRELEASED this and BOOTLEGS that. IT seems a good portion of the songs you all refer to are of this nature. If this is all unreleased, how is it possible that half the board knows about it?

And about the "no asking no telling rule", you can't expect a thread about members talking about these songs and someone to not ask about them. They're asking what albums are these songs on or where they heard them, NOT where they can get their hands on some illegal music.

huh? people can talk on here about songs they've heard on booties. ya just can't discuss where to find the stuff.

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

jamaicanbob said:

The Mod wasn't moderating the contributor's words here = they didn't snip the words used.

However, later in the same thread, the same Mod deleted some words where someone specifically infringed the rules in this respect.
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She asked "where did you hear it" and "what album is it on" and then the mod replied with "CANT ASK".

I don't see what snipping words has to do with anything. I see what you mean about later in the thread but I'm talking about this quote specifically.

jamaicanbob said:

you can't ask where or how to get it.

In any event, I thought I understood the rule but didn't understand why she couldn't ask what album the song was on.

Anyways, where does this material come from? Like how is it introduced to the public?

jamaicanbob said:

most of it was leaked by various prince associates and has been passed on from fan to fan throughout the years.

jamaicanbob said:

I know right? thats what ive been wandering this whole time...im like, how do yall be knowin' about the unrealeased stuff..and whatnot? I was like what songs are they talkin about and where do they find find em..cause they don't be at the store-atleast not where i go !.. ....

funkyraveparade14 said:

some of em can be found at stores that sell used records exclusivly...like replay records.....i remember one time i came across a three cd set of prince covering blues songs....i didnt like the songs so i passed....boy was i stupid....now this must have been aroun 90 or 92. Does anyone else know which boot im talking about?

i should have bought it...it was from the same replay record that i bought my Family Cd for $20 and Ingrid Chavez for $4 (until a freaken friend stole it from me)...

at anyrate, the owner used to be a madd prince fan...we chatted a few times and he said he had tunes of boots he would share with me..but i was still in highschool and dumb..so i never took him up on the offer...

New pweoplwe. Gotta love'em.

I hear there's this thing called "The Internet" which has all kinds of information on every topic imaginable, includeing prince bootlegs (maybe even where to get them). Try checking there...

funkyraveparade14 said:

Same here! with my slow azz computer I find myself always thinking
Isn't there somewhere where I can just buy this crap
(not that its crap Im just frustrated with my computer!)

amyhr said:

i am intrigued. tell me more...

never mind, i'll just google it.

I just want to know which are the absolute best ones to get. I can find them myself. I've found a few already.

sextonseven said:

Lovesexy and Sign O The Times are must haves.....

sosgemini said:

I'm assuming you mean the Dortmund Lovesexy show. I've heard Osaka is just as good.

Anxiety said:

sextonseven said:

sos=

sextonseven said:

sendai '89 is a good one too.

jamaicanbob said:

Shame on you for calling it crap!

amyhr said:

Do you think on this internet, that one of those places with the info might be on a PRINCE FORUM!?! What an idea! Why google it and read anonymous third-party information when I can get it straight from those on this site that get secret emails (and probably bootlegs) from Prince!?


Oh and I didn't mean the music was crap, I just meant the whole situation with everyone referring to it all the time.

jamaicanbob said:

You should check with Prince's attorneys on this one. They might have a different opinion.


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jamaicanbob said:

well, perhaps because on said forums people are a helluva lot more careful about what they say about bootleggage nowadays because of prince and his Paisley Legal Mafioso going after said forums in the past for doing so much as mentioning them?

The thing that really pisses me off. Is back in the day I actually helped Prince with the bootleg problem and what really burns my ass. Is what they'd rather have those local stores selling the things for $30 a pop making a killing, or the true fans who buy everything anyway trading the stuff for free. They f'ing act like the cat is'nt out of the bag already. I mean cmon reality check. It just makes me furious now that the actual fans trade stuff that its way to late to prevent. To top it off back in the day, around mid 90's when I contacted Paisley Park with a desire to help, they actually told me they did'nt mind fans trading things. It was the store fronts selling them out the back or right out in open if what the concern was then.

When they were done with all my boots I'd sent them. They actually sent me things as gifts in return lol go figure. Which included unreleased stuff I did'nt have and could'nt be bought in stores. Granted they were on tape but still. Retarded.

Redayh said:

Once again, it was asked where did you hear such and such song, and where do bootlegs come from. Noone asked where to get it.

Noone is breaking the damn law. Maybe next time I'll just ask Jeeves "How did bootlegs of Prince music get to the public." Or "I've heard people mention the song 'Electric Intercourse', what album is it on?"

I'm sure he'd know.

Even though it would never be listed in his song/discography which is the whole reason why someone would ask where it came from in the first place!

jamaicanbob said:

then chalk it up to a misunderstanding on everyone's part..its okay mate... we be jammin!!

WE BE JAMMINNNNN!!!!*

(*hey, why did Club Nuveau sing that part as if they were Jamaican when werent they from Oakland? )

Im hoping for a Chrystal Ball 2

Outtakes are just a figment of our imagination
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jamaicanbob said:

You know what? You'd get the answers to all your questions if you picked up a copy of the book "The Vault" that Uptown magazine published last year. The book DMSR is also a good guide to Prince's recording sessions and his output.

You have to understand that "Electric Intercourse" isn't ON any specific album. It may have been intended for an album, but when these demos are released as bootlegs, there are tons of different boots out there with any combination of tracks, many of which seem to be compiled with no rhyme or reason.

There are no "definitive" bootlegs out there, or else they wouldn't be bootlegs. There are a few that try to approximate some scrapped projects - "Dream Factory" is a good example of that - but really, you gotta just root around and sniff out what you can sniff out, or wait for the man to release the stuff legit someday.