Yesterday i bought the 3CD Box "PRINCE-the hits/the b-sides". I enjoyed disc 3, but sadly beneath all the songs are edited. Does anybody know if there is a CD with the full b-side tracks?

there is, but it's unofficial.

**ahem**....yeah, any talks about a BOOTLEG CD SET here will get u in trouble FROM DUSK TIL DAWN.
so dont do it.

Most of those b-sides were originally released in two versions - the full-length version, as found on the 12" and the normal length version as found on the 7". The 7" versions are usually well edited from the longer version without just being fades. If I'm correct, the mix of some 7" versions is different from those of the 12" versions.

So.. the 7" versions are pretty well self-contained songs. They're largely what appears on the 'B Sides'. I'm not 100% sure whether the songs appearing on the 'B Sides' are all the 7" versions rather than special edits made just for the CD (as a few of the tracks on the first two Hits CDs are).

So you're not getting ripped off with special fades made especially for the B Sides disc.

To the best of my knowledge, the songs that have longer versions are:

Hello
Escape
Feel U Up (the 'short stroke' on the b-sides is just a fade, as the original short version was)
Girl
Erotic City
Shockadelica
Scarlet Pussy
La La La, He He Hee
She's Always In My Hair
Another Lonely Christmas

The songs that don't have longer versions:

200 Balloons
Gotta Stop (Messin' About)
Horny Toad
I Love U In Me
Irresistable Bitch
17 Days
How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore
God (there's a longer, completely different instrumental version though)
Power Fantastic (never released before)
4 The Tears In Your Eyes (the original release is a different recording)

If you want the longer versions of those 10 tracks then happy hunting! Record-collecting should be a joy of any Prince fan

sabaisabai said:

Thanks for your help- so i gotta start my own 12'' collection,hah?
I discovered the "17 days" long version on 12''- guess you`re wrong.

Talking about unofficial issues: hey man- this is an unofficial fan-site!
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DonSpectrofuzz said:

no such animal

DonSpectrofuzz said:

Nope, he's right, you're wrong.

Bootleg. No extra lyrics, no real additional music, just looped. I downloaded it once, pretty amateurish. Got bored at the intro going on and on and on...

Marrk said:

Like I said, it doesn't exist.

misunderstanding/typo/justforthehellofit edit
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dayum!!

nayroo2002 said:

well, i was like, uh, boiling the kettle for a cuppa tea. All the while, you were responding. that'll teach me.

Marrk said:

timing and edits, my friend.

DonSpectrofuzz said:

On that one I'm right, thanks. Oh, and I did write 'to the best of my knowledge' so no need to be so obnoxious. I'm not Per Nilsen.

A good place to start your 12" collection is in The Plastic Factory, Birmingham. I picked up both the Sexy Dancer 12" and the Pope 12" there, OMGoodness!!
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Let´s retitle this thread into: what is your favourite Prince B-side, and why?

mine is 17days- what shall i say, it´s perfect! love this song...
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DonSpectrofuzz said:

Scarlet Pussy & Escape.

DonSpectrofuzz said:

Either Erotic City or She's Always In My Hair. Both are perfect. They make me feel good no matter what, they make me get up and dance.
-S-