Neversin said:

1) we need to respect dansa's request to keep this thread on topic..i will create a new thread about searching via goggle. i think its important (for us mods) that we are all on the same page in regards to justified reasons for locking threads..i personally dont think that telling people to search google for info in prince is justifiable. but like i said

2) http://www.prince.org/msg/3/142100

Q. Where can I find a relatively recent list of Prince penned and co-penned officially released songs

A. http://www.prince.org/msg/7/116322

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Q. Where can I find a chronological list of officially-released Prince albums with tracklistings?

A. http://www.prince.org/msg/7/92821
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Q. I'm not sure about some lyrics on a Prince track? Are there any helpful lyric transcription sites?

A. The following sites have good coverage of Prince and related artist songs:

Databank Transcription Team

http://www.dtt-lyrics.com/

Prince Lyrics

http://www.princelyrics.co.uk/

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Q. Where can I find out more about Prince songwriting credits and copyright holding?

This has been extensively researched with significant detail provided most recently in Uptown's 2004 book, 'The Vault'.

Details of the book here: http://www.uptown.se/2005...ault.shtml

Much of Prince's songwriting is registered for copyright purposes at The Library of Congress and for publishing purposes at ASCAP.

The search engines for these sites are at:

Library of Congress: http://www.copyright.gov/.../cohm.html

ASCAP: http://www.ascap.com/ace/...imeout=300

Be aware that the entries on the database are not always 100% accurate.(data-handling is invariably vulnerable to human error).

Moreover, Prince's work has been registered over the years in his own name, under pseudonyms, and sometimes under multiple entries.

The Library of Congress database is taken offline for a period of time over weekends.
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Q. Where can I find the online artwork produced to accompany the release of Crystal ball?

A. http://www.bieker.de/crystalball/

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Q. Which Prince albums have been officially released as music songbooks?

A. The following album-related transcriptions were issued by Warners as vocal / guitar / piano songbooks:

Purple Rain
Around The World In A Day
Parade
Sign O' The Times
Lovesexy
Batman
Graffiti Bridge
Diamonds And Pearls

The Hits (covers volumes 1 and 2 but not the B-Sides)
Come

(Additionally a 'Very Best Of ...' songbook was released during the 80's which included a range of hit singles.)
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langebleu said:

Also Gold

break it down langleu

rudeboynpg said:

Thanks
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Q. Who is Jamie Starr?

A. Prince. He used this name to hide his appearence on The Time and Vanity 6 albums.

Q. Who is Camille?

A. Camille is an alter ego character of Prince. An "Evil" Prince, if you will. Prince originally created Camille as a side project in 1986, but after the release of SOTT, Camille became the dark side of Prince, and was blamed for creating the Black Album.

Despite what you read, Camille is not just Prince with a speeded up voice. Camille has surfaced with speeded up, standard and slowed down voice. The character seems to be a state of mind, rather than a sound. Camille has never resurfaced since Prince "killed" him off on the Lovesexy tour, although tracks from the Camille album have surfaced since then.

Q. Are Terry Lewis & Jerome Benton half brothers?

A. YES!

Q. Is there a colour version of Under The Cherry Moon, official or otherwise?

A. No. Although it was filmed in colour, then toned B&W, the colour version has not surfaced. People sometimes mistake the mountains video outtakes as a colour version of UTCM.

Q. What is Dreams?

A. An early version of the Purple Rain The Movie.

Q. How many songs are there in the vault?

A. No one outside of Paisley Park can be sure. Prince has stated anything from 324, to thousands. Prince's output seems to have slowed down a lot of recent, but no one can be sure now that he owns his own masters.

Q. Has Prince every worked with Michael Jackson?

A. No. They have met, chatted, played table tennis, had dinner, and most likely discussed projects. It is believed that MJ offered to record "Bad" as a duet with Prince, but Prince turned the idea down flat.

Prince also offered up "Wouldn't You love to love me", but MJ turned it down.

Prince was pencilled in to sing a line on MJ's joint composition "We Are The World", but he never ended up at the recording session....But thats a whole different story!


I could go on forever, but its bedtime!

Heres one that gets asked now and again , someone normally compiles a list
to answer it and then a dozen people make additions / amendments afterwards ,
I've tried my best to make this as definitive as possible , though I may have
made an obvious error somewhere or other:


Q.What songs has Prince released promo videos for ?

A.As of April 2005 , there's promos for these songs :

I WANNA BE YOUR LOVER (SOLO VERSION)
I WANNA BE YOUR LOVER (BAND VERSION)
WHY YOU WANNA TREAT ME SO BAD?
UPTOWN
DIRTY MIND
CONTROVERSY
SEXUALITY
1999
LITTLE RED CORVETTE
LET'S PRETEND WE'RE MARRIED
AUTOMATIC
WHEN DOVES CRY
LET'S GO CRAZY
I WOULD DIE 4 U
BABY I'M A STAR
TAKE ME WITH U
PURPLE RAIN
I WOULD DIE 4 U (Live)
4 THE TEARS IN YOUR EYES (Live Aid performance , maybe not strictly a promo)
RASPBERRY BERET
PAISLEY PARK
AMERICA
POP LIFE (Live footage of the song from the Parade Birthday show (!!) , shown on MTV way after the single's release)
KISS
MOUNTAINS
GIRLS & BOYS
ANOTHERLOVERHOLENYOHEAD
SIGN O' THE TIMES (US Version 1)
SIGN O' THe TIMES ( Version 2 , with some different computer graphics to version above)
IF I WAS YOUR GIRLFRIEND (compilation of other Prince footage)
U GOT THE LOOK
I COULD NEVER TAKE THE PLACE OF YOUR MAN
ALPHABET STREET
GLAM SLAM
I WISH U HEAVEN
WHEN 2 R IN LOVE (LOVESEXY VERSION)*
WHEN 2 R IN LOVE (BLACK ALBUM PROMO , DIFFERENT TYPEFACE TO *)
BATDANCE
BATDANCE (VICKI VALE MIX , RE-EDIT OF BATDANCE)
BATDANCE (BATMIX , ANOTHER RE-EDIT)
PARTYMAN
SCANDALOUS
THE ARMS OF ORION (compilation of other Prince footage , from Batdance ,U Got The Look etc )
THIEVES IN THE TEMPLE (extended video version ,Pts 1 and 2 )
NEW POWER GENERATION
NEW POWER GENERATION (FUNKY WEAPON REMIX)
THE QUESTION OF U (LIVE FROM NUDE TOUR, TOKYO 1990)
ROUND & ROUND (ROUGH CUT)
CAN'T STOP THIS FEELING I GOT (ROUGH CUT)
THE QUESTION OF U (ROUGH CUT)
THE LATEST FASHION (ROUGH CUT)
(Rough Cuts = out-takes from the movie, circulating amongst fans in low quality)

GETT OFF VIDEO COLLECTION : GETT OFF - GETT OFF (HOUSESTYLE)
VIOLET THE ORGAN GRINDER - GANGSTER GLAM - CLOCKIN' THE JIZZ

DIAMONDS & PEARLS VIDEO COLLECTION (LIVE FOOTAGE NOT LISTED):
GETT OFF - CREAM - DIAMONDS & PEARLS - CALL THE LAW -
WILLING & ABLE - INSATIABLE -
STROLLIN' - MONEY DON'T MATTER 2NIGHT

MONEY DON'T MATTER 2NITE (SPIKE LEE VERSION , NO PRINCE AT ALL)
WILLING & ABLE (SUPERBOWL VERSION)
STROLLIN' (ALTERNATE VERSION)

3 CHAINS O' GOLD VIDEO COLLECTION:
INTRO - MY NAME IS PRINCE - SEXY M.F.
LOVE 2 THE 9'S - THE MORNING PAPERS
THE MAX - BLUE LIGHT - I WANNA MELT WITH U
SWEET BABY - THE CONTINENTAL - DAMN U - 7 - 3 CHAINS O' GOLD (CREDITS)

2 WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
MY NAME IS PRINCE (PORNO VERSION,a video for Playboy using the 12" remix of the song, intercutting/overlaying the original video footage with kaleidoscope effects of naked women)
SEXY MF (PLAYBOY HOT ROCKS)
SEXY MF (EDIT)
THE CONTINENTAL (Complete , from The ABC Special 1992 )
PEACH
PEACH (ROUGH CUT W/ TIME CODE)
PINK CASHMERE ( another compilation of older Prince footage )
NOTHING COMPARES 2 U (Prince and Rosie Gaines , mix of live footage from the
D & P Tour 1992 along with mainly older video footage)
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL IN THE WORLD (MUSTANG MIX - TOP OF THE POPS)

INTERACTIVE (FROM THE BEAUTIFUL EXPERIENCE , a 1994 TV Special)
COME (FROM THE BEAUTIFUL EXPERIENCE)
DAYS OF WILD (FROM THE BEAUTIFUL EXPERIENCE)
RACE (FROM THE BEAUTIFUL EXPERIENCE)
THE JAM (LIVE ,FROM THE BEAUTIFUL EXPERIENCE)
SHHH (LIVE ,FROM THE BEAUTIFUL EXPERIENCE)
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL IN THE WORLD
ACKNOWLEDGE ME (FROM THE BEAUTIFUL EXPERIENCE)
PHEROMONE (FROM THE BEAUTIFUL EXPERIENCE)
LOOSE (LIVE ,FROM THE BEAUTIFUL EXPERIENCE)
PAPA (LIVE ,FROM THE BEAUTIFUL EXPERIENCE)
BEAUTIFUL (FROM THE BEAUTIFUL EXPERIENCE)
ORGASM (FROM THE BEAUTIFUL EXPERIENCE)

LETITGO (comprises footage from 3 Chains O' Gold collection mainly )
DOLPHIN
LOVE SIGN
PURPLE MEDLEY (FULL LENGTH )
PURPLE MEDLEY (EDIT)
GET WILD
THE GOOD LIFE
COUNT THE DAYS
THE SAME DECEMBER (Version 1)
THE SAME DECEMBER (Version 2 , with added special FX )
18 + OVER
ZANALEE
EMPTY ROOM
I HATE U
GOLD (from Love 4 1 Another TV Special 1996)
ROCK N' ROLL IS ALIVE (as above)
INTERACTIVE (From Interactive CD-Rom , different to previous version)
ENDORPHINMACHINE (From Interactive CD-Rom)
2MORROW ( Comprises footage from Blue Light video and other older promos)
DINNER WITH DELORES
THE SAME DECEMBER
BETCHA BY GOLLY WOW
BETCHA BY GOLLY WOW (ALTERNATE : shown only on TOTP in the UK and is comprised of footage from the original video shoot, but only the blue-screen stuff ,none of the hospital stuff).
SOMEBODY'S SOMEBODY
THE HOLY RIVER
FACE DOWN ( PROMO - CENSORED)
THE ONE
COME ON
BEAUTIFUL STRANGE
THE GREATEST ROMANCE EVER SOLD
NPG MUSIC CLUB INTRO (HIT N RUN TOUR INTRO VIDEO)
U MAKE MY SUNSHINE
WHEN EYE LAY HANDS ON U (PROMO - INCOMPLETE)
THE DAISY CHAIN
ONE SONG
HOT WITH U (NASTY GIRL MIX)
I LIKE IT THERE
MUSICOLOGY
CALL MY NAME
CINNAMON GIRL

In addition to these there exists :

PUSSY CONTROL PROMO (Only ever seen live on screens prior to 1994/95 shows)
DADDY POP PROMO ( A brief excerpt was shown on the 1991 BBC Omnibus show)
LOVE SONG (duet with Madonna ,the video comprises old footage from both artists)

Prince also makes a cameo in Mavis Staples "Time Waits For No-one" video ,
playing guitar while leaning against a lamp-post at the very end of the video.

There are undoubtedly other promos hes made that have yet to see release , e.g the "A Million Days" promo was shot last year ( and a photo of it from the directors webasite was posted on prince.org ) ,but until we get to see them they remain locked in the vault . It has also been said by reputable sources that a video was shot (at PP) for almost every song released from 1994-1996 (Come, TGE, Emancipation, C&D etc) and Prince was originally going to release a video companion to Crystal Ball with videos to (some/all?) the songs on there, although it's unknown if he ever recorded any of them).
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moonshine said:

I Would Die 4 U (Live)
Theives In The Temple (Extended/pt.2)
Beautiful (Remix of MBGITW, but a separate video)
I Like It There


And just in case people ask, a little clarification on these:



= All out-takes from the movie, circulating amongst fans in low quality.



= The Batdance promo's are just re-edits, and the When 2 R In Love videos have different typefaces in the video (and from memory, both were issued in 1994).



This was a video for Playboy using the 12" remix of the song, intercutting/overlaying the original video footage with kaleidoscope (sp?) effects of naked women.



It's all compilation footage. Like IIWYGF and Arms Of Orion.



Could you clarify this, I've never heard any mention of a studio video for this, only the live footage.



This was shown only once I think, on TOTP in the UK and is comprised of footage from the original video shoot, but only the blue-screen stuff (none of the hospital stuff).



Yes, A Million Days exists and a picture has been posted (originating from the director's website. It has also been said (by reputable sources - i.e. not pie in the sky) that a video was shot (at PP) for almost every song released from 1994-1996 (Come, TGE, Emancipation, C&D etc) and Prince was originally going to release a video companion to Crystal Ball with videos to (some/all?) the songs on there, although it's unknown if he ever recorded any of them).

A list of awards would be good. People always asking how many Grammies, etc. Prince has won.

But I'm not compiling it!

SquirrelMeat said:

Camille wasn't an "evil" Prince...
Camille was blamed for creating the Black Album under the influence of the real "evil" Prince -> Spooky Electric...
There were plans of a movie Prince wanted to make (not unlike the movie "Fight Club" but about music and about 15 years earlier...) about Camille and Spooky Electric...

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Neversin said:

I disagree. The film idea certainly seemed to be around, but what is clear, is what was printed or put in a show.

Spooky Electric seems to be the Devil, and Camille seems to be Prince. This would make sense based on the tour programme and the live show. Prince was Camille in the show, killed him off, and was reborn as Prince.

He blew the devil away. The show even originally ended with positivity. Don't let spooky get your soul, just like it had done to Camille.

I love this thread
Learned so much already!

I dont consider myself a newb, but I always wanted to know:

Why is Apollonia 6 and Vanity 6 not Vanity5 or Apollonia 39??

Whats the significance of 6 and is it true that P didn't think Vanity could sing?

also, Who make Prince's clothes and does he ever wear regular designer stuff
or does everything have to be fitted?

How many records has Prince sold statewide, and world wide?


Thanks in advance!

3 women in the group multiplied by two jubilicious tatties per woman = 6

SquirrelMeat said:

Well that's true since "Spooky Electric" changed during that "LoveSexy" thing, and with that the whole idea of "Camille" changed (from being a hermaphrodite alter-ego (the true or then just O + >) to some "evil" side of Prince...)


OK, true, forget I mentioned anything previously since most fans probably take the shows and such as "cannon"...
Personally I liked the original, consistent idea alot more, but then I'm not a "LoveSexy" fan...

Neversin.

Thanx for the input Metro , I'll add I Would Die 4 U (live) to my list now ,
the other 3 promos were in my list though , but I'll make it clear the
Thieves In The Temple video is a promo for the extended version and add your
clarifications to my original post so that newbies will know what "rough cuts"
etc refer to.
I've just checked my Nothing Compares 2 U promo , I mis-remembered it lol ,
it is live footage from the D & P tour , though its mixed with old footage from
Prince videos and some new footage of Rosie (alone) and Prince (alone) that
I can't recall seeing anywhere else really :S , bit of everything in that video really.
I'm gonna edit my original post now after taking on board your input.

One for old time's sake!

Q. What is 94 East / Symbolic Beginning / One Man Jam?

A. Prior to Prince securing a record contract, Prince's early musical adventures resulted in him meeting a musician, Pepe Willie, who had moved to Minneapolis from New York and married Prince's cousin. Pepe Willie offered Prince opportunities to perform on a number of studio recordings with his group, 94 East, dating back to 1975.

In 1986, Pepe Willie released some of these recordings, originally under the title, 9'4 East: Minneapolis Genius - The Historic 1977 Recordings'. Pepe Willie has subsequently released essentially the same recordings, sometimes remixed, on more than one occasion through different record labels and under different titles (Symbolic Beginnings', 'One Man Jam').
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sosgemini said:

thekidsgirl said:

6 is an "evil" number, Biblically speaking, whereas 7 is the number of perfection... 6 is human, falling just short of Godliness, and 7 is divine.

Maybe an explanation of Prince's use of numbers would be helpful?

Heiress said:

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The reason for the "6" is all in the song "3 x 2 = 6" on the Vanity 6 album...

Neversin.

This comes up a lot - How many instruments can Prince play?

I'm not answering that one either.

. Q - Where can i find Everything I wanted to know about Prince?


. A - At the "600 PRINCE LINKS PAGE" of course!

http://membres.lycos.fr/e...cnirp.html

another one has just popped up: what guitars does he play/has he played?

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

Q. Where can I find information about guitars that Prince has played?

A: Example website:

http://www.geocities.com/...2/ag2.html

Did Prince write jingles for Pepsi and Coca-Cola ?


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MetroArea said:

Thanx!! Is there somewhere that a person can get a complete compilation of all or atleaset a large number of P videos. That would be great if something like that is available