Regarding "Crystal Ball", is there a listing of where and when each track was recorded? And to which session/album it was associated with? Always been interested in finding out.

Apologies if this has been covered before, but I cannot find anything with the search command.

Any links are utmost appreciated!

This gives some insight. http://www.bieker.de/crystalball/

Gangsta Fam gets the big karma drink ticket for tonight. Many thanks! Started looking through that site, amazing!

Uptown Magazine: Spring 1998 #32 gives most of the recording information. Or you can get The Vault from Uptown. I think they are sold out, but maybe eBay has some.

2/8 - CLOREEN BACON SKIN – 26-27 March 1983
impromptu jam by Prince & Morris Day, recorded during sessions for The Time’s
third album. Never intended for inclusion on the album (but would have made a
good b-side like ‘Tricky’) Other tracks recorded during the same sessins were
‘Jungle Love’ and ‘My Summertime Thang’.

2/7 - SEXUAL SUICIDE – August 1985
Originally recorded during one of the ‘Parade’ sessions, this track was actually
used on the June 1986 configuration of the unreleased ‘Dream Factory’ album.
Other tracks recorded during the same sessions were ‘Empty Room’, ‘Go’,
‘My Sex’ and ‘Splash’.

2/6 - AN HONEST MAN – 30 November 1985
From the final ‘Parade’ sessions. This is an acappella version. An instrumental
version was used in the opening sequence of the movie ‘Under The Cherry Moon’
and the lyrics to the song were recited later on in the movie too (over the music
to ‘Venus De Milo’). ‘Mountains’ was recorded at the same time.

1/2 - DREAM FACTORY – 16 December 1985
Recorded before Prince had decided on the title and direction of his next album.
It became the title track of what was going to be the next ‘Prince and the Revolution’
Album, but the project was abandoned when the Revolution was disbanded in
October 1986. ‘Eternity’ was recorded at the same time.

3/2 - LAST HEART – Late January 1986
Recorded just after Prince had finished recording and sequencing ‘The Flesh’
project (which can be seen as an early version of Madhouse). ‘Last Heart’ is actually
just a demo that Prince had always intended to re-record. It was used for the
‘Dream Factory’ album, but when the project was scrapped, Prince forgot about
the song and never get round to re-recording it. ‘It’s A Wonderful Day’ was recorded
at the same time.

1/9 - MOVIE STAR – Mid March 1986
One of the first tracks recorded during the first real ‘Dream Factory’ sessions.
However, this track was originally intended for use by ‘The Time’. ‘Dream Factory’
was scrapped once the Revolution was disbanded in October 1986. Other tracks
recorded during the same sessions were ‘A Place In Heaven’, ‘And How’, ‘The Ballad
Of Dorothy Parker’, ‘Power Fantastic’ and ‘Witness 4 The Prosecution’.

1/1 - CRYSTAL BALL – Late April 1986
Originally from the unreleased ‘Dream Factory’ album. This version is actually the
reworked version from the original unreleasd 1987 ‘Crystal Ball’ album (which had
Wendy and Lisa’s vocal contributions removed from the track). Other tracks recorded
during the same sessions were ‘Big Tall Wall’ and ‘Starfish And Coffee’, as well as
an instrumental called ‘Visions’ which was recorded solo by Lisa Coleman and was
specifically recorded with the intent of using it as the opening for ‘Dream Factory’.

3/9 - MAKE YOUR MAMA HAPPY – 6-8 August 1986
Never inteded for any album. Other tracks recorded during the same sessions were
‘Forever In My Life’ and ‘Hot Thing’, which both made it onto Prince’s next
project.

2/5 - CRUCIAL – 13-15 September 1986
From the unfinished 1986 project ‘The Dawn’. Also considered for inclusion on the
1987 Crystal Ball album at one point, but was dropped when 'Adore' was recorded.
‘Coco Boys’ was developed during the same sessions (it was based on an untitled
instrumental recorded during the Paris sound check on the ‘Parade’ tour).


2/9 - GOOD LOVE – Late October 1986
Originally from the unreleased ‘Camille’ album, then included on the
unreleased original 1987 ‘Crystal Ball’ album. An extended version (made for
the original 'Crystal Ball' album) was finally released on the soundtrack
album for the movie ‘Bright Lights, Big City’ in 1988. The version on the
1998 ‘Crystal Ball’ is the original Camille album version. Other tracks
recorded during the same sessions were ‘If I Was Your Girlfriend’,
‘Rebirth Of The Flesh’ and ‘Rockhard In A Funky Place’. A new version
of ‘Feel U Up’ was recorded as well.

2/1 - INTERACTIVE – May 1993
2/4 - WHAT’S MY NAME – May 1993
2/10 - STRAYS OF THE WORLD – May 1993
Originally recorded for the intended ‘Come’ musical and the ‘Glam Slam
Ulysses’ project, as well as appearing on various configurations of
‘Come’, ‘The Gold Experience’, ‘The Dawn’ and ‘Chaos And Disorder’.
Other tracks recorded during the same sessions were ‘Pope’, ‘Solo’,
‘Space’ and ‘Zannalee’. The earlier track ‘Race’ was also reworked at this
time (it had originally been recorded 8 November 1991).

2/3 - CALHOUN SQUARE – 15 June 1993
1/3 - ACKNOWLEDGE ME – 10 October 1993
1/4 - RIPOPGODAZIPPA – 10 October 1993
tracks recorded during the 1993 ‘Come’/’Gold Experience’ period.
Between them, these tracks have appeared on various configurations of
‘The Gold Experience’, ‘The Dawn’ and ‘Chaos And Disorder’. Another
track recorded during the same 10 October session was ‘Shy’.

1/6 - HIDE THE BONE – 10 November 1993
Recorded in Paris at Guillome Tell studios and later reworked at Paisley
Park. This is the reworked version.

1/5 - LOVE SIGN (SHOCK G. REMIX) - June 1994
One of several remixes of 'Love Sign' made for an unreleased maxi-single.
'Love Sign' was going to be the follow up single to 'The Most Beautiful Girl In
The World', but WB wouldn't give permission for a second independant release
(they had already denied permission for the use of 'New World' as the original
B-Side to 'The Most Beautiful Girl In The World' forcing to use a remix
of the A-Side).

3/5 - 18 & OVER – 1994
Originally started life as one of many remixes of ‘Come’ made for a possible
maxi-single release, much like ‘Violet The Organ Grinder’ did with ‘Gett Off’.

3/8 - P. CONTROL (CLUB MIX) – 1994
One of several remixes made for a potential single release. Promo cassettes of
This and the ‘House Mix’ were made, and the a snippet of the track was also
Included on ‘The Versace Experience (Prelude 2 Gold)’ tape given away
to spectators during the Paris Fashion Days at Le Ritz in June 1995.

3/7 - GET LOOSE – 1994
Also known as ‘(Lemme See Your Body) Get Loose!’, this remix was
slated at one point to be included on a release called ‘The Tora Tora
Experience’, and a snippet was included on the ‘Sampler Experience’
Cassette given away on during the European Gold Experience tour
In 1995.

1/8 - SO DARK
1/10 - TELL ME HOW U WANNA B DONE
‘94/’95 remixes of two tracks not intended for any particular project. ‘So Dark’
is a reworking of the ‘Come’ track ‘Dark’, with mostly new instrumentation.
‘Tell Me How U Wanna B Done’ is a Kirky J remix of the 2nd half of the track
‘The Continental’ from the ‘’ album, featuring Carmen Electra on vocals.

1/7 - 2MORROW – November 1995
2/2 - DA BANG – 1995
3/3 - POOM POOM – August 1995
Never inteded for any albums.

THE RIDE (LIVE) – October 28th 1995 (original from June 1993)
3/1 - DAYS OF WILD (LIVE) – December 12th 1995 (original from January 1994)
Never intended for any album. Though the original studio version of ‘Days Of
Wild’ was included on early versions of ‘The Gold Experience’ and a different
version of ‘The Ride’ was included on the unreleased ‘Undertaker’ album
(which was later issued on VHS, in a slightly changed form)

3/4 - SHE GAVE HER ANGELS - 1996
3/10 - GOODBYE – December 1991
Outtakes from ‘Emancipation’.

Good work as always Boris.

Boris...how do you do it?