Do either of these have explicit lyrics when they were released?
If I bought them today from npgmc, would they have explicit lyrics still?

The original releases are quite explicit. Can't speak on the downloadable versions as I haven't heard them.

For whatever reason, they are the explicit versions for download on NPGMC, exactly the same as the CD set.

leecaldon said:

good to know.

Thank you for the info
I am seriously thinking about buying the 5 cd disc set (not downloading it), and I was wondering if they are the origional or the clean version?

is there a clean version???

I think there is

There's no clean version. The only clean version album out there is the Symbol album as far as I know - and it doesn't say 'clean' on the cover, it just doesn't have the explicit lyrics warning on the front.
[Edited 6/25/06 2:32am]

metalorange said:

Wasn't there a clean version of Emancipation, too?

Cloudbuster said:

oh and....

IstenSzek said:

I have the clean version of Emancipation, and didn't realise it was so until a week or so ago. In the UK shops I've only ever seen the clean version. Can anyone tell me which tracks have been edited?

Singingboy said:

This is a guess.....Face Down....Da.Da.da...the only ones with explict lyrics i think

I bought what was called an "import" of CRYSTAL BALL at a local record shop years ago. It has a pic of him in a silver vest on the cover. Says it was recorded at June Street studios in LA, 1990. Produced by BMA international. There is a little cursing, but nothing major. Its a great CD. Has 2 versions of We can Funk. My favorite song from this CD is Power Fantastic.

amorbella said:

Ermm, yeah, that must be a bootleg collection of bootleg songs, neither of those appear on the released version.

metalorange said:

Its a really good CD, I dont know what set list the original Crystal ball has....

amorbella said:

The original Crystal Ball was a planned 3 LP set and was never released. It eventually transformed into Sign O' The Times. Here is the last track.
Crystal Ball November 30th 1986

Side 1:
01. Rebirth Of The Flesh
02. Play In The Sunshine
03. Housequake
04. Ballad Of Dorothy parker
Side 2:
05. It
06. Starfish & Coffee
07. Slow Love
08. Hot Thing
Side 3:
09. Crystal Ball
10. If I Was Your Girlfriend
11. Rockhard In A Funky Place
Side 4:
12. The Ball
13. Joy In Repetition
14. Strange Relationship
15. I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man
Side 5:
16. Shockadelica
17. Good Love
18. Forever In My Life
19. Sign O The Times
Side 6:
20. The Cross
21. Adore
22. It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night

We Can Funk and Power Fantastic don't even appear. It seems likely you have a bootleg pretending to be 'official' under the name 'Crystal Ball' but not even having songs intended for that project.

metalorange said:

here is the set list for the CD I have:

Crystal Ball 9:53
Miles Ahead 1:26
Power Fantastic 4:34
Heartbreaker 2:56
Witness (yet another one) 3:49
Movie Star 4:16
A Place in Heaven 2:42
Wonderful Ass 6:40
Funk we can 6:30
Witness (not again) 4:40
Funk we can 2 10:06

Like I said before, this is a really good CD

amorbella said:

What you actually have is a copy of one of the tapes taken from Wendy's car that contained the third and fourth sides of The Dream Factory lp (omitting "All My Dreams") which was bootlegged on this CD along with three added tracks from the Graffiti Bridge sessions.

Here's The Dream Factory sides three and four tracklist:

Side Three
01. Crystal Ball
02. Power Fantastic (the mislabelled 'Miles Ahead' is simply part of 'Power Fantastic')

Side Four
01. Last Heart (correct title of 'Heartbreaker')
02. Witness for the Prosecution
03. Movie Star
04. A Place in Heaven
05. All My Dreams (omitted since it was available on the bootleg 'Charade')

This was compiled with:

We Can Funk
Witness
We Can Funk extended

All from the 1989 sessions for Grafitti Bridge.

Jestyr said:

WOW!!! thanks for the history. When I bought it all it said was "prince import"
very rare...