I wa listening to the boot 'The Dawn' today. It's great, fabulously put together. quite clever in places to a trained ear! It really made me appreciate alot of his 90's output that i had slept on in a long while. Lots of gems in there that can be easily lost and forgotten under the amount of work he was puttin out then in a variety of methods.

One such track is..


'The Same December'

"there was once an angel that most certainly looked over me.. but if it got me through the day, is it crazy"?


Loved it! not listened to Chaos & Disorder in years, this sounded beautiful though.



p.s. hi Booyah

Never heard The Dawn

It's a brilliant fan compilation. Excellently put-together.

NouveauDance said:

Indeed. Great sequencing over the 3 disks.

This is the best fan release ever and the best way to listen the 1993-1995 output.

Romeoblu said:

After todays experience i may just agree with u. Love how they put that guitar solo over the top of the outro to Days Of Wild. Sick.

theodore said:

How about Delta Dawn?
Ever hear of her?

Can someone post the tracklisting? I may be able to compile it on my own.

3121 said:

I hate to say I told you so, but...

booyah said:

haha! indeed u did. cheers man. And how was yours?

Illustrator said:

Se7en said:

You probably can do just that, although you'll probably need more info to get the exact right NPG Operator in place, if you give a shit, that is. Nearly all of this set has been released in one form or another, with the exception of the studio version of Days of Wild, the part I and II version of Come.


DISC 1 (ACT I)

1. WELCOME 2 THE DAWN
2. NPG OPERATOR
3. COME (PART 1)
4. ENDORPHINMACHINE
5. SPACE
6. DAYS OF WILD
7. NPG OPERATOR
8. THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL IN THE WORLD
9. POPE
10. RIPOPGODAZIPPA
11. NPG OPERATOR
12. RACE
13. EMPTY ROOM
14. NPG OPERATOR
15. MAD
16. ROCK N' ROLL IS ALIVE (AND IT LIVES IN MINNEAPOLIS)
17. SHHH
18. STRAYS OF THE WORLD

DISC 2 (ACT II)
1. PUSSY CONTROL
2. NPG OPERATOR
3. PEACH
4. CHAOS & DISORDER
5. SHY
6. NPG OPERATOR
7. PHEROMONE
8. 319
9. HIDE THE BONE
10. 18 & OVER
11. NPG OPERATOR
12. LEMME SEE THAT BODY GET LOOSE
13. PAPA
14. NPG OPERATOR
15. BILLY JACK BITCH
16. I HATE U
17. LETITGO
18. DON'T TALK 2 STRANGERS

DISC 3 (ACT III)
1. INTERACTIVE
2. ACKNOWLEDGE ME
3. NPG OPERATOR
4. SOMEBODY'S SOMEBODY
5. LOVE SIGN
6. WHAT'S MY NAME?
7. THE RIDE
8. NPG OPERATOR
9. NOW
10. FACE DOWN
11. NPG OPERATOR
12. 2MORROW
13. THE SAME DECEMBER
14. EXTRAORDINARY
15. DOLPHIN
16. COME (PART 2)
17. NPG OPERATOR
18. GOLD

Doozer said:

That's hot

Hmm.. I sure would like to have this!!

if you listen to this and still say he sucked in the 90s---u are lost.

origmnd said:

I don't think he sucked in the 90s, but there were some weak albums (unlike in the 80s) but I think U're absolutely right

Se7en said:

That would be almost impossible, as the vast majority of tracks are either
alternate versions or have been mixed, segued and otherwise altered from
the originals (or both). Here's the tracklist with timings so you can get an
idea of how the tracks differ from the album versions...

THE DAWN

Act 1:
01. Welcome 2 The Dawn (2:05)
02. NPG Operator (0:11)
03. Come (Part 1) (4:21)
04. Endorphin Machine (3:50)
05. Space (5:10)
06. Days Of Wild (7:15)
07. NPG Operator (0:17)
08. The Most Beautiful Girl In The World (4:55)
09. The Pope (4:32)
10. Ripopgodazippa (4:37)
11. NPG Operator (0:05)
12. Race (8:20)
13. Empty Room (3:16)
14. NPG Operator (0:06)
15. Mad (4:32)
16. Rock & Roll Is Alive (4:31)
17. Shhh (6:57)
18. Strays Of The World (4:41)

Act 2:
01. Pussy Control (5:38)
02. NPG Operator (0:09)
03. Peach (3:05)
04. Chaos & Disorder (4:12)
05. Shy (4:55)
06. NPG Operator (0:15)
07. Pheromone (4:27)
08. 319 (3:19)
09. Hide The Bone (5:05)
10. 18 & Over (6:21)
11. NPG Operator (0:13)
12. Lemme See That Body Get Loose (4:31)
13. Papa (2:48)
14. NPG Operator (0:06)
15. Billy Jack Bitch (7:05)
16. Eye Hate U (8:50)
17. Let It Go (5:29)
18. Don't Talk 2 Strangers (3:12)

Act 3:
01. Interactive (3:01)
02. Acknowledge Me (6:33)
03. NPG Operator (0:09)
04. Somebody's Somebody (3:41)
05. Love Sign (4:36)
06. What's My Name (3:01)
07. The Ride (8:31)
08. NPG Operator (0:19)
09. Now (3:59)
10. Face Down (2:10)
11. NPG Operator (0:12)
12. 2morrow (4:07)
13. The Same December (3:26)
14. Extraordinary (2:26)
15. Dolphin (6:17)
16. Come (Part 2) (9:12)
17. NPG Operator (0:38)
18. Gold (7:22)

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[Edited 3/13/07 1:27am]

BorisFishpaw said:

Very true, this is what makes it such a unique and interesting bootleg. And, as i said in my initial post 'It's great, fabulously put together. quite clever in places to a trained ear'.

To those who are still confused - i'll give a for instance

Disk one has the version of Days OF Wild that was originaly on the crystal ball set. However, the individual who compiled this set has cleverly mixed a crazy live guitar solo of by prince over into it (from the segment NPGMC put up years ago). Peeps, its not just a simple compilation of 90's song.

it rules.


Boris, do u know if the crazy guitar NPGMC version is circulating in full?
[Edited 3/13/07 3:39am]

BorisFishpaw said:

Thanks Boris -- that is true. I had forgotten about the fan alterations and mixing.

Digging out the ol' CD flipbook to give this another listen now

quite possibly the best every collection of prince songs
from a certain era.

the face down acapella bits over the now beat is
i've been listening to that a lot the last few weeks.

i love the spit on endorphine machine

IstenSzek said:

yeah! that just works sooo well. its a great compilation. It flows magnificently

IstenSzek said:

Here's a more in depth rundown of what mixes were used on The Dawn
and where they came from etc...

The Dawn - mixes

disc 1:
01. WELCOME 2 THE DAWN (2:05) – edit of the track available on ‘The Truth’. Used as a kind of ‘Intro’ to the album.
02. npg operator (0:11) – edit of a couple of Operator segues, so it says “Hello, welcome 2 the dawn, playground 4 the new power generation. There are over 500 experiences 2 choose from. Press ‘come’ 2 begin”.
03. COME (PART 1) (4:21) – mix created using the Beautiful Experience remix (Deposition) and the original version (FAAB). Segues into…
04. ENDORPHIN MACHINE (3:50) – taken from the Come original test pressing. Segues into…
05. SPACE (5:10) – mix created using the album version, with small bits from the Universal Love Mix and the Funky Stuff remix. Segues into the crowd intro of…
06. DAYS OF WILD (7:15) – mix created using the released live version on ‘Crystal Ball’ and the guitar solo from one of the AHDIO Shows from NPGMC year 1.
07. npg operator (0:17) – taken from ‘The Gold Experience’
08. THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL IN THE WORLD (4:55) – mix of ‘The Gold Experience’ album version and the unreleased ‘Mustang 96 Remix’ (The Work).
09. THE POPE (4:32) – mix created using the album version from ‘The Hits 2’, the promo only 12” remix, a drum loop from ‘Acknowledge Me’ (barely noticable) and a burst of ‘D.M.S.R.’ from the ‘1999’ album.
10. RIPOPGODAZIPPA (4:37) – taken from ‘Crystal Ball’.
11. npg operator (0:05) – taken from the NPG Operator segue originally used before the studio version of ‘Days Of Wild’ (“If u would like 2 access another experience, here’s how”)
12. RACE (8:20) – mix created using the video version (from the Beautiful Experience TV special) and the ‘Outta Space’ part of the unreleased NPG version of ‘Super Hero’ from the ‘Exodus’ sessions (Fantasia).
13. EMPTY ROOM (3:16) – unreleased track (The Work)
14. npg operator (0:06) – created using the “Please access another experience” part of one of the segues from ‘The Gold Experience’.
15. MAD (4:32) – edit of the unreleased track (Deposition). Segues into…
16. ROCK & ROLL IS ALIVE (4:31) – b-side to ‘Gold’, pitch shifted up a semitone to get it in the right key.
17. SHHH (6:57) – taken from ‘The Gold Experience’. Outro segues into…
18. STRAYS OF THE WORLD (4:41) – edit of the track released on ‘Crystal Ball’ (Drum/fanfare intro ommitted and opening keyboard section extended.)

disc 2:
01. PUSSY CONTROL (5:38) – the VH1 Fashion Awards version (The Work), intro uses a snippet of the released version from ‘The Gold Experience’.
02. npg operator (0:09) – edit of the NPG Operator from ‘Interactive’ and one from ‘The Gold Experience’ (“That was just an example of the many experiences the dawn has 2 offer. There are over 500 experiences 2 choose from, here’s a sample”)
03. PEACH (3:05) – edit of the version from ‘The Hits 2’ mixed with parts of ‘The Purple Medley’. Segues into…
04. CHAOS & DISORDER (4:12) – unreleased original version (FAAB), pitch shifted up to the same key as ‘Peach’ (intro also extended by 1 bar).
05. SHY (4:55) – mix created simply by running the released version from ‘The Gold Experience’ and the unreleased original mix (FAAB) simultaneously.
06. npg operator (0:15) – taken from ‘The Gold Experience’.
07. PHEROMONE (4:27) – taken from ‘Come’, with the addition of a few seconds from the unreleased instrumental version (Cosmos) as an intro.
08. 319 (3:19) – taken from ‘The Gold Experience’, including the ‘hotel lobby’ intro (which is how it was originally intended to appear on the released album, as the intro was specifically created to make the song last exactly 3:19).
09. HIDE THE BONE (5:05) – taken from ‘Crystal Ball’
10. 18 & OVER (6:21) – original unreleased longer version (Fantasia), edited slightly at the end to create an ‘ending’ rather than a fade out.
11. npg operator (0:13) – original unreleased “And now a word from our sponsors” intro.
12. LEMME SEE THAT BODY GET LOOSE (4:31) – remix created using ‘Loose!’ from ‘Come’ and the unreleased instrumental ‘(Lemme See Your Body) Get Loose!’ (Fantasia). (Loosely based on various live renditions from around the time).
13. PAPA (2:48) – taken from ‘Come’
14. npg operator (0:06)
15. BILLY JACK BITCH (7:05) – unreleased ‘full length’ version (The Work).
16. EYE HATE U (8:50) – mix created using ‘The Gold Experience’ version and the ‘Extended Remix’. Outro segues into…
17. LET IT GO (5:29) – taken from ‘Come’, street noises on outro taken from the outro to ‘Lady Cab Driver’ from ‘1999’. Outro used as a segue for…
18. DON’T TALK 2 STRANGERS (3:12) – taken from the ‘Girl 6’ sountrack.

disc 3:
01. INTERACTIVE (3:01) – taken from ‘Crystal Ball’
02. ACKNOWLEDGE ME (6:33) – mix created using the version on ‘Crystal Ball’ and the ‘Big City Remix’ of the NPG’s ‘The Good Life’ (used to make an extended ending which replaces the released version’s fade out using a vocal lifted from ‘All My Dreams’).
03. npg operator (0:09)
04. SOMEBODY’S SOMEBODY (3:41) – the released ‘Livestudio Mix’ (promo / b-side to ‘The Holy River CD single). Segues into street sounds created as an intro to…
05. LOVE SIGN (4:36) – the ‘1-800-NEW-FUNK’ version, edited slightly to create an actual ‘ending’ to the song. (Intro segue features snippet of the unreleased ‘Mack Attack Message Mix’ over street sounds and gunshots taken from various sound effects discs)
06. WHAT’S MY NAME (3:01) – taken from ‘Crystal Ball’, with the addition of the unreleased spoken “welcome 2 the dawn” intro (Deposition).
07. THE RIDE (8:31) – mix created using the version on ‘Crystal Ball’ and the unreleased version from ‘The Undertaker’ album.
08. npg operator (0:19) – taken from ‘The Gold Experience’.
09. NOW (3:59) – taken from ‘The Gold Experience’. Mixes straight into…
10. FACE DOWN (2:10) – remix made using the promo only ‘Acapella Mix’ and loops from ‘Now’. (Musically just a continuation of ‘Now’ with ‘Face Down’s lyrics over the top.)
11. npg operator (0:12) – created using parts of the NPG Operator segue from ‘The Most Beautiful Girl In The World’ layered over itself at various different speeds, to lead into…
12. 2MORROW (4:07) – edit of the ‘Crystal Ball’ track. Uses the acapella intro to ‘Beautiful’ as an intro (with the addition of some echo on the word ‘world’).
13. THE SAME DECEMBER (3:26) – taken from ‘Chaos And Disorder’. Birdsong outro extended slightly using a track from a sound effects disc).
14. EXTRAORDINARY (2:26) – taken from ‘The Vault… Old Friends 4 Sale’. Segues into the opening chords of ‘Dolphin’ which are extended slightly and fade up under the outro.
15. DOLPHIN (6:17) – mix of the released version from ‘The Gold Experience’ and the unreleased version’s outro from ‘The Undertaker’ album. Segues into…
16. COME (PART 2) (9:12) – mix created using an edit of the released version from ‘Come’ and the unreleased (as a whole track) ‘Poem’ from the Come Original test pressing. Segues into…
17. npg operator (0:38) – taken from ‘The Gold Experience’.
18. GOLD (7:22) – taken from ‘The Gold Experience’.

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BorisFishpaw said:

Gahh.. I'm tryin so hard to find this somewhere.. I'd sell my soul for it

Jakeasaurus said: