Is this any good? Can anyone point me in the direction of some reviews please?
[This message was edited Thu Oct 3 1:05:19 PDT 2002 by GavinK]

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I personally NEVER listen to it, but it has some important early stuff on it if you are a completist sort of guy.



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[This message was edited Thu Oct 3 0:53:58 PDT 2002 by lovemachine]

Seeing as the search function is down, what are the must have releases? I can't stretch to City Lights...Studio Nights is as much as I can go...


I already have...

Past, Present & Future 2
Fantasia
Dreams
Bright Lights New York City
Small Club
Sign Of The Times Sessions 1
Parade Around The World
Emporium 21st & 22nd March
Nagoya 1989
One Night Alone In Chicago

Decent sound is a must, along with different/alternate versions.

Cheers in advance for any help

Not that I have any of these but the companion disc collections to Fantasia and Dreams are Cosmos and Deposition. You might wanna check those out. Also the Dream Factory 2 disc set is a must have.

The work volumes 1-5 are essential.i'm listening to 'wonderboy' as i type, i'd say that's essential too.Definitive SOTT live boot.

Berry will have a nervous breakdow if she sees this thread.

jnoel said:

joeycoco said:

Who's Berry? (don't want to cause offence)

Funny...that we can DISCUSS bootleggs but not solicit for them...




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Not really. The sound quality's awful all the way through.

Of course for a collector those tracks are a must have, but you can always trade with people rather than actually pay money for bootlegs yourself. That's far more preferred.

TRON said:

I have all of these and I made a wonderfull compilation from the best quality tracks. Some of the tracks on these discs are horrible sounding.

City Lights is a must-have collection of Soundboard shows.

GavinK said:

take a look at this thread:
http://www.prince.org/msg...&tid=23858 you'll understand

No way. All you need are Volumes 1-5 or THE WORK and then all 11 CD`s of the CITY LIGHTS set and your ready to boogie. I give each one 5 plus stars. IF YOU EVERY RUN ACROSS ANY OF THESE CD`S, THEN PURCHASE THEM RIGHT AWAY!!!

Funk Bible is right.
I have:
The Work vol.1-5
Dreams
Deposition
Cosmos
H20
The Jewel Box 1 and 2
Camille
The Original 1987 Crystal Ball
Funky Party 2 Night
The Beautiful Experience

My vault rivals Prince's own vault, plus I have all the official releases. I'm never at a lost for Prince music.

Dont forget Nudity/Spanish Harem, Welcome to the Beautiful Expereince or Livesexy. Forget it , to many to list, get em all. Or check out guide2prince.org, they are pretty acurate with their ratings.

The following are essential for any Prince collection

STUDIO OUTTAKES

The Work Vol 1-5

LIVE

City Lights (covers every tour from 1980-1986)
Wonderboy (SOTT Tour) PS Make sure its Moonraker
Livesexy (Lovesexy tour)
Spanish Harem (Nude Tour)
Thunder (Diamonds And Pearls tour)
Rock Over Germany(Act 2 Tour)
Budokan (Gold Tour)
Millenium Grooves (Jam Of The Year)
ONA New York (6cd)
Small Club, Second Show (Aftershow)
The Park Vol 1-4 (Love 4 One Another)
Xenophobia (2002 Celebration) 12cds

I know theres the NPS tour and Hit and Run, Act1 etc. Not To mention the great new lovesexy Nagoya soundboard. Hell theres even those Glam Slam shows from 1994..ohh and countless aftershows, one off appearances etc. It goes on and on, the ones listed above should be the first on your list though.