One of his hottest shows, this whole set to me was a representation of the energy that came from the Purple Rain sessions

17 Days
Our Destiny
Roadhouse Garden
"Wendy wants 2 live 4ever"
Up All Day, Up All Night
Free
Noon Rendezvous ( I really like this rendition)
"Dedicated 2 that Sheila E dame over there"
Erotic City ( I love the rock touch to this...All the Critics Love U...)
Something In the Water Does Not Compute (this song was just extremely wild)
When Doves Cry
"Happy Birthday 2 Prince"
Irresistable Bitch
Possessed




"You'll have 2 excuse us, we just dancin" Prince during Roadhouse Garden








[Edited 2/11/10 10:47am]

Favorite show of all time. No contest. Always just clicked perfectly - the song selection, the vibe - would give anything to go back in time and be there.

Funny though, I haven't listened to it in a year or more. I always try to ration my favorites, so they don't get stale on me. Think it's time for another spin.

Nice pics too - don't think I've seen pics from this night before.

I have the video of the Warehouse rehearsal of this show, but I have never heard the actual show.

Phantastique said:

I know what you mean, I go thru musical periods just to keep it all fresh, but with so many songs unreleased & released & live as well as the protege albums I love:the Time, Sheila E the Family Vanity 6 Jill Mazarati

That is one of my favorite shows, you could feel the greatness
the 83 show where Wendy had her debut and Electic Intercourse was performed was magic too

OldFriends4Sale said:

Ahhh, U make me cry.... ain't that the truth... I love that show too. Wild, young, horny, sexy. Unique.

Definitely in my top 10 favorite Prince concerts...hell,maybe even the top 5! The song selection,the energy,the band were just tight and funky! I've always wanted a better soundboard recording of this

Sophianestesia said:

Oh, Yeah, Baby! I say he still is even if he doesn't show it.

classic raw show !
used 2 play the tape of this show again and again. this is the kinda stuff u really hope P has recorded somewhere in the vault, film or audio, and that it makes it out in2 the light of day !

i love the Erotic City performance it would be a royal treat if Prince were 2 perform Erotic City again

Interestingly, I just listened to this.

never saw those pics . yeah, that show is the business and the rehearsals for it, forget about it .

frenchylatina said:

sadly, i think the best u can xpect now is a 20 second clip as part of a 'sampler' solo keyboard set. (if he's feelin xtra wicked he might give u 20 seconds of 'darling nikki' 2 !)

THANK YOU. this is one of my favorite shows and i've never seen the photos.

i understand it was filmed. does anyone know if that's ever been seen?

those pics look fresh as hell . if only he put out this complete show on lotusflow3r.com. everyone would quit bitching about it quick . i know i would , probably

if he made this entire show available (preferably audio and video) i would feel completely satisfied with my $77 purchase.

The main thing I loved about Prince when I first saw him then was his Nerve, there wasn't anything he wouldn't do.

alexandernevermind1999 said:

EROTIC CITY COME ALIVE

He did perform it recently at his house (was it a listening party?) The band played it for a while but he never sang, then gave the audience a teasing smile and switched to another song. I think he wants to go further I hope he does, cause weither performed like the album cut or rocking like they did at this show and Prince & the Revolution tore that song up, that is one of his signature song that song represents the Minneapolis sound

OldFriends4Sale said:

I had a poster of one of these.

This is awesome.

Now is this the actual birthday concert or is it the night of the PR prmemiere? The perfomance of 3 songs?

The stockings as arm gloves and the new threads was an unexpected look.

nice thread

xlr8r said:

This is the birthday concert over 10 songs performed
he didn't do Electric Intercourse at this one, the album was finalized by then
That show was in 83 which was Wendy's debut with the band.


August 3,1983
1st Avenue
Benefit Concert For The Minnesota
Dance Theater Company
1.Let's Go Crazy
2.When You Were Mine
3.A Case Of You
4.Computer Blue
5.Delirious
6.Electric Intercourse
7.Automatic
8.I Would Die 4 U
/Baby I'm A Star
9.Little Red Corvette
10.Purple Rain
11.D.M.S.R
[Edited 8/5/09 9:15am]

June 4. 1984 The Glamorous Life drop
June 7, 1984 the 1st Avenue Birthday show
June 25. 1984 Purple Rain drop
July 9. 1984 Ice Cream Castles drop

July 26. 1984
Graumannn's Chinese Theater Hollywood
MTV"Live! Purple Rain Party"
Movie -Purple Rain -Premiere

The Palace: Los Angeles Aftershow
1. 17days
2. Irresistible Bitch
3. When Doves Cry



Now because it's my birthday
we just gonna get up here and
make a little music 4 ya'll 2 party by
alright?
If ya'll came in here expecting to drive Prince's red corvette...
thats not gonna work
ok we just gonna play a few numbers some of them u gonna know most of them you won't

Prince right before Up All Day Up All Night
[Edited 4/9/09 20:33pm]

Wow I'm just realizing we're in about to observe the 25th birthday of Purple Rain and all it brought.

OldFriends4Sale said:

yeah I have that myself Im just asking the pics that are intially posted --the ne with stockings as arm gloves and the one with the hat and Wendy in green jammies--different dates porbably right..and if not, was it the june 7th bday concert?

I think it was cause the PR prmeiere concert had some poster with Prince in mid swing and his hair fopped out

or wait...shit

xlr8r said:

lol yeah these pictures are from the Birthday June 7th 1984 show

OldFriends4Sale said:

I love that show! This is actually the sample we got of a possible follow-up 2 Purple Rain, right before the 'Purple Rain' album was even out. Cuts like Our Destiny/Roadhouse Garden, and 'All Day and All Night' could have possibly been intended 4 the 'Around The World In A Day' album but, who knows. That's still a great show, all of Prince's shows at First Avenue are classic Prince shows. Even as far back as 1982 from when he debuted 'All The Critis Love You In New York' and he jammed with The Time. I bet the unreleased/not-circulating show in 1981 was good, that's where he debuted the track 'Controversy'? Could that show be in tha vault somewhere?