Hello folks. I know the screen name is new but I've been around before and I've been around for a while. Despite this, the last time I was around I'd disappeared for a few years and I am guilty of having done this again. So, I was wondering if this time someone might be willing to answer a few questions I've had for a while that I previously hadn't been able to get answered.

1) About Dream Factory, I seem to recall the leak of the final version of the album being sourced from an internal cassette someone found in a studio. Can someone verify this for me and provide the full story?

2) Has a fully sequenced version of the 1987 Crystal Ball album leaked yet? I know about the "1987" bootleg and that copies of the connected tracks that haven't been released are all out there, but I'm wondering if the whole thing is out there or not.

3) Anyone here know much about the Batman workprint that Dance With The Devil comes from? What about the unreleased version of the trailer featuring We Got The Power? Are these things circulating? Has anyone seen them?

4) Still on the Batman topic, is the "Batman Theme" real or not? If I'm not mistaken, I've read that it's Madhouse's 19 with Batman samples on it. True, false?

5) Anyone here know much about internal promos? Anyone got any photos? I'm always interested in seeing images of internal use only promos.

6) When did the samples of Cosmic Day and the other songs show up online?

7) Anyone seen T around? Know how to contact him?

8) Willow. Any bells ringing?

1) About Dream Factory, I seem to recall the leak of the final version of the album being sourced from an internal cassette someone found in a studio. Can someone verify this for me and provide the full story?
All i know is that the copy i have is from a genuine sequencing, not a compilation from several sources. I don't think u'll ever know "the full story", no one's gonna say "yeah, sure, i stole it in Paisley Park & sold it 2 bootleggers

2) Has a fully sequenced version of the 1987 Crystal Ball album leaked yet? I know about the "1987" bootleg and that copies of the connected tracks that haven't been released are all out there, but I'm wondering if the whole thing is out there or not.
Yes i have it too, but contrarly 2 "Dream Factory", the tracks have been compiled from different sources so the mastering, volume and quality isn't the same on every track, which is so bad. Apart from that it's the album xactly as it was supposed 2 xist.

3) Anyone here know much about the Batman workprint that Dance With The Devil comes from? What about the unreleased version of the trailer featuring We Got The Power? Are these things circulating? Has anyone seen them?
Both tracks have been circulating 4 years.

4) Still on the Batman topic, is the "Batman Theme" real or not? If I'm not mistaken, I've read that it's Madhouse's 19 with Batman samples on it. True, false?
Never heard that. It's not "19" anyway.

5) Anyone here know much about internal promos? Anyone got any photos? I'm always interested in seeing images of internal use only promos.
I don't have pix of this but i've seen some on the internet.

6) When did the samples of Cosmic Day and the other songs show up online?
That's something i've been wondering 4 a long time. I'd love 2 know y only snippets r circulating because that's pretty weird..

7) Anyone seen T around? Know how to contact him?
Whaaaat??? Who?

8) Willow. Any bells ringing?
WTF r u talking 'bout???

U know man, u sound a lot like Prince himself coming here under a pseudonym & playing fan while actually trying 2 put his hands on some thieves

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[Edited 4/19/09 22:49pm]

Trust me, I'm no snitch. I used to go by the name ox2lf here. In some circles I still do but my general screen name now is pastawrangler. Please don't ask for that story unless you're ready for a long, pointless one.

Thanks for going over the questions for me. In regards to Batman though, I'm wondering about the actual video workprint. Has anyone seen the actual video? Is it circulating?

pastawrangler said:

I was mostly kiddin'

I can't tell about that video, sorry.