I just love the music of this period, the original come configuration definetley would have been stronger. I am assuming poem was all the sex on the beach stuff segued through the released album. It would be great to hear Fuck D Press if it has survived. Its even better having the alternative mixes and versions off Crystal Ball. Where do the songs Lovesign and Poom Poom come in, they were the same period.
I really thought Strays of the World was one of the stronger songs as well and would have made a better album closer than Orgasm. Letitgo may be weak in the sense it was a radio friendly single tacked on at the end of the project, but it very catchy at least though. I still think Dark is one of his best ballads ever as well, its a shame this song doesn't get much love, its up there with songs like Adore honestly.

Fantastic article. Some facts in there I didn´t know. I want to listen to my copy of Come immediately. Thank you!!!

squirrelgrease said:

I've never seen this flyer before. Thank you for posting it, Squirrel.
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"Choreographed by Jamie King." Madonna is such a copycat.

Fascinating read. Thanks! I'm looking forward to the next one(s)...

A great thread with tons of information! Thanks, Scififilmnerd!

piepie1976 said:

And Britney Spears has worked with him, too, I think.

I remember seeing Glam Slam Ulysses on video with Virgo. There was one of his choreographies that we liked very much, but now I've forgotten which one it was. I think that maybe it was for Interactive...?

I remember when they performed "Endorphinmachine" on Arsenio. I thought that was pretty cool. I was too young to go see the actual show, though.

scififilmnerd said:

squirrelgrease said:

thanks 4 reposting the letter 2 controversy mag..i have my copy ..somewhere lol ..but i remember when i watched the 3 chains o' gold video, that several things from this letter appeared in the film.

and i still long 4 the day of a prince show with nothing but new music again

squirrelgrease said:

Hilarious that it took me all these years until right now to understand that "Come" wasn't an invitation, it was a demand.

doesn't he make himself look tall in that pic?

ufoclub said:

Reminds me of a pic, I think it's from the beautiful experience, where Mayte is resting on one side of her hip crouching down ever so slightly, Tommy Barbarella is on the ground and the rest of the band is 50 feet in the background while Prince is in your face. LOVE that attempt at optical illusion
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This album only gets better with age, IMHO.

For The Gays Of The World: Hot choreographer Jamie King

scififilmnerd said:

Damn picture won't show!



But check him out on this thread: http://prince.org/msg/5/312663
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I wonder... Would have allowed Mayte to work with such a sexy hot man... unless that man was gay?
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now this is what i call fantastic. fan-f*ckin-tastic.

Fantastic read. Like others it makes me want to see if I have all the versions of the songs listed in your article. Much props!!

Question: Did Mayte do all the moans and sex sounds on "Poem"/"Come"?? It sure sounds like her...
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great read

one remark, the two mixes of Letitgo on the Come 2LP are the same as some of the other mixes, except with a different name

jerkout said:

Thank you for clearing that up.

dannyd5050 said:

The female on Poem is sampled from Vanity 6: Vibrator.

<-- Look at my avatar pic. That's her faking it.

scififilmnerd said:

Thanks!

I'll have to listen to "Vibrator" tonight!

pffffiiiuuuu... this thread almost led me 2 tears as it reminds me strange, hard but finally nice years of my life !

Almost no internet at that time to get informed, remember compuserve ?

I - we were so impatient to hear news, release dates of hypothetical new albums...

Damn U wrote something ...historical ! Respect, U brought to me some missing pieces of the puzzle.

Strange, it is so far away now, but still alive...

I had never really thought about it much, but it makes sense that Letitgo was the last song recorded. It definitely has a different vibe than the rest of the album. Definitely foreshadows the Emancipation project from a production standpoint.

cool read
i'm amazed at how much info's been gathered
it's the only album since '82 to catch me unawares

Wow. Amazing read! This really brings me back to a truly exciting time as a fan. For some reason it felt like ages for Come and TGE to finally come out after obsessing over the songs and live recordings. I couldn't bear to wait for new Prince music. He really seemed poised for a massive "comeback" and then all of a sudden all that potential and momentum just fizzled out. I'm waiting for your dissertation on The Gold Experience! Nice work.

This is quite fascinating. Thankyou.

Wow, what a great read.

To me this further underlines that this era was his creative peak.

What a wonderful article. Thanks.

Very nice read. I'm definitely interested in reading the articles on the other albums you are working on. Thanks for the work to all involved, it's very much appreciated.