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Reply #60 posted 09/08/09 5:14pm

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Excellent article. Thanks for your work.
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Reply #61 posted 09/08/09 5:49pm

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scififilmnerd said:

japanrocks said:

just curious.....where does all this info come from and will it be in a book one day?


The info comes from the list of sources and the people I've thanked. wink

No publishing house has approached me about doing a book. mad

But you can just print the articles and keep them together. Then it's almost like a book. nod

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[Edited 9/7/09 9:56am]


cool...you should make a few books and sell them on the org wink

i would buy one
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Reply #62 posted 09/09/09 2:54am

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Maybe what stopped Prince's momentum was that he wound up wearing too many hats.


I'm guessing that's metaphorically speaking, not literally as in the end of the Glam Slam birthday shows where he, well, wears a lot of hats...
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Reply #63 posted 09/09/09 6:38am

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L4OATheOriginal said:

but the game boyz have always been cool with me when i've met them


They teased me about my height. cry

I was standing in line for the Kiel concert in 1992 and Tony said: "You're a big guy. You're gonna be up front?" mad
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Reply #64 posted 09/09/09 6:54am

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scififilmnerd said:

NPG Records began passing out flyers and posting messages on the Internet with the release date of “never” for The Gold Experience, asking fans to continue to petition Warner Bros. to release the album.


Virgo and I actually sent gold glitter in an envelope to Warner Bros. (This was before the days of that there lethal white powder.) giggle
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Reply #65 posted 09/09/09 8:13am

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scififilmnerd said:

L4OATheOriginal said:

but the game boyz have always been cool with me when i've met them


They teased me about my height. cry

I was standing in line for the Kiel concert in 1992 and Tony said: "You're a big guy. You're gonna be up front?" mad


lol ..they could have said worse
man, he has such an amazing body of music that it's sad to see him constrict it down to the basics. he's too talented for the lineup he's doing. estelle 81
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Reply #66 posted 09/09/09 8:14am

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scififilmnerd said:

scififilmnerd said:

NPG Records began passing out flyers and posting messages on the Internet with the release date of “never” for The Gold Experience, asking fans to continue to petition Warner Bros. to release the album.


Virgo and I actually sent gold glitter in an envelope to Warner Bros. (This was before the days of that there lethal white powder.) giggle


i used 2 write letters 2 WB as well big grin
man, he has such an amazing body of music that it's sad to see him constrict it down to the basics. he's too talented for the lineup he's doing. estelle 81
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Reply #67 posted 09/09/09 8:59am

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*Gulp*

Thanks SciFi! wink
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Reply #68 posted 09/09/09 11:45am

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I love your album threads. I especially love reading about songs I have never heard of like Strength and Slave 2 The Funk.
I look forward to the C&D thread! But where do you get all that detailed information?
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Reply #69 posted 09/09/09 1:38pm

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r u sure the title isn't slave 2 the system?
man, he has such an amazing body of music that it's sad to see him constrict it down to the basics. he's too talented for the lineup he's doing. estelle 81
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Reply #70 posted 09/09/09 1:41pm

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Milty said:

I look forward to the C&D thread! But where do you get all that detailed information?


I went to the Bahamas looking for YOU, but all I came across was this ufo that beamed all of the listed sources down into my brain. biggrin
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Reply #71 posted 09/09/09 1:45pm

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L4OATheOriginal said:

r u sure the title isn't slave 2 the system?


No. "All that glitters ain't Gold" sortof suggests that the released Gold Experience wasn't the best configuration (I like the May 1994 one better), as well as the contract not being Gold. So I like that title.

Slave 2 The System may be more suitable for the Exodus article in which the song appears. In fact, I think I'll use it there. Thank you very much for suggesting it. biggrin
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Reply #72 posted 09/09/09 1:46pm

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great work, ,muchh appreshiated,thanks
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Reply #73 posted 09/09/09 2:13pm

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A possible correction:

The rumoured configuration including the Coca-cola song and his cover of Angie is usually said to have also include a song called Strength. You don't have it listed here. Is there a reason for that?

Nice work, by the way.
[Edited 9/9/09 14:13pm]
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Reply #74 posted 09/09/09 2:24pm

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scififilmnerd said:

L4OATheOriginal said:

r u sure the title isn't slave 2 the system?


No. "All that glitters ain't Gold" sortof suggests that the released Gold Experience wasn't the best configuration (I like the May 1994 one better), as well as the contract not being Gold. So I like that title.

Slave 2 The System may be more suitable for the Exodus article in which the song appears. In fact, I think I'll use it there. Thank you very much for suggesting it. biggrin
[Edited 9/9/09 14:10pm]

YAY! So, you are going to do an Exodus article... Thank You!!
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Reply #75 posted 09/09/09 2:28pm

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TwiliteKid said:

A possible correction:

The rumoured configuration including the Coca-cola song and his cover of Angie is usually said to have also include a song called Strength. You don't have it listed here. Is there a reason for that?

Nice work, by the way.


Thank you. biggrin

You must have blinked when you perused that track list. Strength is the 1st track on it. nod
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Reply #76 posted 09/09/09 2:36pm

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scififilmnerd said:

TwiliteKid said:

A possible correction:

The rumoured configuration including the Coca-cola song and his cover of Angie is usually said to have also include a song called Strength. You don't have it listed here. Is there a reason for that?

Nice work, by the way.


Thank you. biggrin

You must have blinked when you perused that track list. Strength is the 1st track on it. nod
[Edited 9/9/09 14:28pm]



where you got all that obscure info from ? how do we know that such a trakc even exists ?
I really apprechiate your threads man...so much info..you and per neielsn should do something together...i like oyu r style.
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Reply #77 posted 09/09/09 5:42pm

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Scifi, I take it this was mock-up tray artwork for a possible release?

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Reply #78 posted 09/09/09 5:49pm

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Sonny T's bass with lyrics to Gold. Note that it's a left handed bass strung right handed. That's how Sonny learned to play - with the fat E string on the bottom.



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Reply #79 posted 09/10/09 2:59am

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squirrelgrease said:

Scifi, I take it this was mock-up tray artwork for a possible release?


Yep. Thanks. biggrin

Now I wonder which version of The Most Beautiful Girl In The World that was the second track on there. confused
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Reply #80 posted 09/10/09 3:07am

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RudyIsBackForGood said:

where you got all that obscure info from ? how do we know that such a trakc even exists ?
I really apprechiate your threads man...so much info..you and per neielsn should do something together...i like oyu r style.


Thank you. kiss2

The existence of Strength was reported in an issue of the now defunct Uptown magazine. biggrin
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Reply #81 posted 09/10/09 4:03am

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scififilmnerd said:

Look:

Paisley Park, 20 September 1993
The Most Beautiful Girl In The World (4:37)*


prince recorded a hit on my 25th birthday. biggrin

What did he record on YOUR birthday? tease



Hey I was 25 in aug 20 93, maybe he was thinkin of recording on that day lol
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Reply #82 posted 09/10/09 4:07am

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scififilmnerd said:

squirrelgrease said:

Scifi, I take it this was mock-up tray artwork for a possible release?


Yep. Thanks. biggrin

Now I wonder which version of The Most Beautiful Girl In The World that was the second track on there. confused


My guess is the 4:37 version, as it's credited to Tom Tucker as mixer.

Beautiful (5:55)
Programmed By - Statik (8)

Staxowax (5:14)
Engineer - Chronic Freeze
Engineer [Assistant] - Xanex Bess
Programmed By - Statik (8)

Mustang Mix (6:19)
Co-producer - Ricky P.
Engineer - Tom Tucker
Engineer [Assistant] - Freddie H.*
Mixed By - Tom Tucker

Flutestramental (3:35)
Engineer - Chronic Freeze
Engineer [Assistant] - Xanex Bess
Programmed By - Statik (8)
Sexy Staxophone And Guitar (3:54)
Engineer - Chronic Freeze
Engineer [Assistant] - Xanex Bess
Programmed By - Statik (8)

Mustang Instumental (3:23)
Co-producer - Ricky P.
Engineer - Tom Tucker
Engineer [Assistant] - Freddie H.*
Mixed By - Tom Tucker

The Most Beautiful Girl In The World (4:37)
Co-producer - Ricky P.
Engineer - Tom Tucker
Engineer [Assistant] - Freddie H.*
Mixed By - Tom Tucker
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Reply #83 posted 09/10/09 4:39am

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Thanks again for a great thread Scifi.

My favourite Prince period 1993-96 ending with, and most definately including, Chaos and Disorder.

I can see why the May 1994 version is your favourite - as long as it definately has the released versions of Shy and Gold etc.

But i still can't get my head around TGE not containing Endorphinmachine and Shhh??

I have no preference on whether the name of the album was Gold or TGE - but i do prefer the Letterman front cover!!!
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Reply #84 posted 09/10/09 5:29am

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squirrelgrease said:

Sonny T's bass with lyrics to Gold. Note that it's a left handed bass strung right handed. That's how Sonny learned to play - with the fat E string on the bottom.







some typos on that bass.....disair? should be despair,rught?
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Reply #85 posted 09/10/09 6:07am

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squirrelgrease said:

scififilmnerd said:



Yep. Thanks. biggrin

Now I wonder which version of The Most Beautiful Girl In The World that was the second track on there. confused


My guess is the 4:37 version, as it's credited to Tom Tucker as mixer.

The Most Beautiful Girl In The World (4:37)
Co-producer - Ricky P.
Engineer - Tom Tucker
Engineer [Assistant] - Freddie H.*
Mixed By - Tom Tucker


You're probably right, then. biggrin
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Reply #86 posted 09/10/09 6:26am

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scififilmnerd said:

PRINCE VS. WB: THE FANS LOST
Part 3: All that glitters ain’t Gold

By Scififilmnerd


Dude, do yourself (and all of us) a favor and add this (and your other posts) to the Wiki: http://prince.org/wiki/Princepedia . This post isn't a sticky anymore, and soon it will vanish just like so many worthwhile posts from the past 10 years.

Hell, just put it in as it is right now, and we'll edit out all the editorializing and opinions until a neutral piece remains. You can always add the link to this post as the source/reference.

And perhaps archive this for yourself at your own blog or something like it. Plenty of free tools out there where you can post your own stuff: Posterous, Blogger, Tumblr, ... Post it at several places, so when one goes down it's still available elsewhere. Link all of them to each other.
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Reply #87 posted 09/10/09 6:35am

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BartVanHemelen said:

Dude, do yourself (and all of us) a favor and add this (and your other posts) to the Wiki: http://prince.org/wiki/Princepedia . This post isn't a sticky anymore, and soon it will vanish just like so many worthwhile posts from the past 10 years.

Hell, just put it in as it is right now, and we'll edit out all the editorializing and opinions until a neutral piece remains. You can always add the link to this post as the source/reference.


It was never a sticky. I've never had a sticky. cry

So that's a great suggestion. I'll look into it when I'm done with all five articles. Then I can add them to Princepedia all at once. biggrin

Until then, they are prince.org exclusives, but only until then. wink
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Reply #88 posted 09/10/09 6:47am

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scififilmnerd said:

Milty said:

I look forward to the C&D thread! But where do you get all that detailed information?


I went to the Bahamas looking for YOU, but all I came across was this ufo that beamed all of the listed sources down into my brain. biggrin



well you went there for nothing. i dont live in the Bahamas. biggrin
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Reply #89 posted 09/10/09 6:48am

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Milty said:

i dont live in the Bahamas. biggrin


You moved back to London? biggrin
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