Anyone familiar with this?...how is the quality , and does anyone have a tracklisting?

Thanks

Nice bootleggage

Prince In Rock


5 CD

Label : Kiss The Stone

Catalogue : #KTSBX 007

Disc Length : 79:11 / 77:44 / 75:31 / 78:11 / 75:17

Source : Outtakes / Live / Alternate

Sound Quality : EX / EX+

Year Of Release : 1994



Disc 1

Studio Outtakes

1. Just Another Sucker 2. She's Just A Baby 3. Lisa 4. Turn It Up (Extended Portion) 5. Feel U Up - Irresistible Bitch 6. Possessed 7. No Call U (listed as U Call Me on packaging)

Piano Rehearsal : 1982

8. Piano Improvisation #1 9. Piano Improvisation #2

Controversy Tour - Saenger Theatre, New Orleans : 28th February 1982

10. Uptown 11. I Wanna Be Your Lover 12. Annie Christian 13. Controversy

First Avenue, Minneapolis : 8th March 1982

14. When You Were Mine

Disc 2

Studio Outtakes

1. Moonbeam Levels (listed as A Better Place 2 Die on packaging) 2. Chocolate 3. Old Friends 4 Sale

1999 Tour Rehearsal : January 1983

4. D.M.S.R. 5. Free

Rehearsal for First Avenue Birthday Show : May / June 1984

6. Gotta Shake This Feelin' 7. When We're Dancing Close And Slow

Rehearsal : December 1984

8. When The Saints Go Marching In

Purple Rain Tour - Carrier Dome, Syracuse : 30th March 1985

9. Purple Rain

Benefit Concert - First Avenue, Minneapolis : 3rd August 1983

10. A Case Of You

Disc 3

Studio Outtakes

1. A Place In Heaven 2. Big Tall Wall 3. Alphabet St.

7th Street Entry, Minneapolis : 11th July 1985 (w/ Sheila E)

4. Girls And Boys - Holly Rock

Sign O' The Times Tour Rehearsal - NEC, Birmingham : April 1987

5. The Cross

Lovesexy Tour Rehearsal - Paisley Park : June 1988

6. 80'S Medley

Parade Tour - Le Zenith, Paris : 25th August 1986

7. It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night

Sign O' The Times Tour - Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris : 17th June 1987

8. Housequake

Lovesexy Tour - Westfalenhalle, Dortmund : 9th September 1988

9. Blues In C (If I Had A Harem)

Sign O' The Times Tour Warm-Up - First Avenue, Minneapolis : 21st March 1987

10. Forever In My Life

Sign O' The Times Tour Aftershow - Le New Morning, Paris : 15th June 1987 (am)

11. Wasn't My Face (listed as Wasn't My Faith on packaging)

Lovesexy Tour Aftershow - Het Paard van Troje, The Hague : 19th August 1988 (am)

12. Just My Imagination

Disc 4

Studio Outtakes

1. Your Love Is So Hard 2. Love...Thy Will Be Done 3. Get Blue

Nude Tour Rehearsal - Paisley Park : 24th April 1990

4. Batdance 5. Sex

Nude Tour - Dome, Tokyo : 31st August 1990

6. Bambi 7. The Question Of U - Venus De Milo - Under The Cherry Moon - The Question Of U 8. Partyman (including What Have You Done For Me Lately?)

Nude Tour - Estadio Santa Maria Del Mar, La Coruna : 29th July 1990

9. Do Me, Baby - Ain't No Way 10. Nothing Compares 2 U

Rock In Rio Festival - Estadio Maracana, Rio De Janeiro : 18th January 1991

11. Horny Pony

Rock & Pop Festival - Estadio de River Plate, Buenos Aires : 21st January 1991

12. Shake

Disc 5

Studio Outtakes

1. I Hear Your Voice 2. Hold Me 3. Allegiance

Diamonds And Pearls Tour Rehearsal - Paisley Park : March 1992

4. Thunder 5. Daddy Pop 6. Diamonds And Pearls

Arsenio Hall Show : 23rd February 1993

7. The Morning Papers 8. Blue Light

BBC Broadcasting House, London : 7th September 1993

9. 1999 - Baby I'm A Star - America - D.M.S.R. - Pope - It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night 10. Peach

Act II Tour Aftershow - Estandard, Barcelona : 23rd August 1993 (am)

11. Race 12. The Ride (listed as U Got The Time Baby on packaging)



There appears to be a pattern with this release that wasn't such a great idea. Kiss The Stone have separated each disc into a different time period, and on each disc follows a familiar pattern. First up there are some outtakes, followed by various tracks from circulating soundboard recordings from either rehearsals, concerts, or broadcasts. While the idea is nice, the live tracks are FAR too incomplete to be enjoyable, and the whole release appears to be a rushed job. That said, there ARE some nice moments on here. Disc 1 contains a number of strange choices, including the extended portion of 'Turn It Up', yet the main part of the song is not included. Interestingly 'Feel U Up / Irresistible Bitch' has been left on here as it was recorded (one continuous session), and they have not split the two tracks - and that is to their credit. Disc 2 is a little unspectacular with nothing worthy of note, and everything being available in superior quality elsewhere. Strangely, 'Big Tall Wall' on Disc 3 runs at an abnormally slow speed, and it's inclusion is baffling. Disc 3 does however contain a nice clear version of Prince & Sheila E's brief performance at 7th Street Entry from July 1985, so what they fucked up with on 'Big Tall Wall' is made up for with the 'Girls & Boys / Holly Rock' live track. Disc 4 again, is a messy collection of various sources and is perhaps the worst of the 5 discs here. Disc 5 is far better, and includes the complete excellent BBC Radio 1 broadcast, along with a surprisingly good version of the circulating Estandard aftershow. Obviously my main complaint about this release is the fact that there are too many incomplete parts of excellent recordings which already freely circulating, however there are some good moments here....just not enough to make it a great set. All the discs are in individual jewel cases with accompanying separate artwork, etc and each comes with a separate catalogue number (#3005 through to 3009). All 5 are housed in a large long box with an accompanying 16 page booklet, however the info in the booklet isn't exactly accurate and there are many errors. This release dates from 1994, so for it's time it IS a nice document.

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[Edited 11/22/09 16:51pm]

Thanks!!

The first real boot I bought back in 1995 or so. Starship Records in Tulsa, OK had it on the shelf for a while, and I finally snagged it. It's where I first heard "Just My Imagination", "Love...Thy Will B Done", "Chocolate", "Moonbeam Levels", etc etc. It always holds a place in my bootlegging heart.

jayquan said:

you're welcome

ernestsewell said:

looks an ok release despite that the shows are incomplete i think

Dewrede said:

It's not meant to be a show boot, it's more like a compilation of stuff, hence the dating on each CD. It's a good smathering of stuff.

i was lucky found one on ebay...in good condition...

ernestsewell said:

ok

CHRISLUV92 said:

nice