I'm still young and I don't have all the boots most orgers have around here...

so can anyone recommend me a few 'must-have' bootlegs??

The Trojan Horse Aftershow (a.k.a. Small Club).

So many - too many to mention - certainly of the recent ones, Montreux, ALL DAY ALL NIGHT - awesome

Randolph said:

Small Club, Second Show That Night - The Holy Grail of bootlegs.

Studio-wise, the Work It series is top notch and the three 30 Years Of Unreleased Funk sets are great starting points.

It would help to know what your favorite era is and if you like studio, and/or live stuff. Also, if you prefer soundboard recordings, or are OK with audience taped shows.

Start with some research and reviews too: http://thedigitalgarden.org/ and http://www.angelfire.com/jazz/ug2p/

'the avenue' is a musthave.
that's the 1983 gig that debuted most of the 'purple rain' album.

and of course where possible get every live show between 1979 to 1989.

look out for the 'city lights' set-all soundboard shows .....also

license to funk.....and

le premier gold experience.....and

wonderboy.....

to be going on with

Osaka 1989 Lovesexy, Soundboard! Absolutly funkatastic!

Krieger said:

Black Funk Rehearsal?

-Lovesexy and SOTT rehearsals
-Small Club (Trojan Horse)
-The Avenue (the show where we get "Electric Intercourse", as well as his first time covering "A Case Of U". It's also where "Baby I'm A Star", "I Would Die 4 U", and "Purple Rain" were recorded for the album)
-Purple Rain - Severe Storms: Extended Forecast
-Parade: The Show Will Proceed
-30 Years of Unreleased Funk

All the volumes of the Work collection is all you need, when it comes to studio stuff.

'Small club,second show that night', 'He's got the look', 'Nows the time', 'Under the london moon' , 'Red box', 'Royale jewels', 'live at radio1 concert hall'

Darrell7 said:

Uh, oh...watch out for a warning from the mods!

Small Club; Moonraker or X Records
162 City Lights (Atlanta 85); Super Hero
149 City Lights (Stockholm); Super Hero
136 City Lights (New York); Super Hero
Wonderboy; Moonraker
City Lights (Detroit); Super Hero
City Lights (Atlanta 80); Super Hero
City Lights (Paris); Super Hero
City Lights (Columbia); Super Hero
City Lights (Saginaw); Super Hero
Livesexy; Moonraker
City Lights (Providence); Super Hero
Rock Over Germany; Sabotage
Spanish Harem; Sabotage
Park Volume Two, The; Moonraker
Emporium; New Power Zounds
Thunder; Moonraker
Avenue, The; Moonraker
Budokan; Moonraker
Whole Lotta Love 4 Paris; Sabotage

These are basically the ones to get plus 'The Work vols.1-5' as far as studio bootlegs go. More recently 'Le Petit Prince of Monaco' series of the Monaco shows are very enjoyable as is the 'All Day, All Night, All Week' documentation of the Le Grand Palais and La Cigale shows (although there is some filler on it).

I also personally love 'Neon Rendezvous' a rehearsal for the 1983 birthday show plus the actual show itself which is on the 'Purple Rush' series. This show is one of my favorites due to its inclusion of 'Our Destiny', 'Roadhouse Garden' and a fabulous version 'Neon Rendezvous'. The sound leaves a lot to be desired but the show itself is intense. How the crowd did not respond (as to Prince's obvious annoyance) enthusiastically is staggering.

poetcorner61 said:

You can discuss them.

get a list of the bootleg videos in circlulation - get everything proshot.

NpgSouljah said:

Black Funk Relationship is Nagoya 1989 Lovesexy. And Soundboard. and Funktastic too

Cosmos
H2O
Deposition
Fantasia
Neon Rendezvous

The power trio aftershow from August 28 2007 Prince, Josh and Cora is one of my favourite from recent times.

veeizm said:

Try to get the lp of this with the orignal cover too!

xlr8r said:

OH YES

thank you guys!

it seems i'm a busy man;)

@squirrelgrease

I really love the 'purple rain era' especially the concert in syracuse (i've got that one on video tape: Double Live!).
I really prefer live recordings, and I like soundboards, and i'm ok with audience recordings, but not if it's REALLY bad:P

Darrell7 said:

Purple Rain era must-have bootlegs - previously mentioned above:

Purple Rush sets Volume 1-7 - A comprehensive collection of PR rehearsals, tour shows and outtakes. Here you'll find "Noon Rendezvous" and "Gotta Shake This Feelin'", which is Purple Rain with different lyrics.

Atlanta 1985 - From the fantastic City Lights set of soundboard recordings. Get this entire set.

xlr8r said:

mynameisnotsusan said:

We're talking about different boots, "Black Funk Rehearsal" is Osaka 1989.



http://www.angelfire.com/...arsal.html
[Edited 12/10/09 3:50am]

NpgSouljah said:

My face is red, I stand corrected