djdaffy1227 said:

Get the fuck outta here! I never knew about this.

Finally a great thread ! I will have to get another Mp3 version of America with better sound quality all 21 minutes of it

BlackbeltJones said:

This list was on Housequake, which no longer exists. Perhaps there are people who saved this list. I don't have it, as I have all USA, UK, German and Japan 7", 12" and CDsingles released.
Good luck compiling the list

xenophobia2002 said:

Thanks xenophobia2002. It was more work than I anticipated, I can tell you that...

OK, the last major changes have been uploaded. I added track lengths for every song and added non-album tracks to the list.

First, big thanks to squirrelgrease, Rioub, ADKAVON, djdaffy1227 and December1984 for their valuable contributions to this list. If I missed someone, please remind me so I can add you. All credit should be given as this was not a one man show.

My original intention for this list - a reference for collectors wanting to replace vinyl versions of songs released during the vinyl singles era with legal digital copies (either through a download store or on CD) - is complete. Yay! This is NOT to say that the itself list is complete - I am sure I am missing tracks that were transferred to a digital format, so PLEASE inform me of any corrections! As long as they fit in to the "List Rules and Methodology" from the first post I will be HAPPY to update and maintain the list.

However, I respect the fact that many would like to see this list grow to include items like vinyl promo releases, vinyl catalog numbers, and CD compilation/soundtrack catalog numbers. I am sure others would like this to go beyond 1988. As such, I think it would be great to either open my original post up to the community OR have the whole thing uploaded to Princepedia so that the community can allow the list to grow beyond my original intent. In other words, if my wife hears me say "Just let me add one more catalog number!" while the baby needs to have her diaper changed or the dog needs a walk, she will kill me. So Mods and Org community, what do you think?

Finally, a plea to Warner and Prince (as if they’d ever read this thread). I would be willing to wager that many Prince fans own home or bootleg vinyl transferred versions of these songs. This is not because we are bad people out to break the law, but rather because we LOVE these songs and we no longer have a convenient way to listen to them. Most of us would GLADLY pay for digital versions of these songs sourced from a master tape. And if, for some reason, a master tape no longer exists and you are FORCED to source the tracks from vinyl, for the love of God get an engineer to process and clean up the track. I mean if Motley Crue’s Leathur Records release of "Too Fast For Love" can receive a brilliant vinyl transfer, than surly His Royal Badness can as well. Just sayin'...

Edit - Updated My Plea to Warner Bros.
[Edited 2/8/10 8:44am]

xenophobia2002 said:

Actually, you can still access Housequake's cached site, it's just on much slower servers, and it takes digging around vs using the search: http://web.archive.org/we...quake.com/

Bump. Should really be a sticky. With all the junk on these forums a good thread should be rewarded

Thanks DJ!

I hope the list can somehow be opened to the community (or posted to the wiki), as it can certainly grow beyond my original intent. Housequake was what I originally used in 2007 when I tracked down the bulk of my collection. When I dipped back in to P this year (I go through "phases") and wanted to make sure my stuff was up to date, I realized there wasn't a pure collectors reference list like this available (or at least one I could find), which meant you kind of had to pick through various sources to make sure your vinyl era stuff was up to date. At any rate, I hope it proves useful to those just starting or updating their collections. I certianly learned of a few CD singles I didn't know existed.

^ I'm going to ask Bart if he'll consider putting this in the Princepedia.

Excellent! Thanks, as always, squirrelgrease.

Hey there Blackbeltjones,

This is a "Thank You" as well as a bump!

I really appreciate the meticulous attention to detail with this list! I'm going to sort through it all after the rippin' is done and make sure all the singles are in order on my hard drive!

The information on the lossless files available through Rhino was priceless! I had no idea that such rarities were available so readily! Hello (the extended version) is one of my personal favorites, so I was glad to find it in perfect quality!

This post was single-handedly responsible from taking me out of Prince.org retirement, and I realized there was some good stuff I was missing out on!

Thanks again!

Sincerely,
Toadlips

Toadlips said:

Toadlips said:

Very, very cool. Thanks for sharing that!

(It's funny, finding those tracks on Rhino was what got me fired up as well... hopefully they decide to dust a few more of those tracks off)
[Edited 2/22/10 11:24am]

Isn't this a sticky yet?

Made some minor corrections to the list. I have also e-mailed and called Rhino to see if they plan on releasing the tracks available in the EU as lossless... I will update y'all if I hear anything!

Speaking of promo releases, there's a 7" edit of the "Little Red Corvette (Dance Remix)" that is 4:32. I guess that's another possible addition if you decide to tackle the promo stuff, too. Bump.

Hi BlackbeltJones,

Here is my input:

"Alphabet St. (This Is Not Music, This Is A Trip)" (7:48) is also available on Japanese CDS.

The edit of "DMSR" was available on the soundtrack for a movie called Risky Business. (I don't know the time now, will let know later.)

"I Wish U Heaven (Part 1, 2 & 3)" (10:12) is NOT available on Japanese CDS. It just has album version.

IIRC, "Sexy Dancer (Long Version)" was available on CD. I've seen it sold in eBay about 10 years ago. According to seller's description, it was a compilation CD made in Hong Kong. That might have been non-legitimate but who knows. It was not what is called "pirate" at least and it's not a kind of easy-made Hits compilation since it's hard to think such kind would have a track like "Sexy Dancer" from '79.


Next, I have a question. The rule for this list tells:



However, this list still have a section called Vinyl Era 7" Edits, 12" Mixes, B-Sides & Non-Album Tracks Available on Vinyl Only and it includes Disco Mix of "Just As Long As We're Together" and "Soft And Wet". Those are promo only mixes. I'm a bit confused with the rule but am I missing something?
[Edited 3/30/10 2:10am]

Just have checked. The time of "DMSR" on Risky Business is 5:05.

squirrelgrease said:

Maybe in the form of a chart or something? That would be helpful/useful.

Great thread btw BlackbeltJones.

Never mind
[Edited 3/30/10 6:28am]

deepwater said:

oooo, forgot about that, I have that CD upstairs, still sealed I do believe