Have't heard it but I intrigued. What's the date of this recording?

xlr8r said:

It's from 11/7/88.

Genesia said:

Wait. The Small Club was Trojan Horse right?

The solo is great.

The audio quality isn't up to Small Club.

Lovesexy USA

3 CD

Label : Sabotage

Catalogue : #SAB 295-296-297

Disc Length : 67:07 / 79:57 / 74:04

Source : Audience Recordings

Sound Quality : G / EX-

Year Of Release : 2008


Disc 1

Lovesexy Tour Aftershow - Warfield Theatre, San Francisco : 11th November 1988 (am) (Audience VG / VG+)

1. Positivity 2. The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker - Four 3. Housequake (including Take The A-Train) 4. Just My Imagination 5. Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic (guitar intro) 6. I'll Take You There 7. Take This Beat 8. Cold Sweat 9. Prince Drum Solo 10. Sheila E Timbale Solo 11. Lovesexy (including Holly Rock) 12. 80's Medley 13. Chain Of Fools - It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night

Disc 2

Lovesexy Tour Aftershow - Roseland Ballroom, New York : 3rd October 1988 (am) (Audience EX- / G)

1. Positivity 2. Wade In The Water 3. The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker - Four 4. Just My Imagination 5. Jack U Off - Sister 6. I'll Take You There 7. Blues In C - Down Home Blues 8. Cold Sweat (including Holly Rock) 9. Purple Rain 10. 1999 11. 80's Medley - Chain Of Fools - It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night 12. Take The A-Train - It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night (Jam) (including Cold Sweat) 13. Jam (including Good Love - The Roof Is On Fire)

Disc 3

Lovesexy Tour Aftershow - The Palace, Los Angeles : 7th November 1988 (am) (Audience G / VG-)

1. Pink Cashmere (played over PA) 2. Positivity 3. Eye No 4. Wade In The Water 5. God Is Alive 6. The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker - Four 7. Down Home Blues 8. Rock Me Baby 9. Cat, Where You At? (chant) 10. Cold Sweat 11. Guitar Solo 12. Just My Imagination 13. Superfunkycalifragisexy (jam) (including Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic) 14. Instrumental Jam (including Take This Beat)

*Disc 3 (Updated Replacement Disc 3) (The Palace, Los Angeles : 7th November 1988 (am) (Audience VG+)

1. Pink Cashmere (played over PA) 2. Positivity 3. Eye No 4. Wade In The Water 5. God Is Alive 6. The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker - Four 7. Down Home Blues 8. Rock Me Baby 9. Cat, Where You At? (chant) 10. Cold Sweat 11. Guitar Solo 12. Just My Imagination 13. Superfunkycalifragisexy (jam) (including Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic) 14. Instrumental Jam (including Take This Beat)

Hollywood Lovesexy - The Aftershow

1 CDR

Label : Fan Release

Catalogue : N/A

Disc Length : 73:56

Source : Audience Recording

Sound Quality : VG+

Year Of Release : 2008

Lovesexy Tour Aftershow

The Palace, Los Angeles

7th November 1988 (am)

1. Positivity 2. Eye No 3. Wade In The Water 4. God Is Alive 5. The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker 6. Four 7. Blues In C - Down Home Blues 8. Rock Me Baby 9. Cold Sweat 10. Just My Imagination 11. Superfunkycalifragisexy (including Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic) 12. Take This Beat 13. Audience

COMMENT

Released in September 2008 within days of the Sabotage release 'Lovesexy USA' which also contains this aftershow, there really is no comparison between the two versions. This is a completely different audience recording which has sat unheard for 20 years, and is a joy to behold from start to finish. I can't decide whether to rate it as EX- or VG+ as there are long passages of the recording which really are superbly clear with Prince sounding inches away from the person recording. My indecision lies with the audible female audience members screaming loudly for the opening few songs, then intermittently throughout the show, along with a fair few gents too, it has to be said. Some slight wavering on occasion, along with the recording sounding rather "light", and a very small, almost unnoticeable drop-out during 'Just My Imagination' are my only other points of note, and other than these relatively minor quibbles, this is really rather sexy indeed. So sexy that it would make my Top 3 releases of 2008 without question or hesitation. The aftershow was orgasmic before, but hearing it in this quality is like hearing a whole new show, and I don't mind admitting I pee'd myself slightly on the closing 'Take This Beat' funkatron. What a show this is, and what a night this must have been. The opening 'Positivity' is a little short for my tastes (I love hearing the "call People magazine, Rolling Stone.." sung live, which is alas not performed here), however the extended 'Eye No' more than makes up for it. The traditional 'Wade In The Water' follows, which in turn segues into a rare aftershow performance of 'God Is Alive'. Boni takes centre stage for the mid-section of the show with Prince blending in with the band, outwith a few guitar solo's, and the band take a short break after 'Cold Sweat'. They return with a stunning 'Just My Imagination' (I imagine the cassette needed flipping during the song as there is a slight cut around 10 minutes into the song) and from here on the show really goes to a whole new level and there aren't enough superlatives to describe the ensuing funk of the closing two songs. He's yelping, screaming and rapping, his guitar is wailing, and all the while Levi's bass is rumbling and Sheila E isn't missing a beat - this really is legendary stuff, and 20+ minutes which everyone should have the pleasure of hearing. The recording ends with the PA announcer asking the crowd to chant for Prince's return, however it becomes obvious he won't be returning, and Michael Jackson blasts out of the sound system I really can't praise this release highly enough. Sure, I would have loved it to have had less audience intrusion in places, but they really don't degrade it massively, and certainly don't dampen my enjoyment of one of the finest aftershows of the 1980's. Lastly, I don't normally pass comment on fan released artwork too much, however an unheard recording of this quality really deserved to be packaged in something a little more befitting of it's excellence.

Reseda

1 CDR

Label : Fan Release

Catalogue : N/A

Disc Length : 69:24

Source : Audience Recording

Sound Quality : G

Year Of Release : N/A

Lovesexy Tour Aftershow

The Palace, Los Angeles (Reseda)

7th November 1988 (am)

1. Pink Cashmere (played over PA) 2. Positivity 3. Eye No 4. Wade In The Water - God Is Alive 5. The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker - Four 6. Blues In C - Down Home Blues - Rock Me Baby 7. Cold Sweat 8. Just My Imagination 9. Superfunkycalifragisexy (including Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic) 10. Take This Beat

COMMENT

A really rather poor quality recording of yet another excellent aftershow from the US leg of the Lovesexy tour. The recording is very muted, hollow and unclear. So much so that I can only assume the concealed recording equipment is being covered by something - hence the sound really struggling to get through. It's a shame, because if you put aside this, there is very little audible audience noise out with some chatter on occasion, and hadn't the recording been so weak, this could have been excellent. But it isn't. Rather shitty quality aside, the show is superb and whilst it mainly follows the theme of other US aftershows from the tour, it has it's moments and flashes of greatness. The show begins with 'Pink Cashmere' played over the PA prior to Prince taking to the stage with the usual show-opener of 'Positivity'. The first surprise of the night is a rare outing of 'Eye No' during an aftershow, and whilst the bare bones of the track is there, the performance is vastly different to the main Lovesexy concert version. A brief portion of 'Wade In The Water' serves as an intro for 'God Is Alive' before the show is slowed down with a stunning 'The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker', as usual containing a portion of Madhouse 'Four'. Boni takes center stage for the next two tracks, again featuring nothing out of the ordinary with Prince returning for a smooth 'Just My Imagination'. The undoubted highlight is the extended 10 minute frantic jam of 'Superfunky' which is mainly instrumental beginning with a "Cat, where you at?" chant and including a portion of 'Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic'. The show is brought to a close with a loose jam incorporating the lyrics of the 'Take This Beat' portion of 'I Wish U Heaven' over an improvised groove with numerous stop/starts. All that said, the content is perhaps secondary for the majority of people due to the quality of the recording as it can be rather hard work listening to it. It's not a poor recording, but it's not far from it. The 'Superfunky' performance is circulating as an audience filmed video recording on 'Mess Wit' Yo' Mind'. The show has since been released in 2008 on the fan release 'Hollywood Lovesexy - The Aftershow' taken from a different source recording in far, far better quality, which makes this release obsolete.

There's video of this performance of Just My Imagination on the DVD Mess Wit Yo Mind.

I'm a little confused to what show exactly the reference here is to. I don't have my Prince live stuff on my HD right now, as I temporarily removed them in order to free up some much needed space.

In any case, I think the one he did in Paris ('87) is the best one I've heard. If my memory serves me correct, it's when he also did Red House there. It was released as "He's Got The Look", although there might be other releases as well. The sound quality isn't terribly good though..

I'm a little confused to what show exactly the reference here is to. I don't have my Prince live stuff on my HD right now, as I temporarily removed them in order to free up some much needed space.

In any case, I think the one he did in Paris ('87) is the best one I've heard. If my memory serves me correct, it's when he also did Red House there. It was released as "He's Got The Look", although there might be other releases as well. The sound quality isn't terribly good though..

squirrelgrease said:

Wait - video?!