Here'a a list of what I feel are the worst sounding Prince studio outtakes currently circulating, judging by sound quality alone.

I don't know about you but I for one haven't been able to locate better sounding versions of these anywhere thus far.

Perhaps you've been luckier than me but, following much deliberation, I have decided to nominate 'Get Wild'[Prince vocal]#1 as possibly the worst sounding unreleased Prince song ever.

The levels on this baby fluctuate so badly that it sounds like someone planted a mike up his rectum and taped this song whilst the track was being played back underwater.

Closely followed (in no particular order of crapness) by:




'The Second Coming' (2:02) from the 1981(I) sessions

'Computer Blue'[Sunset Sound version]#3 (12:29) '83-84(I)

'G-Spot'[extended version]#2 (4:46) 1983-1984(I) sessions

'Toy Box'[instrumental version] (6:16) 1984(II)-1985(I)

'Wonderful Ass'#2 (9:53) 1985(II)-1986(I) sessions

'Big Tall Wall' (5:51) 1986(II) sessions

'Crucial'#2 (7:25) 1986(II) sessions

'Graffiti Bridge' (3:20) 1987-1988(I) sessions

'Rave Unto The joy Fantastic' (5:19) 1988(II)-1989(I)

'The Voice'[Prince/Mavis Staples co-lead vocal]#3 (1:58 )

'Dolphin'[Glam Slam Ulysses version]#1 (6:31) 1993-1994

'Loose!'[Glam Slam Ulysses version]#1 (2:23) 1993-1994

'Loose!'[The Beautiful Experience version]#2 (3:29) '93-'94

'Race'[The Beautiful Experience version]#2 (5:04) 1993-1994


1995-1996 sessions:

'Rock N Roll Is Alive(And It Lives In Minneapolis)'#1 (4:31)

'Right Back Here In My arms' (6:14)

'Jam Of The Year'(remix) (5:41)


1997-1998(I) sessions:

'Come On' (7:17)

'(Eye Like) Funky Music' (4:53)

'Sadomasochistic Groove' (5:23)



Feel free to contribute with your own nominations.





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i haven't heard enuff outtakes 2 nominate any.

C'mon guys, fifteen views and just one response. I need some serious feedback here!


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I'm with you on "Big Tall Wall", but you're forgetting "The Voice Inside" and "The Dance Electric" and even "We Got The Power". All awful sounding. If you're fishing for better outtakes - good luck. Nothing has come up to improve these yet.

Jestyr said:

I have a great-sounding copy of 'The Dance Electric' if you're interested.


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Feel U Up demo? Man - the version I have sounds like he recorded it by playing the music through a stereo and sang along into a phone.

giotto said:

Big Tall Wall by far.

lovemachine said:

I hear you, man. Pockmarked and incomplete.


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However, nothing can beat the utter brilliance of 'Get Wild'[Prince vocal]#1(5:35).

This might be a relatively new track (circa '93-'94) but already it sounds like it was salvaged from the wreck of the Titanic.

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I'd also add the 1988 version of Pink Cashmere and No Call U from '82.

otan said:

i like that version! the raggediness of it is one reason why i dig it.

"SchoolYard" from 91,Call U" from 82 as well.hard on the ears.

jtgillia said:

Yeah, shame about 'Pink Cashmere', nothing can save that demo.

As for 'No Call U', because of its shoddy sound quality let's just say it sits very uneasily among my other almost pristine quality '1999'-era outtakes and, unlike 'Feel U Up', there is no way you can say there's anything sympathetically 'raggedy' about this one.


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Is it safe to say all these terrible sounding demo's do exist in the vault in great quality?

I always thought Prince's versions of 'the Family' songs sucked? but for all i know they may be out in better quality now.

Fuschia Light


"And when I touch it race cars burn rubber in my pants"

dont 4get the TERRICLE TERRIBLE :Strangeway & Love THy Will Be Done. God help us!

What about "Heaven Over You" the only thing I can make out that Prince is singing is the title itself.

giotto said:

Really? Better than what they put on "The Work"?

Bump.

(bump again)

am i the only one that has the shitty sounding outtakes of "EXTRALOVABLE"? I just love this song but the two that I have sound terrible! Is there a clear version circulating anywhere?

The outake "GO" is really bad. It is a hidden track on The Work that not listed. I just happen to let the cd run and there it was in all of it's terrible sound

IAM said:

I think the one on 'The Work' is the highest quality one circulating. It's too bad.

"Heaven" and "Baby, U Turn Me Up" come to mind.

For the record, we're talking sound/generation quality, not songwriting "good song/bad song" debates, right???


-SWANG'sjustclearingthingsup

What about "My Lord"??

Chico said:

That's a fake.

MrTation said:

What do you mean??

Chico said:

If it it the one Ive heard beore, I dont think that it is Prince.A few boots have "fakes" on them. The Uptown books mention a few (tho Im not positive that "My Lord"is one of them).

Race (The Beautiful Experience)?

I got that off Audiogalaxy and it's perfect. A tad less bass-y than the album version, but fine nonetheless. And it's not taped off the video because it has a longer outtro.

joyinrepetition said:

OH MY :O I absolutely love that song, shitty sound & all What I would give to have it clean - did he ever do more than a demo/rehearsal/whatever of this song? Did he ever do it in the studio??