has anybody ever heard this song before? i dont think its ever been mentioned but i think this song is excellent and a beautiful love song to listen 2 what album is this off of? is this a bootleg of some sort?

It is on Crystal Ball, disc 2.

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Recorded in 1986 and remained unreleased untill 1998. The unreleased 1986 version is available on several bootlegs.

^Correct. There are 2 different unreleased versions from 86 and an horrible version officially released on Crystal Ball.

it was in my head a good 3-4 days straight last week. <3 crystal ball

PurpleDiamond2009 said:

has anybody ever heard this song before? i dont think its ever been mentioned but i think this song is excellent and a beautiful love song to listen 2 what album is this off of? is this a bootleg of some sort?

Actually you're the first person ever to hear it and you're right no one has ever mentioned anything about this unheard song on the org before, congratulations!

There's a boot call Crucial which has 2 version, a bothe the same but one has a long sax solo at the end and one has a guitar solo at the end. And then there's the officially released version on Crystal Ball set.

Sorry for the sarcasm, (Hint, top right of the screen there's a search function! don't be afraid to use it. it won't bite! )

yes, i love it, among my favs. I think it should have been on SOTT or any of his 90's albums. The bootleg version with the sax is superb too.

vitriol said:

^Correct. There are 2 different unreleased versions from 86 and an horrible version officially released on Crystal Ball.

Just wondering: What makes the released version "horrible?"

Gohi said:

vitriol said:

^Correct. There are 2 different unreleased versions from 86 and an horrible version officially released on Crystal Ball.

Just wondering: What makes the released version "horrible?"

its not horrible, its pretty incredible but the sax makes it so much better

hhhhdmt said:

Gohi said:

Just wondering: What makes the released version "horrible?"

its not horrible, its pretty incredible but the sax makes it so much better

I hate the Saxophone Version.

I definitely prefer the guitar version myself.

It's a perfect gem that doesn't get the rep it is rightfully owed. Whenever I'm listening to the Prince pod, that's the song I go to whenever I can't think of anthing else to listen to

Songs been talked about alot on here cuz it's a beautiful song

it is one of those songs that could be a movie.

Gohi said:

vitriol said:

^Correct. There are 2 different unreleased versions from 86 and an horrible version officially released on Crystal Ball.

Just wondering: What makes the released version "horrible?"

The fact that it was released, apparently.... scratchy multi-generational bootlegs give a much warmer sound.

bigd74 said:

PurpleDiamond2009 said:

has anybody ever heard this song before? i dont think its ever been mentioned but i think this song is excellent and a beautiful love song to listen 2 what album is this off of? is this a bootleg of some sort?

Actually you're the first person ever to hear it and you're right no one has ever mentioned anything about this unheard song on the org before, congratulations!

There's a boot call Crucial which has 2 version, a bothe the same but one has a long sax solo at the end and one has a guitar solo at the end. And then there's the officially released version on Crystal Ball set.

Sorry for the sarcasm, (Hint, top right of the screen there's a search function! don't be afraid to use it. it won't bite! )

Is this boot a single composition, or is it part of a set? Just wondering where/what these alternate versions are on, I wanna give em' a look.

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this is the reason for which the word whimsy was invented. or having a girlfriend

or two la la la

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jtfolden said:

Gohi said:

Just wondering: What makes the released version "horrible?"

The fact that it was released, apparently.... scratchy multi-generational bootlegs give a much warmer sound.

Not exactly.

Obviously "horrible" is not the right word, because "Crucial" is still a gorgeous and near perfect song.

I knew the song from 1989 in the two full versions, and when I discover on 1998 that P was releasing it on CB I was more than happy.

When I finally listened to it, even if great, the released version was a disappointment, for the following reasons:

1) 2 minutes and more of the original song butchered to make room for 14 boring minutes of "Cloreen Baconskin" (I like the jam, but 5 minutes of Cloreen are more than what I need and 2 minutes and more minus of Crucial is what really I don't need)

2) The ending is absolutely a shame, with a fade so fast that the track cuts abruptly if you don't listen also to "An Honest Man" after. Try to put it a self-made compilation, it's atrocious.

3) No problem with the "guitar version" choice (sax" or "guitar" I love both) but if you choose the "guitar version" what's the meaning of editing so badly the guitar solo?!?!? Listen to the break in the original full-lenght version and you will find a "mood" that is lost on the released version.

Here's my take.

In a strange way, I'm happy that P released "Crucial" officially but after 12 years I still wish to find a uncut original "Crucial" on something like a "BOC 2".

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MarquessMarq said:

bigd74 said:

Actually you're the first person ever to hear it and you're right no one has ever mentioned anything about this unheard song on the org before, congratulations!

There's a boot call Crucial which has 2 version, a bothe the same but one has a long sax solo at the end and one has a guitar solo at the end. And then there's the officially released version on Crystal Ball set.

Sorry for the sarcasm, (Hint, top right of the screen there's a search function! don't be afraid to use it. it won't bite! )

Is this boot a single composition, or is it part of a set? Just wondering where/what these alternate versions are on, I wanna give em' a look.

[Edited 12/14/10 23:00pm]

It was a 1 disc compilation which had most of what appeared on BOC 2 and versions of Crucial

check ur orgnotes