So Digital Funk Bitch new release is out and I have some questions. Most importantly, where did these tracks come from? I first thought it might be from the 'NPG Records Sampler Experience', but Prince Vault only shows those tracks on there as being less than :30 each. It seems like it's from a radio broadcast. On his Segue, Morris mentions WNPG and the weather in the Twin Cities. I don't think this would happen if it was for a sampler. There's no mention of the source on the artwork at all.

As for a review of it, its good. I'm pretty sure this was taken from a cassette. It sounds like that DFB applied some hiss removal, but I'm not sure. The P. Control remixes have been released Officially, so why include them?

DBF#19 - NPG Sampler

1. P. Control (House Mix)

2. P. Control (Club Mix)

3. Morris Hays segue

4. Somebody's Somebody (Derick Hughes' version)

5. Madhouse Segue (voice-over playing over the intro of Asswoop)

6. Asswhuppin' In A Trunk (3:27 edit)

7. Ethereal Segue

8. Parlor Games (3:23 edit)

9. Free the Music

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link343 said:

So Digital Funk Bitch new release is out and I have some questions. Most importantly, where did these tracks come from? I first thought it might be from the 'NPG Records Sampler Experience', but Prince Vault only shows those tracks on there as being less than :30 each. It seems like it's from a radio broadcast. On his Segue, Morris mentions WNPG and the weather in the Twin Cities. I don't think this would happen if it was for a sampler. There's no mention of the source on the artwork at all.

As for a review of it, its good. I'm pretty sure this was taken from a cassette. It sounds like that DFB applied some hiss removal, but I'm not sure. The P. Control remixes have been released Officially, so why include them?

DBF#19 - NPG Sampler

1. P. Control (House Mix)

2. P. Control (Club Mix)

"P. Control" cassette from December 1995. See http://prince.org/msg/7/318315

3. Morris Hays segue

4. Somebody's Somebody (Derick Hughes' version)

5. Madhouse Segue (voice-over playing over the intro of Asswoop)

6. Asswhuppin' In A Trunk (3:27 edit)

7. Ethereal Segue

8. Parlor Games (3:23 edit)

5-8 are from the "NPG Records Sampler Experience" tape, handed out at some 1995 concerts. See also http://prince.org/msg/5/319042 . 3-4 maybe also.

9. Free the Music

[Edited 1/24/11 16:16pm]

Also from a tape.

Basically a compilation of various tracks that are only available on (rare) tapes.

Thanks. I'll have to message Prince Vault about their times. Now I want the full tape!

I've checked the segues on the Revelations set and they match up. Though the Somebody's Somebody segue wasn't included in the track.

EDIT:

Yep, the Morris segue was just tagged on to the beginning of the track. The same tracks. I hope we see the rest of the tape soon.

[Edited 1/24/11 17:00pm]

Downloading it now. Thanks for the heads up. I actually have the NPG sampler tape that some of these tracks are from. But, it's sealed and I don't have a cassette player anyway lol. So I'm glad there's some rips floating around, especially if they've made the effort to clean up any tape hiss that may have been on there.

This seems a bit of a mixed bag, I don't understand the reasoning behind inclusion/exclusion of tracks.

I have the NPG Sampler cassette given out at the '95 shows, but certainly no way to rip it in 2011! So I guess it's useful, but I did think they were already on some boot or another?

BartVanHemelen said:

9. Free the Music

Also from a tape.

Basically a compilation of various tracks that are only available on (rare) tapes.

So this version of "Free The Music" is different from the version that was released on CD ?

Strange release. I got excited for a minute when I thought it would be the full 16-track Sampler Experience which I've been after digitally for a while now. Does anyone know where to find a good rip of this? I'm not very savvy when it comes to stuff like this - even though my cassette player ain't bad, I wouldn't even know where to start.

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fragglerock said:

BartVanHemelen said:

Also from a tape.

Basically a compilation of various tracks that are only available on (rare) tapes.

So this version of "Free The Music" is different from the version that was released on CD ?

Nope. Same version.