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Thread started 03/19/11 3:07pm

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Songs that fit and don't in 'Dream Factory?'

So recently I listened to the Dream Factory with the songs from SOTT, and I try to listen to it as a whole without thinking 'oh that's from sign o the times'... like i think the dream factory goes well together without those songs, what do you guys think? biggrin

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Reply #1 posted 03/19/11 3:32pm

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I'm a big fan of these sessions, I actually very rarely listen to SOTT, but I often play this, and Crystal Ball (not the released compilation).

It's a shame The Dream Facrory album was never released, and earlier configurations of the album had stuff like Sexual Suicide and of course Power Fantastic, which would have made it even better.

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Reply #2 posted 03/19/11 3:39pm

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If you like The Dream Factory, you should track this down, the Pimpsandwich version. It's my favorite version. It is essential.

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Reply #3 posted 03/19/11 3:51pm

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And of course this......

Crystal Ball

2 CDR

Label : Pimpsandwich

Catalogue : N/A

Disc Length : 56:34 / 60:22

Source : Unreleased 1986 Project

Sound Quality : EX / EX+

Year Of Release : 2004


  • Disc 1

1. Rebirth Of The Flesh 2. Play In The Sunshine 3. Housequake 4. The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker 5. It 6. Starfish And Coffee 7. Slow Love 8. Hot Thing 9. Crystal Ball 10. If I Was Your Girlfriend 11. Rockhard In A Funky Place

  • Disc 2

1. The Ball 2. Joy In Repetition 3. Strange Relationship 4. I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man 5. Shockadelica 6. Good Love 7. Forever In My Life 8. Sign O' The Times 9. The Cross 10. Adore 11. It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night

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A fantastic release showcasing the unreleased 1986 'Crystal Ball' project. The tracklisting used here represents the 30th November 1986 configuration. It would have been impossible to compile this release without using both officially released tracks and/or widely circulating outtakes - as they are what make up the majority of 'Crystal Ball'. However the beauty of this release is not the choice of tracks, it's their running order. 'Rebirth Of The Flesh' segues into 'Play In The Sunshine' (alt version with gun intro), and from there on it's pretty much the 'Sign O' The Times' album. 'The Ball' flows flawlessly (and I mean FLAWLESS) into 'Joy In Repetition', etc, etc. It may be due to the being SO familiar with the 'Sign O' The Times' album, but the running order of 'Adore' followed by 'It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night' just doesn't seem correct.


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Reply #4 posted 03/19/11 4:22pm

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HAHA LOV DAT PIC

I WOULD SAY ALL OF THEM BELONG! I LOV DAT ABBUM

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Reply #5 posted 03/20/11 3:20am

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TheDigitalGardener said:

If you like The Dream Factory, you should track this down, the Pimpsandwich version. It's my favorite version. It is essential.

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that's the version somebody sent me it'ss great biggrin but what other version is there? neutral

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Reply #6 posted 03/20/11 3:25am

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Sabotage label released this version, it's still very good, but I prefer the Pimpsandwich version.

Dream Factory Remastered

1 CD

Label : Sabotage Records

Catalogue : #SAB 193

Disc Length : 77:45

Source : Unreleased 1986 Project

Sound Quality : EX+

Year Of Release : 2003


1. Visions 2. Nevaeh Ni Ecalp A 3. Dream Factory 4. Train 5. The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker 6. It 7. Strange Relationship 8. Slow Love 9. Starfish And Coffee 10. Interlude 11. I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man 12. Sign O' The Times 13. Crystal Ball 14. A Place In Heaven 15. Last Heart 16. Witness 4 The Prosecution 17. Movie Star 18. The Cross 19. All My Dreams

COMMENT

An absolutely fantastic release. This configuration was sequenced sometime between June and July 1986 - although it is not the final configuration. I can only imagine what would have happened had this actually been released, as it is Prince and the Revolution at their most creative and at their imaginative peak. Firstly, you have to remember that Sign O' The Times (the album) hadn't been released or thought about yet, so the forget how the tracks sound on the Sign O' The Times album. Visions is a beautiful solo piano piece by Lisa, Nevaeh Ni Ecalp A (A Place In Heaven backwards) is simply an intro to Dream Factory. Train is an absolutely amazing song and it's a crime it hasn't been released. Interlude is Wendy's guitar solo piece. Strange Relationship is the 'Revolution' version. I Could Never Take The Place is slightly extended during the guitar portion of the song. A Place In Heaven is Lisa's vocal. And finally 'All My Dreams' - surely if there's one song that sums up Prince, Wendy & Lisa's work together at it's most inspirational, imaginative and most clever - it's that. The material was obviously too good to shelve after the Revolution disbanded, so it's understandable he chose to use some tracks on S.O.T.T. An absolute must have album for any Prince fan. The packaging for this disc is brilliant. The booklet includes a nice 'story of the Dream Factory', taken from The Vault. Sheer class.


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Reply #7 posted 03/20/11 6:09am

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There are versions by Thunderball (the worst but it was the first one out), Pimpsandwich, T, Foefur, Sabotage...

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Reply #8 posted 03/20/11 6:51am

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vitriol said:

There are versions by Thunderball (the worst but it was the first one out), Pimpsandwich, T, Foefur, Sabotage...

who are they ? ^^^^ confused

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InternationalLover82 said:

vitriol said:

There are versions by Thunderball (the worst but it was the first one out), Pimpsandwich, T, Foefur, Sabotage...

who are they ? ^^^^ confused

Some people who put out unofficial recordings.

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Reply #10 posted 03/20/11 1:37pm

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TheDigitalGardener said:

earlier configurations of the album had stuff like Sexual Suicide and of course Power Fantastic, which would have made it even better.

yeahthat

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Reply #11 posted 03/20/11 1:45pm

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I made my own without the SOTT tracks....

Visions

Crystal Ball

Dream Factory

Train

Power Fantastic

In A Large Room With No Light

Crucial (extended w/Eric Leeds prominent)

Sexual Suicide

Girl Of My Dreams

Cant Stop This Feelin I Got

We Can Funk

The Last Heart

Witness

Movie Star

A PLace In Heaven

There's Others Here With Us

Old Friends 4 Sale

All My Dreams

blunt music She has robes and she has monkeys, lazy diamond studded flunkies.... music blunt
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Reply #12 posted 03/20/11 2:09pm

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My favorite is the June 3, 1986 configuration:

Prince & The Revolution: Dream Factory (3 June 1986)
A) Visions (Instrumental) (2:11) - composed & performed by Lisa Coleman
Dream Factory (3:07)
It’s A Wonderful Day (3:40)
The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker (4:02)
It (5:08)
B) Strange Relationship (4:24)
Teacher Teacher (3:05)
Starfish And Coffee (2:46) - lyrics written with Susannah Melvoin
Interlude (Instrumental) (0:59) - performed by Wendy Melvoin
In A Large Room With No Light (3:11)
Nevaeh Ni Ecalp A (Segue)
Sexual Suicide (3:39)
C) Crystal Ball (9:55)
Power Fantastic Intro (1:24)
Power Fantastic (4:45) - composed & arranged by Lisa Coleman & Wendy Melvoin
D) Last Heart (2:59)
Witness 4 The Prosecution (3:59)
Movie Star (4:19)
A Place In Heaven (2:49)
All My Dreams (7:15)

I made a CD of this version, and I listen to it in place of all the others. cool

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Reply #13 posted 03/20/11 5:33pm

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StonedImmaculate said:

I made my own without the SOTT tracks....

Visions

Crystal Ball

Dream Factory

Train

Power Fantastic

In A Large Room With No Light

Crucial (extended w/Eric Leeds prominent)

Sexual Suicide

Girl Of My Dreams

Cant Stop This Feelin I Got

We Can Funk

The Last Heart

Witness

Movie Star

A PLace In Heaven

There's Others Here With Us

Old Friends 4 Sale

All My Dreams

Some songs I haven't heard and can't wait to add them to the list biggrin

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Reply #14 posted 03/20/11 5:37pm

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duggalolly said:

My favorite is the June 3, 1986 configuration:

Prince & The Revolution: Dream Factory (3 June 1986)
A) Visions (Instrumental) (2:11) - composed & performed by Lisa Coleman
Dream Factory (3:07)
It’s A Wonderful Day (3:40)
The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker (4:02)
It (5:08)
B) Strange Relationship (4:24)
Teacher Teacher (3:05)
Starfish And Coffee (2:46) - lyrics written with Susannah Melvoin
Interlude (Instrumental) (0:59) - performed by Wendy Melvoin
In A Large Room With No Light (3:11)
Nevaeh Ni Ecalp A (Segue)
Sexual Suicide (3:39)
C) Crystal Ball (9:55)
Power Fantastic Intro (1:24)
Power Fantastic (4:45) - composed & arranged by Lisa Coleman & Wendy Melvoin
D) Last Heart (2:59)
Witness 4 The Prosecution (3:59)
Movie Star (4:19)
A Place In Heaven (2:49)
All My Dreams (7:15)

I made a CD of this version, and I listen to it in place of all the others. cool

Haven't heard these boxed

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