What other soundboards should I pursue that are of this caliber?

Thanks all!

C

Colbert said:

What other soundboards should I pursue that are of this caliber?

Thanks all!

C

LoveSexy Osaka 1989 !

Personally I don't think there are many soundboards that can match these two shows in terms of the music played, but there are a ton of soundboards out there with varying degrees of quality.

http://main.thedigitalgarden.org/ This is a brilliant, easy to use site to give you an idea of titles, quality and tracklists etc. You cannot obtain recordings from this site though.

One of the latest soundboards to have a lot of people drooling is the "From Dusk Till Dawn" 2 cd set from EYE. It is the soundboard audio from the two 2009 Montreux shows which are currently doing the rounds on dvd.

This is a list of some soundboards out there, this list is not complete. (originally posted by squirrelgrease)

1. 6th March 1980 The Omni, Atlanta (50 mins/EX)

2. 22nd March 1981 The Ritz, New York (55 mins/EX)

3. 4th June (am) 1981 Theatre Le Palace, Paris (60 mins/EX)

4. 21st November 1981 Warner Theater, Washington DC (70 mins/VG)

5. 9th December 1981 The Summit, Houston (75 mins/EX)

6. 12th December 1981 Columbia (80 mins/EX)

7. 4th Febuary 1982 Saginaw (70 mins/EX)

8. 6th Febuary 1982 ISU Braden Auditorium, Bloomington (80 mins/EX)

9. 25th Febuary 1982 Civic Center, Monroe (75 mins/EX)

10. 28th Febuary 1982 Sanger Theater, New Orleans (75 mins/EX)

11. 7th March 1982 Met Center, Bloomington (30 mins/EX)

12. 30th November 1982 Masonic Auditorium, Detroit (75 mins/EX)

13. 17th December 1982 Pine Bluff's Convention Center Arena, Little Rock (35 mins/EX)

14. 29th December 1982 The Summit, Houston (50 mins/EX)

15. 1st Febuary 1983 Civic Center, Lakeland (60 mins/EX)

16. 10th Febuary 1983 Civic Center, Providence (60 mins/EX)

17. 14th Febuary 1983 Starplex Armory, Washington DC (60 mins/VG)

18. 8th March 1983 Scope, Norfolk (60 mins/VG+)

19. 15th March 1983 Met Center, Bloomington (65 mins/EX)

20. 2nd April 1983 Convention Center, Fresno (60 mins/EX)

21. 8th April 1983 Joe Louis Arena, Detroit (55 mins/EX)

22. 3rd August 1983 First Avenue, Minneapolis (70 mins/EX)

23. 7th June 1984 First Avenue, Minneapolis (80 mins/EX)

24. 25th October 1984 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (25 mins/EX)

25. 4th January 1985 The Omni, Atlanta (125 mins/EX)

26. 10th March 1985 Arena, Long Beach (60 mins/EX)

27. 30th March 1985 Carrier Dome, Syracuse (120 mins/EX)

28. 7th April 1985 Orange Bowl, Miami (120 mins/EX)

29. Early 1986 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (10 mins/EX)

30. 3rd March 1986 First Avenue, Minneapolis (120 mins/EX)

31. 23rd May 1986 Warfield Theater, San Francisco (5 mins/EX)

32. May/June 1986 unknown date/venue (15 mins/EX)

33. 7th June 1986 Cobo Arena, Detroit (60 mins/EX)

34. 22nd August 1986 Isstadion, Stockholm (105 mins/EX)

35. 25th August 1986 Le Zenith, Paris (80 mins/EX)

36. 31st August 1986 Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg (25 mins/EX)

37. 21st March 1987 First Avenue, Minneapolis (65 mins/EX)

38. 17th June 1987 Palais Omnisport de Bercy, Paris (70 mins/EX)

39. 22nd June 1987 Stadion de Galgenwaard, Utrecht (15 mins/EX)

40. 31st December 1987 Paisley Park, Chanhassen (85 mins/EX)

41. 19th August (am) 1988 Het Paard van Troje, The Hague (110 mins/EX)

42. 31st August (am) 1988 Grosse Freiheit 36, Hamburg (10 mins/EX)

43. 9th September 1988 Westfalenhalle, Dortmund (120 mins/EX)

44. 1st Febuary 1989 Gym, Sendai (105 mins/EX)

45. 7th Febuary 1989 Rainbow Hall, Nagoya (115 mins/EX)

46. 10th Febuary 1989 Stadium, Fukuoka (105 mins/EX)

47. 12th Febuary 1989 Osakajo Hall, Osaka (80 mins/EX) - Soundcheck

48. 12th Febuary 1989 Osakajo Hall, Osaka (115 mins/EX)

49. 2nd June 1990 Stadion Feijenoord, Rotterdam (20 mins/EX)

50. 2nd July 1990 Estadio Vicente Calderon, Madrid (115 mins/EX)

51. 29th July 1990 Estadio Santa Maria del Mar, La Coruna (80 mins/EX)

52. 31st August 1990 Dome, Tokyo (80 mins/EX)

53. 18th January 1991 Estadio Maracana, Rio de Janeiro (80 mins/EX)

54. 19th July 1991 Metrodome, Minneapolis (10 mins/EX)

55. 15th June 1992 Earl's Court, London (90 mins/EX)

56. 24th June 1992 Earl's Court, London (115 mins/EX)

57. November/December 1992 Paisley Park, Chanhassen (15 mins/EX)

58. 26th Febuary 1993 Glam Slam, Los Angeles (5 mins/EX)

59. 11th March 1993 Fox Theater, Atlanta (10 mins/EX)

60. 25th March 1993 Radio City Music Hall, New York (15 mins/EX)

61. 26th March 1993 Radio City Music Hall, New York (20 mins/EX)

62. 6th April (am) 1993 Cabaret Metro, Chicago (90 mins/EX)

63. 12th April (am) 1993 DNA Lounge, San Francisco (75 mins/EX)

64. 17th April 1993 Universal Amphitheater, Los Angeles (5 mins/EX)

65. 2nd August 1993 Arena, Sheffield (30 mins/EX)

66. 28th August (am) 1993 Terminal 2, Munich (5 mins/EX)

67. 3rd September 1993 Flugplatz, Luneburg (105 mins/EX)

68. 7th September 1993 BBC Broadcasting House, London(20 mins/EX)

69. 8th September (am) 1993 Bagley's Warehouse, London (45 mins/EX)

70. 13th Febuary (am) 1994 Paisley Park, Chanhassen (50 mins/EX)

71. 8th June (am) 1994 Glam Slam, Miami (110 mins/EX)

72. 9th June (am) 1994 Glam Slam, Miami (45 mins/EX)

73. 10 June (am) 1994 Glam Slam, Miami (55 mins/EX)

74. 5th April 1995 Channel 4 Studios, London (10 mins/EX)

75. 7th June 1995 Glam Slam, Miami (70 mins/EX)

76. 22nd October (am) 1995 Paisley Park, Chanhassen (15 mins/EX)

77. 28th October 1995 Paisley Park, Chanhassen (15 mins/EX)

78. 12th November 1996 Paisley Park, Chanhassen (25 mins/EX)

79. 21th November (am) 1996 Park West, Chicago (5 mins/EX)

80. 28th December 1996 Paisley Park, Chanhassen (10 mins/EX)

81. 11th January 1997 Roseland, New York (15 mins/EX)

82. 10th August 1997 The Summit, Houston (5 mins/EX)

83. 28th August (am) 1998 Café de Paris, London (30 mins/EX)

84. 28th December 1998 Flanders Expo, Ghent (10 mins/EX)

85. 23rd October (am) 1999 Paisley Park, Chanhassen (15 mins/EX)

86. 17th/18th December 1999 Paisley Park, Chanhassen (130 mins/EX)

87. 15th July (am) 2000 Paisley Park, Chanhassen (5 mins/EX)

88. 8th December 2000 State University Event Center Arena, San José (10 mins/EX)

89. 11 March 2002 Murat Center Theatre, Indianapolis (30 mins/EX)

90. 6th April 2002 Youkey Theater, Lakeland Center, Lakeland (5 mins/EX)

91. 26th June 2002 Paisley Park, Chanhassen (5mins/EX)

92. 25th October 2002 Falkoner Salen, Copenhagen (15 mins/EX) - soundcheck

Soundboards of course don't just cover live shows, there are soundboard rehearsals and more out there. I could go on and on and on, there is just so much good stuff out there. Also, just because a recording is soundboard does not guarantee high quality, the two s/boards you have are among the best available, some audience recordings are better than some s/boards, so don't ignore stuff that has been recorded from the audience, some of them are amazing.

Good luck with your hunt.

Krieger said:

Colbert said:

What other soundboards should I pursue that are of this caliber?

Thanks all!

C

LoveSexy Osaka 1989 !

Indeed, all 3 Japanese Lovesexy soundboards are amazing. Osaka '89, Nagoya '89 and Sendai '89.

I've always loved that Vega Lyrae aftershow from the ONA tour.

If you want to hear a newer soundboard recording the 2009 Montreux shows are available.

Can someone take the list above and give us the top 10 in terms of sound quality that you would recommend and what the name of the release is called?

I'd like to get the essentials without having to do a million hours of reseasrch, but I'm only interested in stuff with excellent sound quality.

The Omni, opening for Rick James is one of the essentials.

donnyenglish said:

Can someone take the list above and give us the top 10 in terms of sound quality that you would recommend and what the name of the release is called?

I'd like to get the essentials without having to do a million hours of reseasrch, but I'm only interested in stuff with excellent sound quality.

This question has been asked MANY TIMES here, dude. Just do a Google search, and I'm SURE you'll get what you seek.

donnyenglish said:

Can someone take the list above and give us the top 10 in terms of sound quality that you would recommend and what the name of the release is called?

I'd like to get the essentials without having to do a million hours of reseasrch, but I'm only interested in stuff with excellent sound quality.

You can not go wrong with the City Lights set. They are currently being "remastered" and expanded (I think vol. 5 of the updated series is due out soon) but the "old" versions sound great too.

rialb said:

donnyenglish said:

Can someone take the list above and give us the top 10 in terms of sound quality that you would recommend and what the name of the release is called?

I'd like to get the essentials without having to do a million hours of reseasrch, but I'm only interested in stuff with excellent sound quality.

You can not go wrong with the City Lights set. They are currently being "remastered" and expanded (I think vol. 5 of the updated series is due out soon) but the "old" versions sound great too.

Several of the old original "City Lights" recordings were worked on and improved by 4DaFunk and released. It is these that make up some of the content on the Sabotage "City Lights Remastered" series.

I'm glad you placed the remastered word in inverted comma's.

I pretty much gave up on prince after Musicology, 3121 and Planet Earth. Then I discovered his live shows are readily available to download. I'm always amazed as to how P can take a turd album track and make it kick when performed live. I'm definately back in the fold now -I even bought and liked Lotus Flower ... mostly. Like the OP I prefer EX quality (who doesn't) but like the DigitalGardener said there are plenty of EX audiance recordings you'd be mad to ignore. There are definately many audience recordings that have better sound overall to some sounboard recordings. Here's what I'd recommend to someone (like me) who just getting into the unreleased live recordings:

Dusk til Dawn (There is no better sound quality, but you have to like P's Jazz sound, fortunately I do)

Melwig 2Night (Both shows but the second: What's My Name, Beutiful Strange, Guitar, Mutiny, Chocolate ... nuff said. I cant help but think P had his long time fans in mind with this set list)

Saginaw '82 (Brilliant extended version of Head)

Osaka '89

Viage 2 (Bit to much Shelby J in the middle but great sound and nice intrumental oppening section)

Le New Morning (4df version. A classic show and my first ever boot from way, way, way back (as He's Got the Look). Big thanks to those who cleaned this up and freed it!)

Return of the Bump Squad (The Gold era soundboard)

Tales from a Spanish Harem

Paris 17-06-87 (another great 4df)

Emporium (not the greatest in terms of sound but the energy and funk of this set make up for it IMO)

Shark Tank (great acoustic section in the middle makes this one noteworthy)

Whole Lotta Love 4 Paris

Hollywood Lovesexy Aftershow

Love or $ (to funny)

Club Black

Footsteps to Filmore

3121 Las Vegas Vol 5 (ironic eh )

Bird Rehresal

I'm still out there looking each day so this isn't meant to be a complete list. I've only been at it for a couple of months. All the above are out there - as they say here "google is your friend"