Miami 1985 last show of the Purple Rain Tour. Jerome and jellybean backstage with some of the crew

OldFriends4Sale said:

-Sheila E-
1.Shortberry Strawcake
2.The Belle Of St, Mark
3.Oliver's House
4.Next Time Wipe The Lipstick Off Collar
5.Erotic City
6.The Glamorous Life

-Prince & The Revolution-
1.Let's Go Crazy
2.Delirious
3.1999
4.Little Red Corvette
5.Take Me With U
6.Do Me Baby
7.Irresistable Bitch
8.Possessed
9.How Come You Don't CallMe Anymore
10.Temptation
/Let's Pretend We're Married
11.International Lover
12.God
13.Computer Blue
14.When Doves Cry
15.I Would Die 4 U
16.Baby I'm A Star
17.Purple Rain

Oh man, how long has he been doing this block of hits in that order? Was it always one song segueing into another?

OldFriends4Sale said:

Carrier Dome Syracuse 3.30.1985

Prince: Am I Qualified?

thunder

Prince: Uhhhhh What's Happening Brotha?

thunder

Prince: Man give me a break I'm just tryhing to have fun with these people

thunder

Prince: I know I said I'd be good but they dig it when I'm bad

THUNDER

Prince: Alright Alright

I saw a video of this segment, along with teasers/medleys of temptation, international lover, and maybe something else. I gotta say I think I prefer the sampler set...

EDIT: Yeah, it was a medley of temptation/international lover/lets pretend we're married... psh, looks like Prince totally did medleys back in the day...

I found these two pics on someone's tumblr.

Backstage on the Purple Rain set...

xLiberiangirl said:

I found these two pics on someone's tumblr.

Backstage on the Purple Rain set...

Wow, thanks 4 sharing these, so many photos out their

Prince @ 1st Avenue 8.3.1983 Benefit Concert

Prince @ 1st Avenue 8.3.1983

The 1983 concert took place at First Avenue in Minneapolis. A year later when the club was featured in Purple Rain (the movie), the venue would be changed forever. In 1983 however, it was perfect for hosting a newly minted Prince & The Revolution. Prince had been performing with some of the band members for a while, but the show was the debut of guitarist Wendy Melvoin who would continue with the band until their dissolution in 1986.

But back on track – the 1983 show (August 3rd, to be more exact) was the first public live performance of Prince & The Revolution. The concert was a benefit for the Minnesota Dance Theater Company. It was also the first time the band would perform several of what would become their signature tracks, most importantly Purple Rain.

Everyone knows the song. Play the first few chords and you’ll have everyone around you singing along. But in 1983 that wasn’t the case. Instead you had a capacity crowd silenced by the song’s first performance. This is one of only a handful of bootlegs of this track that does not have the crowd going nuts; instead they listen to the song and literally see history in the making. Obviously they can’t sing along, the song is new. So instead they listen; Seeing Prince at his absolute rawest in a tiny club with bad sound, sweating his ass off for the Minnesota Dance Theater Company. And melting off faces with one of his best guitar solos.

This live show made up the basis for several Purple Rain tracks, including the title track, I Would Die 4 U and Baby I’m A Star. Prince’s vocals are spot on with how you know them – because they were recorded from a mobile truck outside of First Avenue. Add in a few overdubs and there you have it, one of the best selling albums of the 80s.

Regardless of how you view Prince now, back then one thing was clear – his name was Prince, his favorite color was purple, and he was a bad motherfucker.

Chili sauce (originally entitled as "Proposition #17") (5:48)

lyrics ecorded 14th April 1983 by Prince wth Morris Day & Jesse Johnson at Sunset Sound 7

• performed by Prince (all instruments)

with Morris Day (lead vocals),

Jesse Johnson (guitar),

Novi Novog (violin)

& Sharon Hughes (background vocals)

• final mixing January 1984 at Sunset Sound
written by Prince (uncredited)

• registered to Prince (as Jamie Starr)
finally released 1984 on the Album Ice Cream Castle

• 1984 on the promo 7"-Single Jungle love

xLiberiangirl thanks a lot for posting your find!

the BEAUTIFUL ONES replace GSPOT & ELECTRIC INTERCOURSE

The Beautiful Ones
This version is the full version of the track that was edited down for Purple Rain. It contains a few more lyrics toward the end. It was recorded in September, 1983 at Sunset Sound.

Baby, baby, baby - what's it gonna be?
Baby, baby, baby - is it him or is it me?
Don't make me waste my time
Don't make me lose my mind, baby

Baby, baby, baby - can't U stay with me 2night?
Oh baby, baby, baby - don't my kisses please U right?
U were so hard 2 find
The beautiful ones, they hurt U every time

Paint a perfect picture
Bring 2 life a vision in one's mind
The beautiful ones always smash the picture
Always, every time

If I told U, baby, that I was in love with U
Oh baby, baby, baby - if we got married, would that be cool?
U make me so confused
The beautiful ones U always seem 2 lose

Baby, baby, baby
Well, what's it gonna be, baby?

Do U want him or do U want me?
Cuz I want U!
Said I want U!
Tell me, baby, do U want me?
I gotta know, I gotta know
Do U want me?
Can I tell U a story?
Huh, I said the beautiful ones
Sometimes U lose
Let me tell U, baby
Sometime, sometime, sometimes U win
Yes U do
Listen here, I said sometime, huh
Sometime I get so confused
Yes I do, but I...
I said right now, right now
I know what I want, I want U
Baby, baby, baby - listen 2 me!
I may not know where I'm going, baby!
Looka here - I said I may not know what I need!
One thing, one thing's 4 certain, baby
I know what I want, yeah!
And if it please U, baby, please U, baby
I'll beg U down on my knees!
I want U!
Yeah, I want U!
Baby, baby, baby, baby - I want U!
Yes I do!

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Shooting of the Purple Rain film began in November 1983. The Time performed "Jungle Love" and "The Bird" in the film. They were recorded in 1983.

Disintegration

When it came to record The Time's third album, Ice Cream Castle, Prince's control was less firm than on previous albums with the group. This time, group members actually played on the record, and Morris Day and Jesse Johnson had a part in writing several songs.

However, there were dissensions in the studio, and guitarist Jesse Johnson, who was strongly involved in the project, was disappointed in Prince's strong control over the group, "He only let me write and produce on the last Time album because he knew I was quitting, and when I quit anyway he took my production credit off. I wrote, played and produced stuff like 'Jungle Love.'"

In April of 1984, after the album was completed, Morris Day left Minneapolis to settle down in Santa Monica, California. This was the beginning of the end for The Time. Jesse Johnson had already decided to leave the group and Morris was more interested in pursuing a solo career. Their departures weren't announced officially until after the premiere of Purple Rain.

Ice Cream Castle

9 July 1984 saw the release of Ice Cream Castle . Four songs are listed by ASCAP as being written jointly by Prince, Morris Day and Jesse Johnson, "Ice Cream Castles," "If The Kid Can't Make You Come," "My Drawers," and "The Bird." Even though it's credited to Morris and Jesse on the sleeve, "Jungle Love" is listed as a Prince/Morris Day composition by ASCAP, while "Chili Sauce" is actually credited to St. Paul Peterson in collaboration with Prince and Morris. Prince's songwriting contributions are credited to Jamie Starr.

The album is the least satisfying of the three Time albums. It contains very little of the sting and zest of the two previous records. It's quite clear that Prince was beginning to spread his talents thin due to his writing of the albums with Sheila E and Apollonia 6 as well as material for his own use.

Concerning black/white love, the opening "Ice Cream Castles," a swaying R&B groove, fails to match "Wild And Loose" or "Get It Up," the strong opening cuts on their previous albums. Yet it stands heads and shoulders over the next two songs, "My Drawers," a guitar-heavy "funk metal" rock number, and "Chili Sauce," a tedious ballad with violin and spoken lyrics used more to show off Morris' cool persona than showcase any interesting musical ideas.

Side two is better, opening with "Jungle Love," a solid funky R&B groove with infectious chants and synth hook, as well as frenzied guitar work by Jesse. Along with "The Bird," another fine R&B cut, which closes the album, "Jungle Love" is the closest the band gets to achieving its past glories.

Sandwiched between "Jungle Love" and "The Bird" is "If The Kid Can't Make You Come," a ballad which sounds dreary, watered down, and at seven minutes, definitely outstays its welcome.

The final Time track to appear for six years was "Tricky," the B-side of "Jungle Love." This song however is just Prince mimicking Morris' vocals. The remaining band members can be heard giggling in the background at Prince's digs at Morris, "When I look in the mirror, I see your ugly face, I just wanna run" and "It's time for you to retire, you old." The song finishes with the sound of a toilet flushing.

Undoubtedly helped by Morris Day's charismatic appearance in Purple Rain, the album became the best selling Time album. It went gold and reached number three on the black album chart and number 24 on the pop chart.

20) EXT. PRINCE'S HOUSE -- NIGHT

Prince WHIPS down the street, cuts his
motor, coasts up the drive. He comes to
a stop against a wooden gate. His house
is a nondescript, one-family structure
with a wide front porch. He lives in a
neat and tidy, homogeneous, lower middle-
class neighborhood whose occupants are
hard-working type fiercely protective of
their privacy.

He climbs the steps to the porch, opens
the front door...

...his mothers SCREAM is like ice in his
veins. Fear trickles into the hollows
of his body like cold water, His pain
commands him to move, but the impulse
short circuits somewhere at the waist,
leaving his legs twitching
uncontrollably. Then another SCREAM
from his mother, and his father's voice
now, LOUD and FURIOUS--

FATHER (O.S.)
Listen to me! You come home
when I say come home! You've
got no business in the
streets!

WHACK! His mother SCREAMS -- Prince
BURSTS into the room.


(21) INT. Prince's LIVING ROOM -- NIGHT


Prince's MOTHER is at the far side of
the living room CRYING uncontrollable.
She's in her early 40's, a dark-haired,
faded beauty, with large, wild, anxious
eyes. There's a detectable scent of
liquor in the air, and her slurred
speech pins her as the source.

His FATHER is in his late 40's, a squat,
but solidly built black man, with a
cherubic face, and graceful expressive
hands.

He's upon her now, WHACKING! at her
horribly, trying to get to her face--

FATHER
You do what I say, do you hear
me?! You've got to keep this
place clean! You here, no
place else!

MOTHER
You're crazy!

WHACK!

MOTHER
Asshole!

WHACK!

MOTHER
Motherfucker!!!

The Father lunges, WHACKS! her across
the face. She topples to the floor, a
lamp CRASHES to the ground. Prince cuts
through the room, lunges desperately in
front of him--

PRINCE
(pleading)
Please, Dad...she's heard you.
She's had enough!

His Mother drags herself up along the
wall--

MOTHER
(hysterical)
He's trying to kill me! He's
crazy! Look what he's doing
to me!

PRINCE
(tearfully)
Dad, please ... she's--

WHACK! Prince's head snaps back, his
feet lift from the floor, his body
CRASHES in a heap by the door...





Stunned SILENCE. Prince, flat on his
back, fights vertigo with everything
he's got. His Mother lets out a YELP,
rushes into the bedroom, SLAMS the door.
His Father stands motionless, sullen--

FATHER
Get up...you ain't hurt.

Prince opens his Mouth, BLOOD gushes
from a gash in his tongue. He hoists
himself up slowly, using the wall for
support. He moves into the kitchen,
disappears down the basement steps.

^ It's funny that people thought that that's what his family was really like lol

Timmy84 said:

^ It's funny that people thought that that's what his family was really like lol

I know, they did a good job with the mystic around Purple Rain

I guess there was a little of that early in Prince's family life just a little that I read about

OldFriends4Sale said:

Timmy84 said:

^ It's funny that people thought that that's what his family was really like lol

I know, they did a good job with the mystic around Purple Rain

I guess there was a little of that early in Prince's family life just a little that I read about

There's still something of a mystery regarding Prince's childhood but I doubt it was that dramatic though there were obvious problems lol plus his mother was beautiful but she didn't have that long flowing hair the woman in the movie had and Prince's daddy didn't look too shabby neither so why he look like an old fart in the movie? Makes no sense. Should've gotten Billy Dee Williams for it lol guess Prince was on some Marvin Gaye type shit with the movie. "Let's make it where I'm defending my mother but instead of me beating him up, let him hit me." I don't know...

Timmy84 said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

I know, they did a good job with the mystic around Purple Rain

I guess there was a little of that early in Prince's family life just a little that I read about

There's still something of a mystery regarding Prince's childhood but I doubt it was that dramatic though there were obvious problems lol plus his mother was beautiful but she didn't have that long flowing hair the woman in the movie had and Prince's daddy didn't look too shabby neither so why he look like an old fart in the movie? Makes no sense. Should've gotten Billy Dee Williams for it lol guess Prince was on some Marvin Gaye type shit with the movie. "Let's make it where I'm defending my mother but instead of me beating him up, let him hit me." I don't know...

Probably not,

As far as his mother is concerned Prince did say something about her having a lot of hair and how she and her friends wore their hair color blond and red and were lively on the town

In the movie the father looked shabby because he was depressed (he did attempt suicide) and I think in the script the mother was an alcoholic as well as the father. The script gives a lot of background on the parents

And Billy D Williams would have cost too much to have on as an actor ... I think at this time he just starred in ST:Empire Strikes Back