1. Cosmic day

2. Everybody want what they don't got

3. Hard to get ('81 version)

4. Adonis and Bathsheba

5. Big house

6. Traffic jam

7. Go

They are all FREAKIN' AMAZING...definately need a release. It's like being a kid in a candy store to hear these for the first time and to realise there are even more classic songs hidden in the vault on top of the hundreds of unreleased songs I've heard already....

Hard to get '81 and Everybody Want what they don't got especially blew me away.....!

[Edited 9/23/11 16:30pm]

Yeah those have been circulating for a while now. You have good taste as Hard To Get and Everybody Want What They Don't Got are also my favorite two.

Edit: question removed - Langebleu, Moderator

TheFreakerFantastic said:

1. Cosmic day

2. Everybody want what they don't got

3. Hard to get ('81 version)

4. Adonis and Bathsheba

5. Big house

6. Traffic jam

7. Go

They are all FREAKIN' AMAZING...definately need a release. It's like being a kid in a candy store to hear these for the first time and to realise there are even more classic songs hidden in the vault on top of the hundreds of unreleased songs I've heard already....

Hard to get '81 and Everybody Want what they don't got especially blew me away.....!

[Edited 9/23/11 16:30pm]

joyinrepetition said:

Yeah those have been circulating for a while now. You have good taste as Hard To Get and Everybody Want What They Don't Got are also my favorite two.

Yep a long while

TheFreakerFantastic said:

1. Cosmic day

2. Everybody want what they don't got

3. Hard to get ('81 version)

4. Adonis and Bathsheba

5. Big house

6. Traffic jam

7. Go

They are all FREAKIN' AMAZING...definately need a release. It's like being a kid in a candy store to hear these for the first time and to realise there are even more classic songs hidden in the vault on top of the hundreds of unreleased songs I've heard already....

Hard to get '81 and Everybody Want what they don't got especially blew me away.....!

lol oh man, these make u greedy

Cosmic Day Adonis & Bathsheba Traffic Jam Go(performed during the rehearsal in France where America's video was shot)

TheFreakerFantastic said:

1. Cosmic day

2. Everybody want what they don't got

3. Hard to get ('81 version)

4. Adonis and Bathsheba

5. Big house

6. Traffic jam

7. Go

They are all FREAKIN' AMAZING...definately need a release. It's like being a kid in a candy store to hear these for the first time and to realise there are even more classic songs hidden in the vault on top of the hundreds of unreleased songs I've heard already....

Hard to get '81 and Everybody Want what they don't got especially blew me away.....!

[Edited 9/23/11 16:30pm]

I have a thing for "Adonis & Bathsheba". From what I understand, Susan Rogers didn't fancy it too much. "Cosmic Day" reminds me of the big haired arena rock records. I always think, if Prince wanted to sell out and get some of that Bon Jovi money, "Cosmic Day" would be that track. I like that one too. "Everybody Want What They Don't Got" sounds like a Billy Joel track.

Don't know if you know the story behind these clips since you only just heard them, but they come from a Paisley Park cassette compilation of songs that Prince was willing to offer various other artists that had expressed interest in working with him.

There's speculation "Cosmic Day" may have been for Madonna.

And yeah, the clips are excellent. Would love for full versions to leak.

Mmmm...just listened. If anything, they show the extent to which he's surpassed (musically) where he was in the '80s. I found most of it painfully amateurish, with splashes of the brilliance to come. "Hard to Get' was pretty solid.

[Edited 9/24/11 0:20am]

^ Disagree - it shows me exactly what he's been hiding all these years! Snippets from the peak of his creativity. Hell, they sound SO alive and fresh....can u say that about his newer stuff?

OldFriends4Sale said:

TheFreakerFantastic said:

1. Cosmic day

2. Everybody want what they don't got

3. Hard to get ('81 version)

4. Adonis and Bathsheba

5. Big house

6. Traffic jam

7. Go

They are all FREAKIN' AMAZING...definately need a release. It's like being a kid in a candy store to hear these for the first time and to realise there are even more classic songs hidden in the vault on top of the hundreds of unreleased songs I've heard already....

Hard to get '81 and Everybody Want what they don't got especially blew me away.....!

lol oh man, these make u greedy

Cosmic Day Adonis & Bathsheba Traffic Jam Go(performed during the rehearsal in France where America's video was shot)

Hmm...now was this Go the same as the rehearsal version? To me this sounds like a studio version, because back in 2000 I came across a full version of Go that sounded similar but W&L were slightly out of tune..making me think that was a rehearsal....I loved it though.

Militant said:

Don't know if you know the story behind these clips since you only just heard them, but they come from a Paisley Park cassette compilation of songs that Prince was willing to offer various other artists that had expressed interest in working with him.

There's speculation "Cosmic Day" may have been for Madonna.

And yeah, the clips are excellent. Would love for full versions to leak.

Thanks, yes I had heard that but they sound almost too good to be from a casette don't u think?

It would be great to hear full versions, wish he did release these on CB II as was planned about 10m years ago!

Still more to look forward to later i think.

They are definitely from a cassette but they may have been cleaned up a bit with some pro audio plugins (ie to remove tape hiss etc)

Militant said:

Don't know if you know the story behind these clips since you only just heard them, but they come from a Paisley Park cassette compilation

And as i recall reading there were supposedly 20 or 30 snippets on the cassette?

Some one is holding out on us

TheFreakerFantastic said:

^ Disagree - it shows me exactly what he's been hiding all these years! Snippets from the peak of his creativity. Hell, they sound SO alive and fresh....can u say that about his newer stuff?

I think if you did take some new stuff, made it sound bootleg quality, and then edited it down to a snippet and floated them around, it would sound exactly as tantalizing if not more so.

Never heard them..

ufoclub said:

TheFreakerFantastic said:

^ Disagree - it shows me exactly what he's been hiding all these years! Snippets from the peak of his creativity. Hell, they sound SO alive and fresh....can u say that about his newer stuff?

I think if you did take some new stuff, made it sound bootleg quality, and then edited it down to a snippet and floated them around, it would sound exactly as tantalizing if not more so.

I'm not convinced, you can hear the raw power from those songs regardless of the sound quality...the new ones just don't have that pace and energy and special melodies displayed.

TheFreakerFantastic said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

lol oh man, these make u greedy

Cosmic Day Adonis & Bathsheba Traffic Jam Go(performed during the rehearsal in France where America's video was shot)

Hmm...now was this Go the same as the rehearsal version? To me this sounds like a studio version, because back in 2000 I came across a full version of Go that sounded similar but W&L were slightly out of tune..making me think that was a rehearsal....I loved it though.

no the snipet is studio

TheFreakerFantastic said:

ufoclub said:

I think if you did take some new stuff, made it sound bootleg quality, and then edited it down to a snippet and floated them around, it would sound exactly as tantalizing if not more so.

I'm not convinced, you can hear the raw power from those songs regardless of the sound quality...the new ones just don't have that pace and energy and special melodies displayed.

What would you think if you found out that a few of the new tracks were just old songs he pulled out and changed lyrics to and remixed to update them?

He's talking about the better sounding versions I heard. Wonderful Ass is also in perfect quality now.

^ Yes, the versions I have are 1 minute or over and sound much fresher than from tape....

Are you people talking about the snippets from the Lotusbox set on Eye?

^ Not sure....Details from the DL I have:

PREVIOUSLY UNCIRCULATED PRINCE OUTTAKES
1. Cosmic day2. Everybody want what they don't got3. Hard to get ('81 version)4. Adonis and Bathsheba5. Big house6. Traffic jam7. Go
lineage: ? > FLAC
These songs were all previously uncirculating among the vast majority of collectors (to the best of my knowledge anyway). The only exception is "Go", though the sound quality here is to my mind superior to that previously available. Unfortunately all tracks are "snippets" of just over one minute in length, but given the rarity of the material it's nice to have even abridged versions. Enjoy!

[Snip - luv4u]

TheDigitalGardener said:

Are you people talking about the snippets from the Lotusbox set on Eye?

Yup, but they had been circulating for a good while before Eye put them on that random ass compilation....

TheFreakerFantastic said:

^ Not sure....Details from the DL I have:

PREVIOUSLY UNCIRCULATED PRINCE OUTTAKES
1. Cosmic day2. Everybody want what they don't got3. Hard to get ('81 version)4. Adonis and Bathsheba5. Big house6. Traffic jam7. Go
lineage: ? > FLAC
These songs were all previously uncirculating among the vast majority of collectors (to the best of my knowledge anyway). The only exception is "Go", though the sound quality here is to my mind superior to that previously available. Unfortunately all tracks are "snippets" of just over one minute in length, but given the rarity of the material it's nice to have even abridged versions. Enjoy!

[Snip - luv4u]

Ok thanks.

Militant said:

TheDigitalGardener said:

Are you people talking about the snippets from the Lotusbox set on Eye?

Yup, but they had been circulating for a good while before Eye put them on that random ass compilation....

Indeed yes.

Those snippets are not the only thing that Eye plundered for that release, as you are probably already aware.

TheDigitalGardener said:

Militant said:

Yup, but they had been circulating for a good while before Eye put them on that random ass compilation....

Indeed yes.

Those snippets are not the only thing that Eye plundered for that release, as you are probably already aware.

That compilation is completely random.

Militant said:

TheDigitalGardener said:

Indeed yes.

Those snippets are not the only thing that Eye plundered for that release, as you are probably already aware.

That compilation is completely random.

It is indeed, a badly cobbled together mish mash to make a quick buck.

TheDigitalGardener said:

Militant said:

That compilation is completely random.

It is indeed, a badly cobbled together mish mash to make a quick buck.

Yeah but I like the mish mash!

Hard To Get '81 needs to be released in the form it is, no updating needed as well as Everybody Want What They Don't Got.

ufoclub said:

TheFreakerFantastic said:

^ Disagree - it shows me exactly what he's been hiding all these years! Snippets from the peak of his creativity. Hell, they sound SO alive and fresh....can u say that about his newer stuff?

I think if you did take some new stuff, made it sound bootleg quality, and then edited it down to a snippet and floated them around, it would sound exactly as tantalizing if not more so.

WetDream said:

ufoclub said:

I think if you did take some new stuff, made it sound bootleg quality, and then edited it down to a snippet and floated them around, it would sound exactly as tantalizing if not more so.

Spot on. I would give my house to see this place if Sticky Like Glue was put out as an outtake from 84-86 with the quality treatment as you said....i truly would.

Yep, Sticky Like Glue is a great example. Killer catchy melody and funky tune. And completely minimal.