Ok who do u think leaked all those songs/demos . Always wondered for the past 5 years i had it .

I admit it ... I did ...

kae510 said:

Ok who do u think leaked all those songs/demos . Always wondered for the past 5 years i had it .

OK, here we go again...

Most of them come from tapes Prince gave to friends, girfriends, musicians, engineers, collaborators or WB and Edel executives in the 80's and early 90's. According to Alan Leeds, Prince gave LOTS of tapes to LOTS of people back then, and some of these people decided to share what they had with the world.

It's also possible that some were properly stolen, such as maybe some rehearsal tapes, some soundboard shows and a few outtakes but, again according to Leeds, no proof of proper stealing was ever found.

All rumors claiming that Prince leaked the songs himself are just that: rumors. As far as we know he never ever wanted these tapes out there and the best proof seems to be that not a thing leaked after 1996, when Prince reinforced Paisley Park's security and quit giving tapes to anyone. There are a few situations where we know exactly who leaked what, though in most cases it remains blurry. All the "old" outtakes that keep surfacing every once in a while have been in the hands of private collectors for years, and many more leaked songs are still held by a small group of happy fews.

Hope this helps

[Edited 5/27/13 3:30am]

I am leaking those songs 24/7 but the upload ratio is so/so compared to certain movies.

databank said:

kae510 said:

Ok who do u think leaked all those songs/demos . Always wondered for the past 5 years i had it .

OK, here we go again...

Most of them come from tapes Prince gave to friends, girfriends, musicians, engineers, collaborators or WB and Edel executives in the 80's and early 90's. According to Alan Leeds, Prince gave LOTS of tapes to LOTS of people back then, and some of these people decided to share what they had with the world.

It's also possible that some were properly stolen, such as maybe some rehearsal tapes, some soundboard shows and a few outtakes but, again according to Leeds, no proof of proper stealing was ever found.

All rumors claiming that Prince leaked the songs himself are just that: rumors. As far as we know he never ever wanted these tapes out there and the best proof seems to be that not a thing leaked after 1996, when Prince reinforced Paisley Park's security and quit giving tapes to anyone. There are a few situations where we know exactly who leaked what, though in most cases it remains blurry. All the "old" outtakes that keep surfacing every once in a while have been in the hands of private collectors for years, and many more leaked songs are still held by a small group of happy fews.

Hope this helps

[Edited 5/27/13 3:30am]

Thank U .

databank said:

kae510 said:

Ok who do u think leaked all those songs/demos . Always wondered for the past 5 years i had it .

OK, here we go again...

Most of them come from tapes Prince gave to friends, girfriends, musicians, engineers, collaborators or WB and Edel executives in the 80's and early 90's. According to Alan Leeds, Prince gave LOTS of tapes to LOTS of people back then, and some of these people decided to share what they had with the world.

It's also possible that some were properly stolen, such as maybe some rehearsal tapes, some soundboard shows and a few outtakes but, again according to Leeds, no proof of proper stealing was ever found.

All rumors claiming that Prince leaked the songs himself are just that: rumors. As far as we know he never ever wanted these tapes out there and the best proof seems to be that not a thing leaked after 1996, when Prince reinforced Paisley Park's security and quit giving tapes to anyone. There are a few situations where we know exactly who leaked what, though in most cases it remains blurry. All the "old" outtakes that keep surfacing every once in a while have been in the hands of private collectors for years, and many more leaked songs are still held by a small group of happy fews.

Hope this helps

[Edited 5/27/13 3:30am]

Might help a bit more without the condescending attitude. It may be old news for you, but Prince does get one or two new fans every few years.

LittlePurpleYoda said:

databank said:

OK, here we go again...

Most of them come from tapes Prince gave to friends, girfriends, musicians, engineers, collaborators or WB and Edel executives in the 80's and early 90's. According to Alan Leeds, Prince gave LOTS of tapes to LOTS of people back then, and some of these people decided to share what they had with the world.

It's also possible that some were properly stolen, such as maybe some rehearsal tapes, some soundboard shows and a few outtakes but, again according to Leeds, no proof of proper stealing was ever found.

All rumors claiming that Prince leaked the songs himself are just that: rumors. As far as we know he never ever wanted these tapes out there and the best proof seems to be that not a thing leaked after 1996, when Prince reinforced Paisley Park's security and quit giving tapes to anyone. There are a few situations where we know exactly who leaked what, though in most cases it remains blurry. All the "old" outtakes that keep surfacing every once in a while have been in the hands of private collectors for years, and many more leaked songs are still held by a small group of happy fews.

Hope this helps

[Edited 5/27/13 3:30am]

Might help a bit more without the condescending attitude. It may be old news for you, but Prince does get one or two new fans every few years.

They may be new to Prince but they ain't new to custom Google searches are they? + basically u're saying that the sarcasms without an answer above r cool but me helping with a little sarcasm is uncool? DUDE!!!!

I don't think I been too mean on the boy, but dude u sure r being cheap on helpful me

Wanna have a beer?

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LittlePurpleYoda said:

Might help a bit more without the condescending attitude.

Data was right on point, I dont see any negativity in is post

FragileUndertow said:

LittlePurpleYoda said:

Might help a bit more without the condescending attitude.

Data was right on point, I dont see any negativity in is post

databank said:

FragileUndertow said:

Data was right on point, I dont see any negativity in is post

U weren't too mean on me databank . I've been a Prince fan since 1979 . I was only asking out of curiosity cause the ivault has many songs that i only read about in Per's books .

So thank u again, Databank & LittlePurpleYoda . Much love

kae510 said:

databank said:

U weren't too mean on me databank . I've been a Prince fan since 1979 . I was only asking out of curiosity cause the ivault has many songs that i only read about in Per's books .

So thank u again, Databank & LittlePurpleYoda . Much love