I still haven't gotten to the end of Junk Music--I started listening when I got the thing, and then had to stop. But yeah, he's certainly banging away at those drums.

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I do wonder just how bad the other thread got that the only recourse was to delete the whole thread rather than just the offending posts...

Im still just on Junk Music, on repeat

so much LIFE FORCE

can't make myself leave it yet!

It's good, but not really my thing.

What happened to the other thread? Why did it get deleted

bigd74 said:

It's good, but not really my thing.

What happened to the other thread? Why did it get deleted

Fear of the Purple Police...

Why is the AOA vinyl thread gone...?

i imagine someone mentioned where to get it? damn i missed it!!!!!!!!!

up from below....

is making me blush lolololol

I love irish people!

hope that album art wasn't the official one though! yuck!

Dandroppedadime said:

I love irish people!

hope that album art wasn't the official one though! yuck!

What does it look like?

purplethunder3121 said:

Why is the AOA vinyl thread gone...?

It's like a fucking horror movie up in here. Threads disappearing one by one...leaving no trace...

chookalana said:

I wonder who leaked this. It's been one of the longest talked about, unheard albums. I mean, how does it leak now after all these years?

I mean, who would have a copy of this in this quality and just now release it?

I was wondering the same thing. Maybe Prince did or the Publishing company he signed a new deal with ... Hmmm Either way i'm grateful .

paisleypark4 said:

I also cant get thru Junk Music yet...how can u recover after a 19 min jam lol. Ill listen again to the whole thing when my head is clear.

ODing on Prince lately!

Jazz...

KingSausage said:

databank said:

How y'all groovin'?

paulludvig said:

Dandroppedadime said:

hope that album art wasn't the official one though! yuck!

What does it look like?

A piece.. perhaps a slice of meat
The cover art is really super generic

Junk Music is anything but Junk. Love it love it love it.

Oh wow, this is finally circulating??!?!??

Been waiting to hear The Flesh since reading about it decades ago!!

I only know the track "U Gotta Shake Something" and it's a favorite.

Hope to be able to find this in it's entirety soon.

electrodyne said:

Oh wow, this is finally circulating??!?!??

Been waiting to hear The Flesh since reading about it decades ago!!

I only know the track "U Gotta Shake Something" and it's a favorite.

Hope to be able to find this in it's entirety soon.

I wasn't on the final album, though.

databank said:

electrodyne said:

Oh wow, this is finally circulating??!?!??

Been waiting to hear The Flesh since reading about it decades ago!!

I only know the track "U Gotta Shake Something" and it's a favorite.

Hope to be able to find this in it's entirety soon.

I wasn't on the final album, though.

Hmm, these are the songs listed on Princevault:

purplethunder3121 said:

databank said:

I wasn't on the final album, though.

Hmm, these are the songs listed on Princevault:

LP

Side 1: Junk Music Side 2: Up From Below Y'All Want Some More? A Couple Of Miles

They put it there because clearly it is still a byproduct of "The Flesh". pretty sure they didnt add it back then because it is 15 minutes long

The album being 30mn long, a single LP could easily have supported another 15 minutes of material. Why did choose to make the album so short when he had hours of material to choose from is something only he could tell (and I have to admit I'd be really curious to hear what he has to say about it). It's possible that he didn't feel so confident about the material, it being his first instrumental album, and that he preferred to "hit and run" with a very short but more efficient album. Leeds said that had decided to release 8 as a "Madhouse" record because he feared critics would chew him up if he'd tell it was him, so it's possible he was both eager to release a jazz-funk album and worried about how it'd be received.

Basically The Flesh is a strangely balanced record: a 20 minute funk jam, an atmospheric tune, a track that's more a segue than a proper track and a solo jazz recording by Prince (might just be because I KNOW it's alone but I can feel a difference of atmosphere and sound between the first 3 tracks and ACOM). We'd also have to hear the full Paisley Jam and Everybody's Jam sessions, as well as the other tracks recorded during those few weeks, to have an idea of what had to pick stuff from in the first place.

In the end this album is the missing link between Parade and 8.

Just realized the bassline @ 4:30 on Junk Music was reused in the ending jam of the Nude Tour, with a James Brown sample.

bigd74 said:

It's good, but not really my thing.

What happened to the other thread? Why did it get deleted

too much asking for the boot overload, I think the org crashed for a minute as a result

The Flesh

The Flesh was a project of live jam sessions recorded in late 1985 to early 1986. The project was abandoned when Prince began work on Parade although a small instrumental portion of a track called "Junk Music" made it into the film Under the Cherry Moon. A circulating outtake from these sessions is titled "U Got 2 Shake Something".

Track listing

Side one

• "Junk Music"

Side two

• "Up from Below"
• "Y'All Want Some More?"
• "A Couple of Miles"

The Flesh was a kind of precursor to Madhouse. All the tracks were jazz-funk instrumentals. The songs were recorded in 3 sessions soon after Christmas 1985 at Sunset Sound.

The first session was on December 28th '85. Prince, Eric Leeds, Sheila E. & Levi Seacer Jr. recorded 8 tracks:

• "Slaughterhouse"
• "U Just Can't Stop"
• "Run Amok"
• "Mobile"
• "Madrid"
• "Breathless"
• "High Calonic"
• "12 Keys"

Prince was so pleased with the results that they all returned to the studio 2 days later to record another 3 tracks:

• "U Gotta Shake Something"
• "Voodoo Who"
• "Finest Whiskey"

On January 5th '86, Prince, Eric, Sheila & Levi returned to the studio once more, this time with Wendy & Lisa, and Wendy's brother, Jonathan Melvoin. They recorded another 6 tracks:

• "Groove In C Minor"
• "Slow Groove In G Major"
• "Groove In G Flat Minor"
• "Junk Music"
• "Up From Below"
• "Y'all Want Some More"

On January 22nd '86 Prince assembled an album by "The Flesh" entitled "Junk Music" which consisted of the following tracks:

side one; Junk Music, side two; Up From Below, Y'all Want Some More, A Couple Of Miles. Junk Music was originally about 45 minutes long, but was edited down to 20 minutes for the album. A Couple Of Miles was an instrumental that Prince recorded on December 26th '85 (he also recorded Can I Play With U in the same session), Eric Leeds added some Saxophone to it on December 30th. The album was shelved due to the fact that Prince's time was taken up with other projects (Under The Cherry Moon, Parade & The Family). Prince liked the idea of releasing an instrumental jazz-funk album under a pseudonym. He finally got round to it in '87, but renamed the project Madhouse & ditched the old Flesh tracks in favor of fresh new recordings.

Voodoo Who, Finest Whisky, Tibet, Up From Below, Y'all Want Some More?, A Couple Of Miles, Groove in C Minor, Slow Groove in G Major, Groove in G Flat Minor, Junk Music, Slaughterhouse, U Just Can't Stop, Run Amok, Mobile, Madrid, Breathless, High Colonic, 12 Keys.

kae510 said:

chookalana said:

I wonder who leaked this. It's been one of the longest talked about, unheard albums. I mean, how does it leak now after all these years?

I mean, who would have a copy of this in this quality and just now release it?

I was wondering the same thing. Maybe Prince did or the Publishing company he signed a new deal with ... Hmmm Either way i'm grateful .

Agreed! It has to be Prince that released this right? Who else would hold on to it this long?

chookalana said:

kae510 said:

I was wondering the same thing. Maybe Prince did or the Publishing company he signed a new deal with ... Hmmm Either way i'm grateful .

Agreed! It has to be Prince that released this right? Who else would hold on to it this long?

I really wish people stopped saying "I wonder if Prince is behind this." He is not.

As for the music, it's okay. Not something I'll be going back to much. Prince as a drummer is batshit crazy... a little too much going on here. imo.

why wouldnt he be shutting sites down like crazy if he wasnt behind this stuff?