I don't have a bigger size, but is this the official album art for Madhouse 24?

24 is an unreleased studio album by Madhouse (sharing the name with an earlier aborted Madhouse album, 24), and was recorded in 1993, with a planned release in early 1994. Unlike previous Madhouse albums, all tracks feature a full band, with Eric Leeds playing saxophone and flute, Michael B. on drums, Sonny T. on bass guitar and Levi Seacer, Jr. on guitar ( played keyboards and added other instrumentation). Unlike the previous albums, Sheila E. was not involved in the recordings.

Unlike Madhouse's first two album, 8 and 16, only the first track, 17, is given a numerical title; the rest receive names to give them more individual character. Unusually, two of the album's tracks also contain vocals, and also contains a cover version, (Got 2) Give It Up (a cover version of Marvin Gaye's track (titled Got To Give It Up) from his 1977 album Live At The London Palladium).

The album's six full tracks were recorded during a single five-hour session on 7 July, 1993, at Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA. Ricky Peterson added post-production work on the tracks in late August and September, 1993, before added more production and recorded musical segues with the band members.

The album was rejected by Warner Bros., but some tracks were later made available. 17 was released in 1994 on the album 1-800 New Funk (a compilation of mostly-unreleased music largely written and produced by Prince/, recorded by other Paisley Park Records artists). Space was released in 1994 on Come, although in its original vocal form rather than the jazzy mostly-instrumental version recorded for 24.

Clips of Asswoop (using the title Asswhuppin' In A Trunk) and Parlor Games, as well as the full Ethereal Segue, were included on the NPG Records Sampler Experience cassette given to some concertgoers on The Ultimate Live Experience tour; text on the cassette cover stated that 24 was an upcoming release (although no release was confirmed at the time). Asswoop was available in 2001 as part of NPG Ahdio Show # 6 (using the title Asswhuppin' In A Trunk).

After being rejected the album was revised in May, 1995 for unknown reasons. This new configuration ran largely the same as the previous version, but had three tracks added following the Michael Segue: Overture #5, Overture #6 (both of which were later released on the The NPG Orchestra's Kamastura album in February 1997, and a mostly instrumental version of 18 & Over with a prominent horn line of the (sung) chorus, but omitting the rap lyrics. The next track (Got 2) Give It Up was now edited down to a bit over half its original length. The three new tracks were all presumably recorded in May 1995.

-PrinceVault

OldFriends4Sale said:

I don't have a bigger size, but is this the official album art for Madhouse 24?

Im not sure, But inside the 1800-New Funk album doesnt it show i different cover
The one with a Purple cover and girl and a dog

[Edited 11/12/14 9:19am]

FragileUndertow said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

I don't have a bigger size, but is this the official album art for Madhouse 24?

Im not sure, But inside the 1800-New Funk album doesnt it show i different cover
The one with a Purple cover and girl and a dog

[Edited 11/12/14 9:19am]

well, well I actually am a bit ashamed.
I never got that one

So that is an official image?

iZsaZsa said:

I've seen that somewhere before. Okay, fine then.

there was a fan made one with a chick in a bikini with a lot of junk in the trunk

OldFriends4Sale said:

iZsaZsa said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

there was a fan made one with a chick in a bikini with a lot of junk in the trunk

You must be talking about me. Just kidding! It's just that I always want Prince on his cover.

lol yeah the other one looks official though so they both could be

I've always like the Madhouse album models though

OldFriends4Sale said:

well, well I actually am a bit ashamed.
I never got that one

So that is an official image?

As offical as we might ever get

Inside the the 1800-New-Funk cover art it shows album covers for some of the corresponding tracks
This is what is shown for Madhouse. Of course I assume this is for "24 Version 2" Not the 88 sessions

As for the cover you posted. I have no clue if its offical

OldFriends4Sale said:

iZsaZsa said:

OldFriends4Sale said: You must be talking about me. Just kidding! It's just that I always want Prince on his cover.

lol yeah the other one looks official though so they both could be

I've always like the Madhouse album models though

I think all the covers featured Maneca Lightner, didn't they?

[Edited 11/13/14 3:38am]

To me the one in 1800NF looks like it might've been for the original '88 version - she looks more 1988 than 1994 right? And it's the same girl.

The smaller one with the band looks legit to me - anyone ever seen those images of the band members anywhere else? This looks like a real cover to me. I can't remember, but wasn't this printed somewhere, on a flyer or something like that - small and that's why the only version of this image is this tiny blurred scan? Any way, I think it's legit - it's the band, Eric and Tora Tora. For whatever reason they used the 88 picture in 1800NF - maybe because the other one was done after 1800NF? 24, or the third Madhouse album went through quite a few versions, changes, whole different recordings even and it was still on the cards right in to the late 90s wasn't it that he was still tinkering with releasing a third Madhouse album.

a little off topic

but listening to 2 from Madhouse 8

it starts out with some people having a conversation,

and you hear them talking throught

It sounds like Wendy, Dr Fink and few others

anyone hear that?

OldFriends4Sale said:

FragileUndertow said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

I don't have a bigger size, but is this the official album art for Madhouse 24?

Im not sure, But inside the 1800-New Funk album doesnt it show i different cover
The one with a Purple cover and girl and a dog

[Edited 11/12/14 9:19am]

well, well I actually am a bit ashamed.
I never got that one

So that is an official image?

i would say the top one is the official for the original 94 version and the bottom is the official for the 88 version IMO

[Edited 12/4/14 12:37pm]

OldFriends4Sale said:

I don't have a bigger size, but is this the official album art for Madhouse 24?

Im not sure, But inside the 1800-New Funk album doesnt it show i different cover
The one with a Purple cover and girl and a dog

[Edited 11/12/14 9:19am]

OldFriends4Sale said:

Looks like Levi n Eric have been hangin with Aragorn and the Hobbitz.

OldFriends4Sale said:

I remember seeing this, I'm pretty sure they made 2 guest appearances
I may have part of this show recoreded on vhs
As i recall Eric talked about the band, how some were old friends he knew, which we now know were fake membrers
They talked about the girl in the videos, being on tour with prince
And maybe the debuted the video 13

luv2tha99s said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

Looks like Levi n Eric have been hangin with Aragorn and the Hobbitz.

Eric looks sinister

I have 1 live show of Madhouse Dr Fink Eric Leeds Levi & Dale Alexander

Madhouse didn't have chance because the band members minus D Alexander were in the SOTT band