GUIDELINES:

1. It can represent either an album with a consistent theme (sequenced as necessary to capture the mood) or simply, a collection of your all-time favourite songs (in a similar vein to Crystal Ball).

2. It can be as long as a double album, but no more, and should remain tightly focused in your opinion.

3. It can include bootleg material from studio sessions e.g. We Can Funk '86, but cannot include unofficial live recordings.

4. It should be given a title e.g. Purple Music.

Your rationale and thoughts would be most appreciated, to give us all an insight to your compilation.


[This message was edited Fri Mar 21 18:11:59 PST 2003 by Anji]

Funny you should bring this up. I'm currently working on expansive Prince compilations that will arrange b-sides, extended versions, and outtakes into a chronological order where they would fit within the Prince album history. I'm through Lovesexy right now. When I'm finished, I'll post the final results (could take some time).

Great thread, Anji

AaronFantastic said:

Anji always comes up with great threads - I make a point out of reading them.

AaronFantastic said:

wow! that sounds great, i can't wait!

I'm forever working on a privatised Crystal Ball. I keep
changing things and adding to it. The best way to go would
be 4 discs I think

I whistled it down to 3, sorry but I just couldn't make it
to just two discs.

I Would call it either "Crystal Ball" or "Rebirth Of The Flesh".




Disc 1;

01. The Rebirth Of The Flesh
02. Housequake
03. Witness
04. A Place In Heaven
05. Moviestar
06. Ballad Of Dorothy Parker
07. Feel U Up
08. 4 The Tears In Your Eyes
09. Dead On It
10. The Place Of Ur Man
11. Power Fantastic
12. Rockhard In A Funky Place



Disc 2;

01. Large Room With No Light
02. Sign O The Times
03. Good Love
04. If I Was Your Girlfriend
05. Shockadelica
06. Play In The Sunshine
07. The Ball
08. Strange Relationship
09. Bob George
10. Splash
11. Superfunkycalifragisexy
12. Forever In My Life



Disc 3;

01. Old Friends 4 Sale
02. All My Dreams
03. Crucial
04. Can I Play With U?
05. Hot Thing
06. Sexual Suicide
07. It
08. Starfish & Coffee
09. The Cross
10. Joy In Repetition
11. Adore
12. Crystal Ball

OK, I recently did a 'Gold' era compilation
entitled 'The Dawn' that looked like this...

(You'll notice from the timings, that most
of the tracks are extended/alternate/remixed
versions, and a lot of the tracks also segue
into each other.)

disc 1:
1. Welcome 2 The Dawn (2:08 )
2. NPG Operator (0:11)
3. Come (part 1) (2:57)
4. Endorphin Machine (3:50)
5. Space (5:11)
6. Days Of Wild (7:15)
7. NPG Operator (0:17)
8. The Most Beautiful Girl In The World (4:54)
9. The Pope (4:32)
10. Ripopgodazippa (4:36)
11. NPG Operator (0:06)
12. Race (8:01)
13. Empty Room (3:16)
14. NPG Operator (0:06)
15. Mad (5:29)
16. Rock & Roll Is Alive:30)
17. Shhh (7:25)

disc 2:
1. Pussy Control (5:38 )
2. NPG Operator (0:08 )
3. Peach (3:04)
4. Chaos & Disorder (4:12)
5. Shy (4:56)
6. NPG Operator (0:14)
7. Pheromone (4:27)
8. 319 (3:19)
9. 18 & Over (6:10)
10. NPG Operator (0:14)
11. Lemme See That Body Get Loose (4:30)
12. Papa (2:48 )
13. NPG Operator (0:05)
14. Billy Jack Bitch (7:06)
15. I Hate U (8:50)
16. Let It Go (5:31)
17. Don't Talk 2 Strangers (3:12)

disc 3:
1. Interactive (3:01)
2. Acknowledge Me (6:33)
3. NPG Operator (0:09)
4. Somebody's Somebody (3:43)
5. Love Sign (4:29)
6. What's My Name (3:01)
7. The Ride (7:36)
8. NPG Operator (0:20)
9. Now (3:59)
10. Face Down (2:09)
11. NPG Operator (0:09)
12. The Same December (3:27)
13. Extraordinary (2:25)
14. Dolphin (6:17)
15. Come (part 2) (9:06)
16. NPG Operator (0:38 )
17. Gold (7:22)

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This week I made this compilation , entitled "the cross":

-Rave un2 the joy fantastic
-Electric chair
-Pink cashmere
-Take this beat
-God is alive
-The rapture
-Play (also known as come outside and play)
-Elephants & flowers
-The question of u
-Witness 4 the prosecution
-We can funk
-Joy in repetition
-The cross

Not bad , what u think?

An another 1 , entitled "beautiful strange":

-Beautiful strange (rave in2 version)
-I like it there
-Dolphin
-What's my name
-Calhoun square
-5 women
-Peach
-Empty room
-Da bang
-Don't play me
-Poorgoo
-Bambi (the undertaker version)
-The undertaker

Another good thread, Anji. Lemme go do some thinking.

AaronFantastic said:

Can you please post the tracklists you've got upto Aaron? I'm interested.

IstenSzek said:

There are very sharp interchanges on this one, Isten. For example, on CD1 Feel U Up goes into 4 The Tears In Your Eyes, which then goes into Dead On It. Also, Power Fantastic into Rock Hard In A Funky Place. Does it work? Also, what do you think of Adore into Crystal Ball which closes CD3?

booyah said:

Thanks Booyah!

BorisFishpaw said:

This really needs to be listened to, to be appreciated.

As an example, Come, Endorphin Machine, Space and Days Of Wild seamlessly blend into one another, as do Mad, Rock and Roll Is Alive and Shhh, as does I Hate U into Let It Go. The Pope features an amazing 'loop is a loop' looped sample, if that makes sense, and Now is mixed in with the beat of Face Down. The list just goes on and on...

Perhaps Boris can provide us with a more comprehensive insight into the versions of the songs he's used, and the songs/samples he's mixed.

I just made "All Of My Purple Life"
1. Sign O The Times
2. When U Were Mine
3. The Future
4. Just My Imagination
5. Adore
6. When Doves Cry
7. I Wish U Heaven
8. Gett Off
9. If I Was Your Girlfriend
10. Mountains
11. Joy In Repitition
12. Avalanche (live)
13. Raspberry Beret
14. Comeback
15. Under The Cherry Moon
16. Possessed
17. She Loves Me For Me
18. The Cross (Live)

Disc 2
1. Erotic City
2. Condition Of The Heart
3. 17 Days
4. Don't Play Me
5. I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man (Live)
6. Something In The Water
7. Gotta Broken Heart Again
8. Strange Relationship (from ONA)
9. The Beautiful Ones
10. Rock Hard In A Funky Place
11. Still Would Stand All Time
12. When The Lights Go Down
13. The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker
14. Days Of Wild
15. Purple Rain (edit)
16. The Love We Make
17. Positivity.

I added a third disc of stuff that didn't quite make the cut:
1. Controversy
2. Shes Always In My Hair
3. I Love U But I Don't Trust U Anymore
4. Cindy C
5. The Question Of U
6. I Wanna Melt With U
7. Last Heart
8. I Would Die 4 U
9. Power Fantastic
10. Vicki Waiting
11. Beautiful Strange
12. Crucial
13. All The Critics Love You In New York
14. Last December
15. Gold
16. I Wana Bre Your Lover
17. Irresistable Bitch
18. Anna Stesia

I'm not saying this is his best stuff (some like Gold is kinda corny), its just my favourites! And the art work rocks!

I wonder when Tron and Moonbeam will chime in with their numerous compliations? We want to see them.

my favourite:

Instrumentalove

Osaka
Tokyo
SensualEverafter
Xosphere
God (inst)
The Rapture
Venus de Milo
Three
Eight
Fourteen
Gamillah
Xhalation
Xcogitate
Xotica
Xogenous
Deconstruction


on the end is a track called lips2FindU (from winmx,i think its from the PurpleRain score) & also an instrumental from NPGMC,dunno what it is meant 2 be from tho.

another mix of mine is

FACE DOWN

My Name Is Prince
Face Down
Days O' Wild
Slave
Poom Poom
Da,Da,Da
P Control
Billy Jack Bitch
Bob George
Dead On It
Undisputed
Had U
People Without (no live boots allowed i know,but this fits well)
Live4Love


a couple more here:

The XtendedXperience vol1

Let's Go Crazy
She's Always In My Hair
U Got The Look
Girl
Little Red Corvette
Gett Off
Thieves In The Temple
Erotic City
Feel U Up for some reason when i burnt this track,it cuts off at "let me fee...",but i do have the whole file )
Anotherloverholenyohead


The Xtended Xperience vol2

America
Feel U Up (accidentally put this one on here also)
Scarlett Pussy
I Would Die 4 U
A Love Bizzare
Raspberry Beret
Sexy Dancer
Kiss


also made one called Rock & Roll Is Alive...& It Lives In Minneapolis which ROCKS!...but there r several live trax (SB of course)
[This message was edited Fri Mar 21 17:40:20 PST 2003 by Joshy84au]

The Urban Remixperience vol1

Undisputed (moneyapolis mix)
Come On (remix)
Face Down (extended money mix)
The Greatest Romance Ever Sold (adam & eve mix)
Space (universal love mix)
Continental (remix)
Hot Wit U (nasty girl mix)
Letitgo (on the cool-out tip edit)
Somebody's Somebody (ultra fantasy mix)
DJ Brotha Jules Remix Experience


still got another one of these 2 do,as i do with the XtendedXperience.


The Dance Remixperience

My Name Is prince (hardcore 12")
Gett Off (housestyle)
Do Your Dance
When Doves Cry (live fatboy slim remix)
Loose!
I Wanna Melt With U
The Human Body
Sleep Around
Beautiful
The Ryde Dyvine
Hypno Paradise
Get Wild In The House
Thieves In The House
51 Hours


this mix flows so smoothly,perfect!
not all r rmeixes,but Remixperience sounded like a cool name
My frend who loves dance music but doesnt like Prince (Moonbeam: u know him as Filip on the kylie forum),LOVED the stuff on this,especially the MyNameIsPrince mix


[This message was edited Fri Mar 21 17:54:08 PST 2003 by Joshy84au]

PRINCE. GEMINI


1. comeback.
2. a case of u.
3. curious child.
4. dreamin' about u.
5. she loves me 4 me.
6. and god created woman.
7. strollin.
8. i love u, but i don't trust u anymore.
9. wasted kisses.

10. i wish u heaven (1, 2 and 3)

11. Endorphinmachine.
12. Loose!.
13. Pope.
14. Sex Me Baby, Sex Me Not.
15. The Continental (remix).
16. Days of Wild (Live - CB version)




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JonSnow said:

I like this side of your compilation. Why is I Wish U Heaven (1, 2 & 3) separating the two sides?

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[This message was edited Fri Mar 21 22:26:12 PST 2003 by Anji]

Anji said:

i'm guessing it's because the song starts out all lovey-dovey and spiritual and gets funky/nasty by the end

AaronFantastic said:

exACTly it works really well as a bridge.








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[This message was edited Fri Mar 21 23:10:15 PST 2003 by JonSnow]

Anji said:

OK, here's a more detailed run down of the tracklist
with notes on each song...

disc 1:
1. Welcome 2 The Dawn (2:08 ) - slightly edited version of 'The Truth' track, used as a kind of intro to the album.
2. NPG Operator (0:11) - edited to say "Hello, welcome 2 the dawn, playground 4 the new power generation. There are over 500 experiences 2 choose from, press 'come' 2 begin."
3. Come (part 1) (2:57) - the 'Beautiful Experience' remix, with the organ solo and ending mixed in from the 'Glam Slam Ulysses' version. segues directly into...
4. Endorphin Machine (3:50) - the original version, taken from the 'Come' test pressing. Segues directly into...
5. Space (5:11) basically the same as the album version, but with a breakdown section near the end created by using small parts of the 'Universal Love Mix' and the 'Funky Stuff' mix. Ending segues into...
6. Days Of Wild (7:15) - basically an edit of the 'Crystal Ball' version, but with the scorching guitar solo from the NPGMC year 1 ahdio show version.
7. NPG Operator (0:17) - same as on 'The Gold Experience', except the crowd noise from 'Days Of Wild' fades out during the intro whooshes.
8. The Most Beautiful Girl In The World (4:54) - the 'Gold Experience' version mixed into the extended ending from the 'Mustang 96' version.
9. The Pope (4:32) - remix, using 'The Hits' version with a drum loop from the npg's 'Acknowledge Me' to beef up the beat a bit. Uses parts from the 12" remix of 'Pope' to create an extended ending. Also has a sample from 'D.M.S.R.' looped in near the end.
10. Ripopgodazippa (4:36) - same as on 'Crystal Ball' though the intro does overlap the ending of 'The Pope'.
11. NPG Operator (0:06) - "If U would like 2 access another experience, here's how."
12. Race (8:01) - extended remix, made using the long 'Outta Space' part from the unreleased version of the NPG's 'Super Hero'. Sample noises from 'Race' are looped in to the extended part to keep it sounding like one long extended 'live in the studio' jam.
13. Empty Room (3:16) - the updated '94 version that was played on the video screens pre-concert during the 'Gold Experience' live shows.
14. NPG Operator (0:06) - "Please access another experience"
15. Mad (5:29) - same as NPGMC version
16. Rock & Roll Is Alive(4:30) - pitch shifted up a tone to put into the right key to 'sound right' inbetween 'Mad' and 'Shhh'. Hard edits out of 'Mad' to keep the beat going, and ending segues into...
17. Shhh (7:25) - same as on 'The Gold Experience' except for the overlap on the intro.

disc 2:
1. Pussy Control (5:38 ) - the VH1 fashion awards version with a tiny bit from 'The Gold Experience' version on the intro.
2. NPG Operator (0:08 ) - edited to say, "That was just an example of the many experiences The Dawn has 2 offer. There are over 500 experiences 2 choose from, here's a sample"
3. Peach (3:04) - the 'Hits' version, with a different ending using part of 'The Purple Medley' so it can segue into...
4. Chaos & Disorder (4:12) - pitch shifted up a tone to put it in the same key as 'Peach', also has a slightly longer intro. No heartbeat outro.
5. Shy (4:56) - street sounds an footsteps on intro segue out of the ending of 'Chaos & Disorder'.
6. NPG Operator (0:14) - same as the one on 'The Gold Experience' used before '319'.
7. Pheromone (4:27) - same as on 'Come' except for a small extra intro bit taken from the unreleased intrumental version.
8. 319 (3:19) - same as on 'The Gold Experience', the hotel lobby intro is included as part of the song, which makes the running time exactly 3:19 as it should be. (It was a sequencing error on 'The Gold Experience' that added it to the NPG Operator intro rather than the song itself.)
9. 18 & Over (6:10) - the longer unreleased version, slightly edited to create a proper ending
10. NPG Operator (0:14) - the unreleased "And now a word from our sponsors. Get on the dancefloor mf!" 'Loose' intro
11. Lemme See That Body Get Loose (4:30) - remix using 'Loose' and 'Get Loose'.
12. Papa (2:48 ) - same as on 'Come'
13. NPG Operator (0:05) - "Hello, welcome 2 the dawn. U have just accessed..."
14. Billy Jack Bitch (7:06) - unreleased longer version.
15. I Hate U (8:50) - the album version, extended by mixing it with parts of the 'extended remix' version. Segues into...
16. Let It Go (5:31) - same as on 'Come' apart from segues on intro and outro.
17. Don't Talk 2 Strangers (3:12) - same as on 'Girl 6' except for an extra 'street sounds' intro lifted from the segue between 'Lady Cab Driver' and 'All The Critics Love U In New York'.

disc 3:
1. Interactive (3:01) - taken from 'Crystal Ball'.
2. Acknowledge Me (6:33) - the 'Crystal Ball' version, with an extended ending made using part of the 'Big City' remix of 'Big Fun' over the 'Acknowledge me' drum loop.
3. NPG Operator (0:09) - taken from the intro to the VH1 Fashion awards version of 'P Control'.
4. Somebody's Somebody (3:43) - the 'livestudio mix'
5. Love Sign (4:29) - the '1-800-NEW-FUNK' version, edited to give a proper ending. Has an extra 'street sounds' intro with gunshots and police sirens. Also includes the "Please Access another experience" part over the ending.
6. What's My Name (3:01) - same as on 'Crystal Ball', but with Prince's "Welcome 2 the dawn" intro added back. The final cymbal crash is replaced by the intro to...
7. The Ride (7:36) - mix of the 'Undertaker' version and the 'Crystal Ball' version.
8. NPG Operator (0:20) - as on 'The Gold Experience'.
9. Now (3:59) - same as on 'The Gold Experience' except it's extended by using the 'acapella version' of...
10. Face Down (2:09) - looped over the 'Now' drum beat, ends the same way as 'Now'.
11. NPG Operator (0:09) - edited to say "Hello, welcome 2 the dawn, playground 4 the new power generation. Please enjoy your experience.
12. The Same December (3:27) - same as on 'Chaos & Disorder'. Includes slightly extended 'birdsong' outro, which segues into...
13. Extraordinary (2:25) - taken from 'The Vault...Old Friends 4 Sale'. Segues into...
14. Dolphin (6:17) - same as on 'The Gold Experience' but with the extra instrumental coda from 'The Undertaker'. Segues into the 'beach sounds' of...
15. Come (part 2) (9:06) - edited version of the 'Come' album track. Includes the spoken part of 'Poem' at the beginning with the 'Come' drum loop underneath. Segues into the...
16. NPG Operator (0:38 ) - same as on 'The Gold Experience' except it segues out of 'Come' instead of 'I Hate U'.
17. Gold (7:22) - the 'Gold Experience' version.

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I wouldn't mind a sort of "after midnight" compilation of slow jams and ballads. I haven't got a clue though...

It'd have to have "Do Me Baby", "Scandalous" and "Sweet Baby" on it.

I'll get back to you all, once I've thought of a tracklisting.

Slow Love
With You
I Love U In Me
Eye Can't Make U Love Me
Sweet Baby
Venus De Milo
Pink Cashmere
Do Me Baby
Scandalous
When 2 R In Love
How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore?
Shhh
The One
Dreamin' About U
And God Created Woman
Power Fantastic
The Arms Of Orion
Solo
When The Lights Go Down
U Make My Sun Shine
Insatiable
Adore

Hmmm... I guess it wouldn't all fit on one CD. What should I remove to make it fit on one CD? I guess "Solo" and "I Love U In Me" wouldn't be missed...
[This message was edited Sat Mar 22 2:44:07 PST 2003 by BinaryJustin]

Anji said:

Soon enough Anji. You know, we're always working on something.

BinaryJustin said:

here is one i made a while back,
flows nicely,very sexy:

Sensual Everafter
Shhh
The Rapture
The One
Dreamin About U
I Love U In Me
Do Me,Baby
Question Of U
Joy In Repetition
Eye Hate U
Greatest Romance
IfIWasYourGirlfriend
Slow Love
Adore
Damn U
[This message was edited Sat Mar 22 7:54:18 PST 2003 by Joshy84au]

TRON said:

Hurry up!

BinaryJustin said:

This is cool, Jus.

Personally speaking, I'd separate the interchange between How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore and Shhh. Musically, I think it is too harsh (maybe, that's the point?) and they're from different eras. Also, Power Fantastic seems somewhat out of place. Perhaps, towards the end of the album?

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[This message was edited Sat Mar 22 9:36:22 PST 2003 by Anji]

Joshy84au said:

I like this one alot. Very atmospheric, Joshy. (If I Was Your Girlfriend seems out of place between Greatest Romance and Slow Love).

I just made one that works pretty well called "Purple Music." (Note: when I make compilation albums, a lot of times I like just to make little 35 minute albums just to keep them tightly focused and also to fit in with the normal album length back then).

Thus, my Purple Music includes:

1.Turn it Up
2.Lust U Always
3.Climax
4.No Call U
5.Wet Dream Cousin
6.Purple Music

It almost kinda plays like a (mostly) instrumental album by The Time!

I'm working on one right now called New Power Generation, which will include:

1.Cross the Line
2.New Power Generation (Part 1)
3.New Power Generation (Part 2)
4.I Wonder
5.Play
6.Soul Psychodelicide
7.Me Touch Myself
8.I Love U in Me
9.The Voice Inside
10.Open Book