This is a 'what if' fun thing.

If Emancipation was to be pared down by warner to a double LP only -- forget CDs -- that would mean roughly around 45 minutes on each LP (and a very angry Prince!).

What songs would then make the cut? What songs would make it as Side A and Side B to vol. 1 and 2?

Upto 26 minutes per side can be done with okay results these days, but the ideal is around 22 minutes per side without loudness compromises and for better overall volume and groove.

Let's cap it at 22 minutes per side, give or take a minute, just to break Prince's heart more.

To make it easier, let's keep all the cover versions out.

Please offer me your playlist so I can improve mine. I have followed the model of early 80s prince albums. Do include timings and total side length.

So here goes...

EMANCIPATION (DOUBLE LP)

LP 1:

Side A

1. Jam Of The Year (6:09).

2. Sex In The Summer (5:57).

3. White Mansion (4:47)

4. In This Bed I Scream (5:40).

(Total time: 21:53).

Side B

1. Emale (3:38).

2. Courtin' Time (2:46).

3. Damned If I Do (5:21).

4. Soul Sanctuary (4:41).

5. Sleep Around (7:42).

(Total Time: 22:88).

LP 2:

Side A

1. Slave (4:51).

2. New World (3:43).

3. Joint 2 Joint (7:52).

4. The Holy River (6:55).

(Total Time: 22:01)

Side B

1. Face Down (3:17)

2. My Computer (4:37).

3. Saviour (5:48)

4. The Love We Make (4:39)

5. Emancipation (4:12)

(Total Time: 21:53)

Now that's one heck of an album, if I do say so myself!

I feel sad for three good songs that don't make the cut, (One kiss at a time, let's have a baby and friend lover sister mother/wife), but in spite of some permutations I couldn't fit them in. Maybe they could be B-sides to some singles!

A lot of songs get left out, but they are not strong enough to warrant a companion LP IMO.

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[Edited 7/11/15 6:11am]

thedoorkeeper said:

I agree - one heck of an album. Dropping the cover songs helps.

Yup, it looks good, thx. How I wish...sigh....Any other configs out there?

[Edited 7/11/15 7:22am]

i like it. usually with threads like these i just glance at the OP and go straight to making

my own version but your configuration seems very good, i think i'm going to try it.

nice idea about it being a double LP too, instead of cd. LP sides were a nice thing that is

now sadly all but forgotten (or never even known) by many people.

IstenSzek said:

i like it. usually with threads like these i just glance at the OP and go straight to making

my own version but your configuration seems very good, i think i'm going to try it.

nice idea about it being a double LP too, instead of cd. LP sides were a nice thing that is

now sadly all but forgotten (or never even known) by many people.

Nice.. have fun!! Actually LPs never went away, they're everywhere. Some of us still swear by them. It's made a comeback of sorts in recent times...

[Edited 7/11/15 7:29am]

Funkyalien said:

IstenSzek said:

i like it. usually with threads like these i just glance at the OP and go straight to making

my own version but your configuration seems very good, i think i'm going to try it.

nice idea about it being a double LP too, instead of cd. LP sides were a nice thing that is

now sadly all but forgotten (or never even known) by many people.

Nice.. have fun!! Actually LPs never went away, they're everywhere. Some of us still swear by them. It's made a comeback of sorts in recent times...

i know, i think it's great! i've always been fascinated by the way albums were

configured over the different sides of an LP. like with prince's 80s albums, it

really enhances the listening experience.

IstenSzek said:

Funkyalien said:

Nice.. have fun!! Actually LPs never went away, they're everywhere. Some of us still swear by them. It's made a comeback of sorts in recent times...

i know, i think it's great! i've always been fascinated by the way albums were

configured over the different sides of an LP. like with prince's 80s albums, it

really enhances the listening experience.

absolutely. go right ahead and try it!!! I want to make LP versions of 'Love Symbol', 'D&P and TGE too. But emancipation is the most fun!! because so many people have so many favourites when it comes to that album....

it would be TOO good

luvsexy4all said:

it would be TOO good

Maybe you're right. aah, it would be one for the ages....aaargh....maybe an Emancipation Companion single LP following the same parameters? (22 mins per side, give or take a minute)

[Edited 7/11/15 7:50am]

Funkyalien said:

This is a 'what if' fun thing.

If Emancipation was to be pared down by warner to a double LP only

I realize it's not the point of your thread, but WB would have had nothing to do with the sequencing of Emancipation.

Doozer said:

Funkyalien said:

This is a 'what if' fun thing.

If Emancipation was to be pared down by warner to a double LP only

I realize it's not the point of your thread, but WB would have had nothing to do with the sequencing of Emancipation.

I know, never suggested that....just the thought that if it was warner, and if they wanted a double LP, what songs would make the cut from prince's camp. or, in this case, from our heads....just a game.

[Edited 7/11/15 8:18am]

Funkyalien said:

IstenSzek said:

i know, i think it's great! i've always been fascinated by the way albums were

configured over the different sides of an LP. like with prince's 80s albums, it

really enhances the listening experience.

absolutely. go right ahead and try it!!! I want to make LP versions of 'Love Symbol', 'D&P and TGE too. But emancipation is the most fun!! because so many people have so many favourites when it comes to that album....

These all exist already!

.

Diamonds & Pearls

.

Love Symbol

.

The Gold Experience

greyhoodiegirl said:

Funkyalien said:

absolutely. go right ahead and try it!!! I want to make LP versions of 'Love Symbol', 'D&P and TGE too. But emancipation is the most fun!! because so many people have so many favourites when it comes to that album....

These all exist already!

.

Diamonds & Pearls

A1	Thunder	5:45
A2	Daddy Pop	5:16
A3	Diamonds And Pearls	4:43
B1	Cream	4:12
B2	Strollin'	3:46
B3	Willing And Able	4:59
B4	Gett Off	4:31
C1	Walk Don't Walk	3:06
C2	Jughead	4:56
C3	Money Don't Matter 2 Nite	4:48
C4	Push	5:56
D1	Insatiable	6:37
D2	Live 4 Love (Last Words From The Cockpit)	6:58

.

Love Symbol

A1	My Name Is Prince	6:37
A2	Sexy M.F.	5:25
A3	Love 2 The 9's	5:45
B1	The Morning Papers	3:57
B2	The Max	4:30
B3	Blue Light	4:38
B4	I Wanna Melt With You	3:50
B5	Sweet Baby	4:01
C1	The Continental	5:31
C2	Damn U	4:25
C3	Arrogance	1:35
C4	The Flow	2:26
D1	7	5:13
D2	And God Created Woman	3:18
D3	3 Chains O' Gold	6:03
D4	The Sacrifice Of Victor	5:40

.

The Gold Experience

A1	P Control	5:59
A2	NPG Operator	0:12
A3	Endorphinmachine	4:07
A4	Shhh	7:18
B1	We March	4:49
B2	NPG Operator	0:18
B3	The Most Beautiful Girl In The World	4:25
B4	Dolphin	4:59
C1	NPG Operator	0:20
C2	Now	4:30
C3	NPG Operator	0:31
C4	319	3:05
C5	NPG Operator	0:10
C6	Shy	5:04
C7	Billy Jack Bitch	5:32
D1	Eye Hate U	5:54
D2	NPG Operator	0:45
D3	Gold	7:23

Naah, an LP of D&P can't have so many songs on it, especially Jughead!! It's not a double LP. It should be something like this:

Side A : 1. Thunder. 2. Cream. 3. Diamonds And Pearls. 4. Strollin'. 5. Willing & Able

Side B: 1. Walk Don't Walk. 2. Gett Off. 3. Insatiable. 4. Live 4 Love.

Now that's a Prince LP. 9 songs, end with an epic. all gems. no room for doubt.

Funkyalien said:

Naah, an LP of D&P can't have so many songs on it, especially Jughead!! It's not a double LP. It should be something like this:

Side A : 1. Thunder. 2. Cream. 3. Diamonds And Pearls. 4. Strollin'. 5. Willing & Able

Side B: 1. Walk Don't Walk. 2. Gett Off. 3. Insatiable. 4. Live 4 Love.

Now that's a Prince LP. 9 songs, end with an epic. all gems. no room for doubt.

But I have the records right here in front of me...those are the track lists...

Funkyalien said:

Naah, an LP of D&P can't have so many songs on it, especially Jughead!! It's not a double LP. It should be something like this:

It is...why don't you collect some of these records instead of making up pretend tracklists for them?

LMAO

greyhoodiegirl said:

I don't think I could make an EP from Emancipation... P's worst album by far.

Funkyalien said:

I have it. It's a double lp, which kinda defeats the purpose. It's a fantasy thing, the entire idea is to tighten these albums as if a single lp was issued. Lawd, do I have to scream it out loud? How hard can it be? Do you or do you not like the emancipation playlist? U are giving me the same album broken down into an lp. For crying out loud...

'emancipation double LP Game'

Funkyalien said:

This is a 'what if' fun thing.

If Emancipation was to be pared down by warner to a double LP only -- forget CDs -- that would mean roughly around 45 minutes on each LP (and a very angry Prince!).

What songs would then make the cut? What songs would make it as Side A and Side B to vol. 1 and 2?

Upto 26 minutes per side can be done with okay results these days, but the ideal is around 22 minutes per side without loudness compromises and for better overall volume and groove.

Let's cap it at 22 minutes per side, give or take a minute, just to break Prince's heart more.

To make it easier, let's keep all the cover versions out.

Please offer me your playlist so I can improve mine. I have followed the model of early 80s prince albums. Do include timings and total side length.

So here goes...

EMANCIPATION (DOUBLE LP)

LP 1:

Side A

1. Jam Of The Year (6:09).

2. Sex In The Summer (5:57).

3. White Mansion (4:47)

4. In This Bed I Scream (5:40).

(Total time: 21:53).

Side B

1. Emale (3:38).

2. Courtin' Time (2:46).

3. Damned If I Do (5:21).

4. Soul Sanctuary (4:41).

5. Sleep Around (7:42).

(Total Time: 22:88).

LP 2:

Side A

1. Slave (4:51).

2. New World (3:43).

3. Joint 2 Joint (7:52).

4. The Holy River (6:55).

(Total Time: 22:01)

Side B

1. Face Down (3:17)

2. My Computer (4:37).

3. Saviour (5:48)

4. The Love We Make (4:39)

5. Emancipation (4:12)

(Total Time: 21:53)

Now that's one heck of an album, if I do say so myself!

I feel sad for three good songs that don't make the cut, (One kiss at a time, let's have a baby and friend lover sister mother/wife), but in spite of some permutations I couldn't fit them in. Maybe they could be B-sides to some singles!

A lot of songs get left out, but they are not strong enough to warrant a companion LP IMO.

[Edited 7/11/15 6:11am]

[Edited 7/11/15 6:11am]

Most of these choices are the best tracks off of Emancipation but I would add Somebody's Somebodyc and remove Damned If I do...

[Edited 7/12/15 14:18pm]

thanks2joniandu said:

Funkyalien said:

This is a 'what if' fun thing.

If Emancipation was to be pared down by warner to a double LP only -- forget CDs -- that would mean roughly around 45 minutes on each LP (and a very angry Prince!).

What songs would then make the cut? What songs would make it as Side A and Side B to vol. 1 and 2?

Upto 26 minutes per side can be done with okay results these days, but the ideal is around 22 minutes per side without loudness compromises and for better overall volume and groove.

Let's cap it at 22 minutes per side, give or take a minute, just to break Prince's heart more.

To make it easier, let's keep all the cover versions out.

Please offer me your playlist so I can improve mine. I have followed the model of early 80s prince albums. Do include timings and total side length.

So here goes...

EMANCIPATION (DOUBLE LP)

LP 1:

Side A

1. Jam Of The Year (6:09).

2. Sex In The Summer (5:57).

3. White Mansion (4:47)

4. In This Bed I Scream (5:40).

(Total time: 21:53).

Side B

1. Emale (3:38).

2. Courtin' Time (2:46).

3. Damned If I Do (5:21).

4. Soul Sanctuary (4:41).

5. Sleep Around (7:42).

(Total Time: 22:88).

LP 2:

Side A

1. Slave (4:51).

2. New World (3:43).

3. Joint 2 Joint (7:52).

4. The Holy River (6:55).

(Total Time: 22:01)

Side B

1. Face Down (3:17)

2. My Computer (4:37).

3. Saviour (5:48)

4. The Love We Make (4:39)

5. Emancipation (4:12)

(Total Time: 21:53)

Now that's one heck of an album, if I do say so myself!

I feel sad for three good songs that don't make the cut, (One kiss at a time, let's have a baby and friend lover sister mother/wife), but in spite of some permutations I couldn't fit them in. Maybe they could be B-sides to some singles!

A lot of songs get left out, but they are not strong enough to warrant a companion LP IMO.

[Edited 7/11/15 6:11am]

[Edited 7/11/15 6:11am]

Most of these choices are the best tracks off of Emancipation but I would add Somebody's Somebodyc and remove Damned If I do...

[Edited 7/12/15 14:18pm]

Yes, you have a point. I thought long and hard about it. But 'Damned if I Do' works in the context of the songs on that side, and flows better muscially. I kinda like that collection of songs starting with emale and ending with sleep around. plus Somebody's Somebody, although definitely the better composition, sounds too babyface-ish and mainstream R & B, the way it's produced. But that's just my opinion. It's definitely one of the standout cuts on emancipation which I couldn't fit in. If we were to put in somebody's somebody there, it would have to be somewhere on Side A of the first LP. But how?

I think i'll stick to just listening to it as a triple album and not be a bellend

honer said:

I think i'll stick to just listening to it as a triple album and not be a bellend

You do that. I'm just discussing fantasy playlists. Looking to tighten the album a bit.

[Edited 7/13/15 6:21am]

honer said:

Hey FunkyAlien.. I like your tracklist in post #1!

However my change:


I would take off Sex In The Summer.. and then put on somewhere Friend, Lover, Sister, Mother/ Wife. (Fantastic song imho).

[Edited 7/13/15 8:37am]

thedance said:

Hey FunkyAlien.. I like your tracklist in post #1!

However my change:


I would take off Sex In The Summer.. and then put on somewhere Friend, Lover, Sister, Mother/ Wife. (Fantastic song imho).

[Edited 7/13/15 8:37am]

Yes, I too mentioned that I was sad I couldn't fit in Friend Lover Sister Mother/Wife. But it can't come in place of Sex in the sumer as the second song on the album. It has to be somehwere lower down, and the LP time rules meant I just couldn't fit it in, unless I cut out sleep around on LP 1 Side B, and somehow it doesn't fit there!! hell, sleep around is funkier anyway!!! I wish there was a way to fit it in.

Maybe if we make it just one lp than it could become an album that would be listenable...but i'm not sure.

mordang said:

Maybe if we make it just one lp than it could become an album that would be listenable...but i'm not sure.

You don't find my version listenable? okay. I think it's great....keeps the flow of the original album while ensuring the possibility (time-wise) that a real double LP could actually be cut from this playlist.

One LP would be way too abridged, and maybe squeeze the soul out of the album.

but please give it a try...please make sure side A and side B are 22 mins each, give or take a minute. I'd be interested to know your version.

[Edited 7/13/15 9:24am]