paulludvig said:

bluegangsta said:

I do wish the more dry version of Cream was a part of this configuration, it would have slotted in well.

Could a version of Gett Off perhaps replace Something Funky this House Comes as the opening track?

Only if it's a damn-near 10 minuets.

bluegangsta said:

paulludvig said:

Could a version of Gett Off perhaps replace Something Funky this House Comes as the opening track?

Only if it's a damn-near 10 minuets.

There is an early version that clocks in at 09:22

Might end up listening to this more than the final album lmao

I'll probably give this a listen at some point, but tbh Diamonds and Pearls has always been one of my least favourite Prince albums so I really can't imagine myself enjoying this much more, if at all, than the released version.

RaspBerryGirlFriend said:

I'll probably give this a listen at some point, but tbh Diamonds and Pearls has always been one of my least favourite Prince albums so I really can't imagine myself enjoying this much more, if at all, than the released version.

I'm with ya'. Was never a big D&P fan probably because it was too commercial at the time.. That said I'am enjoying the arrangement of Insatiable even though this was the one ballad that I skipped.

Interesting. I'll have to track this down. I remember hearing about this configuration YEARS ago, but I've never heard it in totality. Not the best era for P's music, but there are some gems in there (no pun intended)

One word: BRILLIANT

I cant wait to hear this. First saw prince in 92 at Earls court and at Maine Road. So good.

Reverend said:

Great artwork. As always from Reverend.

weirdozmedia said:

A Diamonds & Pearls without Tony M sounds dreamy

It is as long as you skip the first song. The first song has more Tony M. than the entire released version of D&P and the Symbol album combined.

sulls said:

One word: BRILLIANT

This.

This is absolutely fantastic.

I prefer this to the released version.

insatiable is the best on here....why does he "ruin" his music????

horny pony is awesome...

jasontate said:

Holy duck fucker, this is exceptional. It is all kinds of better than the official commercial release. It's beautiful, sparse and PRINCE. To me this would have re-captured the quality we heard from Lovesexy. I liked D&P official well enough, but I think I'll always hate it now I know how it could have been.

It does show that over producing stuff can completely fuck it up. That version of Insatiable is incredible.

I couldn't agree with you more. I love it; stripped down. I just wish "Somthing Fonky This Way Comes" was an instrumental without Tony M. Insiable and D&P were aweseome.

Tommy Barberella didn't join the New Power Generation until January 1991 for the Rock In Rio gig when Prince replaced Matt Fink for Barberella for having prior commitments to play the festival in Brazil. So my question is, Who is playing the keyboards on this version of "Live 4 Love" because on the Diamonds And Pearls album, Prince namechecks Barberella to play the synth solo. Also, did Prince on the close to the outro say that the fighter pilots' name was Rick James on 'Live 4 Love"?

So close and yet so far. I found a download link, but it wants a decrypt key dang it!

Insatiable is sheer loveliness...

Maybe, this weekend, I'll dig up the 'Uncut Diamonds' CD to compare versions...

bashraka said:

Tommy Barberella didn't join the New Power Generation until January 1991 for the Rock In Rio gig when Prince replaced Matt Fink for Barberella for having prior commitments to play the festival in Brazil. So my question is, Who is playing the keyboards on this version of "Live 4 Love" because on the Diamonds And Pearls album, Prince namechecks Barberella to play the synth solo. Also, did Prince on the close to the outro say that the fighter pilots' name was Rick James on 'Live 4 Love"?

The song was originally recorded in late 1989..... It's most likely Prince.

Militant said:

bashraka said:

Tommy Barberella didn't join the New Power Generation until January 1991 for the Rock In Rio gig when Prince replaced Matt Fink for Barberella for having prior commitments to play the festival in Brazil. So my question is, Who is playing the keyboards on this version of "Live 4 Love" because on the Diamonds And Pearls album, Prince namechecks Barberella to play the synth solo. Also, did Prince on the close to the outro say that the fighter pilots' name was Rick James on 'Live 4 Love"?

The song was originally recorded in late 1989..... It's most likely Prince.

I would definitely think it's Prince. Doubt it's Fink at this point

This is fantastic. To address concerns above given how barebone the tracks are, I suppose P didn't consider the tracks finished at this point but wanted to have a first clue of what the album as a whole could sound like (he knew he had nearly one more year before he could release it so I doubt he expected not to rework it).

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I'm extremely happy this has surfaced, particularly since certain versions (if not all?) weren't circulating at all before.

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I really hope the 3 further configurations will surface crystal clear soon, if only to have the "final" 8 minutes version of Insatiable

udo said:

Maybe, this weekend, I'll dig up the 'Uncut Diamonds' CD to compare versions...

I have that CD, and haven't listened to it in years, but iirc, the quality was no where near as good as this. Not even worth comparing for quality, in my opinion. That said, the tracklist is very different, so, maybe those tracks are from one of the later configurations that databank mentioned and therefore maybe some are different mixes. Figuring out those details would indeed be worth the comparison, so, please share your findings.

Insatiable Thanks FBG, for another excellent release! I love how y'all surprise us with stuff like this.

djThunderfunk said:

udo said:

Maybe, this weekend, I'll dig up the 'Uncut Diamonds' CD to compare versions...

I have that CD, and haven't listened to it in years, but iirc, the quality was no where near as good as this. Not even worth comparing for quality, in my opinion. That said, the tracklist is very different, so, maybe those tracks are from one of the later configurations that databank mentioned and therefore maybe some are different mixes. Figuring out those details would indeed be worth the comparison, so, please share your findings.

Most if not all of the versions on Uncut Diamonds (which I assume are the ones that ended on Work It 2.0) are different from this new leak, somewhat between it and the final, released version.

Militant said:

sulls said:

One word: BRILLIANT

This.

This is absolutely fantastic.

I prefer this to the released version.

Me too. P is definitely at his best when things are raw and un muddled. Some of this is genius that you just can't hear on the commercial release. I wish more of his stuff was produced this way. Horny Pony

I just finished listening to the entire thing. "Insatiable" got me in the mood to make some babies!

wow would love to hear that ...

I like to imagine Prince is the one behind these leaks.