...have you seen BorisFishPaw's version of The Dawn?

The Dawn

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.

I can't and won't choose between 1999 and Lovesexy.

Moonbeam said:

'99...

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

If I were to choose based on the past month, or year, 1999 would be it. But I really do love them the same, for different reasons.

Moonbeam said:

o-tay that's the same with me, but with dm and sott...

All-time favourite Prince albums, as voted by you...

Dirty Mind: 3 votes
Controversy: 3 votes
1999: 3 votes
Purple Rain: 4 votes
Around The World In A Day: 1 vote
Parade: 6 votes
Sign O The Times: 16 votes
Lovesexy: 1 vote
Come: 1 vote
The Gold Experience: 2 votes
The Rainbow Children: 6 votes

Anji said:

:ahem: Exodus got 1 vote!

All-time favourite Prince albums, as voted by you...

Dirty Mind: 3 votes
Controversy: 3 votes
1999: 3 votes
Purple Rain: 4 votes
Around The World In A Day: 1 vote
Parade: 6 votes
Sign O The Times: 16 votes
Lovesexy: 1 vote
Come: 1 vote
The Gold Experience: 2 votes
The Rainbow Children: 6 votes

I almost forgot, Exodus (and Newpower Soul) are not officially credited as Prince albums. Please vote again.

Anji said:

Where's Teller's Exodus vote? Your vote counting has been so suspect of late I think before Prince.Org you counted USA election papers in Florida?

My vote is the predictable one, SOTT.

Exodus is not credited as a Prince album, therefore those votes (and any other associated artists e.g. W&L) do not count.

Anji said:

Bullshit! Exodus stands as my vote!

Please vote again if you want to be counted (and to save yourself from embarrassment).

BATMAN! Just re-discovered it,forgot I had it. Sorry Anji, I can't (don't) analyze every word of every song. I just want to hear music that has a great beat and/or makes me dance. The message behind the music is secondary to me, unless it is truly offensive and there is alot worse out there besides Prince.

Anji said:

It's official. You are NOT a Princeologist.

I like all the first five early ones...

For You
Prince
Controversy
Dirty Mind
1999

And then of course there's Batman and Sign O' the times... nothing can be better then that