1Sasha said:

This may seem like a silly question, but has anyone played the Camille record to make sure it is playable?

The high-resolution photos added to the auction listing show what could possibly be a fingernail-length white gouge on a part of record, but it may simply be just paper scrap/etc.

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BoraBora said:

jaawwnn said:

Just been listening to this now for the first time in a while(playlisting what I have obviously, not the acetate) and the one thing i'll say is the linn drum snare beats start to become a bit fatiguing and repetitive by the end. It's an incredible collection of songs but my considered opinion is that he made the right decision not to release them all together.

I'd still buy an official release of it in half a second though.

To be honest, I listened many times to the "Camille" album tracked as I described on my post over this one and I never encountered any problem with the LINN's repetitive, but I can understand it would be for others.

To my taste, the "Camille" album is a jewel, I can't think of the impact if it was released at the time as projected by P.

On the "I'd still buy and official release of it in half a second though" I can't agree more that I do.

Yeah, track for track I can't fault it. Both Good Love and Shockadelica would be all time top 20, if not top 10, tracks for me but theres something about the flow that bugs me. Cool that it works for you though.

Latin said:

"Good Love" is an awesome song off this album.

I agree.I have always loved this song....it's fun and playful.

SoulAlive said:

Latin said:

"Good Love" is an awesome song off this album.

I agree.I have always loved this song....it's fun and playful.

Agree with both of you. The "Cherry pie, apple kisses, everything is cool", and phrases like "technicolor children in Picadilly square" reminds me of him chanting "strawberry lemonade" in "Christopher Tracy's Parade". Just sweet, whimsical things.

SoulJones said:

Great article Souljones i read it some time ago. My two favorites off this album IIWYGF and Shockedelica, masterpieces.

Camille is a highlight of his career. Put them all together and listened last night and its... just a superior collection of songs honestly. Incredible music - it's just so alive and so melodic - and the beats are so basic and glorious.

26ten said:

Camille is a highlight of his career. Put them all together and listened last night and its... just a superior collection of songs honestly. Incredible music - it's just so alive and so melodic - and the beats are so basic and glorious.

So basic?

Jeez, read this thread, clicked over to Soul Jones' article... and I just had to put the damn album on. Listening to it now. What a great collection of tracks...

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...except for "If I Was Your Girlfriend". No hating here. There are plenty of people that love this tune and that's great. More power to you. But it never appealed to me. Never grabbed me at all. I get it lyrically, but musically the song just leaves me cold.

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It's what I consider the one misstep on the otherwise flawless "Sign 'O' The Times".

TrivialPursuit said:

While it's odd, at this point, to hear the songs from Camille out of their natural order, it is rather interesting to compile those 8 songs in order, and listen to Prince's intent. For me, there's no real concept to the album, other than the voice alteration itself. The songs vary, they do have a sexual nature overall more than other records. There is no Sunday-song (like SOTT, God, etc). There's no sweeping 7-minute ballad.

Rebirth of the Flesh

Housequake

Strange Relationship

Feel U Up

Shockadelica

Good Love

If I Was Your Girlfriend

Rock Hard In A Funky Place

So how many of you have not only put these songs together as Camille, but also listen to it regularly? Do you use any other versions of the songs in your tracklist, like the earlier version of "Strange Relationship", the long stroke of "Feel U Up", or maybe really switching it up with "7 Minute Mo'Quake", and which version of "Good Love" do you use? There's one on 30 Years of Unreleased Funk (I think) that has some street sounds and ambient noise at the end of it, which would make it segue quite well into the sounds on "If I Was Your Girlfriend". Or do you just use what's out there, first official release?

Would you have rather seen a Camille and The Black Album release, and sacrificed SOTT & possibly Lovesexy in the process? There is a certain playfulness on Camille that isn't necessarily present on other albums from that period.

For me, I dig the Camille playlist, and I use the longer versions of "Feel U Up", "Shockadelica", and the first release of "Good Love". I'm still iffy on "Housequake", but using the album version does seem to segue better after "Rebirth of the Flesh".

I do listen 2 it regularly

I only use the Camille voice songs

and yes I do use the Mo'Quake version

as if I'm getting a released album with long versions and Bsides

which is why I mix in:

Cosmic Day

Scarlett Pussy

U Got the Look

I think it could have been a fun album, SOTT I enjoy always but it doesn't give the depth I think I would get with the title cut

I have some wicked imaginations of what the Black album era could have been like too

GiggityGoo said:

Jeez, read this thread, clicked over to Soul Jones' article... and I just had to put the damn album on. Listening to it now. What a great collection of tracks...

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...except for "If I Was Your Girlfriend". No hating here. There are plenty of people that love this tune and that's great. More power to you. But it never appealed to me. Never grabbed me at all. I get it lyrically, but musically the song just leaves me cold.

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It's what I consider the one misstep on the otherwise flawless "Sign 'O' The Times".

Man, you must be dead then, good travel to the afterworld.

214 said:

GiggityGoo said:

Jeez, read this thread, clicked over to Soul Jones' article... and I just had to put the damn album on. Listening to it now. What a great collection of tracks...

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...except for "If I Was Your Girlfriend". No hating here. There are plenty of people that love this tune and that's great. More power to you. But it never appealed to me. Never grabbed me at all. I get it lyrically, but musically the song just leaves me cold.

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It's what I consider the one misstep on the otherwise flawless "Sign 'O' The Times".

Man, you must be dead then, good travel to the afterworld.

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No, I'm very alive and happy and all that. Like I said, my opinion isn't a judgment, just an opinion. There are lots of people here on the Org who don't like "It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night", but I freakin' love that song.

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Diff'rent strokes for diff'rent folks and all that. Enjoy your weekend.

214 said:

26ten said:

Camille is a highlight of his career. Put them all together and listened last night and its... just a superior collection of songs honestly. Incredible music - it's just so alive and so melodic - and the beats are so basic and glorious.

So basic?

Maybe a wrong choice of words - I mean to say the beats are so genius in their simplicity. They're so damn danceable.

GiggityGoo said:

214 said:

Man, you must be dead then, good travel to the afterworld.

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No, I'm very alive and happy and all that. Like I said, my opinion isn't a judgment, just an opinion. There are lots of people here on the Org who don't like "It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night", but I freakin' love that song.

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Diff'rent strokes for diff'rent folks and all that. Enjoy your weekend.

You must llove that song, because i say so.

Listened to Camille again tonight. I personally prefer this to The Black Album myself and I've loved that album for some time despite a few reservations for it. I'm sure that Camile wouldn't have been a huge hit had it been released - probably just a moderate hit in the way he had going generally after PR, but to me this is a peak album and man I'm so glad to be able to just reconstruct it and jam it like none other.