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A thread, linking to another thread? Okie dokie.

I wish Eye Records would release a Come-only edition of Blast From The Past. That would be cool.

I made a remix album of this, using almost all remixes. I enjoy it sometimes instead of the album itself, but I love both.

“Poem” and ocean sounds have been removed through out, and replaced with new ocean segues. No “Poem”. This runs only 4 seconds shorter than the original, although some tracks themselves differ in length.

1. Come (alternate version #1 mixed with album version)
2. Space (Universal Love Radio mix w/o rap)
3. Pheromone (album version)
4. Loose! (from Versace & Other Experiences mixed with elements from album version)
5. Papa (album version)
6. Race (from Versace & Other Experiences)
7. Dark (from Crystal Ball)
8. Solo (album version)
9. Letitgo (Caviar Radio Edit)
10. Orgasm (altered with new ocean segue)

Made a cover, too.

Scififilmnerd's 2009 series of threads was remarkable and super informative. It's good to see people still refer to them 8 years later

TrivialPursuit said:

I made a remix album of this, using almost all remixes. I enjoy it sometimes instead of the album itself, but I love both.

“Poem” and ocean sounds have been removed through out, and replaced with new ocean segues. No “Poem”. This runs only 4 seconds shorter than the original, although some tracks themselves differ in length.

1. Come (alternate version #1 mixed with album version)
2. Space (Universal Love Radio mix w/o rap)
3. Pheromone (album version)
4. Loose! (from Versace & Other Experiences mixed with elements from album version)
5. Papa (album version)
6. Race (from Versace & Other Experiences)
7. Dark (from Crystal Ball)
8. Solo (album version)
9. Letitgo (Caviar Radio Edit)
10. Orgasm (altered with new ocean segue)

Made a cover, too.

Please keep it for your own enjoyment and do not share it online.

databank said:

Please keep it for your own enjoyment and do not share it online.

All music is for anyone's enjoyment I suppose. No one's advertising a torrent or wetransfer link or something.

TrivialPursuit said:

databank said:

Scififilmnerd's 2009 series of threads was remarkable and super informative. It's good to see people still refer to them 8 years later

they are some of the most informative writing on this site, ever

IstenSzek said:

databank said:

Scififilmnerd's 2009 series of threads was remarkable and super informative. It's good to see people still refer to them 8 years later

they are some of the most informative writing on this site, ever

Agree, I remember reading this Come thread. And I'll probably read it again in work today..

jaypotton said:

Aha got it, knew I had read this before... This is an almost verbatim copy of The Vault by Uptown!!!! Is scififilmnerd anything to do with the Uptown team? I can see a sources section at the bottom mentioning Days of Wild (precursor to The Vault) but I am surprised by this article being almost verbatim! I would say that is more than just using it as a source! However, I am not taking away from what is still a great collection of information on this and the other "ultimate threads" which must have been an immense effort and provides a great read. [Edited 2/21/17 2:08am]

Also made at a time when The Vault had not yet leaked in PDF and was for the sole enjoyment of the lucky few who owned a copy

trc1 said:

The dirty nonsense I did with that CD.

WITH the CD? Hmm.

IstenSzek said:

databank said:

jaypotton said:

Hmmm this isn't a completely original bit of writing though is it? The sections titled "The Contract" and "The Start of the Friction Years" feel almost verbatim for something I have read before, just cannot place it yet!

It's a book I just downloaded in eBook format. The book you're referring to is Prince: The Man and His Music. by English author Matt Thorne. It was published in 2012, and republished (no doubt with updates) in 2016. Those phrases you mentioned are chapter titles.

I've not read the book, so I can't reference if it's the same verbiage or not.

TrivialPursuit said:

databank said:

Please keep it for your own enjoyment and do not share it online.

All music is for anyone's enjoyment I suppose. No one's advertising a torrent or wetransfer link or something.

databank has a pet peeve about fan versions (edit/tweaks/remixes) getting out and getting confused with the real thing by future newbies.

I don't think he's accusing you of anything he's just overly sensitive on this subject.

In my opinion it's one of the few things that he's wrong about, but that's ok, we don't have to agree on everything. Makes life more interesting...

djThunderfunk said:

TrivialPursuit said:

All music is for anyone's enjoyment I suppose. No one's advertising a torrent or wetransfer link or something.

databank has a pet peeve about fan versions (edit/tweaks/remixes) getting out and getting confused with the real thing by future newbies.

I don't think he's accusing you of anything he's just overly sensitive on this subject.

In my opinion it's one of the few things that he's wrong about, but that's ok, we don't have to agree on everything. Makes life more interesting...

well, that was better summarized than I could have done it

jdcxc said:

Yes. Hopefully he/she is writing a book somewhere. These are the kind of people that should be advising WB, Universal and the Estate. Come was underrated brilliance. I also loved the album art and photography.

Thank you very much. I'm flattered.

I may just publish updated editions of all the Prince Vs. WB chapters somewhere on the internet in the not so far future.

jaypotton said:

Hmmm this isn't a completely original bit of writing though is it? The sections titled "The Contract" and "The Start of the Friction Years" feel almost verbatim for something I have read before, just cannot place it yet!

Those were basically taken from the Days of Wild book. The article is a putting together of like, 15 different sources into a whole, so you only need to reed this article to get the full story of what is known instead of having to read 15 different things for the full picture - I did it for you.

scififilmnerd said:

IstenSzek said:

databank said:

Scififilmnerd's 2009 series of threads was remarkable and super informative. It's good to see people still refer to them 8 years later

they are some of the most informative writing on this site, ever

Thank you, Istensexy. It's good to see my Ultimate threads are still brought up from time to time. Just a couple of weeks ago, an orger sent me a message about the Emancipation article that you contributed some information to.

databank said:

djThunderfunk said:

databank has a pet peeve about fan versions (edit/tweaks/remixes) getting out and getting confused with the real thing by future newbies.

I don't think he's accusing you of anything he's just overly sensitive on this subject.

In my opinion it's one of the few things that he's wrong about, but that's ok, we don't have to agree on everything. Makes life more interesting...

well, that was better summarized than I could have done it

I get all that, but it's no different than simply creating a playlist on your iPhone or in iTunes or Spotify. The difference is that it's very specific to a Prince album, and mirrors the original tracklist. We consume music differently, whether it's a full album, or a playlist. Come Again is basically a playlist, beefed up a bit. I had a great time making it, especially adding elements of album versions into a couple of those songs (partly because I needed an ending and a continuity to the next song).

I did a similar playlist (not mixing anything different as I did with Come) for Batman. There are a few remixes out there, and alternative versions (like the NPGMC "Vicki Waiting") that I put together in the same order.

scififilmnerd said:

jdcxc said:

Yes. Hopefully he/she is writing a book somewhere. These are the kind of people that should be advising WB, Universal and the Estate. Come was underrated brilliance. I also loved the album art and photography.

Thank you very much. I'm flattered.

I may just publish updated editions of all the Prince Vs. WB chapters somewhere on the internet in the not so far future.

That'd be great to read more from you again. There are a few of us doing different things... You with your WB Wars articles and the list of recording sessions (that would be in need of a major update by the way, and I ain't gonna be the one to do it ), me with my discography website (and I can't thank enough all the orgers who've helped me with proofreading, additional info and missing pieces of the puzzle over the years), Madhouseman with his super promising studio sessions research for his upcoming books, and of course Princevault with this awesome database they've been building, other people interviewing former associates for various podcasts or blogs, and hopefully whomever ends-up being curators for the estate will do a great professional job... With Prince gone I feel, in all humility considering the greatness of the musician whose memory we're trying to honor, that we have a responsibility to keep his legacy alive for future generations, because when our generation is gone then it'll become a matter for historians, while we are the ones who are living witnesses of Prince's musical journey... Just to say you're among those people who can bring a really cool contribution to this collective work, and I'll be super happy if you keep adding to your past reseach It'd be nice if you had a blog or website instead of just easily forgotten/lost threads on the org BTW

databank said:

djThunderfunk said:

databank has a pet peeve about fan versions (edit/tweaks/remixes) getting out and getting confused with the real thing by future newbies.

I don't think he's accusing you of anything he's just overly sensitive on this subject.

In my opinion it's one of the few things that he's wrong about, but that's ok, we don't have to agree on everything. Makes life more interesting...

well, that was better summarized than I could have done it

You and I have argued about this enough for me to remember.

databank said:

scififilmnerd said:

I may just publish updated editions of all the Prince Vs. WB chapters somewhere on the internet in the not so far future.

That'd be great to read more from you again. There are a few of us doing different things... You with your WB Wars articles and the list of recording sessions (that would be in need of a major update by the way, and I ain't gonna be the one to do it ), me with my discography website (and I can't thank enough all the orgers who've helped me with proofreading, additional info and missing pieces of the puzzle over the years), Madhouseman with his super promising studio sessions research for his upcoming books, and of course Princevault with this awesome database they've been building, other people interviewing former associates for various podcasts or blogs, and hopefully whomever ends-up being curators for the estate will do a great professional job... With Prince gone I feel, in all humility considering the greatness of the musician whose memory we're trying to honor, that we have a responsibility to keep his legacy alive for future generations, because when our generation is gone then it'll become a matter for historians, while we are the ones who are living witnesses of Prince's musical journey... Just to say you're among those people who can bring a really cool contribution to this collective work, and I'll be super happy if you keep adding to your past reseach It'd be nice if you had a blog or website instead of just easily forgotten/lost threads on the org BTW

I am honored that you include me with all those orgers.

My thoughts on publishing updated versions of my articles do seem to center around creating a blog for them.

I've continously updated my list of recording sessions - even going so far as to now include edits. We'll see about finding an outlet for that...

[Edited 2/21/17 10:38am]