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Due to the ridiculous rule of not dscussing bootlegs before release, the last thread was deleted. So, now that is has been released and circulating online; here it is again...

Prince and the Revolution | UNIONDALE 1985
4CD SET
Exclusive and uncirculating material
2 Purple Rain Tour concerts 1985 - Uniondale NY
2 Purple Rain Tour soundchecks 1985 - Memphis TN + Miami FL
All soundboard stereo recordings (check the samples)

Disc One: 65 minutes
-Live at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Uniondale, NY | USA | March 20th, 1985 part I
Disc Two: 74 minutes
-Live at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Uniondale, NY | USA | March 20th, 1985 part II
-Live at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Uniondale, NY | USA | March 23rd, 1985 part I
Disc Three: 73 minutes
-Live at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Uniondale, NY | USA | March 23rd, 1985 part II
Disc Four: 76 minutes
-Soundcheck at the Mid-South Coliseum | Memphis, TN | USA | January 25th, 1985
-Soundcheck at the Orange Bowl | Miami, FL | USA | April 7th, 1985 (extended portion of additional 12' not available before)

Disc One
Live at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Uniondale, NY | USA | March 20th, 1985 part I:
01. 17 Days
02. Let's Go Crazy
03. Delirious
04. 1999 incl. Reveille [traditional]
05. Little Red Corvette
06. Take Me With U incl. All The Critics Love U In New York (instr.)
07. Yankee Doodle [traditional] (instr.) incl. When Doves Cry (spoken lyrics)
08. Do Me, Baby
09. Irresistible Bitch
10. Possessed
11. How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore
12. Temptation (spoken lyrics)
13. Let’s Pretend We’re Married
14. International Lover
15. God
16. Computer Blue
17. Darling Nikki

Disc Two
Live at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Uniondale, NY | USA | March 20th, 1985 part II:
01. The Beautiful Ones
02. When Doves Cry
03. I Would Die 4 U
04. Baby I’m A Star incl. Bodyheat [James Brown] (instr.)
05. Purple Rain (incomplete)

Live at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Uniondale, NY | USA | March 23rd, 1985 part I:
06. Let's Go Crazy
07. Delirious
08. 1999 incl. Reveille [traditional]
09. Little Red Corvette
10. Take Me With U incl. All The Critics Love U In New York
11. Yankee Doodle [traditional] (instr.) incl. When Doves Cry (spoken lyrics)
12. Do Me, Baby
13. Irresistible Bitch
14. Possessed
15. How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore
16. Condition Of The Heart
17. Raspberry Beret

Disc Three
Live at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Uniondale, NY | USA | March 23rd, 1985 part II:
01. Head
02. Temptation (intro)
03. Let’s Pretend We’re Married
04. International Lover (aborted)
05. God
06. Computer Blue
07. Darling Nikki
08. The Beautiful Ones incl. The Dance Electric (intro)
09. When Doves Cry
10. I Would Die 4 U
11. Baby I’m A Star
12. Purple Rain
13. America incl. When The Saints Go Marching In [traditional]

Disc Four
Soundcheck at the Mid-South Coliseum | Memphis, TN | USA | January 25th, 1985:
01. Purple Rain (take #1)
02. Purple Rain (take #2)
03. Purple Rain (take #3)
04. Let’s Go Crazy (take #1; instr.) - Baby I’m A Star (short instr.)
05. Let’s Go Crazy (take #2; instr.)
06. Jailhouse Rock [Elvis Presley]
07. Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On [Jerry Lee Lewis]
08. Blues In A
09. I Got You (I Feel Good) [James Brown] - Voodoo Child (Slight Return) [Jimi Hendrix] (short instr.)
10. The Ladder
11. Bedtime Story
12. The Beautiful Ones (instr.) - When Doves Cry (short instr.)

Soundcheck at the Orange Bowl | Miami, FL | USA | April 7th, 1985:
13. Groove In F-Sharp
14. Bodyheat [James Brown] (instr.)
15. The Ladder
16. Let's Go Crazy (instr./drum check)
17. Prince talks to some fans who snuck in for a moment, before they are escorted out by security - The Beautiful Ones (short instr.)
18. ...

wait, there's a rule to not discuss upcoming bootlegs?

I wonder what track 18 is? It sounds like a cross between the instrumental part of I Wanna Be Your Lover and DMSR.

bluegangsta said:

I wonder what track 18 is? It sounds like a cross between the instrumental part of I Wanna Be Your Lover and DMSR.

It's 100mph

Good to have the extra stuff from the Orange Bowl soundcheck, and the Memphis soundcheck is a delight. Neat set and the sound is realy good on this release unlike the Worcester soundboard.

TheDigitalGardener said:

bluegangsta said:

I wonder what track 18 is? It sounds like a cross between the instrumental part of I Wanna Be Your Lover and DMSR.

It's 100mph

Oh! Haha, I'm rather dissapointed in myself now.

[Snip - luv4u]

I LOVE to hear Raspberry Beret. He knew it was a hit.

It's been nice to run through some of this stuff. To hear "Raspberry Beret" a month before the album was even out is great. Also cool to hear the few times they opened with "17 Days". But the clip of him talking to fans who snuck into a soundcheck is fun stuff.

I have to say I really love both rehearsals of The Ladder, such an awesome song

TheDigitalGardener said:

TrivialPursuit said:

It's been nice to run through some of this stuff. To hear "Raspberry Beret" a month before the album was even out is great. Also cool to hear the few times they opened with "17 Days". But the clip of him talking to fans who snuck into a soundcheck is fun stuff.

"Say moma, you forgot to wear purple! You have to leave! The big sexy moma with the red, come on! No, I'm kidding. Find a seat, a strong one".

Between this and the Worchester gig, I think Prince might had had a thing for big momas/ girls.

TheDigitalGardener said:

bluegangsta said:

I wonder what track 18 is? It sounds like a cross between the instrumental part of I Wanna Be Your Lover and DMSR.

It's 100mph

I'd have to somewhat agree. There's a bass climb around the 9 second mark that sounds like "100 MPH". It's def not "DMSR" or "IWBYL". However, that bass part could be played in many songs - but considering it's Prince, I'd say "100 MPH" has a fair standing.

TrivialPursuit said:

TheDigitalGardener said:

It's 100mph

It's def not "DMSR" or "IWBYL".

No one said it was? I just said it was comparable.

Can't wait to listen this weekend.

bluegangsta said:

TrivialPursuit said:

It's been nice to run through some of this stuff. To hear "Raspberry Beret" a month before the album was even out is great. Also cool to hear the few times they opened with "17 Days". But the clip of him talking to fans who snuck into a soundcheck is fun stuff.

"Say moma, you forgot to wear purple! You have to leave! The big sexy moma with the red, come on! No, I'm kidding. Find a seat, a strong one".

Between this and the Worchester gig, I think Prince might had had a thing for big momas/ girls.

Well, that would go along with what Dave Chappelle said about his sister who was a big girl and P showed her special attention at his concert.

[Edited 3/30/17 20:47pm]

"I just love / big ol' soul sistas"

bluegangsta said:

TrivialPursuit said:

It's been nice to run through some of this stuff. To hear "Raspberry Beret" a month before the album was even out is great. Also cool to hear the few times they opened with "17 Days". But the clip of him talking to fans who snuck into a soundcheck is fun stuff.

"Say moma, you forgot to wear purple! You have to leave! The big sexy moma with the red, come on! No, I'm kidding. Find a seat, a strong one".

Between this and the Worchester gig, I think Prince might had had a thing for big momas/ girls.

Lolololol always makes it a point to call them out! He does this during the ONA shows too.

It's worth listening!!!

On top of that, you can also track down the vid of Act I tour in NY, Radio City Music Hall (1993)...

Is the glitch at 0:19 moment of Baby I'm A Star a ripping glitch or an actual error with the source? Because that jump is super noticable.

Revolution81 said:

TheDigitalGardener said:

It's 100mph

It's not from the Miami soundcheck tho, so a bit odd that it's been tacked on to the end

Afaik it's from the Uniondale soundcheck from the 23rd. A teaser perhaps?

fakir said:

bluegangsta said:

TrivialPursuit said:

It's def not "DMSR" or "IWBYL".

No one said it was? I just said it was comparable.

Sabotage annouced a bootleg coming 'early 2017' a few weeks ago with things including 4 discs of unreleased 80s has their been any updates on that?

TheDigitalGardener said:

Revolution81 said:

TheDigitalGardener said: It's not from the Miami soundcheck tho, so a bit odd that it's been tacked on to the end

Afaik it's from the Uniondale soundcheck from the 23rd. A teaser perhaps?

Correct. It was part of the 11 soundboard samples we got last September.

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EG

It's great to have a PR soundboard of Head from Worchester with Eddie M and now this one with Eric Leads.

Dilan said:

why r all these NEW YORK soundboards circulating? ..all of a sudden

85 long island (2)

86 MSG

94 palladium

94 roseland

[Edited 4/1/17 10:36am]

Strive said:

Is the glitch at 0:19 moment of Baby I'm A Star a ripping glitch or an actual error with the source? Because that jump is super noticable.

Good question - most of the verses of the song are missing from the beginning of the song after the "skip."

So Prince actually decided to open a concert with 17 Days? Pretty interesting choice and it's a great version, although oddly to me sounds like more like the kind of jam that he liked to play towards the end of a concert rather than something he would start the show with, is it certain that this is the correct running order?