I just ordered this and was wondering a few things:
(usually I would check this stuff on the NPGMC discography, but since it seems to have dissapeared, I'll let the experts answer my question!)


Is this an official single?
How much longer is it than The Hits version?
Is it a remix, extended version or a bit of both?
Finally, is it worth getting (I got it fairly cheap)?

toejam said:

YES YES YES YES...I'm just saying yes get it you will be happy

Who has the 3" CD of this single?

pejman said:

That's what I just ordered! It's a german import apparently. I got it from www.redeye.com.au they got some rare stuff if you're interested.

toejam said:

definitely worth getting.

Yeah, it was released as the B side of the 12" and was on the CD (here in UK).
It clocks in at 6m 28sec, whereas the 'Short Stroke' version is 3m 44sec. It's just an extended version, but DEFINATELY worth having!!!

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pejman said:

I have both the 3" standard CD single W2814CD 759 921 330-2 as well as the 3" CD in the oictagonal shaped packaging - W281CDX 921341-2

Both of these have 'Partyman 'Video Mix'' (6'17") and 'Feel U Up (Long Stroke)' (6'30")
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[This message was edited Mon Apr 7 17:15:04 PDT 2003 by langebleu]

What about the Partyman Video Mix? How is that different to the album version?

toejam said:

Yes. It's really an "extended" version of the song. The first part is exactly like the album version, but it keeps going where the album version stops. There's a whole bit in there with Prince singing, "When I want sax, I call Candy [Dulfer] and it's Candy's big splash and her first sax solo on a Prince song. There's also some funny bit with Prince burning the hair off some woman, and he's got some evil cackling going on at the end of the song.

toejam said:

Yes! It's fabulous, longer jam with Prince doing some serious Funk towards the end and laughing it up Camille style! Really cool. Exactly like the video for Partyman.

You're going to love that single, it's one of my favorites, the Hexogonal version. Small, unique and rare, released back when the record companies used to do unique packaging and took slight chances.

How much you pay for it?

langebleu said:

I have 2 different 3 " CDs the Arms of Orion one and the Partyman one. 1 with the purple packaging the other with yellow...Is that what you are talkin about?
[This message was edited Mon Apr 7 20:19:30 PDT 2003 by pejman]

Ok, I have had enough. It's called "Fill U Up", not "Feel U Up". That is a different song than the b-side of "Partyman".

TreeDog said:

What are you talking about? The song is FEEL U Up. (looks at 12") Feel U Up. (looks at cassette single) Feel U Up. (looks at 3" foldout) Feel U Up.

pejman said:

No. The 3" CD of Partyman was issued in a standard square package. The card packaging is 3" square housed in plastic holder (not jewel case) labelled 'WEA 3 inch CD single'. It was subsequently (one week later, for promotional purposes) released in an octagonal shaped card package - no plastic holder. Both yellow with bat symbol. The octagonal packaging folds out with stills from the Batman film.

The 'Arms Of Orion' 3" CD came in the standard card packaging (again within plastic casing size labelled 'WEA 3" CD single', and again was subsequently issued in a different larger format one week later (size of 5" CD card package - but 3" CD still inside. Both purple - some of the latter contained stickers.) I have both of these too.
[This message was edited Mon Apr 7 22:21:25 PDT 2003 by langebleu]

in time of trouble...I'll be right there, on the double...whatever u want, whatever u need...ooh, baby u can count on me, cuz i'm a funky man...I'm a funky man, and I just wanna I just wanna feel u up...

langebleu said:

okay I got the octagon shaped one ...

Feel U Up (long Stroke) is definitely worth it.
It isn't really an 'extended version' in the
truest sense of the word. A better description
would be a 'full length version' as the shorter
version found on 'The Hits/The B-Sides' is an
edit of this version.

This 'full length version' is the same one
that appeared on the unreleased 'Camille' album.

Go and order it NOW!!!

Feel U Up long stroke is madness!
however strangely,when i burn the track on2 a cd (ive tried 3 different compilatons i have made) . . .
the song stops at the end when P is singin "Let me fe..."
& i dont hear "let me feel u up" but the file is complete.

as4 Partyman video mix,yeah its the Xtended version.
& kicks the ass of the album version,just 4 the breakdown at 3:55 & that insane bass P is playing!!!
on the 9min PrincePortrait doco' he is sitting in the studio laying down this bassline on the track & its crazy 2 see him play,let alone hear it.
definately my favourite bass part Prince has played on record.

langebleu said:

damn the version i downloaded is only 5:32
oh well

Joshy84au said:

I used to have that happen to me on tracks occasionally on a (now) old HP external CD writer, for no reason sometimes it would trim off a couple of seconds. I think I downloaded some uptodate drivers and it fixed it more or less.

FirstAvenue said:

That's my favorite part of the song! The music and lyrics right there are SO funky, they hurt!

Cool, looks like I've made a good choice. You never know with singles and B-sides, sometimes they're just crappy techno mixes which give me the sh*ts! Thanks people.

toejam said:

Dontcha hate those? No, this track is a MUST have.

Ok, I beleive that your copy says that, but I swear, I used to have a little cd maxi-single of Partyman, and the b-side was definitely listed as FILL U Up. Anybody know what I'm talking about, I'm not crazy am I? Well, I mean, I'm not THAT crazy, am I?

ITS REAL AND IT KICKS ASS My CD is Japanese and has the scandalous sex suite on it to. Has the CD u ordered got the [Video mix] of Partyman. That song is great too.


[This message was edited Wed Apr 9 12:53:26 PDT 2003 by CAMILLE4U]