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Reply #30 posted 04/23/17 2:16pm

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I remember when members of The Revolution talked about Dream Factory, and how they all just draw and added something to the intended artwork. They'd either sign it, or draw something - whatever came to them, and that was going to be the cover art.

Sorry, it's the Hodgkin's talking.
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Reply #31 posted 04/23/17 2:23pm

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I think it is interesting.

I also think it is interesting that she stated "our" home on Galpin.

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Reply #32 posted 04/23/17 2:25pm

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paulludvig said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

I don't think I've seen a Dream Factory album fan art piece I liked yet.

I like this, sorta reminds me of a lighter version of Prince 1999 art.

This would have been polished up and probably had other things added/changed

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She said she 2 other pieces too, would like to see those.

This is cool to be able to add as album art to my dream factory set on computer

In an earlier description she said that the things seen through the door represented album titles. Which album titles could she have meant?

we'll probably never know. Something lost to time.

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Reply #33 posted 04/23/17 2:37pm

paulludvig

OldFriends4Sale said:

paulludvig said:

In an earlier description she said that the things seen through the door represented album titles. Which album titles could she have meant?

we'll probably never know. Something lost to time.

But do recognise any? The moon could represent Slow Love I suppose.

The wooh is on the one!
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Reply #34 posted 04/23/17 2:41pm

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paulludvig said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

we'll probably never know. Something lost to time.

But do recognise any? The moon could represent Slow Love I suppose.

no, not off the top of my head. I'm wondering if her mentioning the white space and not being able to fill it with color, was were images from songs were supposed to go.

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Reply #35 posted 04/23/17 3:05pm

bwaaatch

OldFriends4Sale said:



paulludvig said:




OldFriends4Sale said:




we'll probably never know. Something lost to time.



But do recognise any? The moon could represent Slow Love I suppose.




no, not off the top of my head. I'm wondering if her mentioning the white space and not being able to fill it with color, was were images from songs were supposed to go.



I see star(fish) and (butterscotch) clouds. And we know Sussanah was a major contributor to Starfish and Coffee.
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Reply #36 posted 04/23/17 3:19pm

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Yikes!!! Glad that artwork was not on an official release!
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Reply #37 posted 04/23/17 3:21pm

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ISaidLifeIsJustAGame said:

I think it is interesting.

I also think it is interesting that she stated "our" home on Galpin.

i found that interesting too and it stood out to me . people claim so much now with prince gone

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Reply #38 posted 04/23/17 3:47pm

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cbarnes3121 said:

ISaidLifeIsJustAGame said:

I think it is interesting.

I also think it is interesting that she stated "our" home on Galpin.

i found that interesting too and it stood out to me . people claim so much now with prince gone

She lived there and she was his fiancee....so I can see why she would consider it to be their home.

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Reply #39 posted 04/23/17 3:52pm

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looks interesting, I assume its not the finished piece. Don't forget the insane early artwork for Around the World in a Day.

Two pages before someone found a way of getting in a dig at something a Melvoin said, your standards are slipping guys. I expect a quicker response next time hammer

[Edited 4/23/17 20:52pm]

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Reply #40 posted 04/23/17 4:37pm

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jaawwnn said:

looks interesting, I assume its not the finished piece. Don't forget the insane early artwork for Around the World in a Day.

Two pages before someone found a way of getting in a dig at something a Melvoin said, you're standards are slipping guys. I expect a quicker response next time hammer

[Edited 4/23/17 15:56pm]

What did this look like? I don't think I've seen it before.

Heavenly wine and roses seems to whisper to me when you smile...
Always cry for love, never cry for pain...
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Reply #41 posted 04/23/17 4:50pm

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I don't particularly like it, but I'll use it for artwork.

Always cry 4 love, never cry 4 pain.
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Reply #42 posted 04/23/17 4:57pm

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Wow. This artwork was a draft and idea as I read it. So, the final product would probably be awsome 😊
>Peace and B WilD!!!
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Reply #43 posted 04/23/17 6:27pm

paulludvig

jaawwnn said:

looks interesting, I assume its not the finished piece. Don't forget the insane early artwork for Around the World in a Day.

Two pages before someone found a way of getting in a dig at something a Melvoin said, you're standards are slipping guys. I expect a quicker response next time hammer

[Edited 4/23/17 15:56pm]



What dig?
The wooh is on the one!
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Reply #44 posted 04/23/17 6:50pm

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This was a cool fanmade one:

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Reply #45 posted 04/23/17 7:08pm

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Very cool. Thanks to Susannah for sharing!
"I like to watch."
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Reply #46 posted 04/23/17 8:13pm

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cbarnes3121 said:

ISaidLifeIsJustAGame said:

I think it is interesting.

I also think it is interesting that she stated "our" home on Galpin.

i found that interesting too and it stood out to me . people claim so much now with prince gone

well it was home for her at the time. I don't think it is anything new or something she is 'claiming'

She lived there. When talking in past tense or in a recollection of feeling and memory, people talk in that reality.

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Reply #47 posted 04/23/17 8:17pm

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RaspBerryGirlFriend said:

jaawwnn said:

looks interesting, I assume its not the finished piece. Don't forget the insane early artwork for Around the World in a Day.

Two pages before someone found a way of getting in a dig at something a Melvoin said, you're standards are slipping guys. I expect a quicker response next time hammer

[Edited 4/23/17 15:56pm]

What did this look like? I don't think I've seen it before.

reply #67

http://prince.org/msg/7/4...?&pg=3

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Reply #48 posted 04/23/17 9:24pm

Ingela

i wonder of Prince ultimately chose the right cover?

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Reply #49 posted 04/23/17 9:28pm

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jaawwnn said:

looks interesting, I assume its not the finished piece. Don't forget the insane early artwork for Around the World in a Day.

Two pages before someone found a way of getting in a dig at something a Melvoin said, your standards are slipping guys. I expect a quicker response next time hammer

[Edited 4/23/17 20:52pm]

Dont be so self righteous.

I never made a dig. I just observed her words.

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Reply #50 posted 04/23/17 10:20pm

803

It seems very psychedelic sixties to me...
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Reply #51 posted 04/23/17 10:43pm

jaawwnn

ISaidLifeIsJustAGame said:



jaawwnn said:


looks interesting, I assume its not the finished piece. Don't forget the insane early artwork for Around the World in a Day.

Two pages before someone found a way of getting in a dig at something a Melvoin said, your standards are slipping guys. I expect a quicker response next time hammer



[Edited 4/23/17 20:52pm]



Dont be so self righteous.


I never made a dig. I just observed her words.


I will NEVER stop being self righteous. I'm always here, observing you observing them lol
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Reply #52 posted 04/23/17 11:37pm

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Ingela said:

i wonder of Prince ultimately chose the right cover?






Always loved that cover. Seemed to perfectly evoke the music contained within.
'I loved him then, I love him now and will love him eternally. He's with our son now.' Mayte 21st April 2016 = the saddest quote I have ever read! RIP Prince and thanks for everything.
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Reply #53 posted 04/23/17 11:49pm

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Ingela said:

i wonder of Prince ultimately chose the right cover?

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How hard is it to get that image without "two disc set" in red? I prefer this image myself.. cool

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crystall ball

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Reply #54 posted 04/23/17 11:50pm

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I haven't read all the books with details of dates and album configurations, but I always assumed Dream Factory / Crystal Ball were put together AFTER The Revolution split up!
Incredible really that these albums were ready to release, but just didn't happen. The Revolution must have been more than a little annoyed at the time (you'd assume!)
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Reply #55 posted 04/24/17 12:12am

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I spoke to Susannah today and got a signed copy of the artwork.

It seems the concepts we think of in terms of albums and eras didn't exist in the eye of the storm. Prince was producing so much music that no one knew what project it might end up on.

The Flesh was his new idea for a potential outlet for Band / Revolution music, in tandem with Camille. He wasn;t thinking in terms of bands, but projects.

Eric Leeds confirmed. He was shopping in the store today and I had a chat with him to about the output and artwork.

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Reply #56 posted 04/24/17 1:02am

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I spoke to Susannah today and got a signed copy of the artwork.



It seems the concepts we think of in terms of albums and eras didn't exist in the eye of the storm. Prince was producing so much music that no one knew what project it might end up on.

The Flesh was his new idea for a potential outlet for Band / Revolution music, in tandem with Camille. He wasn;t thinking in terms of bands, but projects.

Eric Leeds confirmed. He was shopping in the store today and I had a chat with him to about the output and artwork.



Makes sense. Prince + whoever were just recording and recording. Tonnes of tracks. These got put into rough assemblies and Prince played with sequences but nothi was ever final or firmed up until we got to Crystal Ball (was Camille ever offered officially to Warners?)

Saying that the myth of Dream Factory has always been so tantalising and some of the assemblies/sequences for that supposed album are wonderful!

I think that is how, with some notable exceptions, Prince always worked. He just spent most of his time writing and recording songs. Eventually some of these got grouped together and ended up forming albums.
[Edited 4/24/17 1:05am]
'I loved him then, I love him now and will love him eternally. He's with our son now.' Mayte 21st April 2016 = the saddest quote I have ever read! RIP Prince and thanks for everything.
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Reply #57 posted 04/24/17 1:16am

jaawwnn

SquirrelMeat said:

I spoke to Susannah today and got a signed copy of the artwork.



It seems the concepts we think of in terms of albums and eras didn't exist in the eye of the storm. Prince was producing so much music that no one knew what project it might end up on.

The Flesh was his new idea for a potential outlet for Band / Revolution music, in tandem with Camille. He wasn;t thinking in terms of bands, but projects.

Eric Leeds confirmed. He was shopping in the store today and I had a chat with him to about the output and artwork.


Instead of Sign O the Times three separate releases of The Flesh /Camille / Dream Factory would have been the greatest ever, better than Crystal Ball IMHO. I know theres some crossover here and there but that could be overcome. Obviously its all just wishful thinking tho
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Reply #58 posted 04/24/17 1:46am

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jaawwnn said:

SquirrelMeat said:

I spoke to Susannah today and got a signed copy of the artwork.

It seems the concepts we think of in terms of albums and eras didn't exist in the eye of the storm. Prince was producing so much music that no one knew what project it might end up on.

The Flesh was his new idea for a potential outlet for Band / Revolution music, in tandem with Camille. He wasn;t thinking in terms of bands, but projects.

Eric Leeds confirmed. He was shopping in the store today and I had a chat with him to about the output and artwork.

Instead of Sign O the Times three separate releases of The Flesh /Camille / Dream Factory would have been the greatest ever, better than Crystal Ball IMHO. I know theres some crossover here and there but that could be overcome. Obviously its all just wishful thinking tho [Edited 4/24/17 1:18am]

What about Madhouse?

The wooh is on the one!
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Reply #59 posted 04/24/17 2:01am

jaawwnn

paulludvig said:



jaawwnn said:


SquirrelMeat said:

I spoke to Susannah today and got a signed copy of the artwork.



It seems the concepts we think of in terms of albums and eras didn't exist in the eye of the storm. Prince was producing so much music that no one knew what project it might end up on.

The Flesh was his new idea for a potential outlet for Band / Revolution music, in tandem with Camille. He wasn;t thinking in terms of bands, but projects.

Eric Leeds confirmed. He was shopping in the store today and I had a chat with him to about the output and artwork.



Instead of Sign O the Times three separate releases of The Flesh /Camille / Dream Factory would have been the greatest ever, better than Crystal Ball IMHO. I know theres some crossover here and there but that could be overcome. Obviously its all just wishful thinking tho [Edited 4/24/17 1:18am]

What about Madhouse?


Yeah I was wondering where to fit that in. I suppose really they're just the next step after The Flesh, albums 2 and 3. They're different enough from each other themselves as it is. Sure there's the Jill Jones album as well. 1987 was quite a year!
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