Aside from the lack of The Love We Make and it still being too damn long - Dig U Better... She Gave Her Angels... Journey 2 The Centre... A Thousand Hugs and Kisses...

Although still lacking Love Never Has 2 Say Goodbye.

Interesting, none the less.

Thanks. I wonder what Gut Bucket sounds like?

Interesting to see couple of unknown titles. If It Aint (Gut Bucket) could be a lovely ballad.

dodger said:

Wow! Closing the album with a throwaway like Funky Design?! That could have been the worst closing track of all time.

Would love to hear that version of 1000 hugs and kisses.

Also wondering if Heart In My Hand is a Steele's cover. Loved that song on their album. The thought of a Prince version is exciting.

Looks interesting, another glimpse in the ever evolving world of record configurations

SchlomoThaHomo said:

Also wondering if Heart In My Hand is a Steele's cover. Loved that song on their album. The thought of a Prince version is exciting.

Given the rest of the covers were Prince versions, probably a good chance it was his version.

Are we sure this is legit?!?!?!?

It seems really odd to see C&D tracks on an "Emancipation" configuration, and to also see "Eye Will" divided from "Into The Light" when they were planned and recorded as we have in C&D.

SchlomoThaHomo said:

Wow! Closing the album with a throwaway like Funky Design?! That could have been the worst closing track of all time.

I love Funky Design! especially the Sonny version with the 'blow your mind, blow your mind' in the chorus.

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Also interesting to see Into The Light and I Will not in sequence as they seem more or less like 1 track on C&D.

leadline said:

BoraBora said:

not surprising to see another configuration popping up, he must have made
dozens of them. love to see these things being put online, it's so nice to be
able to view early configurations of albums.

lord knows i've made about 20 of them over the years just for my pleasure

he had so many songs to put on there

seems like he wrote some of the best tracks late into the process, stuff like
'the love we make', 'my computer', 'white mansion', 'in this bed i scream',
'joint 2 joint' and 'dreamin about u'.

Interesting also that all the tracks on the first configuration were retained for this, all barring "I Am The DJ".

Anyway, the tracklist and the flowing seems somewhat even more un-balanced than the released version.

SchlomoThaHomo said:

Wow! Closing the album with a throwaway like Funky Design?! That could have been the worst closing track of all time.

It was already supposed to close Exodus (seconf config)

BoraBora said:

Are we sure this is legit?!?!?!?

It seems really odd to see C&D tracks on an "Emancipation" configuration, and to also see "Eye Will" divided from "Into The Light" when they were planned and recorded as we have in C&D.

What, you think Steve Parke is making shit up? Bish, pls. C'mon now, of course it's legit.

It does seem odd about C&D, unless you think about the time frame. He was working on Emancipation stuff for a while, and C&D was in the mix, too. I'm surprised/not surprised to see the C&D stuff as part of it. Of course, now in hindsight it's totally odd and almost bizarre considering the darker angsty mood on C&D, and the lighter approach to Emancipation. But I would bet if we had recording dates, we'd be rather surprised.

Fascinating! Particularly the way Emancipation, C&D and TVOF4S are still something of a merged project.

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What is really important for us to know now is when exactly is this tracklist from?

Did Steve Parke say so?

If not, could those of you who are friends with him on FB ask him? Thx

databank said:

What is really important for us to know now is when exactly is this tracklist from?

The "nerd" in me likes the way you think.

databank said:

Fascinating! Particularly the way Emancipation, C&D and TVOF4S are still something of a merged project.

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What is really important for us to know now is when exactly is this tracklist from?

Did Steve Parke say so?

If not, could those of you who are friends with him on FB ask him? Thx

According to Princevault, "Into The Light" and "I Will" were recorded in February 1996, and we know C&D was released in July 1996.

I think this tracklist have to be of February/March 1996, not later.

BoraBora said:

databank said:

Fascinating! Particularly the way Emancipation, C&D and TVOF4S are still something of a merged project.

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What is really important for us to know now is when exactly is this tracklist from?

Did Steve Parke say so?

If not, could those of you who are friends with him on FB ask him? Thx

According to Princevault, "Into The Light" and "I Will" were recorded in February 1996, and we know C&D was released in July 1996.

I think this tracklist have to be of February/March 1996, not later.

It's "sherlock" stuff like this that makes me love the org...

djThunderfunk said:

BoraBora said:

According to Princevault, "Into The Light" and "I Will" were recorded in February 1996, and we know C&D was released in July 1996.

I think this tracklist have to be of February/March 1996, not later.

It's "sherlock" stuff like this that makes me love the org...

Ditto. My dick gets hard finding out a date, and putting a timeline together. (Figuratively, possibly literally. LOL)

BoraBora said:

BoraBora said:

Are we sure this is legit?!?!?!?

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1. It's from Steve Parke.

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2. It's in Prince's fucking handwriting.

So cool to see this and wow!

Extraordinary on Emancipation - oh how I wish this would have happened - love that song

databank said:

Fascinating! Particularly the way Emancipation, C&D and TVOF4S are still something of a merged project.

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What is really important for us to know now is when exactly is this tracklist from?

Did Steve Parke say so?

If not, could those of you who are friends with him on FB ask him? Thx

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Late 1995, most likely, considering C&D was compiled in late January 1996. Earlier configurations of Eman were single discs from mid-1995 and later.

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You don't need to be his friend on FB to ask him: https://www.facebook.com/...mp;theater

BartVanHemelen said:

Late 1995, most likely, considering C&D was compiled in late January 1996. Earlier configurations of Eman were single discs from mid-1995 and later.

This is correct. Bart's got it narrowed down pretty close. Anyone else?

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