luvgirl said:

OMG @ 'If I Could Get Your Attention!" I'ts one of my favorite songs with Prince on vocals to begin with. To have it in this quality blows my mind!

[Edited 7/24/17 9:32am]

If I Could Get Your Attention on BFTP is pirated - it was released officially in 2015. Consider buying the single from Tidal:

http://tidal.com/us/store...m/53875648

[Edited 7/24/17 13:14pm]

luvgirl said:

OMG @ 'If I Could Get Your Attention!" I'ts one of my favorite songs with Prince on vocals to begin with. To have it in this quality blows my mind!

[Edited 7/24/17 9:32am]

Err, this was officially released in 2014!



*edit* I see Doozers saying 2015 release. But I'll just say, in my defence, that Prince vault has it listed as the 2014 version but I guess that was the recording date.

[Edited 7/24/17 10:46am]

See, this is what I'm talking about. Including legally available tracks, however rare, is a pet peeve of mine.

That said, I just read on PrinceVault that there is an early version of F.U.N.K. recorded in 2003-2004 that might be different than the official release. Having purchased the track from iTunes (as well as downloading the free copy in 2007) I deleted the tracks from both BFTP2 & BFTP5 from my iTunes without even listening to them.

Anybody want to save me the trouble of going to my backup drive to check them by confirming that both of them are the released version (or of course if one of them is the unreleased)?

djThunderfunk said:

See, this is what I'm talking about. Including legally available tracks, however rare, is a pet peeve of mine.

That said, I just read on PrinceVault that there is an early version of F.U.N.K. recorded in 2003-2004 that might be different than the official release. Having purchased the track from iTunes (as well as downloading the free copy in 2007) I deleted the tracks from both BFTP2 & BFTP5 from my iTunes without even listening to them.

Anybody want to save me the trouble of going to my backup drive to check them by confirming that both of them are the released version (or of course if one of them is the unreleased)?

The BFTP2 F.U.N.K. is the 2007 version. Not sure what the difference is between that and the BFTP5 version -- unless they just wanted to justify including Shelby's intro?

Now that I listen to it, the version on 5 seems ever-so-slightly better to my (untrained) ears. Someone else might weigh in with more valuable info.

[Edited 7/24/17 11:07am]

dustoff said:

The BFTP2 F.U.N.K. is the 2007 version. Not sure what the difference is between that and the BFTP5 version -- unless they just wanted to justify including Shelby's intro?

Now that I listen to it, the version on 5 seems ever-so-slightly better to my (untrained) ears. Someone else might weigh in with more valuable info.

Thanks for the info! I may have to check 5, although I suspect you're right, they probably just included it because of the Intro. Need to be sure though as the song's a favorite. That's why I bought it from iTunes after already having the free copy.... had to have best quality possible.

Doozer said:

luvgirl said:

OMG @ 'If I Could Get Your Attention!" I'ts one of my favorite songs with Prince on vocals to begin with. To have it in this quality blows my mind!

[Edited 7/24/17 9:32am]

If I Could Get Your Attention on BFTP is pirated - it was released officially in 2015. Consider buying the single from Tidal:

http://tidal.com/us/store/album/53875648

I'm not on Tidal. Any place else? I looked on ITunes a while back and it wasn't available. Although I was able to buy another favorite from there, "free Ur'self."

[Edited 7/24/17 11:42am]

luvgirl said:

Doozer said:

If I Could Get Your Attention on BFTP is pirated - it was released officially in 2015. Consider buying the single from Tidal:

http://tidal.com/us/store/album/53875648

I'm not on Tidal. Any place else? I looked on ITunes a while back and it wasn't available. Although I was able to buy another favorite from there, "free Ur'self."

[Edited 7/24/17 11:42am]

IIRC, you can puchase files from Tidal without being a subscriber. I bought several from them (including the one we're talking about) and I'm not a subscriber.

djThunderfunk said:

luvgirl said:

I'm not on Tidal. Any place else? I looked on ITunes a while back and it wasn't available. Although I was able to buy another favorite from there, "free Ur'self."

[Edited 7/24/17 11:42am]

IIRC, you can puchase files from Tidal without being a subscriber. I bought several from them (including the one we're talking about) and I'm not a subscriber.

No kidding? I had no idea. i tried once and couldn't figure it out without subscribing. Thank you. Off to Tidal...

I'm over the moon with this clear version of If I Love U 2 Nite. I've always longed to hear a version that isn't muddy. It's just incredible.

BoraBora said:

partyup77 said:

That saxophone riff on I Need A Man (inst).... It's so familiar and I can't place which other track it is on -- driving me nuts! Help!

If I'm not wrong it was played live as part of "Controversy" in 1986 (but also in later tours).

I came here to ask the same thing. Thanks!

luvgirl said:

djThunderfunk said:

IIRC, you can puchase files from Tidal without being a subscriber. I bought several from them (including the one we're talking about) and I'm not a subscriber.

No kidding? I had no idea. i tried once and couldn't figure it out without subscribing. Thank you. Off to Tidal...

Thunderfunk is right, you don't have to be a Tidal subscriber to purchase from their store.

Doozer said:

luvgirl said:

No kidding? I had no idea. i tried once and couldn't figure it out without subscribing. Thank you. Off to Tidal...

Thunderfunk is right, you don't have to be a Tidal subscriber to purchase from their store.

Yes, he redid the song for the news anchor woman he was friends with, he even used her on the initial cover art.

leadline said:

Doozer said:

Thunderfunk is right, you don't have to be a Tidal subscriber to purchase from their store.

Yes, he redid the song for the news anchor woman he was friends with, he even used her on the initial cover art.

Tameron Hall. Here's a video of her talking about it on the Today Show:

http://www.today.com/vide...3457091718

Doozer said:

leadline said:

Yes, he redid the song for the news anchor woman he was friends with, he even used her on the initial cover art.

Tameron Hall. Here's a video of her talking about it on the Today Show:

http://www.today.com/vide...3457091718

Thanks, yeah that's her name

Doozer said:

luvgirl said:

No kidding? I had no idea. i tried once and couldn't figure it out without subscribing. Thank you. Off to Tidal...

Thunderfunk is right, you don't have to be a Tidal subscriber to purchase from their store.

Thank you guys! I was able to purchase it from Tidal without subscribing. I even paid for the more expensive flac one, although I'm not sure if it will make a big difference. I only wish the song itself was longer. It's such a tease, but I love it!

I do know about that Video with Tamron Hall talking about the song. It's a cute story. The one I was able to download didn't have her picture on it any longer though.

[Edited 7/24/17 17:07pm]

djThunderfunk said:

As incredible as these releases are, they lose major points for including tracks that were/are available to legally purchase. Yes, I know that this is standard operating procedure for EYE, but it still manages to piss me off...

Am I the only one that feels this way?

Some... a little. But there are a few (very few) pieces that I've only gotten through their being included on such collections, so I can see how for some fans sometimes the difference between songs that were officially released but not really that available (if it's not for sale now, and I missed it when it was--then it's not available for me) and tracks that are completely unreleased isn't really a major difference. It's kind of uncool, but it's not like pirating an album, really.

Just finished listening.

Compared to BFTP 4.0 this is a real downer.

Ingrid album is a bore, most of the material here are previously leaked/officially released stuff.

Sound quality is not that great, too.

[Edited 7/24/17 18:24pm]

Pristine, stereo copies of The Line #2, Rave ('89) and We Got the Power are my grails. Hopefully one day.

Is the Ingrid stuff just the officially released album?

What's that doing on this set?

james said:

Is the Ingrid stuff just the officially released album?

What's that doing on this set?

No, it's her poetry reading from winter 1987 accompanied by Prince on keyboard. Most of the tracks were reworked with lots of music added in 1991 for the official album.

Don't know why the 1991 version of the previously leaked Crystal City Cry is included in the middle of it, though.

Anyway, it's at least as exciting as the 2011 Oui Can Love session with Andy Allo.

(Well, I prefer Ingrid, really, because I loved her album.)

(And with the full version of Crystal City Cry #1, that's another one of all those previously leaked, evil, cruel samples deleted. Yay! )

[Edited 7/25/17 4:50am]

I like Ingrid's album. It is interesting to me to hear how the tracks progressed from the minimal/demo versions on this set. One track includes dialogue between her and Prince, Standing In The Rain. It's quite cheesey.

prince's version of "flesh and blood" is now my new guilty pleasure

how come no one mentioned The Sex of It is different...u would think the label would mention this

OMG @ God Is Alive!!!! This song is amazing!

What is going on with that short Boom Boom? The full track leaked years ago, so what is this - a sample of a remix or a single edit or...? I'm confused.

[Edited 7/26/17 4:26am]

The Ingrid spoken word/minimalist music was a real drag to get through, to be honest.

But 9-motherfuckin-5 People made it all worth it!

Dinner With Delores is an early version that lacks the guitar solo at the ending of the released version.

Crystal City Cry - I guess this is how By Alien Means started.

[Edited 7/29/17 22:15pm]

Tevin Campbell: Paris 1798430 is just the released version.