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Thread started 03/23/18 6:51am

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New Leak :Billy

Its out there. The 1983 version of billy. This version clocks in at 11:31 seconds. It also sounds more like a blues jam.
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Reply #1 posted 03/23/18 7:12am

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Been wanting to hear this for some time. Does it have the raw emotion speculated?
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Reply #2 posted 03/23/18 7:43am

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OperatingThetan said:

Been wanting to hear this for some time. Does it have the raw emotion speculated?

Yes - completely different vibe than the guitar one we've known for all these years. Similar "feeling" to the 6/7/84 version of "Something in the Water". This is awesome!! So many treasures...

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Reply #3 posted 03/23/18 7:48am

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There's a few other Beat The Bootlegs leaks circulating

A Love Bizarre & America from a Parade Tour Rehearsal and a Controversy/My Summertime Thang Jam.

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Thanks to the leakers that are sharing with the rest of us!!

Billy.jpg

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Reply #7 posted 03/23/18 9:07am

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Reply #8 posted 03/23/18 9:54am

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pray

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Reply #9 posted 03/23/18 10:47am

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I know the adds for PU3&6 say they were released yesterday, but, afaik, nobody has them yet. Discussing them ahead of circulation could potentially get this thread removed. Just sayin'... wink

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Reply #10 posted 03/23/18 11:34am

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A Love Bizarre.... 2x rehearsal is nice... funny with mistakes and Prince calling them out and giving directions.



now America... some sound issues with the vocals but it is a jam but to my ear on one listen very much the same arraignment as the video.

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Reply #11 posted 03/23/18 11:57am

luvsexy4all

wow ...thats the 2nd night at the MSG 86

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Reply #12 posted 03/23/18 3:57pm

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djThunderfunk said:

I know the adds for PU3&6 say they were released yesterday, but, afaik, nobody has them yet. Discussing them ahead of circulation could potentially get this thread removed. Just sayin'... wink


As in:

NO SOLICITING FOR BOOTLEGS! Discussion is fine, so long as the bootleg is not being promoted e.g. pre-release; requests/offers to share or copy, and links to download or bootleg sites are not.

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Reply #13 posted 03/23/18 7:21pm

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Reply #14 posted 03/24/18 10:06am

luvsexy4all

what is How blue can u get?

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Reply #15 posted 03/24/18 10:45am

tab32792

see i never know when the full versions are out anymore. i know samples leaked. but apparently the full versions are out now. i'm on the lookout

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Reply #16 posted 03/24/18 11:07am

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what is How blue can u get?


A BB King cover? I haven't heard this yet, just guessing...
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Reply #17 posted 03/24/18 12:32pm

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NorthC said:

luvsexy4all said:

what is How blue can u get?

A BB King cover? I haven't heard this yet, just guessing...

I believe so yes. I haven't heard it either but BB King has a song of that name and I don't know what else it would be.

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Reply #18 posted 03/24/18 12:46pm

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NorthC said:

luvsexy4all said: A BB King cover? I haven't heard this yet, just guessing...

I believe so yes. I haven't heard it either but BB King has a song of that name and I don't know what else it would be.

I can't put my finger on it, but Prince played How Blue Can You Get at one of his Paisley Park shows, I guess it was in 1995. It was called "Volkswagen Blues" on the bootleg it came out on later.

The punchline of the song (as recorded by B.B. King) is:

"I gave you a brand new Ford,

You said: I want a Cadillac!

I bought you a ten dollar dinner

You said: Thanks for the snack!

I let you live in my penthouse

Lord you called it a shack!

I gave you seven children

Now you wanna give them back."

Prince changed the Ford to a Volkswagen - hence the (wrong) title.

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Reply #19 posted 03/24/18 11:05pm

andrewm7

Great to hear these jams! cool it was like every Purple Soundcheck was pure amazing. Thank you to those who kept these tapes and this music alive, I could listen to these jams forever!
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Reply #20 posted 03/26/18 1:51pm

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Oh good news. I'll be looking for these then!

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Reply #21 posted 03/27/18 7:51pm

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Is Billy worth the wait?

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Reply #22 posted 03/27/18 9:03pm

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There's a Raspberry Beret from an 84 soundcheck going around too.

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Reply #23 posted 03/27/18 9:33pm

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djThunderfunk said:

There's a Raspberry Beret from an 84 soundcheck going around too.

Rasberry Beret and Controversy/My Summertime Thang are from the same soundcheck. IDK what the recording date is, though. Anyone? Is there any mention of it in Duane's book?

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Reply #24 posted 03/27/18 9:52pm

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Also, anyone has any idea when the Billy 2 and LoveBizarre/America ones are from exactly?

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Reply #25 posted 03/28/18 9:09am

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djThunderfunk said:

There's a Raspberry Beret from an 84 soundcheck going around too.

Cuz I was a bit 2 fuckin leisurely... pc guitar

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Reply #26 posted 03/28/18 10:22am

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PURPLEMAN3121777 said:

Its out there. The 1983 version of billy. This version clocks in at 11:31 seconds. It also sounds more like a blues jam.


Wow. I've heard a couple of rehearsal leaks of this and the talent of the musicians astounds me. So much of Prince's work defies the usual chord progressions. He's literally having to call, and they respond and memorise. I can't imagine having to be so utterly switched on and responsive for hours and hours of rehearsal and performance. I guess that's why they were so tight.
I'm looking out for a purple dolphin.
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