PPL have way too much time on their hands to be creating lists from these photos

ThisOne said:

PPL have way too much time on their hands to be creating lists from these photos

Someone has to do it... so people with too much time on their hands are a GodSend.

kdavis said:

Just noticed in several of the pics of his office off of the atrium on the main floor of Paisley, you can see several tape boxes stacked on the floor. Can't make out any labels, but the boxes are just piled next to some guitar cases and other stuff.

There's also tape boxes on the floor in Studio B. Larry Graham recordings from 2001.

- edit About the tapes you're talking about. One of those boxes says 'We Live 2 Get Funky' Nov 2011 (plus some other things I can't make out) Below that is a box that appears to have TIME written on it. On a box on it's side, I can make out 'Da Bourgeoisie' '4 Lovers Sake' 'Funknroll' (plus some other things I can't make out) There's a master tape box that I can't make out the name of but it has Nov 8 2013 written on it. Also on the desk, there appears to be the beginning stages of a track list for PE (literally "1. WOW" and that's it)

And a very random REEL 20 from "NORTH CAROLINA" MAY 27, 2010 by a stack of mail.

- edit Jeez, and the '21 NIGHTS MASTER O2 TAPES' just sitting on top of a random shelf, a hard drive box marked 'USED LONDON 2007' and 4 boxes marked 3121 (plus some other things I can't make out). The room that looks like an editing bay with a Metropolis poster on the wall

- edit And spotted in the Green Bedroom, a 16 GB USB drive marked ATL SHOW 1 & 2

[Edited 4/21/18 23:04pm]

Philly76 said:

I never would have thought the vault is in such a shabby condition. It's a mess.

We don't have the same definiton of a mess, but hey.
Looks like a fucking well-classed mess to me.

Were you expecting italian marble?

Awesome.

Fascinating.

Intriging.

I so want to see and know more

Thanks to those who help figure out titles and share infos

The follow up of the Vault>Follow the link

http://imagizer.imageshac...8xydGM.jpg

....i couldn't imagine to see a such thing in my life.....very detailled boxes on this picture above!!

love2thenines2003 said:

The follow up of the Vault>Follow the link

http://imagizer.imageshac...8xydGM.jpg

....i couldn't imagine to see a such thing in my life.....very detailled boxes on this picture above!!

Thank you! Amazing picture...

love2thenines2003 said:

ForbiddenFruit said:

It will never all be released in or lifetime. Once things are straightened out and we start getting a couple releases per year we still will not make it through all that is there in the pics. When Prince said there is a second and third vault I'm guessing the basement vault was full and he started filling up other room at PP.

Last time there it looked clean and sadly it was sounding like they were already planning a museum. They did minitours and I got in 3 of them. Seeing pictures of outside of Vault area it looked a little more messy than I remember seeing it in the 90s. I also have a sad feeling when I see the tech was outdated and PP was trapped in time.

Last time at PP I wore my NPG Hockey Jersey. Trevor chatted me up. He wanted to know if it was a bootleg. I sort of said, no it was sold from here back when Prince had merch that was cool as fuck. I like Trevor and Donna good people. I think a lot of people were in the dark or he randomly used for concerts. Most people PP were probably not born when the NPG jersey was made. Then I actually ran into the man that took the order to make the Jerseys! He had stories that Prince designed Hockey jersey and his assistant showed up wanting them in all these colors and it was a big deal for them.

Anyways will be happy the day we start to see releases from the Vaults!

love2thenines2003 said:

The follow up of the Vault>Follow the link

http://imagizer.imageshac...8xydGM.jpg

....i couldn't imagine to see a such thing in my life.....very detailled boxes on this picture above!!

Lovely. WB would too have copies of stuff while under contract. I know they had some stuff too that he did not according to the people working at PP back in the day. Another thing that crossed my mind. At one point didn't they start to bake tapes and move to digital? Then they stopped. I wonder how much of that was done and if that effected the layout of whats in Vault 1?

The investigative report talks about two locked refrigerators containing tapes.

These pictures of the vault are awesome. It's incredible to see inside an area we could never even imagine getting access to!

However... I accidentally saw an image I didn't want to see. It was just a flash before I was able to close my browser.

I appreciate Carver County legally always release documents and other media into the public domain but surely there has to be a limit at which the line of decency is crossed.

This is wrong. It's as simple as that! Morality has to count for something in life. Surely!

I've been randomly looking through the non-vault photos to, including the additional rooms that were used to house video stock. I've noticed:


Hand written on his notepad in his real green bedroom

'Wolf Alice - Bros'

New Song "(R Ur) Lights On"

New Song "Pay My Rent"

New Song "The Next Generation will have 2 wait"

Odesza feat Zyra's "Say My Name"


In the Studio Storage Room

Kayla & Lanell Dance (DAT)

On the shelf old video masters, a video for "Starfish & Coffee - S???RD Elementary"

Two versions of the 'Kiss' Video

70mm Film cans of London dates of Lovesexy show.

Negatives for 2 hour video called "Gothic"

Tape for video call "The Documentary" - from the Act I tour

Tapes for video called 'Come Movie'

Japan film footage and tape called 'Documentary"

5 Hours of Mayte Footage

Tape on 'Mayte shelf' labeled 'Nothing Compares 2 U'

Stock of Camden 88 Aftershow (29s reels)

Stock of Wembley 88 rehearsals

'Best of Symbol' CD-R in a garage box.

In the yellow office next to the Conference room:

Various shows on DVDRs scattered on surfaces inc Welcome 2 America, P&M & Hit N Run II.

Various VHS inc Wembley 1990.

SquirrelMeat said:

paulludvig said:

SquirrelMeat said:

I've been randomly looking through the non-vault photos to, including the additional rooms that were used to house video stock. I've noticed:


Hand written on his notepad in his real green bedroom

'Wolf Alice - Bros'

New Song "(R Ur) Lights On"

New Song "Pay My Rent"

New Song "The Next Generation will have 2 wait"

Odesza feat Zyra's "Say My Name"


In the Studio Storage Room

Kayla & Lanell Dance (DAT)

On the shelf old video masters, a video for "Starfish & Coffee - S???RD Elementary"

Two versions of the 'Kiss' Video

70mm Film cans of London dates of Lovesexy show.

Negatives for 2 hour video called "Gothic"

Tape for video call "The Documentary" - from the Act I tour

Tapes for video called 'Come Movie'

Japan film footage and tape called 'Documentary"

5 Hours of Mayte Footage

Tape on 'Mayte shelf' labeled 'Nothing Compares 2 U'

Stock of Camden 88 Aftershow (29s reels)

Stock of Wembley 88 rehearsals

'Best of Symbol' CD-R in a garage box.

In the yellow office next to the Conference room:

Various shows on DVDRs scattered on surfaces inc Welcome 2 America, P&M & Hit N Run II.

Various VHS inc Wembley 1990.

It all seems a bit scattered. I thought he documented and saved everything. I have been impressed by how much he saved in terms of old stage costumes. Hopefully they took care of thr music and videoes in the same way.

The thing that has surprised me the most is how little care seems to have been taken. The building is clearly falling apart behind the scenes and studio tapes and clothes are almost scattered without thought.

I suppose its just like anyones home, in that when it's yours, you know where to find it, but the old rumours about the lack of effort preserve things seems true.

Prince was clearly much more a slob that I thought. Now I can relate!

WOW!!!!!

These are the sorts of threads on the org that make me happy. Not focussing on petty arguments.

Just a focus on the music, and deepening the research and the legacy.

SquirrelMeat said:

I saw one titled John L Nelson and swear one said Apartment Vanity 6

nelcp777 said:

NME01 said:

SquirrelMeat said:

The thing that has surprised me the most is how little care seems to have been taken. The building is clearly falling apart behind the scenes and studio tapes and clothes are almost scattered without thought.

I suppose its just like anyones home, in that when it's yours, you know where to find it, but the old rumours about the lack of effort preserve things seems true.

Prince was clearly much more a slob that I thought. Now I can relate!

Yep, it’s no wonder things went missing and ended up in bootlegs. So little care and organisation... didn’t any of his associates or staff think to do a bit of a regular tidy of the place. It’s so amateur.

Paisley Park has been pretty much a one man operation for a number of years now. It stopped functioning as a professional studio back in the 1990's and went through a period of time where even he virtually abandoned it. The building itself fell into disrepair (some of the in the vault pics show water stains running down the walls). By the looks of things, once he was pretty much on his own in the place, things were just left where they landed and were rarely touched afterwards (see the VHS tapes laying around on desks - a format that was pretty dead at least 15 years ago). Beyond clutter, though, I suspect he probably didn't put much if any effort into documentation of files, drives, etc. Knowing titles, dates, credits, etc. may be a daunting task for unreleased work post-WB.

nelcp777 said:

I saw one titled John L Nelson and swear one said Apartment Vanity 6

There's another that says "Dad" and - my favorite - "Flintstones / Munsters"

kdavis said:

NME01 said:

SquirrelMeat said: Yep, it’s no wonder things went missing and ended up in bootlegs. So little care and organisation... didn’t any of his associates or staff think to do a bit of a regular tidy of the place. It’s so amateur.

Paisley Park has been pretty much a one man operation for a number of years now. It stopped functioning as a professional studio back in the 1990's and went through a period of time where even he virtually abandoned it. The building itself fell into disrepair (some of the in the vault pics show water stains running down the walls). By the looks of things, once he was pretty much on his own in the place, things were just left where they landed and were rarely touched afterwards (see the VHS tapes laying around on desks - a format that was pretty dead at least 15 years ago). Beyond clutter, though, I suspect he probably didn't put much if any effort into documentation of files, drives, etc. Knowing titles, dates, credits, etc. may be a daunting task for unreleased work post-WB.

Keep in mind- none of the photos would show any post-WB work, because that stuff was probably recorded digitally. Hopefully, that stuff is in better shape.

Aside from the cardboard boxes, I think it's actually very well maintained!

It does have a "late 80s" feel to the whole thing though. The computer, the VHS tapes, some woodgrain on stuff.

Hope the stuff on those tapes is in good condition. If it's even as good as what was Disc 02 of Purple Rain Deluxe, or even the newly-released Nothing Compares 2 U, then that's good for me. Anything better is a bonus.

SquirrelMeat said:

I've been randomly looking through the non-vault photos to, including the additional rooms that were used to house video stock. I've noticed:


Hand written on his notepad in his real green bedroom

'Wolf Alice - Bros'

New Song "(R Ur) Lights On"

New Song "Pay My Rent"

New Song "The Next Generation will have 2 wait"

Odesza feat Zyra's "Say My Name"


In the Studio Storage Room

Kayla & Lanell Dance (DAT)

On the shelf old video masters, a video for "Starfish & Coffee - S???RD Elementary"

Two versions of the 'Kiss' Video

70mm Film cans of London dates of Lovesexy show.

Negatives for 2 hour video called "Gothic"

Tape for video call "The Documentary" - from the Act I tour

Tapes for video called 'Come Movie'

Japan film footage and tape called 'Documentary"

5 Hours of Mayte Footage

Tape on 'Mayte shelf' labeled 'Nothing Compares 2 U'

Stock of Camden 88 Aftershow (29s reels)

Stock of Wembley 88 rehearsals

'Best of Symbol' CD-R in a garage box.

In the yellow office next to the Conference room:

Various shows on DVDRs scattered on surfaces inc Welcome 2 America, P&M & Hit N Run II.

Various VHS inc Wembley 1990.

you know, Wolf Alice are a young UK rock band, right?

MattUK said:

Given that just about half of all the "new" songs released so far were songs previously released in some form and out of all the song titles we can see only a few are unheard songs, I am wondering just how fast the vault is.