So Soul Sister is a real song not just a quote in Mountains live lol

In the "longish hallway" pic is also the tapes for Lois Lane and Love 2 the 9's. Enhance! Enhance!!

What's that George Clinton CD in front of the computer?

Many tapes but of what we can make out most seems to be released or well known....but overall it all looks good.

I would also bet a lot of 2000s-and-on stuff is digitally stored. Not sure if he still used tape.

djThunderfunk said:

What's that George Clinton CD in front of the computer?

I'll ask George that question when I see him.

billymeade said:

I would also bet a lot of 2000s-and-on stuff is digitally stored. Not sure if he still used tape.

Great point. I thought it looked a bit 'thin' in there.

SuperFurryAnimal said:

djThunderfunk said:

What's that George Clinton CD in front of the computer?

I'll ask George that question when I see him.

Show him the picture though or I doubt he'll know what you're talking about.

djThunderfunk said:

What's that George Clinton CD in front of the computer?

It's the Euro / NPG CD of Hey Man, Smell My Finger. Why there are two copies just sitting there is weird, though...

"Cat Attack" tape right next to the

"A Man called Jesus" tape.

kdavis said:

djThunderfunk said:

What's that George Clinton CD in front of the computer?

It's the Euro / NPG CD of Hey Man, Smell My Finger. Why there are two copies just sitting there is weird, though...

It's also weird that they're still sitting there 23 years after it came out.

Thanks for the info, kdavis! I've never seen that cover before. I like it better than the U.S. Hey Man cover.

Mikado said:

What format is the music stored on? DAT tapes?

My guess is 2 inches reel tapes.

These are multi-tracks, meaning each track is separated.
DAT tapes are used for stereo reduction and mastering.

Must have been recorded on some bad mofo like these.

love2thenines2003 said:

It seems that there are not so much real unknown material from the 80's...confirmation that the large part of this material is in circulation for years among collectors and fans!

There are just a few of these pics where we can barely read titles.
What makes you so sure?
Also, if you already had NC2U in this quality, why didn't you share?
Get out...

NME01 said:

billymeade said:

I would also bet a lot of 2000s-and-on stuff is digitally stored. Not sure if he still used tape.

Great point. I thought it looked a bit 'thin' in there.

It is kinda a cool time capsule of technology - the early 80s stuff is on giant tape reel boxes, then the mid-80s gets a bit thinner, then you get to the 90s/00s and the plastic cases all fit in a neat metal shelf.

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Won't lie, the whole box of Kamasutra CDs made me chuckle. That's the kind of stuff they should put in the store.

The numbering system used. Wonder whats on 1, 2, 3?

NME01 said:

Whoever mentioned 'time capsule' was right. It's like PP and the The Vault was srtuck in the 90s. It really looks like the Gangster Glam video. Chome fittings, VHS cassettes, v old computers with CRT screens, etc. Takes me back...

If that's what P wanted, then cool. It just feels a bit odd.

I don't think he had the time to think about interior design (obvs), but there's something a bit sad (maybe not the right word) about him being 'stuck' in a time, or an era. It can't have helped as he watched the rest of the world change so much and seem so, so far away from his day-to-day existence in PP.

Anyway back on topic. I hope there a many beta tapes hiding under all those old unreliable VHS cassettes. It's a far, far better source of high quality footage than what collectors are used to working with...

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He had some kind of mental block with dealing with the past, even with preserving those recordings better. Yes it's sad but it was his right.

Tony LeMans LP on the floor.

'Love symbol' 'work in progress' 'woooo (?) Prince)

'Come lp' 'diamonds and pearls'

Can't make out what it says access the last shelf + large box of karmasutra on top

, "works in progress" then "various Prince" across the top shelf.

The box above "Come LP" has "DATs and cassettes" written on its top.

FragileUndertow said:

So im not the only one who zoomed in

it sure does look like lots of stuff in there

grantevans said:

Fun Love

Soul Sister

Paisley Groove

?

what other unknown titles can be read?

I did the same thing. Wondering if it's audio or video?

That 80s era IBM XT does not fill me with confidence.

emesem said:

That 80s era IBM XT does not fill me with confidence.

The inspiration for "My Computer"?

LonelyStarfish said:

'Love symbol' 'work in progress' 'woooo (?) Prince)

'Come lp' 'diamonds and pearls'

Can't make out what it says access the last shelf + large box of karmasutra on top

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Bottom box says "Batman Custom". You can also see some of the labels - one says "... Dance Co. ... et Score MASTER" - parhaps the Joffrey Ballet? The other says "... EP 12/98"

Someone started a spreadsheet of the Vault tapes on google.

billymeade said:

NME01 said:

Great point. I thought it looked a bit 'thin' in there.

It is kinda a cool time capsule of technology - the early 80s stuff is on giant tape reel boxes, then the mid-80s gets a bit thinner, then you get to the 90s/00s and the plastic cases all fit in a neat metal shelf.

.

Won't lie, the whole box of Kamasutra CDs made me chuckle. That's the kind of stuff they should put in the store.

Makes me wanna party like it's 1999.

emesem said:

That 80s era IBM XT does not fill me with confidence.

for they needed it to do it was fine

ISaidLifeIsJustAGame said: