ORIGINAL POST - JUNE 6th

Take with a grain of salt. This is the latest rumor flying around.

The OTHER rumor flying around is release of Piano & A Microphone.

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SUBSEQUENT UPDATES :

June 7th - Looks like we were right, and both rumors were one and the same. 1983 Piano Rehearsals, re-named "Piano & A Microphone 1983".

More to come!

Underwhelmed by this. I think I'd be more excited by his cover of Hey Hannigan being released.

Of all the possible releases, this one seems unlikely. I could see the piano rehearsals being a bonus on Piano & Microphone release, though.

But by itself, the piano rehearsals for sure seem like a "fans only" release that wouldn't go over with the masses.

I agree. This is a poor choice to commemorate his birthday two years after he passed. As a promotional exercise & birthday tribute, the Piano & A Microphone show would be far better.

NorthC said:

Piano & Microphone would also be a fan's only release, but since it was Prince's last tour, it would make more sense than a 35 year old rehearsal.

I don't know about that. If they marketed the Atlanta shows right, as his last concert, and featuring so many hits, it could do well with the masses.

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As it's only a rumour and you're only really promoting your own YouTube channel, i really think this should be moved here >>>>> Art, Podcasts, & Fan Content

jjam said:

Underwhelmed by this. I think I'd be more excited by his cover of Hey Hannigan being released.

Wait--the piano rehearsal version from 1977? Where Bobby walks into the room about the midpoint and trips, knocking Prince's can of Coke onto the keyboard and Prince calls him a cabbagehead?

I hope so. My old vinyl was hissy and has developed a bunch of pops.

Man if we got this, the Warner album and the Tidal album within a year's time. That'd be wild.

It'd also make sense for the estate to test the water with those three releases to see what the market wants and what it can bear.

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I'm probably in the minority here, but I don't have much interest in any of the rehearsals (least of all piano rehearsals) or soundchecks. They'd be cool to check out just once on a rainy day, but not something I'd go out and purchase or get excited about. I just want studio material

mbdtyler said:

I'm probably in the minority here, but I don't have much interest in any of the rehearsals (least of all piano rehearsals) or soundchecks. They'd be cool to check out just once on a rainy day, but not something I'd go out and purchase or get excited about. I just want studio material

If you are in the minority, I am right there with you. I much prefered the earlier rumor that is was The Family album with Prince's vocals--not that that is ideal, but better than a piano rehersal most of us have heard.

I am just hoping it is something entirely unknown, with a max of 2 songs that maybe circulated in a rough version. Who knows what all Prince recorded, really?

djThunderfunk said:

NorthC said:

Piano & Microphone would also be a fan's only release, but since it was Prince's last tour, it would make more sense than a 35 year old rehearsal.

I don't know about that. If they marketed the Atlanta shows right, as his last concert, and featuring so many hits, it could do well with the masses.

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Agree 100% with DJ.

Plus this would honour Prince's wishes after he talked about releasing this at the last PP party.

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But saying that, Mathieu Bitton tweeted a piano and mic emoji and then replied to someone saying 'not necessarily what you think' so maybe it is the 83 rehearsals...

djThunderfunk said:

I don't know about that. If they marketed the Atlanta shows right, as his last concert, and featuring so many hits, it could do well with the masses.

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Just one show?

I can't see the video since no embeded vid will work on the Org for me now, so I'll only react to the OP. Not sure if we're talking about already bootlegged "Intimate Moments" rehearsals, some unheard material or both but I think this is typically the type of material that could generate critical acclaim and public interest: not radio friendly but unique enough to showcase a specific aspect of P's talent. Releasing this on WB in 2018 and Atlanta 2016 on Tidal the following year would make for an interesting new combo.

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But honestly I don't really give a fuck anymore at this stage. Prince is gone and I'm slowly losing interest. I expect more "fanmade" crap like NC2U and RG/OD, so anything that hasn't been tinkered with would be welcome, though, but while I'm sure there are still things in that vault that would blow me away, I doubt what's gonna be released next Fall will be of much interest for old timers.

I wonder how complete this rehearsal would be becuase some people claim the estate likes to edit perfectly good material to their personal liking and release those to us when they decided it was good enough for us to hear.

JorisE73 said:

I wonder how complete this rehearsal would be becuase some people claim the estate likes to edit perfectly good material to their personal liking and release those to us when they decided it was good enough for us to hear.

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Sounds like censorship to me.

It'd be an interesting release wouldn't it? I wouldn't be against it, i'd kind of prefer some of his more esoteric stuff getting an official release over MJ-estate style posthumous attempts at a hit single, but that's just me.

Wait, so is this the Tidal release or is it going to be elsewhere as well?

Yawn.

PurpleSkipper58 said:

jaawwnn said:

From PRINCE FB PAGE:

This September 21st, the timeless Prince back catalogue welcomes a new, special addition - ‘Piano & A Microphone 1983’: 9 tracks and 35 minutes of Prince - solo with just a piano and a microphone.

The private rehearsal recoding, captured at Prince’s home studio in Chanhassen, Minnesota, provides a rare, intimate glimpse into the iconic artist's creative process as he works through songs including “17 Days,” “Purple Rain,” “Strange Relationship” and “International Lover”.

The performance is a truly unique insight into Prince’s timeless genius. Announced today, June 7th, 2018, on what would have been Prince’s 60th birthday.

billymeade said:

jaawwnn said:

Wait, so is this the Tidal release or is it going to be elsewhere as well?

. Its everywhere

Cool thanks. Just appeared on Spotify for me there