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Hi y'all,

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I see a new thread popping every once in a while about new leaks, sometimes several a day or a week as is the case now. It's confusing enough that we don't always know where to get them, it becomes a headache if we first have to figure out what to look for by browsing the board every day. I don't think we need a new thread for each new leak.

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Please share info about new leaks, starting by the new ones from this week. I originally wanted to repost all the new releases/leaks in the OP but I never get around to doing it so I think we just follow new posts in the thread to check on new leaks/releases.

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Please limit the discussion to informations about the leaks/releases (sound quality, sources, is it rehash or really new/improved, etc.) so that the information isn't lost in a flood of comments about the music itself: you can create separate threads to discuss artistic appreciation of the content itself.

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Please don't fuck-up the thread by asking for or sharing links. Mods will lock the thread if you do that.

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Please post only confirmed leaks and tracklists (i.e. you have the tracks or several posters have confirmed having them). Let's avoid rumors and fakes as much as possible.

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When the thread autolocks, I'll make a new one and ask the mods to make a new sticky.

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Thx for ur help

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[Edited 6/26/18 2:52am]

Very cool!

Alright, the list should be up in a couple of minutes.

God give me strength!... just went to my usual site for these & there it was a newly uploaded 5hr+ file called....LEAKS!..no tracklisting, variable sound quality, older tracks etc. BTW please stop DM'ing people for links coz it aint going to be given!

Okay, here's the list with only the useful ones. (I'm including the dates as well)

#1 : Untitled jam / Wonderful Ass & untitled jam / Purple Music (Piano rehearsal) (better quality and longer) [1982]

#2 : Purple Rain (piano and strings) (better quality) [15 August 1983]

#3 : Wet Dream Cousin (better quality) [Late 1982]

#4 : The Beautiful Ones (better quality) [20 September 1983]

#5 : The Stick (live performance) (The Time) (uncirculating) [14 March 1982]

#6 : Wednesday (better quality and longer) (Piano rehearsal) [1983]

#7 : Toy Box (Early Instrumental) (better quality) [January 1985]

#8 : I Would Die 4 U (Extended "Rehearsal" Version) (better quality and different mix) [25 October 1984]

#9 : The Bird / Baby I'm a Star (Instrumental) (Rehearsal) (worst than FBG's release) [Possibly 12 July 1983]

#10 : The Beautiful Ones / When Doves Cry (Rehearsal) (worst and shorter than Sabotage's release) [Late October 1984]

#11 : Electric Intercourse (live performance) (better quality than Eye’s release) [3 August 1983]

#12 : Purple Music (final version) (possibly better than previous source, this new one has no hurting high-end) [1982]

#13 : Electric Intercourse ("The Warehouse" rehearsal) (slightly worst than FBG’s release and abrupt 40-second cut at 2:00) [Possibly 21 June 1983]

#14 : "White Girls Jam" (Rehearsal) (worst than FBG's release) [Summer 1983]

#15 : When The Saints Go Marching In (Rehearsal) (slightly worst than FBG's release) [Late December 1984]

#16 : Another Lonely Christmas (Rehearsal) (slightly worst and shorter than FBG's release) [Late December 1984]

#17 : Purple Rain (live version with strings) (possibly better than previous source) [18 August 1983]

#18 : G-Spot ("The Warehouse" rehearsal) (slightly worst than FBG's release) [Possibly 21 June 1983]

#19 : I Would Die 4 U ("The Warehouse" rehearsal) (slightly worst than FBG's release) [Possibly 21 June 1983]

#20 : Can't Stop This Feeling I Got (Instrumental) ("The Warehouse" rehearsal) (better than previous source/slightly worst than FBG's release) [Possibly 21 June 1983]

#21 : Purple Rain ("The Warehouse" rehearsal) (slightly worst than FBG's release) [Possibly 21 June 1983]

#22 : Irresistible Bitch (Rehearsal) (slightly worst and shorter than Sabotage's release) [Late May-Early June 1984]

#23 : Chocolate (Prince) (better quality) [17 April 1983]

#24 : The Ladder / Strange Relationship (basic trackings) / Instrumental Jam / Controversy (Instrumental) / Do Me, Baby (Instrumental) (Rehearsal) (uncirculating) [31 October 1984]

#25 : Temptation (Soundcheck) (uncirculating) [6 December 1984]

#26 : Coco Boys (better than Eye's release) [14 September 1986]

#27 : "Purple Rain Tour : Cow Palace" (live performance) (uncirculating) (maybe better than Eye's upcoming release) [27 February 1985]

#28 : "Purple Rain Tour : Cow Palace" (soundcheck) (uncirculating) (maybe better than Eye's upcoming release) [5 March 1985]

#29 : "Purple Rain Tour : Uniondale" (soundcheck) (uncirculating) (maybe better than Eye's upcoming release) [23 March 1985]

#30 : Delirious / Controversy / Mutiny / Do Me, Baby / Girls & Boys / Life Can Be So Nice / 17 Days / The Ladder (rehearsal for Parade Tour) (uncirculating) (maybe better than Eye's upcoming release) [July 1986]

And that's all of them! [Thanks to you guys for contributing to the thread!]

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TheSilentMikey said:

Okay, here's the list with only the useful ones. (I'm including the dates as well)

#1 : 2 untitled jams / Purple Music (Piano rehearsal) (better quality and longer) [1982]

#2 : Purple Rain (piano and strings) (better quality) [15 August 1983]

#3 : Wet Dream Cousin (better quality) [Late 1982]

#4 : The Beautiful Ones (better quality) [20 September 1983]

#5 : The Stick (live performance) (The Time) (uncirculating) [14 March 1982]

#6 : Wednesday (better quality and longer) (Piano rehearsal) [1983]

#7 : Toy Box (Early Instrumental) (better quality) [January 1985]

#8 : I Would Die 4 U (Extended "Rehearsal" Version) (better quality and different mix) [25 October 1984]

#9 : The Bird / Baby I'm a Star (Rehearsal) (possibly better than FBG's release) [1983]

#10 : The Beautiful Ones / When Doves Cry (Rehearsal) (uncirculating) [Possibly October 1984]

#11 : Electric Intercourse (live performance) (better quality) [3 August 1983]

#12 : Purple Music (final version) (possibly better than previous source, this new one has no hurting high-end) [1982]

#13 : Electric Intercourse ("The Warehouse" rehearsal) (better quality) [1983]

#14 : "White Girls Jam" (Rehearsal) (possibly better than FBG's release) [December 1984]

#15 : When The Saints Go Marching In (Rehearsal) (possibly better than FBG's release) [December 1984]

#16 : Another Lonely Christmas (Rehearsal) (possibly better than FBG's release) [December 1984]

#17 : Purple Rain (live version with strings) (possibly better than previous source) [18 August 1983]

#18 : G-Spot ("The Warehouse" rehearsal) (uncirculating) [1983]

#19 : I Would Die 4 U ("The Warehouse" rehearsal) (uncirculating) [1983]

#20 : Can't Stop This Feeling I Got ("The Warehouse" rehearsal) (uncirculating) [1983]

#21 : Purple Rain ("The Warehouse" rehearsal) (uncirculating) [1983]

#22 : Irresistible Bitch (Rehearsal) (uncirculating) [Possibly 1983 or Late May-Early June 1984 or October 1984]

#23 : Chocolate (Prince) (better quality) [17 April 1983]

And that's all of them!

The beginning of the 2nd jam (first 2 minutes) is actually him working out "Wonderful Ass".

TheSilentMikey said:

Okay, here's the list with only the useful ones. (I'm including the dates as well)

#1 : 2 untitled jams / Purple Music (Piano rehearsal) (better quality and longer) [1982]

#2 : Purple Rain (piano and strings) (better quality) [15 August 1983]

#3 : Wet Dream Cousin (better quality) [Late 1982]

#4 : The Beautiful Ones (better quality) [20 September 1983]

#5 : The Stick (live performance) (The Time) (uncirculating) [14 March 1982]

#6 : Wednesday (better quality and longer) (Piano rehearsal) [1983]

#7 : Toy Box (Early Instrumental) (better quality) [January 1985]

#8 : I Would Die 4 U (Extended "Rehearsal" Version) (better quality and different mix) [25 October 1984]

#9 : The Bird / Baby I'm a Star (Rehearsal) (possibly better than FBG's release) [1983]

#10 : The Beautiful Ones / When Doves Cry (Rehearsal) (uncirculating) [Possibly October 1984]

#11 : Electric Intercourse (live performance) (better quality) [3 August 1983]

#12 : Purple Music (final version) (possibly better than previous source, this new one has no hurting high-end) [1982]

#13 : Electric Intercourse ("The Warehouse" rehearsal) (better quality) [1983]

#14 : "White Girls Jam" (Rehearsal) (possibly better than FBG's release) [December 1984]

#15 : When The Saints Go Marching In (Rehearsal) (possibly better than FBG's release) [December 1984]

#16 : Another Lonely Christmas (Rehearsal) (possibly better than FBG's release) [December 1984]

#17 : Purple Rain (live version with strings) (possibly better than previous source) [18 August 1983]

#18 : G-Spot ("The Warehouse" rehearsal) (uncirculating) [1983]

#19 : I Would Die 4 U ("The Warehouse" rehearsal) (uncirculating) [1983]

#20 : Can't Stop This Feeling I Got ("The Warehouse" rehearsal) (uncirculating) [1983]

#21 : Purple Rain ("The Warehouse" rehearsal) (uncirculating) [1983]

#22 : Irresistible Bitch (Rehearsal) (uncirculating) [Possibly 1983 or Late May-Early June 1984 or October 1984]

#23 : Chocolate (Prince) (better quality) [17 April 1983]

And that's all of them!

Thank you so much Sort of in a rush right now but I'll add them to the top-post ASAP (with today's date so ppl don't get confused about what leaks are new or not)

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I saw there's apparently a We Gets Up maxi-single, too? Please everyone keep adding whatever you run into, as long as its existence is verified, I may miss stuff

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And thx to OldFriends4Sale for making it a sticky

databank said:

I saw there's apparently a We Gets Up maxi-single, too? Please everyone keep adding whatever you run into, as long as its existence is verified, I may miss stuff

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a week or 2 ago a soundboard copy of "It's Gonna B A Beautiful Night" (Paris Zenith 86) floated around the web.

Most of the show exist in soundboard, but (below) has yet to surface

Encore :

It's Gonna Be a Beautiful Night

Mountains

kiss

purple rain

FragileUndertow said:

a week or 2 ago a soundboard copy of "It's Gonna B A Beautiful Night" (Paris Zenith 86) floated around the web.

That one is fantastic!

The new soundcheck from the St. Paul Civic Center 1984-12-23 is pretty great.

1 Instrumental Jam

2 Controversy Instrumental Jam

3-7 The Ladder (Takes 1-5)

8 Strange Relationship

9 Do Me, Baby

This one's a proper fan release, complete with artwork and everything. It's niiiice!

djThunderfunk said:

#17 : Purple Rain (live version with strings) (possibly better than previous source) [18 August 1983]

Wasnt this on BFTP 6.0 (Disc 1) or is this different?

Pjwest said:

Revolution81 said:

#18, #19 and #20 were not uncirculating, they were on FBG's "The Bird" rehearsal

Alright, thanks for the info Rev!

TheSilentMikey said:

Pjwest said:

#17 : Purple Rain (live version with strings) (possibly better than previous source) [18 August 1983]

Wasnt this on BFTP 6.0 (Disc 1) or is this different?

The version on BFTP 6.0 was the complete live version with the overdubs that are on the album and the strings. [Edited 5/15/18 2:19am]

Many thanks - so many versions! So little time!

Another query (as I'm working my way through these)

Chocolate has been commeted on as the best version available. To me it sounds very hissy and has a verylow bitrate. Is this really the best version? I'm sure theres been a better leak of this (although from memory its a bit distorted)

TrcikyChristopher said:

TheSilentMikey said:

Okay, here's the list with only the useful ones. (I'm including the dates as well)

#1 : 2 untitled jams / Purple Music (Piano rehearsal) (better quality and longer) [1982]

#2 : Purple Rain (piano and strings) (better quality) [15 August 1983]

#3 : Wet Dream Cousin (better quality) [Late 1982]

#4 : The Beautiful Ones (better quality) [20 September 1983]

#5 : The Stick (live performance) (The Time) (uncirculating) [14 March 1982]

#6 : Wednesday (better quality and longer) (Piano rehearsal) [1983]

#7 : Toy Box (Early Instrumental) (better quality) [January 1985]

#8 : I Would Die 4 U (Extended "Rehearsal" Version) (better quality and different mix) [25 October 1984]

#9 : The Bird / Baby I'm a Star (Rehearsal) (possibly better than FBG's release) [1983]

#10 : The Beautiful Ones / When Doves Cry (Rehearsal) (uncirculating) [Possibly October 1984]

#11 : Electric Intercourse (live performance) (better quality) [3 August 1983]

#12 : Purple Music (final version) (possibly better than previous source, this new one has no hurting high-end) [1982]

#13 : Electric Intercourse ("The Warehouse" rehearsal) (better quality) [1983]

#14 : "White Girls Jam" (Rehearsal) (possibly better than FBG's release) [December 1984]

#15 : When The Saints Go Marching In (Rehearsal) (possibly better than FBG's release) [December 1984]

#16 : Another Lonely Christmas (Rehearsal) (possibly better than FBG's release) [December 1984]

#17 : Purple Rain (live version with strings) (possibly better than previous source) [18 August 1983]

#18 : G-Spot ("The Warehouse" rehearsal) (uncirculating) [1983]

#19 : I Would Die 4 U ("The Warehouse" rehearsal) (uncirculating) [1983]

#20 : Can't Stop This Feeling I Got ("The Warehouse" rehearsal) (uncirculating) [1983]

#21 : Purple Rain ("The Warehouse" rehearsal) (uncirculating) [1983]

#22 : Irresistible Bitch (Rehearsal) (uncirculating) [Possibly 1983 or Late May-Early June 1984 or October 1984]

#23 : Chocolate (Prince) (better quality) [17 April 1983]

And that's all of them!

The beginning of the 2nd jam (first 2 minutes) is actually him working out "Wonderful Ass".

It does sound like "Wonderful Ass". Thanks for the contribution!

Pjwest said:

TheSilentMikey said:

Pjwest said: The version on BFTP 6.0 was the complete live version with the overdubs that are on the album and the strings. [Edited 5/15/18 2:19am]

Many thanks - so many versions! So little time!

Another query (as I'm working my way through these)

Chocolate has been commeted on as the best version available. To me it sounds very hissy and has a verylow bitrate. Is this really the best version? I'm sure theres been a better leak of this (although from memory its a bit distorted)

Yeah, I think this is the best version out of all of them. It sounds a little bit more clear even though the hiss is still present and the bitrate is actually very bad [128 kbit/s]. The ending is slightly longter as welll (just from a couple of seconds though).

TheSilentMikey said:

djThunderfunk said:

The new soundcheck from the St. Paul Civic Center 1984-12-23 is pretty great.

1 Instrumental Jam

2 Controversy Instrumental Jam

3-7 The Ladder (Takes 1-5)

8 Strange Relationship

9 Do Me, Baby

This one's a proper fan release, complete with artwork and everything. It's niiiice!

Actually, there was only the soundcheck. Afterwards, the source asked the leaker to create an artwork for it.

That's what I meant, a fan had the material, got another fan to create artwork, they shared it with the rest of us. I was just differentiating between that, which I consider a "proper fan release", and the leaks that have been just a few tracks leaked to us at a time without any proper organization or presentation.

Family, leak 4 us 2

Oh man. This is going to test my google-fu skills to the fullest. Let's go.

'The Ladder' (Take 3), from the 23 December 1984 soundcheck/rehearsal, quite obviously was used for basic tracking purposes to create the album version; its Princevault.org entry should be updated accordingly, which would affect several of the alleged recording dates.

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imprimis said:

'The Ladder' (Take 3), from the 23 December 1984 soundcheck/rehearsal, quite obviously was used for basic tracking purposes to create the album version; its Princevault.org entry should be updated accordingly, which would affect several of the alleged recording dates.

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Can u share if u can ur knowledge about these rehearsals in circulation 4 the moment among collectors...thanx in advance

TEMPTATION (ROUGH MIX) 8.56 > TEmptation Rehearsal = 1984-12-06

TEMPTATION (REHEARSAL) 44.37 >TEmptation Rehearsal = 1984-12-06

imprimis said:

'The Ladder' (Take 3), from the 23 December 1984 soundcheck/rehearsal, quite obviously was used for basic tracking purposes to create the album version; its Princevault.org entry should be updated accordingly, which would affect several of the alleged recording dates.

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[Edited 5/15/18 8:44am]

This rehearsal is incorrectly dated. The track was recorded on October 31, 1984.

I didn't think that date was correct, but I don't have my copy of the book handy. Thanks Duane.

madhouseman said:

imprimis said:

'The Ladder' (Take 3), from the 23 December 1984 soundcheck/rehearsal, quite obviously was used for basic tracking purposes to create the album version; its Princevault.org entry should be updated accordingly, which would affect several of the alleged recording dates.

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[Edited 5/15/18 8:44am]

This rehearsal is incorrectly dated. The track was recorded on October 31, 1984.

Thanks Duane for your contribution! (even though the date was also seen on your book) Was also an instrumental jam and an instrumental version of Controversy part of this rehearsal as well? Or were they part of another one?

Am hoping that the Purple And Gold Experience leaks soon.