Damn. Just think of the things to come.

Genesia said:

It's interesting to read perspectives on technical issues with releases. I remembered an anecdote from Larry Williams, the saxophonist who played on 'The Glamorous Life':

"He just kept pushing me to be as creative as possible. He wanted each track more out of tune, because it was sounding too slick for him. He wanted it to sound more of a street sound, less slick... It was one of the highlights of my career, not just the way it turned out or the way it sold, but the actual process of recording it." p. 200, Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions: 1983 and 1984

https://books.google.ca/b...mp;f=false

Larry Williams

http://willyworldmusic.com/

The sound recording button in the beginning brought me back to the little acoustic gems he recorded before that time such as "Nightingale" and "I Spend My Time Loving You" etc which I'm a huge fan of. Great unexpected birthday present Thanks for posting!

I love it. Purple vinyl 7" on the way.

One of my first fav P songs.

Hearing acoustic demo version for the first time, gasped at his talent. Love it. Oh Prince.

thanks to whomever let it out today.

jdcxc said:

Farfunknugin said:

jdcxc said:

Great little NyTimes review... https://www.nytimes.com/2...perry.html

I would love to read it but can't due to the damn subscription fee pop up.

It is only a paragraph (no purple secrets to share) here it is:

"It’s perfectly obvious that Prince’s 1979 acoustic demo for “I Feel for You” — which originally appeared on his self-titled debut album, and went to No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 when Chaka Khan recorded it in 1984 — would be stunning. Here is Prince singing sweetly but softly, and playing a more intricate rhythmic line on guitar than the eventual popularized version had room for. And yet after those first two minutes comes two and a half minutes of something else: pure vamping, light scat singing, an easy lesson in getting lost in the rhythm. The first part of this recording has the affirming feel of the familiar; this second part is full of hope for things not yet — and maybe never to be — heard."JON CARAMANICA

masaba said:

I love it. I love prince.

the trend is his unreleased versions r betta than album versions

eyewishuheaven said:

mnfriend said:

I really glad this is released, but it does shed a bit of light on the intentions o the Estate.

Michael Howe previous stated that they were only going to release things that seemed finished, and through the prism of 'Would Prince choose to release this?".

I can't Prince choosing to release a cassette tape demo as a single. Even Dirty Mind was not demos, and that is is rawest release.

Like I said, I think it should all come out, and trying to second guess what Prince would have wanted is an impossible task, but this clearly goes against the Estates previous ethos.

jdcxc said:

SquirrelMeat said:

I really glad this is released, but it does shed a bit of light on the intentions o the Estate.

Michael Howe previous stated that they were only going to release things that seemed finished, and through the prism of 'Would Prince choose to release this?".

I can't Prince choosing to release a cassette tape demo as a single. Even Dirty Mind was not demos, and that is is rawest release.

Like I said, I think it should all come out, and trying to second guess what Prince would have wanted is an impossible task, but this clearly goes against the Estates previous ethos.

I agree, but my goodness, there is so many demos etc in the vault, surely there not going to just release the odd one every now and again! That would be daylight robbery!

If Prince could stll post on the Org, he'd tell them to "FIX THE DAMN TAPE SPEED!"

This can be corrected when I spin the 45 on my Technics SL-1200. I didn't even notice though

Kares said:

The tape speed is totally off though, whomever transferred it from the original cassette didn't notice (or didn't care) that now it plays about 50 cents sharp (and faster) than it should.

mmm...79 rehearsal tape

Just noticed a little detail on the estate site about the purple vinyl record:

"This Limited Edition 7” will be Made To Order and is exclusive to Prince.com - available to purchase for 7 days only. Production will commence at conclusion of onsale period and we anticipate shipping to take place in mid January."

So you only have until the 27th or 28th to order a copy

So if you are a collector it would be wise to act

^the shade the estate seems to have sent out an email to everyone letting them know there is only three days left.

[Edited 10/24/19 6:48am]