TheBigBang said:

funkaholic1972 said:

I can't really say as I don't know what to expect.

At one point in the early 2000's I downloaded a huge set of Prince outtakes called The Work, skipped through it once and was put off by the bad audio quality in most cases (I am a bit of an audiophile). So I decided not to listen anymore and wait until these outtakes would hopefully be released in their full sonic glory one day.

I don't know how old you are, but when I first started listening to bootlegs, they were on what sounded like 8th generation cassettes, that I got from a guy in an ad in the back of Rolling Stone magazine. They were mostly bad quality. So, by the time I heard The Work, with rare exception, that stuff sounded so good to my ears, that I thought it was some of the best shit I had ever heard, in terms of bootleg quality audio.

But I get what you're saying, and I commend you for your patience. I have to admit, it's been a treat to hear songs I have never heard before. But I can't imagine hearing all of this stuff for the very first time...

About my age: my username gives it away.

Well, to be honest the skipping through all The Work tracks left me with a few immediate favorites that I burnt on a CD. They were All My Dreams, Data Bank, Work That Fat, Irresitable Bitch (1982), Horny Pony, The Sex of It, Purple Music, Lisa and Wonderfull Ass. Most of them had acceptable audio quality. Also I had a bad sounding bootleg tape copy of The Black Album in the 80's. But that's about it as far as listening to bootleg studio recordings.

Thinking back a bit more about the skipping through The Work I remember thinking that the quality of most of the songs (the songwriting) was not as good as the ones that made his albums. Combined with mediocre or bad sound quality, I decided to wait it out.

djdaffy1227 said:

Obviously I'm looking forward most to the songs I've never heard before but I will give you the 5 I already know that I'm looking forward to.

All my dreams - I teared up when I saw this was on the set. One of the first boots I ever heard and have loved it since. I can't wait to hear a good quality version!

Wally - Of the recent bootlegs this is a favorite. His emotion and how the music plays in to the emotion just makes it a magical song! Can't wait to hear how the quality sounds on this one.

Eggplant (Prince vocals) - OK I never heard this version but love the version I have heard. Love how silly and playful it is. It'll be interesting to hear Prince singing it.

Cosmic Day - Of course I've only heard the snippet. Take that elite collectors!!!

A Place In Heaven (Prince vocals) - Like All My Dreams, it is one of the first boots I ever heard. Wonderful song. Just wondering if the part about environmental records will be on the intro.

Honorable mentions: Cocoa Boys, Emotional Pump, Adonis & Bathsheba

[Edited 7/4/20 16:51pm]

We're still two months away from the release, and the waiting is getting too long.

purplepolitician said:

Luckily the set will be on Spotify . . . not sure the SOTT is in the budget for September with this economy! I might have to call in some November birthday and early-Christmas requests from people!

I'm going to list these 5 because I've never even heard of them before. A lot of the others, I've heard on various bootlegs.

When The Dawn Of The Morning Comes
It Be’s Like That Sometimes
Walkin’ In Glory
I Need A Man
Promise To Be True

slyjackson said:

djdaffy1227 said:

All my dreams - I teared up when I saw this was on the set. One of the first boots I ever heard and have loved it since. I can't wait to hear a good quality version!

We already have a EX+ quality version in the Parade Demos bootleg (4DaFunk) since 2012.

Forever in My Life (Early Vocal Studio Run-through)

When the Dawn of the Morning Comes

Cosmic Day

Eggplant (Prince Vocal)

Soul Psychodelicide

highcalonic said: