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If you mean the 1987 version is better, i agree..no doubt. However, it so interesting to hear him do this 8 years befoe with that Dirty Mind/Rebels type sound. Super. | |
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Wow!! This is nice. | |
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Ohh purple joy oh purple bliss oh purple rapture! REAL MUSIC by REAL MUSICIANS - Prince "I kind of wish there was a reason for Prince to make the site crash more" ~~ Ben |
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Andre Cymone said even though he left after Dirty Mind, stuff he worked on with Prince ended up on lps as late as Sign Of The Times...i wonder if this is what he was talking about | |
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LoveGalore said: BartVanHemelen said: Note that the promo text does not mention a 1982 home recording and says "The track was retrieved from the vault in June 1986 and re-recorded". Theory: this 1979 version has been mistakenly dated to 1982 based on the sound. . [Edited 7/16/20 9:04am] Michael Howe discussed this - that they initially thought it was from much later (aka 1982) but that it was on the same tape as ... Uh something else I forget. Tape seen in PP Vault photos has I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man / U Should Be Mine / You Are My Love. | |
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Absolutely amazing to hear this and that it was almost 10 years old when officially released!! The 87 version is just so hopeless (it is one of my all time faves tho) but this one is optimistic. 2010: Healing the Wounds of the Past.... http://prince.org/msg/8/325740 | |
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Great! That is all. | |
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Okay people I think it is long overdue to stop focusing on the term "Frankenstein mixes", all due respect lol. Creating a brand new mix from the multitracks is not "Frankensteining" anything unless parts are flown in from other sources that were not that multitrack
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BlueShakooo said: I love it!! My only complaint: I hate fade-outs. No debate why they do it, I understand. But the estate should provide download-codes on every CD and Vinyl-Box for full versions for those who are interested IMO. [Edited 7/16/20 11:22am] [Edited 7/16/20 11:23am] "I like to watch." | |
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Freaking awesome. I especially love clearly hearing those unusual chords at the end of the chorus! What a guy. | |
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Now, does the fact this was a 1979 song distract from the overall public perception that SOTT is one of the great albums of all time, or help to cement that belief? Personally I’m on the fence, as we all like to think he worked on the album within a given time frame like most artists (albeit with its evolution from DF), and the album in reality is just a grab bag of songs like a compilation if you will. | |
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I Love it! The Sound is Great! | |
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Prince recorded most of Sign o'the Times, in 1986. i think " Strange Relationship & ICNTTPOYM.. were the only ones not to be. BOB4theFUNK | |
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Dandroppedadime said: Now, does the fact this was a 1979 song distract from the overall public perception that SOTT is one of the great albums of all time, or help to cement that belief? Personally I’m on the fence, as we all like to think he worked on the album within a given time frame like most artists (albeit with its evolution from DF), and the album in reality is just a grab bag of songs like a compilation if you will. It's all of a sudden a compilation because it includes a couple songs he couldn't find a spot that he wanted to put them until he'd redone them a few times? | |
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Not at all IMO. It shows that he was often very adept at holding onto a song until it made sense in the context of an album. |
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I read somewhere a long time ago that this was considered for inclusion on Dirty Mind but was too similar to "When You Were Mine" so it was excluded. You can tell Prince really liked the song as he held on to it for a long time waiting for the right project...but WYWM was the preffered track at release time for Dirty Mind.
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and true love lives on lollipops and crisps | |
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Dope. | |
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LoveGalore said:
YOU'RE a Frankenstein mix. | |
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IstenSzek said:
Same when I saw it For all time I am with you, you are with me. | |
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I just feel those good ole new wave vibe...like the album "Look sharp" by Joe Jackson | |
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Pellwormer said: I just feel those good ole new wave vibe...like the album "Look sharp" by Joe Jackson I’ve been digging that vibe recently. Dirty Mind / Controversy. BRING IT! "I like to watch." | |
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I love it , a pity it fades out at the end though. Would loved to have heard a cracking guitar solo. | |
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Just randomly came across this awesome cover by the Austin Ukelele Society. It's so goofy but great!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EO_yZgHhMxw
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I just love the optimism of youth. She was damaged goods, but in 1979 he was willing to give it a try. . | |
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"...but I'll try. I'll sure as hell try."
Amazing. That one line was pure gold to me. That made my week. | |
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That bass line note just before the chorus seems so wrong, but feels so right. Really suprised there was no guitar solo of any kind. | |
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SquirrelMeat said:
SDE: You’ve already mentioned that this is going to be a real revelation to virtually everyone. This was recorded in 1979. How much of a surprise was it to come across this? MH: It was an enormous surprise. It was found very early in our excavation and digitisation process, but the rough mix we had was not dated and we assumed it was a little bit later than it actually was. But finally we found it on a two-inch multi-track tape which was dated May 1979, which kind of blew our minds. So it was a wonderful surprise and such a treat to be able to hear one of Prince’s best known songs in a completely different way. | |
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