Yeah there seems to be something buried in the mix... i am pretty sure it was always there...

I do hear that some of the horns were also used in "Soul Psychodelicide"


my big question was why was the alternative take of "la la la he he hee" not included in this set!?

Yeah, the 10 minute alternate take is pure gold.

I love La la la hee hee hee, maybe more than anything else on Sign or Lovesexy? To me, it's the defining track of the era, and maybe the culmination of the 80s.

Mintchip said:

I love La la la hee hee hee, maybe more than anything else on Sign or Lovesexy? To me, it's the defining track of the era, and maybe the culmination of the 80s.

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You mean Mountains, the extended version.

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Right now I have America extended playing on my headphones... damn!

BAM!

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Transformed1 said:

Yeah, the 10 minute alternate take is pure gold.

I very much agree. The "My Tree" early version is vastly superior to what was released.

bluegangsta said:

Transformed1 said:

Yeah, the 10 minute alternate take is pure gold.

I very much agree. The "My Tree" early version is vastly superior to what was released.

Shit! I didn't even know I had this! What's the story here? Listening now and LOVING it.

bluegangsta said:

Transformed1 said:

Yeah, the 10 minute alternate take is pure gold.

I very much agree. The "My Tree" early version is vastly superior to what was released.

which is not to be confused with the later song also called "My Tree"

and I assume it is the one I have heard...basically the same main lyrics but a noticeable different vocals. and none of the 'yo releative...' and 'don't bite nobody...'

LILpoundCAKE said:

bluegangsta said:

I very much agree. The "My Tree" early version is vastly superior to what was released.

Shit! I didn't even know I had this! What's the story here? Listening now and LOVING it.

He just wanted to use a different vocal take. I love both... it should have been included in the SD set.

This song was great to hear, after hearing SOTT.

I consider it a 'proper' 1987 new song, thanks Sheena Easton for the connection.

Was she singing anywhere on this? or in the studio

OnlyNDaUsa said:

jfenster said:

OnlyNDaUsa said:

He just wanted to use a different vocal take. I love both... it should have been included in the SD set.

...and is the demo cut by the leggers ?? Seems to be more

the Demo? I am not sure what you are asking. The song (at least the one I know of) seems finished.. he may have intended to put more on it...but it is not a bootleger edit or trick.

OnlyNDaUsa said:

jfenster said:

OnlyNDaUsa said: ...and is the demo cut by the leggers ?? Seems to be more

the Demo? I am not sure what you are asking. The song (at least the one I know of) seems finished.. he may have intended to put more on it...but it is not a bootleger edit or trick.

The very start sounds a bit chopped as if the tape is caught or somethin'.

I like that it does not have the constant 'bark'. The brass on it is SICK!

LILpoundCAKE said:

OnlyNDaUsa said:

the Demo? I am not sure what you are asking. The song (at least the one I know of) seems finished.. he may have intended to put more on it...but it is not a bootleger edit or trick.

The very start sounds a bit chopped as if the tape is caught or somethin'.

I like that it does not have the constant 'bark'. The brass on it is SICK!

that sound could have been when they made a cassette copy

Freaking crazy ass song.

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So, agian, I relistened to the SOTT SDE remaster version of it.

Damn !

That IS so goooood.

There's also a veryinteresting podcst about this done by the couple of ''The Mountains And The Sea.''

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I had the 12" SOTT/LLL,HHH long before I had the album. I remember loving SOTT but LOVING LLL, HHH. I played the B-side much more than the A-side.

I don't know if it's a "culmination of the 80s" as someone else posted, but it's definitely a culmination of the SOTT album sounds. Is it the best of the bunch? I don't know, but it's definitely in the top half of the SOTT material. It's album-quality.

I love the story of how Prince said he could write a song around anything. Sheena Easton made up the title of La La La, He He Hee and Prince accepted that challenge. And we're lucky that he did.

Overall, it's my favorite album and favorite of Prince's band!

Se7en said:

I had the 12" SOTT/LLL,HHH long before I had the album. I remember loving SOTT but LOVING LLL, HHH. I played the B-side much more than the A-side.

I don't know if it's a "culmination of the 80s" as someone else posted, but it's definitely a culmination of the SOTT album sounds. Is it the best of the bunch? I don't know, but it's definitely in the top half of the SOTT material. It's album-quality.

I love the story of how Prince said he could write a song around anything. Sheena Easton made up the title of La La La, He He Hee and Prince accepted that challenge. And we're lucky that he did.

Overall, it's my favorite album and favorite of Prince's band!

yeah I seem to recall waiting WEEKS? maybe 2 months between getting the 12" and the album! I remember thoes words "from the forthcoming album Sign O the TImes."

This song is so good - it sounds mad on the SOTT SD. I too heard vocals and bass plucks I never heard before. It's such a great performance from Prince - it's all personality and that along with the funky instrumentation make it work so well even though the actual song is quite slight.