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Home Recordings from 77-78 For the first time in a LONG time I was listening to these recordings, which, from what I've gathered through search, are "Home Recordings 1977-78."
They aren't very long. They aren't nearly as virtuosic as the Studio 80 sessions. But I love them. They're otherworldly. Some have a weird tropical island vibe. And there's some sensational guitar playing. Does anyone know anything more about what these were for, or ANYTHING beside when they were recorded?
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Those were home recorded at André's house in 1976 (between June and September according to Scififilmnerd's blog: https://chronologicalprin...pot.com/), so earlier than you think, hence the poor quality and lack of obvious purpose to them. It was just an 18 year old Prince tinkering and experimenting really, I don't think there's much more of a story about them. A COMPREHENSIVE PRINCE DISCOGRAPHY (work in progress ^^): https://sites.google.com/...scography/ |
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Thanks for clearing that up. Yes, it's definitely a lot of tinkering. But it's remarkable how developed his chops were at this point, even, in my estimation, beyond what we heard on the first few albums. He could do A LOT different rhythms and grooves pretty masterfully right out the gate. These instrumentals showcase that, much as the Studio 80 takes do. |
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Great catch!! How on earth did u find it? I've been searching for entries for the untitled instrumentals (these, the Moonsound session and a few others) but they're not on any of the main songs' lists A COMPREHENSIVE PRINCE DISCOGRAPHY (work in progress ^^): https://sites.google.com/...scography/ |
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Thanks for reminding me about them, I first heard them when everything was going up on Youtube just after we lost Prince. Yes, I like these funky instrumental jams, just listening to them now on Youtube since you mentioned them. I've always liked his instrumental music. I also love Just Another Sucker, great stuff. The year is 2020 and there's no more fear. |
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databank said:
Great catch!! How on earth did u find it? I've been searching for entries for the untitled instrumentals (these, the Moonsound session and a few others) but they're not on any of the main songs' lists . I googled “Prince Home recordings 77-78”, as OP suggested, and came on a Princevault page called something like “Category:Recorded 1977”. Since you said the recordings were from 1976, I modified the hyperlink from “1977” to “1976”, and this resulted in the link that I provided above 😃 Yeah, you learn some things after using the internet for 25 years 😂 Have a nice X-mas! [Edited 12/18/20 10:56am] [Edited 12/18/20 10:59am] |
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Princevault page “Recorded 1977” https://www.princevault.c...orded_1977 . Princevault page “Recorded 1976” https://www.princevault.c...orded_1976 . [Edited 12/18/20 10:57am] |
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Thx
But I can't find the Sound 80 instruimentals there, did I miss something? A COMPREHENSIVE PRINCE DISCOGRAPHY (work in progress ^^): https://sites.google.com/...scography/ |
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databank said:
Thx
But I can't find the Sound 80 instruimentals there, did I miss something? . Can’t find them either... maybe it’s best to contact PV! . [Edited 12/20/20 5:20am] |
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Speaking of "home recordings", I found myself thinking about this yesterday. | |
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