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Thread started 04/22/23 5:29am

lustmealways

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1981 Tick, Tick, Bang

Aside from the obvious comments about how much this absolutely blows the sluggish and overproduced GB version out of the water, I was listening this morning and was struck by how high quality the circulating version is.

WHICH leads me to wonder. When did this start circulating? I wonder what the source was for this and also what else would've been with it on a prospective cassette. Piques my interest cause, as far as I know, this is the only (?) proper Controversy-era outtake that circulates? If you wanna count Strange Way I guess you could. My guess is that the circulating source probably comes from some tape compiled around the time he was gonna redo it for GB, or whereabouts?

Anyway. Great track.

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Reply #1 posted 04/22/23 6:09am

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I think around 1997/98 there was a Studio Nights box set that had this and Broken along with a variety of other random tracks from cassette sources. The rumor was that it came from a band members collection, but made its way to the bootleg market.
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Reply #2 posted 04/22/23 6:46am

OnlyNDaUsa

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bigtallwall said:

I think around 1997/98 there was a Studio Nights box set that had this and Broken along with a variety of other random tracks from cassette sources. The rumor was that it came from a band members collection, but made its way to the bootleg market.



I assume the same person that leaked "city lights" recordings...which was easy to work out who it has to be... who was the only band member that was there from 1980-1986 but not after?

what was the time frame of Studio Nights songs (does is tend to fit the 1979-into early 87)?

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Reply #3 posted 04/22/23 5:01pm

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lustmealways said:

Aside from the obvious comments about how much this absolutely blows the sluggish and overproduced GB version out of the water, I was listening this morning and was struck by how high quality the circulating version is.

WHICH leads me to wonder. When did this start circulating? I wonder what the source was for this and also what else would've been with it on a prospective cassette. Piques my interest cause, as far as I know, this is the only (?) proper Controversy-era outtake that circulates? If you wanna count Strange Way I guess you could. My guess is that the circulating source probably comes from some tape compiled around the time he was gonna redo it for GB, or whereabouts?

Anyway. Great track.

I LOVE the GB Version!!! However: 4 Someone who DIDN'T Sample, He SURE Sampled the F**k outta the Drum Break of "Little Miss Lover", by the Jimi Hendrix Experience (1968) on the GB Version!!

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Reply #4 posted 04/22/23 11:51pm

psyche2

OnlyNDaUsa said:

bigtallwall said:

I think around 1997/98 there was a Studio Nights box set that had this and Broken along with a variety of other random tracks from cassette sources. The rumor was that it came from a band members collection, but made its way to the bootleg market.



I assume the same person that leaked "city lights" recordings...which was easy to work out who it has to be... who was the only band member that was there from 1980-1986 but not after?

what was the time frame of Studio Nights songs (does is tend to fit the 1979-into early 87)?

There's earlier stuff too like the BoomBox demos from 1976 on Studio Nights, but yeah you're pretty nailing the source with the time frame.

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Reply #5 posted 04/23/23 5:01pm

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I skipped "Tick Tick Bang" almost consistently. It was cheap and embarassing. At some point, I find it listenable now. But it's minimal.

I love the original IDGAF version. I know it dates different, but it sounds like it belongs with The Rebels.

Sorry, it's the Hodgkin's talking.
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Reply #6 posted 04/25/23 6:29am

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similarly: i was decidedly not a fan way back in the day so i'm not familiar with what was circulating at the time v.s. what we have now other than going through old org threads and seeing what people are referencing. though i felt like i have mostly everything i want, i just now downloaded that huge work it collection to see a round up on what was out there (what was that? 2010?)

two things interested me the most: #1 there's a 15 second clip of Lust U Always that was apparently circulating, the actual song not that instrumental that may or may not me misnamed.

#2 there's an awful quality few minute clip of We Can Fuck, of which I didn't think any of the 83 tracking was circulating prior to its release on the PR deluxe.

Anyone know when that Lust U Always clip came into play?

neat!

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Reply #7 posted 04/25/23 8:28am

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1981 version is fire.

GB version not so much neutral

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Reply #8 posted 04/25/23 11:41am

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The song is not that great but I prefer the GB version smile
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Reply #9 posted 04/26/23 7:55pm

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You guys have no clue.
I used to rap the lyrics of this song as a pick up line, back in the 90's, it worked every time! wink

Yeh, it's dated but boy does it bring back good memories.

cool lol

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Reply #10 posted 05/03/23 7:48am

rockford

woogiebear said:



lustmealways said:


Aside from the obvious comments about how much this absolutely blows the sluggish and overproduced GB version out of the water, I was listening this morning and was struck by how high quality the circulating version is.

WHICH leads me to wonder. When did this start circulating? I wonder what the source was for this and also what else would've been with it on a prospective cassette. Piques my interest cause, as far as I know, this is the only (?) proper Controversy-era outtake that circulates? If you wanna count Strange Way I guess you could. My guess is that the circulating source probably comes from some tape compiled around the time he was gonna redo it for GB, or whereabouts?

Anyway. Great track.



I LOVE the GB Version!!! However: 4 Someone who DIDN'T Sample, He SURE Sampled the F**k outta the Drum Break of "Little Miss Lover", by the Jimi Hendrix Experience (1968) on the GB Version!!


Let’s not forget the drums on Release It just Squib Cakes by Tower of Power.
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Reply #11 posted 05/30/23 12:02pm

woogiebear

rockford said:

woogiebear said:

I LOVE the GB Version!!! However: 4 Someone who DIDN'T Sample, He SURE Sampled the F**k outta the Drum Break of "Little Miss Lover", by the Jimi Hendrix Experience (1968) on the GB Version!!

Let’s not forget the drums on Release It just Squib Cakes by Tower of Power.

Yes INDEED!!!!

cool

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Reply #12 posted 05/30/23 7:14pm

SoulAlive

this 1981 version is fantastic!
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Reply #13 posted 05/31/23 10:35am

Rioub

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However: 4 Someone who DIDN'T Sample

Who said that?

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Reply #14 posted 06/01/23 1:07am

TrivialPursuit

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woogiebear said:

I LOVE the GB Version!!! However: 4 Someone who DIDN'T Sample, He SURE Sampled the F**k outta the Drum Break of "Little Miss Lover", by the Jimi Hendrix Experience (1968) on the GB Version!!


Um... Prince didn't sample?

Madhouse's second album is rife with Godfather samples.

"7," "Right Back Here In My Arms," "Mr. Happy," "Style," "Sleep Around*," "Billy Jack Bitch," "Thieves In The Temple," and "Release It*" all contain samples.

* "Release It" borrows heavily from "Squib Cakes" by Tower of Power, which is also sampled on "Sleep Around."

Sorry, it's the Hodgkin's talking.
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Reply #15 posted 06/01/23 4:35am

McGee

TrivialPursuit said:

Madhouse's second album is rife with Godfather samples.

"7," "Right Back Here In My Arms," "Mr. Happy," "Style," "Sleep Around*," "Billy Jack Bitch," "Thieves In The Temple," and "Release It*" all contain samples.



I personally wouldn't count those Poet99 samples (regarding Right Back Here...) since this is (almost) Prince sampling himself, which I also wouldn't include in a list like this. Technically of course that's also sampling.

Songs I'd definitely add to this list, off the top of my head: Gett Off, Housequake, U Know, Walk Don't Walk, Thieves In The Temple, Space, Pope, The Sacrifice Of Victor, My Computer, Thunder, Blue Light, the entire Batman album and many more.

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Reply #16 posted 06/01/23 9:59am

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McGee said:

TrivialPursuit said:

Madhouse's second album is rife with Godfather samples.

"7," "Right Back Here In My Arms," "Mr. Happy," "Style," "Sleep Around*," "Billy Jack Bitch," "Thieves In The Temple," and "Release It*" all contain samples.



I personally wouldn't count those Poet99 samples (regarding Right Back Here...) since this is (almost) Prince sampling himself, which I also wouldn't include in a list like this. Technically of course that's also sampling.

Songs I'd definitely add to this list, off the top of my head: Gett Off, Housequake, U Know, Walk Don't Walk, Thieves In The Temple, Space, Pope, The Sacrifice Of Victor, My Computer, Thunder, Blue Light, the entire Batman album and many more.


I purposely didn't list when he sampled himself because he has a right to re-use his own music. ("Three Shots" sorta fits that, I guess.) Hell, we'd be damn near listing those EPs like New Power Generation, Gett Off, Cream. But yeah, prince has a ton of samples on it. Eric B. and Rakim, N.W.A., The Headhunters, plus the famous "Tramp" sample in "7."

Sorry, it's the Hodgkin's talking.
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Reply #17 posted 06/01/23 1:55pm

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psyche2 said:

OnlyNDaUsa said:



I assume the same person that leaked "city lights" recordings...which was easy to work out who it has to be... who was the only band member that was there from 1980-1986 but not after?

what was the time frame of Studio Nights songs (does is tend to fit the 1979-into early 87)?

There's earlier stuff too like the BoomBox demos from 1976 on Studio Nights, but yeah you're pretty nailing the source with the time frame.

didn't Bobby work for Owen Husney? Sp that would give him access to thoes tapes as well. But unlike the concert tapes your point that Bobby was there for ALL of the recordings....

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Reply #18 posted 06/01/23 1:59pm

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TrivialPursuit said:

woogiebear said:

I LOVE the GB Version!!! However: 4 Someone who DIDN'T Sample, He SURE Sampled the F**k outta the Drum Break of "Little Miss Lover", by the Jimi Hendrix Experience (1968) on the GB Version!!


Um... Prince didn't sample?

Madhouse's second album is rife with Godfather samples.

"7," "Right Back Here In My Arms," "Mr. Happy," "Style," "Sleep Around*," "Billy Jack Bitch," "Thieves In The Temple," and "Release It*" all contain samples.

* "Release It" borrows heavily from "Squib Cakes" by Tower of Power, which is also sampled on "Sleep Around."

yeah, he did sample several times...if not flat out just take elements from others. (like the drums for "When Doves Cry").

he also seemed to have bullied people out of songs ("Slow Love" and "Soul Sanctuary" were both credited to Prince but they seem to be very much the same songs)

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