SIrSighALot said:

how have they only just found the jamie album? i thought everything was cataloged last year?

They are so full of it, and they can still milk folks with all sorts of bullshit.

ShellyMcG said:

I am beginning to understand that continuing to blame those currently in charge will not help us in the future of new releases or whatever plans they have.
And believe me, I have blamed them many times too.
But it doesn't help anything or anyone, not yet, not then and not soon.
Just a way to vent oneself isn't really worth it either.

It has not come to nothing so far.
So better to focus on what is available, and what we (can) get.
Everything else is lost energy imho.

I'm already happy to know there are possible unreleased/unfinshed albums we never even dreamed about.

I can only hope they release them 'unfinished' or 'finished so far' the way they were left in the vault.

IF someone ever want to release it, whomever it might be.

I can still say so many bad words about how it all is handled so far... but it's not going to help anything or anyone. Right?

bizzie said:

Let's Go Crazy (Demo) - Slower BPM, almost punk feel w a relaxed vocal that brought to mind Adam Ant, Billy Idol, even Johnny Rotten? First chorus diff lyrix "Am I gonna let the elevator.....?"

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"Fat Jazz" - 1977 jazz jam with Prince, Andre and Bobby Z - very cool instrumental jam

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However Much U Want (Piano Demo) - super boogie woogie early rock and roll Little Richard vibes with a piano jam part at the end - so cool!

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"First Time I Saw U" - Prince and John L Nelson, super fast drum machine beat with John L playing piano and Prince vibing falsetto!

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"FRICTION" - Charles Spicer said they found a whole Jamie Starr album in the vault from 85 and this was a jam with Linn and Oberheim, total Minneapolis Sound vibes, vocal cadence sounded like Head somewhat

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"All The Kings Horses" (Strings Version) - the non string version was played last year and went down so well that when they found this version with Clare Fischer arrangements Charles decided to bring it back!

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"Calabama" - it was mentioned that this was the title track to an album Prince was working on pre Musicology but it sounded like an alternate take on "Prince and The Band" with some of the same lyrics

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"No Changes" - recorded 87, sounded like a mashup between Lovesexy title track and Electric Chair! Aggressively funky

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"And God Created Woman" (piano demo) with a part of "3 Chains O Gold" at the end.... Absolutely beautiful

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"Purple Rain" (original piano demo) - the earliest version of the song we've ever heard. Prince working out to a degree on just piano.... Clear that he hadn't figured out the arrangement properly but was amazing to hear

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as we walked into Paisley there was a previously unheard clip playing of a blues jam, which Charles mentioned had come from a 25 minute runtime jam recently found in the vault, but no more info on when it was from

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source: https://x.com/CaseyRain/s...4180334675

more info :

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Let's Go Crazy (demo) - 4:10

Fat Jazz - 3:00

However Much U Want (Piano Demo) - 5:35

First Time I Saw U - 2:29

Friction - 2:40

All The Kings Horses (strings version) - 5:09

Calabama - 4:06

No Changes - 3:40

And God Created Woman (piano demo) - 3:00

Purple Rain (original piano demo) - 4:50

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Mind that most tracks are demo's (and therefor?) short...

So that's it, all together we have +42 min of never before heard music we know that excists.

Vannormal said:

I can still say so many bad words about how it all is handled so far... but it's not going to help anything or anyone. Right?

I understand what you mean. It's frustrating to keep complaining (as I do). But I'm pretty sure not saying anything won't help either. Being silent gives the wrong signal.

We should vote with our wallet, as Neversin keeps saying. I already do. So I don't buy merchandising, but I buy official releases. The problem is that there are so few of them. So it only gets you so far.

I understand why the current Estate is organizing those "exclusive listening sessions". But this is not the way to go to curate Prince's legacy. If it's a temporary experiment, while waiting for (legal?) problems to be solved, then fine. Otherwise, it's misguided.

funkbabyandthebabysitters said:

If i paid a couple grand to attend idk if id like to know supposedly exclusive songs played for me were being released inna few weeks. I guess thats how they want to make ppl pull out their wallets.

A few weeks would probably be too soon. But I'm pretty sure nobody in the attendance would complain if those songs were made public one year later (for example).

olb99 said:

While the new info is welcome (though totally random, not delivered in an academic way), it's somewhat sadistic to play those songs once to a little group who'll never hear them again and tacitely let the rest of the world know they're not going to release any of it any time soon

I wonder if they give out two tracks from here like they did last year.

What's next? An album that they only sell 1 copy of, for a fortune, that no one else will ever hear. Wu Tang already did that and I've never heard anyone say they thought it was a good idea.

May as well sell NFTs.

Landonfunkmonkey said:

I thought Friction was from 1981. The would be more of a fit for a Jamie Starr Album

And what is a "Jamie Starr" album anyway? Is there an "Alexander Nevermind" album in the vault too?

I always thought that FRICTION was a 1981 track. Maybe be polished it up a bit in 85 for a new project?

ExTAFKASoladeo1 said:

Landonfunkmonkey said:

I thought Friction was from 1981. The would be more of a fit for a Jamie Starr Album

And what is a "Jamie Starr" album anyway? Is there an "Alexander Nevermind" album in the vault too?

I always thought that FRICTION was a 1981 track. Maybe be polished it up a bit in 85 for a new project?

Like many tracks, it was probably reworked multiple times, over many years. It might have been reworked in 1985, altough it's not mentioned in Duane's book (if I'm not mistaken).

olb99 said:

Who is this Jamie Starr? I wanna hear all of it - sounds funky - bring it on

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Krid said:

Who is this Jamie Starr? I wanna hear all of it - sounds funky - bring it on

Jamie Starr's a thief.

It's Time to change your clock.

Vanity 6 is so sweet.

Now u can all take a bite of my purple rock.

ExTAFKASoladeo1 said:

Landonfunkmonkey said:

I thought Friction was from 1981. The would be more of a fit for a Jamie Starr Album

And what is a "Jamie Starr" album anyway? Is there an "Alexander Nevermind" album in the vault too?

Yeah I'm curious as well. I know it was one of his alters but what's different ? The voice ?

LILpoundCAKE said:

bozojones said:

In other words, a bunch of interesting stuff that 99.99% of fans won't get to hear, because everyone unwilling or unable to pay $1300 + travel expenses can go fuck themselves. Thanks Londell!

thing is, i'd gladly pay $ 150,- for a box of like 50 unreleased tracks. seems like they have enough of m.

nayroo2002 said:

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god I desperately wish there was someone on the inside that would go rogue and start leaking vault tracks to the public

I'm assuming the LGC and PR demos will be on the PR SDE 🤞

lustmealways said:

bonnie184 said:

Apollo85 said:

Is anyone allowed to ask in these listening sessions when/if this music will be released to the public?

I imagine the atmosphere at these listening sessions a bit like a cross between Prince's own
The Rainbow Children listening party post party 'chats' and an episode of The Office.

Not sure how inducive that is to asking frivolous questions like "this is great music, will it be
released? If so, when and how?"

I mean, what Prince fan is at the celebration because of their interest in unheard music? Not
a single one, it seems

I wonder how many have snuck in a quick romp or even just a wank in the PP toilets tho

bonnie184 said: