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Prince - The King of B-Sides Manifesting as an ‘MTV Ready’ generational icon, before MTV was even a thing; his name was Prince, aka ‘The Purple Yoda from the heart of Minnesota.'
By Matt Osgood 249 pages
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Sold. Nice cover, too.
Gimme a link. It's not on Amazon... [Edited 9/8/24 12:37pm] [Edited 9/8/24 12:40pm] | |
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Sounds interesting. I plan to pick this up. | |
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Note: The book is in English. | |
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"Whatever skin we're in
we all need 2 b friends" | |
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Sounds interesting. Thank you for the info and links. Ordered it. "The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves. And wiser people so full of doubts" (Bertrand Russell 1872-1972) | |
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Can anyone name the 31 b-sides? I only counted 29 from my foggy memory "Whatever skin we're in
we all need 2 b friends" | |
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nayroo2002 said: Can anyone name the 31 b-sides? I only counted 29 from my foggy memory https://prince.org/msg/7/178099 NPG Radio:
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Fishpaw's list from the old org link:
1 Gotta Stop (Messin' About) (2:54)
"The Lubricated Lady/Get Off" surely could be considered. "Get Some Solo" and a couple from the 'Cream' EP, too? It get's a bit blurry, I guess. We'll see what the auther of this book chose! "Whatever skin we're in
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12 Girl (7:36) - We almost never talk about this wonderful, almost forgotten track. It's haunting rhythm, the melodically flow, the yearning, it's all so pure classic Prince. It should've been on that album, and preferably even longer... "The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves. And wiser people so full of doubts" (Bertrand Russell 1872-1972) | |
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I thought U Make My Sun Shine / When Will We B Paid? was a double-A side? | |
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Prince's B-sides alone are better than most artists' entire career. Bold statement, but it's true. | |
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A pioneer of WFH? What lol | |
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Like Questlove, I was really surprised (back in 1993) to discover that "Hello" Edit had a total different ending. "Money won't buy U happiness but it'll pay 4 the search." | |
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Reissue the lot on CD'S from the original tapes, no vinyl rips lol. | |
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It's almost like two different songs! This is a proper edit compared to just "...fade the shit out..." "Whatever skin we're in
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This should actually be the next release, dammit!!! "Whatever skin we're in
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Vannormal said: 12 Girl (7:36) - We almost never talk about this wonderful, almost forgotten track. It's haunting rhythm, the melodically flow, the yearning, it's all so pure classic Prince. It should've been on that album, and preferably even longer... Agreed. It's a absolutely deranged perfection. Sounds like a dream. Marry me. Yeah that's right, marry me. All I have to do is think of you and I can have an orgasm. What the FUCK lol | |
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There are more than the 31, some songs like Get Off, Lubricated Lady & various Cream spin-offs that were left off but are still b-sides & yet Violet The Organ Grinder & Escape made it lol | |
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I can!! lol spent all summer writing about them 30 Prince written songs and 1 cover [Edited 9/15/24 2:43am] | |
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You're right but I wanted to focus on the songs not the mixes and I explain this in the book, under 'Reading Notes' but as you've raised a good and valid point, I'll share an excerpt here to explain my selection approach:
Prince - King of B-sides
I have counted a ‘B-side’ as a song that is a new song, one that first lived as a Prince B-side. This discounts any B-sides that were album tracks or mix derivatives of the A-side.
This has meant for some non-scientific subjectivity in song selection on my part. My guiding principle in this selection has been whether the B-side in question could have been either an A-side in its own right and / or sat alongside the A-side, it is a derivative of, on the album the A-side came from. If it could have been an A-side, it is included here. If, however, it would not reasonably have been on the same album as the A-side it is a derivative of, it is not included here.
For example, whilst a B-side on the ‘Cream’ (1991) maxi-single, I have not covered an instrumental like ‘2 The Wire (Creamy Instrumental)’ nor have I covered remixes such as ‘Do Your Dance (K.C.’s Remix) or ‘Housebangers’, they are all too derivative of ‘Cream’ but from the ‘Gett Off’ (1991) maxi-single release I have included songs such as ‘Gangster Glam’ and ‘Violet The Organ Grinder’ because these two tracks are substantially differentiated enough from the original A-side to count as new songs. Another example would be from 1992 ‘2 Whom It May Concern’, an example of where a new song title does not maketh a new song; instead, it’s a spoken-word track which at times samples album tracks.
I will highlight two of Prince’s releases that fall in between the stalls on what I have counted as a new song B-side and what’s just a mix or remix interpolation of the A-side. The first is ‘I Wish U Heaven’ (Parts 1, 2, & 3) from the 12” / maxi-single releases from 1988. Here the three parts are an extension of the A-side single, so not a new song B-side per se as what is on the B-side continues from the A-side, but they almost might as well be. Part 2 is more a funky gospel jam where we are introduced to the arrival of Prince’s new Cloud guitar, nicknamed the ‘Blue Angel’ complete with an epic guitar solo to land the point of said arrival. Part 3 goes into entirely new directions, using an unreleased Prince song ‘Take This Beat’ to funky effect. Combined parts 2 and 3 are more than worth checking out, even if you’re not that fussed by the drum machine polish of ‘I Wish U Heaven’ part 1 aka the single, because this extended version did not make it to the LP. Arguably Prince’s ‘The Scandalous Sex Suite’ EP from 1989, follows a similar pattern where the original song is deconstructed and represented in three phases entitled ‘The Crime’, ‘The Passion’ and ‘The Rapture’. Again, there is some guitar playing with gusto from Prince, accompanied by Kim Basinger’s spoken seductions, moans and honey in the studio across 19 minutes (rather than the original 4 minutes) that all serve to take the song way beyond the original. But again, not a new song on the B-side but quite possibly the most seductive soul song Prince ever created and that claim I appreciate, when it comes to him, is saying something!
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Gotta Stop (Messin' About) - was an A-side, so I didn't include that.
But what the book does cover is as follows: Contents: Dedications......................................................................................... 3 Contents:............................................................................................. 5 Foreword.............................................................................................. 9 “What’s missing from pop music is danger, there’s no excitement and mystery.”............................................................ 9 Preface.............................................................................................. 13 ‘I could tell you things to get you excited, things you never heard…’........................................................................................ 13 Prologue............................................................................................ 19 ‘This Is Not Music... This Is A Trip…’.............................................. 19 Reading Notes:................................................................................. 57 ‘I got two sides and they're both friends.’................................ 57 The 1999 album era: 1982 – 1983................................................... 63 How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore...................................... 63 Horny Toad.................................................................................... 67 Irresistible Bitch.............................................................................. 69 The Purple Rain album era: 1984 – 1985........................................ 75 17 Days (the rain will come down, then U will have 2 choose. If U believe look 2 the dawn Erotic City (make love not war Erotic City come alive).......... 81 God / God (Love Theme From Purple Rain).......................... 87 Another Lonely Christmas........................................................... 91 The Around The World in a Day album era: 1985........................ 95 She's Always in My Hair / She’s Always In My Hair (New Mix). 95 Hello / Hello (Fresh Dance Mix aka Extended Version)........ 107 Girl / Girl (extended version).................................................... 111 The Parade OST album era: 1986................................................. 115 ♥ Or $ (aka Love or Money) / ♥ Or $ (Extended Version)..... 115 Alexa De Paris / Alexa De Paris (Extended Version*)............ 119 The Sign ☮️ The Times album era: 1987...................................... 125 La, La, La, He, He, Hee / La, La, La, He, He, Hee (Highly Explosive)..................................................................................... 125 Shockadelica / Shockadelica (Extended Version)............... 129 The Lovesexy album era: 1988..................................................... 139 Escape / Escape (Free Yo Mind From This Rat Race)........... 139 Scarlet Pussy................................................................................ 143 The Batman OST album era: 1989................................................ 151 200 Balloons................................................................................ 151 Feel U Up (Short Stroke) / Feel U Up (Long Stroke)................. 157 I Love U In Me............................................................................. 161 Sex (The '80s are over and the time has come 4 monogamy and trust)..................................................................................... 165 The Graffiti Bridge OST album era: 1990...................................... 169 Get Off / The Lubricated Lady................................................. 169 Loveleft, Loveright...................................................................... 173 The Diamonds and Pearls album era: 1991................................ 177 Horny Pony.................................................................................. 177 Violet the Organ Grinder.......................................................... 183 Gangster Glam........................................................................... 187 Call The Law................................................................................ 191 The Gold Experience album era: 1995........................................ 195 Rock ‘n’ Roll Is Alive! (And It Lives In Minneapolis)................ 195 Non-Album Project – standalone single 2001............................ 199 When Will We B Paid?................................................................ 199 The Musicology album era: 2004................................................. 202 Magnificent................................................................................. 202 United States Of Division............................................................ 205 Silver Tongue (Demo) / Silver Tongue...................................... 209 Non-Album Project – standalone single 2005............................ 213 Brand New Orleans.................................................................... 213 Epilogue........................................................................................... 217 Prince – King of B-sides.............................................................. 217 References...................................................................................... 227 Fact checking: Facts – remember those? Facts still matter. Facts, like books and albums, Appendices:................................................................................... 229 Appendix A..................................................................................... 231 List of Prince songs released and unreleased known to incorporate orchestral arrangements Appendix B..................................................................................... 239 My favourite B-sides in ascending order................................. 239 Appendix C..................................................................................... 243 #NeverEnoughGuitar with Prince............................................ 243 Appendix D..................................................................................... 247 *The artist formerly known as Camille -................................... 247
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that's why i wrote the book | |
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. [Edited 9/14/24 9:58am] "Whatever skin we're in
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lol I'd put that down to either Erotic City - and where I write about whether it was 'funk' or f**k' that was being sung
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Thanks for sharing the contents page information. I hope your book does well 👏👏 There may or may not be something coming! | |
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thank you so far so good! I certainly, wasn't expecting it to hit No.1 on Amazon New Releases and Best Sellers, so that made my day
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I look forward to reading this. | |
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thank you I hope you enjoy it cheers Matt | |
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These are the extended versions of said songs, not really what you explained as "new songs". "Scarlet Pussy" & "Sex" are the B-Sides, respectively. I don't mean to de-merit your literature, but "Gotta Stop (Messin' About)" was, for me, Prince's first B-Side. "Whatever skin we're in
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