Many tracks are widely circulated now, obviously, but I'm looking for some lists of songs you think or know to be extremely hard-to-find.

Here are a few I've found difficult to locate:

Suzie Lovelace
Lust U Always
Euphoria Highway
Donna
Be My Mirror
Work That Fat
Strange Way Of Saying I Love U
Go
Small Bright Light
Since We've Been Together
Broken

Do you have a list?

They're all on bootlegs.

Suzie Lovelace is Mazarati isn't it.

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Anxiety said:

That ain't rare no more...

Neversin.

Wally.

As far as released songs, the rarest is his version of "Wouldn't U Love 2 Love Me". It was actually put on a promo disc for Mica Paris's cover, making it dubiously official (it never got past the promo stage, as it was an overly-ambitious engineer that put it on there. Prince had not given his permission, so it wasn't on subsequent singles of the song).

JediMaster said:

That was "If I Love U 2 Night"...

Neversin.

What about "Feel Good", was that ever released? I like that one.

Neversin said:

:doh:You're absolutely right!! My bad!!

JFive said:

Sorta. He used the beat on a song for Chaka Khan's Come 2 My House CD

Anxiety said:

When was that recorded, or is this some sort of puzzle?

Don't forget the vocal versions of "Feline" and "Lust U Always"

"Small Bright Light" is the only one I still haven't heard from the above list.

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digitalelectric said:

I think around the time "Xenophobia"/"Xpectation" was recorded since there's some horrible violin playing throughout probably courtesy of Vanessa Mae...

Neversin.

Neversin said:

Was that the reason why her contribution to "Xpectation" was so small?

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giotto said:

Was what?

Neversin.

digitalelectric said:

I have heard some of these...some not.

What exactly makes them rare? On the Work Vols. SOme of these are there...but I do know that for some of these...this was one of the first places they ended up.

I'd have to say Work that fat is pretty rare. I have never heard of
Suzie Lovelace
Go
Small Bright Light

Then there stuff that was supposed to be on the Crystal Ball 2 like
- "3 nigs watching a kung-fu movie"
- "Love And Sex"
- "Evolsidog"
- "Adonis And Batsheeba"
- "Eye Wonder"
- "American Jam"
- "Katrina’s Paper Dolls"

Are any of these circulating? I have also read there are Lovesexy (the song) remixes...not sure if they are out there though

giotto said:[quote]Don't forget the vocal versions of "Feline" and "Lust U Always"

Now that would kick ass. Gotta find those somewhere. Love the instrumental versions.

superspaceboy said:

not really. i've heard it before...

both of these i have, although "go" isn't very long. it's like a minute-long snippet of it.

never heard/heard of this one...

superspaceboy said:

Both "I Wonder" and "Work That Fat" are outtakes from 1991-92 era and are definitely circulating.

"Go", on the other hand, is a Parade-era track. Only a short snippet of the studio version has become available on boot.

As for the others I guess we will have to wait a little bit longer before we get to hear all that stuff. The lyrics to "Adonis And Batsheeba" have already been publised in some magazine somewhere. Apparently the song was a harp-laden piece of whimsy that Prince recorded during the Dream Factory sessions. Susan Rogers hated it.

Prince had nothing to do with "Suzie Lovelace". More than likely, that's Brownmark trying to sing on that one.

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Here are some more rarities:

Eros
Blue Limousine (Prince vocals)
Don't U Wanna Ride?
Fox Trap
Bump This
Fun Love
Bulgaria
Drawers Burnin’
Friction

We got so much more to hear, friends.

I would add the following songs to the "rarest" list. These are Prince compositions that he may have recorded in the studio but has so far only played live or during rehearsal:

"Wednesday"
"Cold Coffee And Cocaine"
"Mama"
"Our Destiny"
"Roadhouse Garden"
"What Did I Do?"
"If U Let Me Undress U"


Feel free to add more to the list.


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"Go", on the other hand, is a Parade-era track. Only a short snippet of the studio version has become available on boot.

I have a full version of "Go."

digitalelectric said:

This so-called boombox demo from 76 can be found on Studio Nights.

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digitalelectric said:

So have I. It's the version on one of the Parade Tour rehearsals.

That's as full as it can get for now

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Here are some more:


Gypsy
Mobile
Surprise
Moral Majority (Prince vocals)
Colleen
Good Dick and a Job
I Spend My Time Loving U
Susan
Gym Class

digitalelectric said:

"I Spend My Time" is another one of those boombox demos from Studio Nights.

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OK, here are two more:

"Billy" from a Purple Rain-era rehearsal.
"Jealous Again" from a Nude Tour rehearsal.

Both tracks are great rocking tunes with fiery guitar solos.

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giotto said:

Is Billy, Billy's Sunglasses?

'Jealous again' is Prince covering The Black Crowes

What about 'Ming Mong Charlie' - the song that inspired my username.

Would you call this one rare?