Dez Dickerson was seen briefly in the movie of Purple Rain.

Does any1 know if he released an album after it. I was lead to believe that it was called "The Modernaires" but i could be wrong.

Can any1 help me with this info

Thanks

Steve

No album was ever released.

However, Dez is currently selling a 2CD compilation of all his unreleased 80s tracks (including "Modernaire") on his website: http://www.dezdickerson.com/

You should visit the "Associated Artists" forum more often.There have been many threads on Dez Dickerson and the song "Modernaire".Here's a recent thread:

http://www.prince.org/msg/5/214897

thanks guys

As you say, I don't check out this thread often enough

steve4key said:

2 cd set. U can buy mine as it's ONLY been played once.

Graycap23 said:

Why? Is it that bad ??

steve4key said:

Just NOT my type of music.

Graycap23 said:

steve4key said:

If you're looking for Prince-type funk then the comp is not for you. It's more like new wave/rock. Remember Dez opened for Billy Idol in the 80s so his music is more comparable to him than Prince.

"I want to be a modernaire" is wicked

LittleSmedley said:

That's why I purchased the set 4 that ONE song.

Graycap23 said:

And it wasn't even CD quality.

sextonseven said:

Yep. I actually went to see Billy at The Forum in 84 off of his Rebel Yell album. Dez got a great reception from Billy's fans, which was cool. It just showed how popular Dez was while he was in P's band. Next to P, Dez was definately the most visual in the group. In many ways, more so than Prince. But this was something that I actually posted on here, well over 2 years ago. I remember Dez's album from 84 actually being released as an import. But I didn't get hip to it untill the mid 90's. I searched for a copy and ran across a cat who owned an import shop who said he sold a copy for $200 sealed. He had the info on it too, such as the tracklisting, liner notes, etc. It was on Warner Bros. It was to come out with The Time's, Sheila's, Apples, etc. Word was that P went to his good friend Lenny Waronker at WB and said that he didn't want Dez's album released at the same time as The Time's, Sheila, etc because he didn't want it to conflict with anything. So they pulled Dez's album and shot for a later released date for later that year. Which of course, never happened.