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Purple Rush --- 2008
The tracklist omits often 'The' from the titles or incorporate minor descriptive information [like '#1', '#2' '#3', 'incl.' etc. which aren't parts of the songs nor the titles] the most meanderings appear as follows: • Purple Rush 1 1-8 is listed as 'Prince Speaks' 1-11 is listed as 'How Come U Don't Call Me' 6-4 are audio extractions from the movie 'Purple Rain' 6-14 is the audio from BBC's "I Love 1985" - part 6 of the 2001 television mini-series that examines the pop culture of the 1980s 6-7 to 6-32 are outtakes recorded for the film score taken from a cassette [Note: it's not known which title belongs to which track, in the booklet they appear in the following context:] "These Are the individual titles of Colombier’s instrumental pieces, as registered in Washington by means of 45-Minute cassette: Purple Intro; I Like Your Song too; Family Dispute; First Avenue; The Bitches Are Okay; I. D. S. Center; Lake Minnetonka; Puppets; A Little Song And Dance; Thinking About Buying A Guitar; Argument; Join Morris’ Group; Let’s Go Baby (parts I, II and III); Alley; Underpass; Home Again; Light Switch; Suicide; Sheet Music; Memories; Backstage." • Purple Rush 2 9-1 is a description: 'Band rehearses loosely, plays parts of...' 10-13 is listed as 'Let's Go Crazy / The Beautiful Ones-synth' Purple Rush 3 13-7 is listed as 'Free (with long intro)' 14-1 is listed as 'Another Lonely Christmas (instrumental try-out)' 14-2 is listed as 'Another Lonely Christmas (keyboard bassline)' 14-3 is listed as 'When Saints Go Marchin' In (vox rehears.)' 14-4 is listed as 'Another Lonely Christmas (keyboard, bass, guitar)' 14-5 is listed as 'Another Lonely Christmas (all instr. & vocals)' 14-6 is listed as 'Let's Go Crazy (instrumental try out)' 14-7 is listed as 'Instrumental Jam ('sleazy' part of Baby I'm A Star)' 14-8 is listed as 'Let's Go Crazy (instrumental try out II)' • Purple Rush 4 15-6 is listed as 'Heavily distorted guitar' 15-7 is listed as 'When Doves Scream/Drum pattern check' 17-14 is listed as 'God / Prince taking a bath' 18-4 & 18-5 are from 'Washington, DC, November 1984' 18-6 is from 'Houston, TX, January 1985' 18-7 is from the 'AMA's, January 28th 1985' 18-8 is listed as 'aired incompletely; Grammy Awards, February 26th 1985' • Purple Rush 5 19-11 is listed as 'Short Speech (Loyce Houlton, Artistic Director, MDT)' [Minnesota Dance Theatre] 20-4 is listed as 'Prince speaks' • Purple Rush 6 23-1 to 23-16 is the audio track from a TV broadcast known as 'HBO Special: James Brown and B.B. King Live at the Beverly 1983' [without the part of Prince's performance] 24-10 is the audio track of a TV interview, first aired on MTV on November 15th 1985 25-10 to 25-12 the liner-notes explain that the tracks are from a '4daFunk' release 25-13 to 25-15 are [not listed but mentioned in the liner notes] the same tracks taken from '[r=3192766]' 26-9 & 26-14 are pirated from [r=3301131] [26-9 is listed erroneously as 'Sheila E's Message to Japan'] • Purple Rush 7 "This volume contains Prince songs for the album Purple Rain, for Jill Jones, Apollonia 6, Vanity 6, André Cymone, The Time, The Family, Sheila E, Mazarati & for other projects" "Songs for the [m=16245] album: Disc 1, Tracks 1-10 & 12; Disc 2, Tracks 1-3, 5-8 & 11" [= 29-1 to 29-10 & 29-12; 30-1 to 30-3, 30-5 to 30-8 & 30-11] "Songs for [a=Jill Jones]: Disc 1, Track 11" [= 29-11] "Songs for [a=Apollonia 6]: Disc 2, Tracks 9, 10" [= 30-9 & 30-10] "Songs for [a=Vanity 6]: Disc 3, Tracks 1-7" [= 31-1 to 31-7] "Songs for [a=André Cymone]: Disc 3, Track 8" [= 31-8] "Songs for [a=The Time]: Disc 3, Tracks 9, 10" [= 31-9 & 31-10] "Songs for [url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/148601-The-Family-2]The Family[/url]: Disc 4, Tracks 1-8" [= 32-1 to 32-8] "Songs for [url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/79433-Sheila-E]Sheila E[/url]: Disc 4, Track 9" [= 32-9] "Songs for [a=Mazarati]: Disc 4, Tracks 10-12" [= 32-10 to 32-12] "Other: Disc 2, Track 4, Disc 3, Tracks 11, 12" [= 30-4 & 31-12] 29-3 is listed as 'Computer Blue (#4; Sunset Sound Edit Vers.)' 29-8 is listed as 'Computer Blue (#3; Sunset Sound Version)' 28-9 is a rehearsal 29-12 is the so called 'Hallway Speech', a part extracted from track 29-8 30-3 is listed as 'Computer Blue (#2; Sunset Sound Version)' 30-4 is only a sample of the full track which remains unreleased. It's taken from a demo tape 30-6 is only the ending of the original album track [listed as 'Mirror Message'] played first backwards following by the original run, stitched together 30-7 is listed as 'Computer Blue (#1; St. Louis Park Version)' 30-11 is a fan-made edit of a '#2; Sunset Sound Version' [All the versions of 'Computer Blue' appear with fan made version numbers and subtitles - which are simply the names of their recording locations] 31-4 Is often erroneously referred as 'Climax' or 'Jamming Till The Dawn' 31-7 is only the bass track of 31-4 31-12 is only a sample of the full track which remain unreleased. It's taken from the same demo tape as 30-4 32-10 is listed as '100 M.P.H. (Vocal Version Prince)' 32-12 is listed as '100 M.P.H. (Long Vocal Version Mazarati)'
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Prince 1983 Vault (Full Album)
Tracklist
Purple Rush 1
Rehearsals & Concerts 1983-85
Arena, Long Beach, CA, March 10th 1985
Intro
Let's Go Crazy
Delirious
1999
Little Red Corvette
Take Me With U
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Speech
Do Me, Baby
Irresistible Bitch
How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore?
Let's Pretend We're Married
International Lover
God
Computer Blue
Darling Nikki
Bonus Track
Oliver's House
Rehearsal From May/ June 1984 For The June 7th Concert At First Avenue, Mpls, MN (#1)
Free
Erotic City
Something In The Water (Does Not Compute)
When Doves Cry
Irresistible Bitch
Gotta Shake This Feeling
Noon Rendezvous
Two Rehearsals From The Summer Of 1984
Billy
Strange Relationship
Feline
Purple Rain Tour Rehearsal From Late October 1984
Let's Go Crazy
Delirious
1999
Little Red Corvette
Free
Father's Song
God
America The Beautiful
Computer Blue
Darling Nikki (Intro)
When Doves Cry (Intro) / The Beautiful Ones
When Doves Cry
Purple Rain Studio Rehearsal, Summer 1983
Let's Go Crazy
G-Spot
I Would Die 4 U
Can't Stop This Feeling I Got
Electric Intercourse (Take 1)
Electric Intercourse (Take 2)
Purple Rain
The Bird
Bonus Track
I Would Die 4 U
Material For And From The Movie Purple Rain, 1983/84
Modernaire
God (12" Instrumental)
Love Theme From 'Purple Rain'
Rare Music From 'Purple Rain'
Interview
Purple Rain Overdub Outtake
Lake Minnetonka
I Like Your Song Too
Track 3
Prince's Theme / First Avenue
The Bitches Are Okay
Join Morris' Group
Alley
Purple Rain Instrumental Score
Untitled
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Untitled
Untitled
Purple Rush 2
The Second Coming (Rehearsals 1982-1984)
Piano Session #1, 1982
Piano Improvisation
I Love You
Purple Music
Piano Session #2, 1983
17 Days
Purple Rain
A Case Of You
Mary Don't You Weep
Strange Relationship
International Lover
Wednesday
Cold Coffee & Cocaine
Mama
The Family Rehearsal #2, Summer 1984
The Screams Of Passion
Bodyheat
Rehearsal, Summer 1983
The Bird
Baby I'm A Star
Baby I'm A Star
Baby I'm A Star
Let's Go Crazy
Let's Go Crazy
Computer Blue
G-Spot
I Would Die 4 U
Instrumental
Electric Intercourse
Electric Intercourse
Purple Rain
Rehearsal For The August 3rd 1983 1st Avenue Concert, Late July 1983
Part 1
Africa Talks To You / Catch A Falling Star / All Could Have Danced All Night
Let's Go Crazy
Let's Go Crazy
When U Were Mine
A Case Of U
Computer Blue
Delirious
Electric Intercourse
Automatic
I Would Die 4 U
Baby I'm A Star
Little Red Corvette
Purple Rain Tour Rehearsal (#4), Nov./Dec. 1984
Dirty Mind
I Wanna Be Your Lover
Sexy Dancer
I Wanna Be Your Lover / Dirty Mind
Do Me Baby
I Wanna Be Your Lover
Do Me Baby
Dirty Mind
Dirty Mind / I Wanna Be Your Lover
Dirty Mind / I Wanna Be Your Lover
Dirty Mind / I Wanna Be Your Lover
Do Me Baby
Let's Go Crazy / The Beautiful Ones
Rehearsal For The August 3rd '83 1st Avenue Concert, Late July 1983
Part 2
Purple Rain
D.M.S.R.
Purple Rush 3
The Third Shot (Rehearsals 1984)
Rehearsal For The June 7th 1984 1st Avenue Concert #2, May/June 1984
17 Days
When We're Dancing Close And Slow
Free
Erotic City
Erotic City
Irresistible Bitch
Irresistible Bitch
When Doves Cry
Possessed
Possessed
All Day, All Night
Something In The Water (Does Not Compute)
Rehearsal For The June 7th 1984 Concert #3, May/June 1984
17 Days
Our Destiny
Roadhouse Garden
17 Days
Our Destiny
Roadhouse Garden
All Day, All Night
Free
Erotic City / All The Critics Love U In New York
Something In The Water (Does Not Compute)
Irresistible Bitch
When Doves Cry
Possessed
Purple Rain Tour Rehearsal #1, October 15th 1984
Part 1
Erotic City
Let's Go Crazy / Drum Rehearsal
Concert Intro / Let's Go Crazy
Delirious
1999 / Yankee Doodle Dandy
Little Red Corvette
Free
Father's Song
God
Computer Blue
Darling Nikki
The Beautiful Ones
When Doves Cry
I Would Die 4 U
Purple Rain Tour Rehearsal #3, Nov./Dec. 1984
Another Lonely Christmas (Instrumental)
Another Lonely Christmas (Instrumental)
When Saints Go Marchin' In
Another Lonely Christmas (Instrumental)
Another Lonely Christmas
Let's Go Crazy (Instrumental)
Instrumental Jam
Let's Go Crazy (Instrumental)
The Family Rehearsal #1, Summer 1984
Mutiny
Desire
Purple Rain Tour Rehearsal #1, October 15th 1984
Part 2
Baby I'm A Star
Purple Rush 4
The Final Seduction (Rehearsals & Concerts)
Purple Rain Tour Rehearsal #5, 1985
Bedtime Story
Do Me, Baby
Baby, Baby, Baby
G-Spot
Let's Go Crazy
Untitled Guitar
When Doves Cry / Drum Pattern Check
Drum Check
A Love Bizarre
'White Girls' Rehearsal, 1983
White Girls
The Family Rehearsal, Summer 1985
Susannah's Pajamas
River Run Dry
High Fashion / The Pink Panther Theme
Nothing Compares 2 U
The Screams Of Passion
Mutiny
River Run Dry
Nothing Compares 2 U
Desire
High Fashion
The Pink Panther Theme
The Screams Of Passion
Mutiny Jam
Yes Jam
The Omni, Atlanta, GA, January 4th 1985
Audience
Let's Go Crazy
Delirious
1999
Little Red Corvette
Take Me With U / Controversy
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Free
Do Me, Baby
How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore?
Temptation
Let's Pretend We're Married
Father's Song
God
Computer Blue
Darling Nikki
The Beautiful Ones
When Doves Cry
I Would Die 4 U
Baby I'm A Star
Purple Rain
Bonus Tracks
I Would Die 4 U
Baby I'm A Star (Edit)
Take Me With U
Purple Rain
Baby I'm A Star
Purple Rush 5
The Ultimate Temptation (Concerts 1983-85)
First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, August 3rd 1983
Let's Go Crazy
When You Were Mine
A Case Of U
Computer Blue
Delirious
Electric Intercourse
Automatic
I Would Die 4 U
Baby I'm A Star
Little Red Corvette
Speech
Purple Rain
D.M.S.R.
Piano Session #2, 1983
Cold Coffee & Cocaine
Mama
First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, June 7th 1984
17 Days
Our Destiny
Roadhouse Garden
Speech
All Day, All Night
Free
Noon Rendezvous
Erotic City
Something In The Water (Does Not Compute)
When Doves Cry
Happy Birthday
Irresistible Bitch
Possessed
Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY, March 30th 1985
Intro
Let's Go Crazy
Delirious
1999
Little Red Corvette
Take Me With U
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Interlude
Do Me Baby
Irresistible Bitch
Possessed
How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore?
Temptation
Let's Pretend We're Married
International Lover
God
Computer Blue
Darling Nikki
Interlude
The Beautiful Ones
When Doves Cry
I Would Die 4 U
Baby I'm A Star
Purple Rain
7th Street Entry / First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, October 25th 1984
Africa Talks 2 U
Erotic City
Mutiny
Blues In G / "First Avenue Blues"
Instrumental Jam
Purple Rush 6
Let The Good Tapes Roll (Rehearsals & Concerts)
Beverly Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, August 20th 1983
Introduces B.B. King / B.B. King Intro
Let The Good Times Roll
Guess Who
The Thrill Is Gone
Introduces James Brown
The Payback
Doing It To Death
Prisioner Of Love
Georgia
Get On The Good Foot
I Got The Feelin'
It's A Man's Man's Man's World
Medley
Sweet Little Angel
Jam 80
Doing It To Death
1st Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, May 16th 1983
Prince Announced
Cloreen Bacon Skin
1st Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, October 25th 1984
Shortberry Strawcake
The Belle Of St. Mark
Noon Rendezvous
Oliver's House
Erotic City
Converses With Audience
Next Time Wipe The Lipstick Off Your Collar
The Glamorous Life
Too Sexy
Nice, France, October 27th 1985
Interview
Prom Center, St. Paul, MN, June 7th 1985
A Love Bizarre
Mutiny
Drum Solo
Sometimes It Snows In April
Irresistible Bitch
Possessed / Cloreen Bacon Skin
The Bird
Drawers Burnin'
Holly Rock
1st Avenue / 7th Street Entry, July 11th 1985
Sheila E. & Prince Announced
Girls & Boys
Holly Rock
1st Avenue / 7th Street Entry, July 11th 1985
Sheila E. & Prince Announced
Girls & Boys
Holly Rock
The Palace, Los Angeles, CA, July 26th 1984
Westwood One Intro
Shortberry Strawcake
The Belle Of St. Mark
Noon Rendezvous
Oliver's House
Too Sexy
Next Time Wipe The Lipstick Off Your Collar
The Glamorous Life
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Introducing The Belle Of St. Mark
De Maasport, Den Bosch, NL, October 6th 1984
The Belle Of St. Mark
Noon Rendezvous
The Glamorous Life
Too Sexy
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Christmas Message
Rehearsal Outtake 1984
I Would Die 4 U (Extended)
Interview With Wendy & Lisa
Interview
1st Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, August 13th 1985
Susannah's Pajamas
Yes
River Run Dry
Desire
High Fashion
Family Jam / The Pink Panther Theme
Nothing Compares 2 U
The Screams Of Passion
Mutiny / Holly Rock
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DJ & PA Track
1st Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, August 14th 1984
Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine
Let's Go Crazy
Delirious
1999
Little Red Corvette
Computer Blue
Darling Nikki
The Beautiful Ones
When Doves Cry
Baby I'm A Star
Purple Rain
Saturday Night Live, October 16th 1985
A Love Bizarre
Holly Rock
Purple Rush 7
The Demos & Outtakes
The Demos & Outtakes, 1983-1985 [I] Sessions
Erotic City (Long Version)
The Beautiful Ones
Computer Blue
Darling Nikki
I Would Die 4 U
Baby, I'm A Star
Take Me With U
Computer Blue
Electric Intercourse
Purple Rain (Instrumental)
All Day, All Night
Computer Blue
The Demos & Outtakes, 1983-1985 [I] Sessions
Darling Nikki
Erotic City
Computer Blue
Traffic Jam
Possessed (Instrumental)
Darling Nikki
Computer Blue
Possessed
Manic Monday
A Million Miles (I Love You)
Computer Blue (Edit)
The Demos & Outtakes, 1983-1985 [I] Sessions
Vibrator
Vibrator
G-Spot
Untitled Instrumental
Sex Shooter
Wet Dream Cousin (Instrumental)
Untitled Instrumental
The Dance Electric
The Bird
Chocolate
Lust U Always (Instrumental)
Lust U Always
The Demos & Outtakes, 1983-1985 [I] Sessions
Mutiny
Desire
High Fashion
Susannah's Pajamas
Nothing Compares 2 U
Yes
Feline (Instrumental)
Miss Understood
Toy Box (Instrumental)
100 MPH
Jerk Out
100 MPH