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|introduction = '''Dream Factory''' is an unreleased album by [[Prince and the Revolution]], planned for release following their third (and ultimately final) album [[Album: Parade|Parade]]. There are three known configurations of the album, dated late April 1986, [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 3|3 June 1986]], and [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 18|18 July 1986]]. | |introduction = '''Dream Factory''' is an unreleased album by [[Prince and the Revolution]], planned for release following their third (and ultimately final) album [[Album: Parade|Parade]]. There are three known configurations of the album, dated late April 1986, [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 3|3 June 1986]], and [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 18|18 July 1986]]. | ||
− | [[Strange Relationship]], [[Teacher, Teacher]] and [[I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man]] were the earliest recordings included on the album, originally recorded in Summer 1982. [[Dream Factory]] was recorded in December 1985, but [[Prince]] | + | [[Strange Relationship]], [[Teacher, Teacher]] and [[I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man]] were the earliest recordings included on the album, originally recorded in Summer 1982. [[Dream Factory]] was recorded in December 1985, but [[Prince]] hadn’t yet decided on the album, as he was unsure of how he would proceed following [[Album: Parade|Parade]], which was not yet released. By January 1986, however, [[Prince]] proceeded with further work on an album, recording [[Last Heart]] and [[Wonderful Day]]. |
It was only in mid-March 1986, however, that he embarked fully on the album, when [[Prince]] started working using a new home studio in his house, known as the [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA. Recorded there from mid-March to mid-April 1986, were [[The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker]], [[Power Fantastic]], [[And How]], [[A Place In Heaven]], [[Movie Star]] and [[Witness 4 The Prosecution]]. [[And That Says What?]] was recorded during the same sessions, but at the [[Washington Avenue Warehouse]], Edina, MN, USA. In mid-April, [[Crystal Ball]], [[Starfish And Coffee]], [[Big Tall Wall]] and [[Visions]] were recorded. | It was only in mid-March 1986, however, that he embarked fully on the album, when [[Prince]] started working using a new home studio in his house, known as the [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA. Recorded there from mid-March to mid-April 1986, were [[The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker]], [[Power Fantastic]], [[And How]], [[A Place In Heaven]], [[Movie Star]] and [[Witness 4 The Prosecution]]. [[And That Says What?]] was recorded during the same sessions, but at the [[Washington Avenue Warehouse]], Edina, MN, USA. In mid-April, [[Crystal Ball]], [[Starfish And Coffee]], [[Big Tall Wall]] and [[Visions]] were recorded. | ||
− | A tentative configuration of the '''Dream Factory''' album was compiled in late April 1986, containing eleven tracks. Work continued in early May, however, with the recording of [[In A Large Room With No Light]] and [[It]], and a new double LP configuration containing 19 tracks was compiled, dated [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June_3|3 June 1986]]. The album was mastered in early June, but [[Prince]] still | + | A tentative configuration of the '''Dream Factory''' album was compiled in late April 1986, containing eleven tracks. Work continued in early May, however, with the recording of [[In A Large Room With No Light]] and [[It]], and a new double LP configuration containing 19 tracks was compiled, dated [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June_3|3 June 1986]]. The album was mastered in early June, but [[Prince]] still didn’t consider it a final version, and continued work on the album. [[Slow Love]] was recorded the following day. By mid-June, [[Prince]] was considering working on a Broadway musical, possibly also called [[Musical: Dream Factory|Dream Factory]], and it is possible that there was some overlap between the projects, but the musical was ultimately abandoned. |
− | In early July 1986, [[Prince]] recorded [[Train]] for the album, and in mid-July, he recorded [[The Cross]] and [[Sign | + | In early July 1986, [[Prince]] recorded [[Train]] for the album, and in mid-July, he recorded [[The Cross]] and [[Sign O’ The Times]], and revamped the 1982 track [[I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man]] to complete the album. The final double LP configuration containing 18 tracks was compiled on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 18|18 July 1986]]. When [[Wendy Melvoin]] and [[Lisa Coleman]] told [[Prince]] they wanted to leave his band in late July, however, the album was abandoned. [[Prince]] instead decided to eliminate most of the [[Prince and the Revolution|Revolution]]’s input on tracks and to expand on the project by incorporating other tracks recorded later in 1986, resulting in the three-disc set [[Album: Crystal Ball 1986|Crystal Ball]] (which eventually was pared down to become [[Prince]]’s next officially released album, [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]]). |
Although many of the tracks were solo recordings by [[Prince]], several include other members of [[Prince and the Revolution|the Revolution]]. | Although many of the tracks were solo recordings by [[Prince]], several include other members of [[Prince and the Revolution|the Revolution]]. | ||
− | All of the tracks considered for the '''Dream Factory''' album have been released in one form or another. [[The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker]], [[Strange Relationship]], [[Starfish And Coffee]], [[It]], [[Slow Love]], [[I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man]], [[Sign | + | All of the tracks considered for the '''Dream Factory''' album have been released in one form or another. [[The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker]], [[Strange Relationship]], [[Starfish And Coffee]], [[It]], [[Slow Love]], [[I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man]], [[Sign O’ The Times]] and [[The Cross]] were all included on the [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]] album. [[Train]] was released by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mavis_Staples Mavis Staples] in 1989 on her album [[Album: Time Waits For No One|Time Waits For No One]] ([[Prince]]’s version was included on the [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|''Deluxe'']] edition of the [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]] album in 2020. |
− | [[Power Fantastic]] was released (in edited form) in 1993 on [[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides|The B-Sides]] compilation (included as the third and final disc on [[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]]). [[Dream Factory]], [[Sexual Suicide]], [[Last Heart]], [[Movie Star]] and [[Crystal Ball]] were eventually released on the 1998 compilation [[Album: Crystal Ball|Crystal Ball]]. A re-recorded version of [[In A Large Room With No Light]] was streamed online in 2009, but was not officially released. [[Visions]] remains unreleased as a [[Prince]]-related track, but was released (now renamed '''Minneapolis #1''') by [[Wendy Melvoin|Wendy]] & [[Lisa Coleman|Lisa]] in 1990 as the first track on a limited edition bonus CD included with their third album ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eroica_(album) Eroica]''. It was later included on the [[Album: Sign | + | [[Power Fantastic]] was released (in edited form) in 1993 on [[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides|The B-Sides]] compilation (included as the third and final disc on [[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]]). [[Dream Factory]], [[Sexual Suicide]], [[Last Heart]], [[Movie Star]] and [[Crystal Ball]] were eventually released on the 1998 compilation [[Album: Crystal Ball|Crystal Ball]]. A re-recorded version of [[In A Large Room With No Light]] was streamed online in 2009, but was not officially released. [[Visions]] remains unreleased as a [[Prince]]-related track, but was released (now renamed '''Minneapolis #1''') by [[Wendy Melvoin|Wendy]] & [[Lisa Coleman|Lisa]] in 1990 as the first track on a limited edition bonus CD included with their third album ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eroica_(album) Eroica]''. It was later included on the [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Deluxe'']] set in 2020 as were [[Wonderful Day]], [[Big Tall Wall]], [[And That Says What?]], [[A Place In Heaven]], [[Witness 4 The Prosecution]], [[All My Dreams]], [[Colors]] and [[Nevaeh Ni Ecalp A]] and [[Teacher, Teacher]] (The 1982 version of [[Teacher, Teacher]] was also released in 2019 on the ''Deluxe'' edition of the [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999]] album). |
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# <b>[[I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man]]</b> <small>(different version than released)</small> | # <b>[[I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man]]</b> <small>(different version than released)</small> | ||
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− | # <b>[[Sign | + | # <b>[[Sign O’ The Times]]</b> <small>(version released as edit on the single [[Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]])</small> |
# <b>[[Crystal Ball]]</b> | # <b>[[Crystal Ball]]</b> | ||
# <b>[[A Place In Heaven]] </b><small>([[Lisa Coleman]] lead vox)</small> | # <b>[[A Place In Heaven]] </b><small>([[Lisa Coleman]] lead vox)</small> | ||
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|see also = | |see also = | ||
{{SeeAlso| | {{SeeAlso| | ||
− | |item1 = [[Album: Sign | + | |item1 = [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times<br>(album)]] |
− | |image1 = [[File:sott.jpg|60px|link=Album: Sign | + | |image1 = [[File:sott.jpg|60px|link=Album: Sign O’ The Times]] |
|item2 = [[Album: Crystal Ball 1986|Crystal Ball<br>(unreleased album)]] | |item2 = [[Album: Crystal Ball 1986|Crystal Ball<br>(unreleased album)]] | ||
|image2 = [[File:Unreleased project.png|60px|link=Album: Crystal Ball 1986]] | |image2 = [[File:Unreleased project.png|60px|link=Album: Crystal Ball 1986]] | ||
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|references = [[Book:_The_Vault|'''The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince''']] ''by Per Nilsen & jooZt Mattheij, with the UPTOWN Staff'' (Uptown, 2004) | |references = [[Book:_The_Vault|'''The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince''']] ''by Per Nilsen & jooZt Mattheij, with the UPTOWN Staff'' (Uptown, 2004) | ||
− | |categories = [[Category: | + | |categories = [[Category:2020]][[Category:Unreleased Albums]] |
}} | }} |
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1981: The Second Coming ◄ | Unreleased Albums (Prince) |
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1981 The Second Coming |
Unreleased Albums (Prince) |
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1986 Camille |