Difference between revisions of "Album: The Undertaker"
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|label = [[Paisley Park Records]] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.] (assumed) | |label = [[Paisley Park Records]] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.] (assumed) | ||
|studios = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA | |studios = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
− | |previous year = | + | |previous year = 1993 |
|next year = 1993 | |next year = 1993 | ||
− | |previous album = Album: | + | |previous album = Album: Untitled Live Album (1993) |
− | |previous album link = [[Album: | + | |previous album link = [[Album: Untitled Live Album (1993)|''Untitled Live Album (1993)'']] |
|next album = Album: The Dawn 1993 | |next album = Album: The Dawn 1993 | ||
|next album link = [[Album: The Dawn 1993|The Dawn]] | |next album link = [[Album: The Dawn 1993|The Dawn]] | ||
− | |introduction = '''The Undertaker''' is an unreleased album by [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]), and was recorded live in one take in a rehearsal session on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June_14|14 June | + | |introduction = '''The Undertaker''' is an unreleased album by [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]), and was recorded live in one take in a rehearsal session on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June_14|14 June 1993]] at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA, with a planned release in 1994 as a covermount CD to be included with an issue of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitar_World Guitar World] magazine. |
− | The release was blocked by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.] after copies had already been manufactured, and all copies were coated with a plastic covering rendering them unplayable ([[Prince]] later re-used the idea of including a CD with a publication by releasing his 2007 album [[Album: Planet Earth|Planet Earth]] with the UK newspaper [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mail_on_Sunday The Mail On Sunday] and his 2010 album [[Album: 20TEN| | + | The release was blocked by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.] after copies had already been manufactured, and all copies were coated with a plastic covering rendering them unplayable ([[Prince]] later re-used the idea of including a CD with a publication by releasing his 2007 album [[Album: Planet Earth|Planet Earth]] with the UK newspaper [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mail_on_Sunday The Mail On Sunday] and his 2010 album [[Album: 20TEN|20Ten]] with various newspapers and magazines). |
The album features a line-up of only [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) (on vocals and guitar), [[Michael B.]] (on drums) and [[Sonny T.]] (on bass guitar). | The album features a line-up of only [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) (on vocals and guitar), [[Michael B.]] (on drums) and [[Sonny T.]] (on bass guitar). | ||
− | The | + | The album’s recording was filmed, and a vague storyline was incorporated, resulting in the home video [[Home Video: The Undertaker|The Undertaker]], released on VHS and Laser Disc in 1995 (credited to [[Prince]] instead of [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]). |
− | If the album had been released as planned, it would have marked the first release by [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]/[[Prince]] of a cover version (of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rolling_Stones The Rolling Stones] | + | If the album had been released as planned, it would have marked the first release by [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]/[[Prince]] of a cover version (of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rolling_Stones The Rolling Stones]’ [[Honky Tonk-Woman|Honky Tonk Women]]), and the first time an album would have included a re-recorded version of a previously-released track ([[Bambi]]). |
− | + | Versions of two of the tracks, [[Poorgoo]] and [[The Undertaker]], were released in 2001 as downloads from the [[NPG Music Club]]. The other three tracks, which were unreleased at the time of recording, [[The Ride]], [[Zannalee]] and [[Dolphin]], were all released in different recordings (on [[Album: Crystal Ball|Crystal Ball]], [[Album: Chaos And Disorder|Chaos And Disorder]] and [[Album: The Gold Experience|The Gold Experience]] respectively). | |
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|format = CD | |format = CD | ||
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# <b>[[The Ride]]</b> | # <b>[[The Ride]]</b> | ||
# <b>[[Poorgoo]]</b> | # <b>[[Poorgoo]]</b> | ||
− | # <b>[[Honky Tonk | + | # <b>[[Honky Tonk-Woman]]</b> <sup>1</sup> |
# <b>[[Bambi]]</b> | # <b>[[Bambi]]</b> | ||
# <b>[[Zannalee|Zannalee (Prelude)]]</b> | # <b>[[Zannalee|Zannalee (Prelude)]]</b> | ||
# <b>[[The Undertaker]]</b> | # <b>[[The Undertaker]]</b> | ||
# <b>[[Dolphin]]</b> | # <b>[[Dolphin]]</b> | ||
− | |credits = All songs written by [[Prince]] | + | |credits = All songs written by [[Prince]] except where noted. |
− | |* comment = | + | |* comment = <small> |
− | <sup>1</sup> Written by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mick_Jagger Mick Jagger] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Richards Keith Richards] | + | <sup>1</sup> Written by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mick_Jagger Mick Jagger] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Richards Keith Richards]</small> |
<br> | <br> | ||
<!-------PERSONNEL -------> | <!-------PERSONNEL -------> | ||
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*[[Michael B.]] - drums | *[[Michael B.]] - drums | ||
*[[Sonny T.]] - bass guitar | *[[Sonny T.]] - bass guitar | ||
+ | *[[Scott Pakulski|Scottie Pakulski]] - percussion on [[The Undertaker]] | ||
|production = [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) - producer (assumed) | |production = [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) - producer (assumed) | ||
*Other production details unknown. | *Other production details unknown. | ||
|see also = | |see also = | ||
{{SeeAlso| | {{SeeAlso| | ||
− | |item1 = [[Home_Video:_The_Undertaker|The Undertaker<br>(Home Video) | + | |item1 = [[Home_Video:_The_Undertaker|The Undertaker]]<br>(Home Video) |
|image1 = [[File:Theundertaker_vhs.jpg|60px|link=Home_Video:_The_Undertaker]] | |image1 = [[File:Theundertaker_vhs.jpg|60px|link=Home_Video:_The_Undertaker]] | ||
|item2 = | |item2 = | ||
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|trivia = [[Prince]] later released another album recorded in a single day, [[Album: N.E.W.S.|N.E.W.S.]] (in 2003). | |trivia = [[Prince]] later released another album recorded in a single day, [[Album: N.E.W.S.|N.E.W.S.]] (in 2003). | ||
|alternative = | |alternative = | ||
− | |references = [[Book:_The_Vault| | + | |references = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]'' |
|categories = [[Category:1993]][[Category:Unreleased Albums]] | |categories = [[Category:1993]][[Category:Unreleased Albums]] | ||
}} | }} |
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1993: Untitled Live Album (1993) ◄ | Unreleased Albums (Prince) |
Unreleased Albums (Related Artists) |
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1993 Untitled Live Album (1993) |
Unreleased Albums (Prince) |
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