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|introduction = '''Computer Blue''' is the fourth track on [[Prince]]'s sixth album [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]], the first album to be credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]]. The song also features in the movie [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]]. | |introduction = '''Computer Blue''' is the fourth track on [[Prince]]'s sixth album [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]], the first album to be credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]]. The song also features in the movie [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]]. | ||
− | Before a studio recording was made, [[Prince and the Revolution]] recorded the song live on [[03_August 1983|3 August 1983]] at [[First Avenue]], Minneapolis, | + | Before a studio recording was made, [[Prince and the Revolution]] recorded the song live on [[03_August 1983|3 August 1983]] at [[First Avenue]], Minneapolis, Minnesota (during the same concert where [[I Would Die 4 U]], [[Baby I'm A Star]] and [[Purple Rain]] were also recorded). |
− | Soon after its live-recording a studio version was recorded at [[The Warehouse]] in St. Louis Park, | + | Soon after its live-recording a studio version was recorded at [[The Warehouse]] in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, with [[The Revolution]] (during the same set of sessions that produced [[Let's Go Crazy]]). The track was then further worked on on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August_15|15 August 1983]] at [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, California, with only [[Wendy Melvoin]] and [[Lisa Coleman]] participating. |
The song, ultimately clocking in at over 14 minutes would be edited down for the album. It remained largely similar at the beginning and end of the song - differences are noticeable in the middle of the track. A longer version of the track was included as the third track on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_7|7 November 1983]] and [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_23|23 March 1984]] configurations of the album, but this was edited down for the final [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 14|14 April 1984]] configuration to make room for the inclusion of [[Take Me With U]]. | The song, ultimately clocking in at over 14 minutes would be edited down for the album. It remained largely similar at the beginning and end of the song - differences are noticeable in the middle of the track. A longer version of the track was included as the third track on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_7|7 November 1983]] and [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_23|23 March 1984]] configurations of the album, but this was edited down for the final [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 14|14 April 1984]] configuration to make room for the inclusion of [[Take Me With U]]. | ||
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|date = [[03_August 1983|3 August 1983]] | |date = [[03_August 1983|3 August 1983]] | ||
− | |studio = [[First Avenue|First Avenue, Minneapolis, | + | |studio = [[First Avenue|First Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota]] |
|additional info = Live recording | |additional info = Live recording | ||
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|date = August 1983 | |date = August 1983 | ||
|studio = [[The Warehouse]], St. Louis Park, MN, USA | |studio = [[The Warehouse]], St. Louis Park, MN, USA | ||
− | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Basic tracking of first version |
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|1= '''Computer Blue''' | |1= '''Computer Blue''' | ||
|2= Live recording | |2= Live recording | ||
− | |3= [[03_August 1983|3 August 1983, First Avenue, Minneapolis, | + | |3= [[03_August 1983|3 August 1983, First Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota]] |
}} | }} | ||
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|1= '''Computer Blue''' | |1= '''Computer Blue''' | ||
|2= Studio | |2= Studio | ||
− | |3= Full band recording at [[The Warehouse]], St. Louis Park, | + | |3= Full band recording at [[The Warehouse]], St. Louis Park, Minnesota |
}} | }} | ||
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|1= '''Computer Blue''' | |1= '''Computer Blue''' | ||
|2= Studio | |2= Studio | ||
− | |3= Overdubbed with [[Wendy Melvoin]] and [[Lisa Coleman]] at [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, | + | |3= Overdubbed with [[Wendy Melvoin]] and [[Lisa Coleman]] at [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, California |
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|sampled in = | |sampled in = | ||
|broadcasts, streaming = | |broadcasts, streaming = | ||
− | |first live appearance = [[03_August 1983|3 August 1983: First Avenue, Minneapolis, | + | |first live appearance = [[03_August 1983|3 August 1983: First Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota]]<br> |
* [[28 May 2006|28 May 2006: Club 3121 Empire Ballroom, Las Vegas, NV, USA]] <small> (during acoustic guitar set) </small>; [[20 March 2014-am|20 March 2014 (show 2): The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA, USA]] <small> (interpolation in [[Something In The Water (Does Not Compute)]]) </small> | * [[28 May 2006|28 May 2006: Club 3121 Empire Ballroom, Las Vegas, NV, USA]] <small> (during acoustic guitar set) </small>; [[20 March 2014-am|20 March 2014 (show 2): The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA, USA]] <small> (interpolation in [[Something In The Water (Does Not Compute)]]) </small> | ||
|performed regularly on = [[Purple Rain Tour]] | |performed regularly on = [[Purple Rain Tour]] |
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